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• Keeping Knees Healthy in Restricted Work Spaces: Applications in Low-Seam Mining
  5/1/2008 - Information Circulars, Training materials
  This training package educates the mining community about possible interventions beyond kneepads that may be used to help decrease knee injury rates.
• How Miners in Low Coal Respond to the CPDM
  4/1/2017 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  An article discussing a series of low-seam coal mine visits made by NIOSH researchers to understand what unique challenges may exist for miners who are required to use the CPDM while working in low coal.
• Analysis of Alternatives for Using Cable Bolts as Primary Support at Two Low-Seam Coal Mines
  1/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing cable bolting solutions at two low-seam coal mines in similar ground conditions. Two original cable bolt based support systems and two modified systems are evaluated to estimate their ability to prevent large roof falls.
• Task-Specific Postures in Low-Seam Underground Coal Mining
  3/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  The objective of this study was to determine low-seam mine worker exposure to various postures as they pertain to job classifications and job tasks.
• Pressures Applied to Anatomical Landmarks of the Knee While in Kneeling Postures
  8/1/2009 - Conference papers
  The pressure applied to the patella and combined PT and TT was determined for postures associated with low-seam mining.
• An Analysis of Injury Claims From Low-Seam Coal Mines
  3/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article provides an analysis of injury claims for eight mining companies operating low-seam coal mines during calendar years 1996-2008.
• The Influence of Seam Height on Lost-Time Injury and Fatality Rates at Small Underground Bituminous Coal Mines
  11/1/2001 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Using 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.
• Experiments on Personal Equipment for Low Seam Coal Miners: IV. Incorporating Coiled Cord Into Cap Lamp Battery Cords
  1/1/1980 - Open File Reports
  This report describes a study designed to evaluate a proposed modification in the cap lamp battery cord intended to reduce the incidence of snagging and catching of the cord.