Shanxi Open University

Coal Mine Accidents in China and the United States, 2011–2025: Harmonized Spatio-Temporal Patterns, Key Risk Factors, and Interpretable Machine Learning Severity Prediction from Public Accident Data

The two largest coal producers, China and the United States, operate markedly different accident-reporting regimes, yet comparable cross-country evidence is scarce. We harmonized 47,986 U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Part 50 records for 2011–2025, documenting r...