Table 2 Traumatic events Associated with Work- and non-work-related events
From: Psychological morbidity among coal miners compared to other occupations in Appalachia
All | Any Coal Mining Employment | No Coal Mining Employment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 1428) | (n = 227) | (n = 1201) | ||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | p-value | |
Any Traumatic Event | 711 (50%) | 127 (56%) | 584 (49%) | 0.04 |
Work-Related Trauma | 0.001 | |||
No traumatic event | 717 (50%) | 100 (44%) | 617 (51%) | |
Only non-work related event(s) | 364 (25%) | 48 (21%) | 316 (26%) | |
Work-related event(s) | 347 (24%) | 79 (35%) | 268 (22%) | |
Only non-coal work related event(s) | 300 (21%) | 32 (14%) | 268 (22%) | NA |
Any coal work related event(s) | 47 (3%) | 47 (21%) | -- | NA |
Source, Experienced serious Danger or serious Injury | ||||
War zone/war casualties | 161 (11%) | 23 (10%) | 138 (11%) | 0.55 |
Serious danger | 132 (9%) | 19 (8%) | 113 (9%) | 0.62 |
Serious injury | 30 (2%) | 7 (3%) | 23 (2%) | 0.31 |
Automobile/Work/Other Accident | 395 (28%) | 80 (35%) | 315 (26%) | 0.01 |
Serious danger | 295 (21%) | 66 (29%) | 229 (19%) | 0.001 |
Serious injury | 174 (12%) | 43 (19%) | 131 (11%) | 0.001 |
Work-related (any) | 150 (11%) | 48 (21%) | 102 (8%) | < 0.001 |
Coal-related | 27 (12%) | |||
Major natural/technological disaster | 299 (21%) | 57 (25%) | 242 (20%) | 0.09 |
Serious danger | 186 (13%) | 34 (15%) | 152 (13%) | 0.34 |
Serious injury | 23 (2%) | 3 (1%) | 20 (2%) | 0.99 |
Work-related (any) | 110 (8%) | 24 (11%) | 86 (7%) | 0.08 |
Coal-related | 9 (4%) | |||
Other traumatic situation | 301 (21%) | 57 (25%) | 244 (20%) | 0.10 |
Serious injury | 106 (7%) | 24 (11%) | 82 (7%) | 0.05 |
Work-related (any) | 113 (8%) | 15 (7%) | 98 (8%) | 0.43 |
Coal-related | 6 (3%) | |||
Witnessed serious accident | 473 (33%) | 85 (37%) | 388 (32%) | 0.13 |
Work-related (any) | 239 (17%) | 60 (26%) | 179 (15%) | < 0.001 |
Coal-related | 39 (17%) | NA | ||
Childhood physical abuse | 230 (16%) | 34 (15%) | 196 (16%) | 0.61 |
Sexual trauma, any age | 112 (8%) | 12 (5%) | 100 (8%) | 0.12 |