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11/1/2001 - Book chaptersFalls of ground continue to be one of the most serious causes of injury to U.S. miners. This chapter provides guidance to safety professionals tasked with preventing groundfall injuries, and includes analysis of MSHA's accident and injury data.
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3/1/2001 - Information CircularsWorking in elevated areas near an edge is a common hazard for operators of off-highway mobile mining equipment. Serious injuries involving haulage trucks working at dump sites are examined for the period 1988 to 1997.
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2/1/2001 - Conference papersOne recurring mine safety problem - a dozer falling into a void over a drawpoint on a coal surge pile - was analyzed using fault tree analysis software on a personal computer. The analysis identified basic and intermediate events that led to the burial ...
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1/1/2001 - Catalogs and indexes, NIOSH/USBM numbered publicationsA listing of the mining-related publications produced by NIOSH from 1995 to 2000.
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8/1/2000 - Conference papersResearch on techniques that will reduce the hazards in the mining workplace associated with coal bumps.
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8/1/1998 - Conference papersA comprehensive survey of mine seismicity a rock bursting during development of two sublevels at the Lucky Friday Mine, Mullan, ID, was conducted to better define rock failure mechanisms and sources of ground control hazards.
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7/1/1997 - Technology NewsThe analysis of Retreat Mining Pillar Stability (ARMPS) computer program was developed in 1995 and has been widely accepted by the mining community. A Windows version of ARMPS is now available. It features simplified data input, graphics, and an expande...
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5/1/1997 - Reports of InvestigationsThe article discusses the applicability of computerized signal analysis techniques to identify fault currents existing on coal mine direct-current trolley systems
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1/1/1997 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn investigation of the hazards in and around ore passes in hard rock mines. Risk assessment methods, such as fault-tree analysis, have been employed to identify the most probable causes of ore-pass failures, define research priorities and analyze the f...
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1/1/1997 - Conference papersRock masses in deep-level mines are subject to high stresses, which can result in unexpected failure of rock into mined-out openings. Personnel from two research centers of the former U.S. Bureau of Mines, Spokane and Twin Cities, investigated a rock b...
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program