Haul Trucks Can Kill!

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• Personal Author:
  Porter, William L.
• Description:
  Haul trucks are important pieces of mining equipment and vital to many surface operations. Haul trucks can also be dangerous, accounting for over 10% of all fatal accidents in mining and a significant number of nonfatal injuries. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted an analysis of fatal injuries associated with haul trucks. Researchers reviewed the fatal accident reports and determined the contributing factors for these fatalities. Over the past 20 years, haul trucks have contributed to the deaths of 152 miners. The majority of these fatal injuries were sustained by haul truck drivers. For further information on injuries to haul truck operators, please read "An Analysis of Injuries to Haul Truck Operators in the US Mining Industry". For further information on fatal haul truck injuries, please read "Patterns in mining haul truck accidents". ErgoMine is a mobile ergonomics audit for mining which can be used to audit your haul trucks and roadways. For more information on ErgoMine, please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/works/coversheet1906.html. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Automobiles Mining Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Fatalities Haulage Vehicles Injuries Injury Prevention Miners Mine Workers Mining Industry Motor Vehicles Surface Mining Traumatic Injuries

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PMRD - Pittsburgh Mining Research Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049253
• Citation:
  Coal Zoom 2016 Oct; :8832
• Email:
  WLPorter@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Coal Zoom
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228352/cdc_228352_DS1.pdf
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