Results 11 - 20 of 32

• Rib Falls: A Major Ground Control Issue
  9/28/2012 - News articles
  NIOSH's OMSHR is starting a new project to produce guidance and tools to improve management of rib fall hazards.
• Roof and Rib Fall Incident Trends: a 10-Year Profile
  1/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A comprehensive analysis of these events was conducted to better understand where and why these incidents occurred.
• A Deeper Look at Contractor Injuries in Underground Coal Mines
  11/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) undertook a comprehensive analysis of the safety record of the contractor segment of the mining industry using the MSHA database.
• Visual Performance for Trip Hazard Detection When Using Incandescent and LED Miner Cap Lamps
  4/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This NIOSH study determined if new LED-based cap lamp technology has an impact on visual performance in the context of detecting trip hazards for the visual environment of an underground coal mine.
• The Effect of an Insertion Lubricant on the Noise Attenuation of Foam Earplugs
  7/1/2008 - Conference papers
  This study examines the use of a commercially-available lubricant for hearing aids to determine whether it would facilitate improved fit and attenuation for earplugs.
• Measuring Mining Safety with Injury Statistics: Lost workdays as Indicators of Risk
  12/1/2007 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper describes an alternative measure of risk in mining using a beta distribution to model the losses and to compare underground coal mining to underground metal/nonmetal mining from 2000 to 2004.
• Torso Flexion Loads and Fatigue Failure Mode of Human Lumbosacral Motion Segments
  1/1/2005 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This study's objective was to simulate the postures and loads experienced by the lumbar spine during repetitive lifting of weights in different torso flexion postures, and to analyze the fatigue failure response of lumbosacral motion segments.
• Workplace Solutions: Ground Fall Injuries in Underground Stone Mines
  11/1/2003 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  Workers 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.
• 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.
• Injuries, Illnesses, and Hazardous Exposures in the Mining Industry, 1986-1995: A Surveillance Report
  5/1/2000 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  This 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.