Ten years of mining accidents were surveyed in order to determine the pattern of
changes over a seven-night span of duty. Sunday nights always occurred as the
fourth night shift. Contrary to the gradually decreasing pattern predicted by
biological clock adjustment, Sunday nights were by far the worst for accidents,
suggesting that the social disruptions of the night worker on weekends may be
far more potent than the biological ones.
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