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• Machine-Related Injuries in the US Mining Industry and Priorities for Safety Research
  5/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Current research is addressing many machine safety issues in both underground and surface mining. This study identified some specific miner activities and machine types that may need further attention.
• An Analysis of the Potential of Roof Screening to Reduce Workers' Compensation Costs
  2/1/2010 - Conference papers
  The goal of this study was to determine the potential saving in workers' compensation (WC) premiums that could be achieved due to a reduction in rock fall injuries after roof screening.
• Fall From Equipment Injuries in U.S. Mining: Identification of Specific Research Areas for Future Investigation
  9/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This study evaluates the circumstances leading to fall from equipment injuries in the mining industry.
• Analysis of Roof Bolt Systems
  8/1/2001 - Conference papers
  A statistical study of roof bolt performance was conducted in 37 U.S. mines. Analysis of the results led to guidelines for making preliminary estimates for bolt length, capacity, and pattern to improve roof stability in difficult conditions.
• Data & Statistics
  7/21/2022 - Catalogs and indexes, Data and statistics
  View interactive graphs and tables of mining statistics along with other information about mining injuries, illnesses, and historical mine disasters.
• Mining Fact Sheets
  4/1/2022 - Data and statistics
  Mining Fact Sheets covering a variety of topics of general interest relating to mining operations, employees, fatalities, and nonfatal lost-time injuries.
• Applying Robust Design to Study the Effects of Stratigraphic Characteristics on Brittle Failure and Bump Potential in a Coal Mine
  1/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing the results of a robust design to consider the impact of different lithologic risk factors impacting dynamic failure risk.
• Development of Guidelines for the Design of Support Systems to Manage Coal Mine Rib Hazards
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to develop guidelines for determining the appropriate level of support and design methods for support systems to minimize the risk and severity of injuries to miners from rib falls in underground coal mines.
• Statistical Methodology
  8/23/2016 - Unpublished documents and reports
  A summary of the methodology that NIOSH Mining uses to analyze the MSHA Accident/Injury/Illness database.
• Designing a Statistical Algorithm for Strategic Identification and Development of New Mine Safety Technologies and Technological Applications
  7/18/2016
  A contract to survey the landscape of mine hazards through a lens wide enough to capture all mine operations, fine-grained enough to pinpoint hazards for each specific type of operation, and responsive enough to detect new hazards as they emerge.