Develop Grounding Practices for Metal/Nonmetal Mines

Details

• Personal Author:
  Cooley, Wils L. ; Hill, Herman W. Jr.
• Description:
  This report analyzes electrical accident data in the metal-nonmetal mining industry. Accidents are categorized to determine the root causes. Special attention is given to accidents associated with inadequate or defective grounding of mine power systems. Recommendations are made concerning proper grounding practice, especially for dredges and for quarries in hard rock or sand. The costs of instituting the recommended practices are estimated for model mine power systems which are based on field data obtained from 37 mines and several electrical contractors. The expected benefits of various suggested safety practices are also estimated. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Open File Report
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference Publications ; Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRC - Pittsburgh Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-235
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10002219
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82-137308
• Citation:
  NTIS: PB/82-137308; :1-235
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Performing Organization:
  West Virginia University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  NTIS: PB/82-137308
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8734e39ae9a3103fecc7dc0a18a1c7a2a4b1d4f0cedd7646f4545ec56226ee93facc25be09c328c8d01b9df28c4a4af642b410bce1f55b81f4ce3e46e2d69691
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/206605/cdc_206605_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 12.55 MB ]