Questions and responses before imputation for all mineworkers (n=741)
| Questions | Frequencies, n (%) | |||||||||
| Global variables | Do you consider yourself prepared to respond (before the EMS or rescue personnel arrive at the incident site) to emergencies, for example, fire, explosions or rock-falls in the mine? | Yes | No | Not reported | ||||||
| 583 (79) | 126 (17) | 32 (4) | ||||||||
| (1) Have you used self-protective and first aid equipment before? | (2) Do you have access to self-protective and first aid equipment? | (3) Do you consider yourself as being comfortable using self-protective and first aid equipment? | ||||||||
| Q1 | Yes | No | Not reported | Yes | No | Not reported | Yes | No | Not reported | |
| Stretcher | 177 (24) | 557 (75) | 7 (1) | 501 (68) | 204 (28) | 36 (5) | 406 (55) | 302 (41) | 33 (4) | |
| Bandages | 385 (52) | 339 (46) | 17 (2) | 670 (90) | 45 (6) | 26 (4) | 553 (75) | 154 (21) | 34 (5) | |
| Splints | 115 (16) | 610 (82) | 16 (2) | 233 (31) | 439 (59) | 69 (9) | 188 (25) | 503 (68) | 50 (7) | |
| Eye rinse | 520 (70) | 212 (29) | 9 (1) | 705 (95) | 12 (2) | 24 (3) | 683 (92) | 29 (4) | 29 (4) | |
| Defibrillator | 328 (44) | 403 (54) | 10 (1) | 627 (85) | 89 (12) | 25 (3) | 443 (60) | 265 (36) | 33 (4) | |
| Self-contained self-rescuer | 371 (50) | 359 (48) | 11 (1) | 716 (97) | 8 (1) | 17 (2) | 624 (84) | 92 (12) | 25 (3) | |
| Fire extinguisher | 542 (73) | 194 (26) | 5 (1) | 724 (98) | 1 (0) | 16 (2) | 703 (95) | 16 (2) | 22 (3) | |
| A very high extent | A high extent | Some extent | A low extent | A very low extent | Not reported | |||||
| Q2 | To what extent do you consider that there is a risk of being injured at your workplace? | 55 (7) | 166 (22) | 378 (51) | 115 (16) | 25 (3) | 2 (0) | |||
| Q3 | Imagine that your peer has sustained a moderate or more severe injury (eg, crush injury, severe bleeding or has a fracture). To what extent do you consider yourself knowledgeable enough to help your peer? | 43 (6) | 157 (21) | 448 (60) | 84 (11) | 4 (1) | 5 (1) | |||
| Q4 | Imagine you are working as usual underground. Suddenly, you witness the following situations at the incident site. To what extent would you know how to act? | |||||||||
| (1) | If there is a rock-fall and my peers are trapped. | 28 (4) | 170 (23) | 388 (52) | 126 (17) | 28 (4) | 1 (0) | |||
| (2) | If a vehicle crashes and the driver is moderately or more seriously injured. | 36 (5) | 207 (28) | 420 (57) | 64 (9) | 12 (2) | 2 (0) | |||
| (3) | If smoke/gas develops in the vicinity of where I am working, and my peer becomes unconscious. | 45 (6) | 177 (24) | 412 (56) | 86 (12) | 18 (2) | 3 (0) | |||
| (4) | If my peer suffers a cardiac arrest. | 61 (8) | 261 (35) | 351 (47) | 55 (7) | 12 (2) | 1 (0) | |||
| Q5 | Imagine you witness a truck that is unable to brake and therefore crashes into the mine wall. The truck catches fire, and it is impossible to get past it. The driver is alive, but trapped. A lot of smoke is emanating from the truck. | |||||||||
| (1) | To what extent would you be able to reach a safe location? | 78 (11) | 291 (39) | 334 (45) | 17 (2) | 6 (1) | 15 (2) | |||
| (2) | Do you have the appropriate self-protective equipment? | 65 (9) | 327 (44) | 319 (43) | 11 (1) | 5 (1) | 14 (2) | |||
| (3) | Have you been properly trained in self-protection? | 74 (10) | 318 (43) | 291 (39) | 24 (3) | 17 (2) | 17 (2) | |||
| (4) | Would you know how to act? | 40 (5) | 246 (33) | 412 (56) | 25 (3) | 7 (1) | 11 (1) | |||
| Q6 | What is the probability of the following incidents occurring? | |||||||||
| (1) | A major vehicular incident. | 16 (2) | 128 (17) | 369 (50) | 191 (26) | 30 (4) | 7 (1) | |||
| (2) | A major fire incident that requires rescue services to be contacted. | 26 (4) | 161 (22) | 400 (54) | 129 (17) | 16 (2) | 9 (1) | |||
| (3) | A major explosion involving a risk of injury. | 5 (1) | 21 (3) | 204 (28) | 401 (54) | 105 (14) | 5 (1) | |||
| (4) | A major rock-fall involving a risk of being crushed. | 20 (3) | 82 (11) | 375 (51) | 218 (29) | 40 (5) | 6 (1) | |||
| (5) | A combination of explosion, fire and rock-fall. | 8 (1) | 25 (3) | 249 (34) | 273 (37) | 174 (23) | 12 (2) | |||
| Q7 | To what extent do you think the following incidents could lead to moderate or more serious injury or death if they occurred in your workplace? | |||||||||
| (1) | A severe vehicular incident. | 54 (7) | 170 (23) | 292 (39) | 162 (22) | 58 (8) | 5 (1) | |||
| (2) | A severe fire that requires rescue services to be contacted. | 32 (4) | 157 (21) | 377 (51) | 145 (20) | 28 (4) | 2 (0) | |||
| (3) | A major rock-fall involving crush injuries to personnel. | 51 (7) | 107 (14) | 309 (42) | 219 (30) | 52 (7) | 3 (0) | |||
| (4) | A major explosion. | 44 (6) | 76 (10) | 194 (26) | 310 (42) | 109 (15) | 8 (1) | |||
| Q8 | To what extent do you consider that the mine you work in is prepared for an underground incident involving multiple injured parties? | 42 (6) | 249 (34) | 347 (47) | 83 (11) | 12 (2) | 8 (1) | |||
.EMS, emergency medical services.