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  1. Roof Monitoring Helps Prevent Injuries in Stone Mines
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    Iannacchione, A. T.; Prosser, L. J.; Grau, R.; Oyler, D. C.; Dolinar, D. R.; Marshall, T. E.; Compton, C. S.;
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    0/1/1900
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    From 1990 to 1996, 16 states reported 92 injuries from falls of roof, rib or face in the more than 90underground stone mines in the United States (Fig.1). Missouri, Pennsylvania and Kentucky accounted for48% of the total number of injuries (Fig.2). O...
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  2. Preventing Injuries Caused By Unrecognized Stone Mine Roof Beam Failures With A Pro-Active Roof Control Plan
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    Iannacchione, A. T.; Prosser, L. J.; Grau, R.; Oyler, D. C.; Dolinar, D. R.; Marshall, T. E.; Compton, C. S.;
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    0/1/1900
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    Unrecognized roof beam failures resulted in 69% of the falls of ground injuries occurring in underground U.S. stone mines from 1990 to 1996. Field investigations at 45 underground stone mines suggest that excessive beam sag or deflection is the princ...
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  3. Best Practices To Mitigate Injuries And Fatalities From Rock Falls - Introduction
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    Mark, Christopher, PH.D.; Iannacchione, Anthony T., PH.D.;
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    0/1/1900
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    Falls of ground continue to be one of the most serious causes of injury to U.S. miners. Of the 256 fatal injuries that occurred in mining between 1996 and 1998, 52 (20%) were caused by falls of ground (Table I). Falls of ground affect some sectors of...
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  4. Technique to Assess Hazards in Underground Stone Mines: the Roof Fall Risk Index (RFRI)
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    Iannacchione, A. T.; Prosser, L. J.; Esterhuizen, G.; Bajpayee, T. S;
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    0/1/1900
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    The potential for roof fails in underground mines remains a clear and present danger for mine workers An investigation of ground conditions in nearly 50 percent of the nation’s underground stone mines fold that the slate of roof stability is primar...
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  5. Ground Control Issues For Safety Professionals - Introduction
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    Mark, Christopher, PH.D.; Iannacchione, Anthony T., PH.D;
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    0/1/1900
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    Falls of ground continue to be one of the most serious causes of injury to U.S. miners. Of the 256 fatal injuries that occurred in mining between 1996 and 1998, 59 (23%) were caused by falls of ground (Table 23.1). Falls of ground affect some sectors...
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