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7/1/2008 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper updates an earlier report by the authors that studied electrical injuries from 1992 to 1998. The previous information is expanded and supplemented with fatal and nonfatal injury rates and trends through 2002.
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4/1/2022 - Data and statisticsMining Fact Sheets covering a variety of topics of general interest relating to mining operations, employees, fatalities, and nonfatal lost-time injuries.
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10/25/2016 - Research projectsA project to develop and strengthen the use of surveillance data to identify priorities, trends, and emerging issues within the mining industry.
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10/22/2016 - Research projectsA project to develop an economics program to determine the economic consequences of occupational fatal and non-fatal injury and use that information to improve program planning, intervention evaluation, and policy analysis.
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9/28/2012 - News articlesNIOSH's OMSHR is starting a new project to produce guidance and tools to improve management of rib fall hazards.
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11/1/2003 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publicationsWorkers in underground stone mines have a high fatality rate caused by falls of ground from the mine roof or rib. Related NIOSH recommendations address baskets, scalers, bolters, drill steel changing, personal protective equipment, and training.
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11/1/2001 - Peer reviewed journal articlesUsing employment and injury data reported to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) from 1990 to 1996, injury rates for both nonfatal days lost and fatality cases were examined by seam height and leading type of injury incidents.
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5/1/2000 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publicationsThis surveillance report summarizes data on work-related fatal and nonfatal injuries, illnesses, and hazardous exposures in the mining industry for the 10-year period 1986-1995.
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12/1/1999 - Peer reviewed journal articlesNIOSH is developing computer programs that will be used to educate mine workers on the hazards of mining, as well as train miners in evacuation routes and evacuation procedures.
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10/1/1998 - Reports of InvestigationsOne of the applications of enabling technology for remote-controlled mining to protect miners is the use of a guidance system on the continuous haulage equipment so that it follows the continuous mining machine that extracts the coal.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program