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1/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articlesMiners face a variety of respiratory hazards while on the job, including exposure to silica dust which can lead to silicosis, a potentially fatal lung disease.
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1/1/2008 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThe work presented in this paper focuses on the relationship between the PDM and respirable dust concentrations currently measured by a coal mine dust personal sampler unit utilizing a 10 mm Dorr Oliver nylon cyclone.
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4/1/2021 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA description of ObsPlus and how it can improve seismological data processing and management.
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8/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis study compares the prevalence of health risk factors of miners, oil and gas extraction workers, other manual labor, and non-manual labor workers.
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12/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articlesTo encourage mining companies to implement knee injury training programs and interventions, NIOSH performed an analysis of workers’ compensation data for one underground coal mine in Illinois and six in Pennsylvania.
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5/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articlesNIOSH studied methods to prevent workers from being entangled in machinery at mining operations. A description of intelligent video, the technology, test procedures and results, implementation challenges, and future research needs are discussed.
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9/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articlesMethods of improving seismic event locations were investigated as part of a research study aimed at reducing ground control safety hazards. Results obtained using different velocity models are compared.
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8/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper presents a blast design technique based on a hydrodynamic method and introduces modifications to account for different explosives from those used in a calibration test.
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3/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis article provides an analysis of injury claims for eight mining companies operating low-seam coal mines during calendar years 1996-2008.
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1/1/2007 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis study examines the patterns and trends in noise exposure documented in data collected by Mine Safety and Health Administration inspectors at U.S. coal mines from 1987 through 2004.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program