Measuring How Mineworkers Spend Their Time: Results from the American Time Use Survey, 2014-2016
Faculty Sponsor
Dr. Anna Tresidder, atresidder1@ewu.edu
Dr. Patti Richards, prichar4@ewu.edu
Session Type
Poster Presentation
Research Project Abstract
While miners comprise less than 1% of the total employed population in the U.S., they are disproportionately affected by occupational injuries and fatalities. While anecdotal evidence affirms that fatigue is an issue in mining, empirical evidence is still lacking on the role that fatigue plays in these adverse events. As a step toward determining the comparative impact of fatigue in mining, this research explores U.S. mineworkers’ time-use, particularly time spent sleeping, working, and commuting compared to similar occupations (e.g., construction, transportation). Specifically, 2014-2016 data from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) was merged and structured to link time usage data with demographic occupation and industry information. This research is part of a larger pilot study that I am working on with researchers from CDC/NIOSH and findings will help inform the development of a fatigue risk management system for mineworkers in the U.S. Preliminary findings from this retrospective cross-sectional analysis suggest meaningfully different uses of time between occupational groups, which will be presented in greater detail at the conference.
Session Number
PS3
Location
HUB Multipurpose Room
Abstract Number
PS3-bb
Measuring How Mineworkers Spend Their Time: Results from the American Time Use Survey, 2014-2016
HUB Multipurpose Room
While miners comprise less than 1% of the total employed population in the U.S., they are disproportionately affected by occupational injuries and fatalities. While anecdotal evidence affirms that fatigue is an issue in mining, empirical evidence is still lacking on the role that fatigue plays in these adverse events. As a step toward determining the comparative impact of fatigue in mining, this research explores U.S. mineworkers’ time-use, particularly time spent sleeping, working, and commuting compared to similar occupations (e.g., construction, transportation). Specifically, 2014-2016 data from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) was merged and structured to link time usage data with demographic occupation and industry information. This research is part of a larger pilot study that I am working on with researchers from CDC/NIOSH and findings will help inform the development of a fatigue risk management system for mineworkers in the U.S. Preliminary findings from this retrospective cross-sectional analysis suggest meaningfully different uses of time between occupational groups, which will be presented in greater detail at the conference.
