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Injuries and fatalities in Colombian mining emergencies (2005 - 2018)

2021-04-07 occupational and environmental health Title + abstract only
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BackgroundDuring the last decades several developed countries reported a decrease in the occurrence of mining injuries. Mining is a very important sector of Colombias economy without analyses of injuries and fatalities in mining emergencies. ObjectiveThis study describes the occurrence of mining emergencies in Colombia between 2005 and 2018, and their principal characteristics. MethodsAn ecological study was performed with the mining emergencies registered by the National Mining Agency between...

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