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2/1/2000 - Technology NewsA bolter operator must manually place the drill steel and wrench into the drill chunk and then hold onto it as the drill is guided to the hole placement or the wrench is raised to the bolt head. During these actions, the inadvertent actuation of the dri...
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9/1/1999 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAirborne respirable dust surveys were conducted at six surface coal mines to investigate the effectiveness of dust control methods used on rotary rock drills and bulldozers.
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4/1/1999 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn evaluation of strategies for monitoring methane levels during roof bolting in an extended cut entry.
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1/1/1999 - Conference papersThe process of drilling and bolting the roof is currently one of the most dangerous jobs in underground mining, resulting in about 1,000 accidents with injuries each year in the United States. To increase the safety of underground miners, researchers f...
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1/1/1998 - Hazards IDsRecently, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), through its Community Partners for Healthy Farming program in New York, received two separate reports of farm workers who were injured while attempting to drill holes into seal...
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1/1/1997 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publicationsThis pamphlet provided information on what rock drillers can do to protect themselves from silica dust, which may cause silicosis. The role of exposure to silica dust in the development silicosis was discussed.
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3/1/1995 - Technology NewsDust collector discharge shrouds were used to reduce airborne respirable dust generated from emptying dry dust collectors on small truck-mounted drills at surface coal mines.
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1/1/1995 - Reports of InvestigationsDust control modifications were implemented on small, truck-mounted rock drills at surface coal mines. The control techniques showed noticeable improvement in measured dust concentrations around the drills.
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10/1/1994 - Technology NewsA method is described to increase the dust-control effectiveness of the Rotoclone dry-dust collection systems used on surface coal mine drills.
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1/1/1990 - Reports of InvestigationsThe Bureau of Mines preproduction wireless survey system (WSS) and its performance during an in-mine test are discussed in this report. The WSS was developed to reduce downhole surveying time in order to increase the efficiency of drilling long horizont...
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program