Acceleration and GPS Data Monitor Truck-Haulage Jolts

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• Personal Author:
  Boman P ; Gibbs R ; Miller RE ; Rhoades S ; Walden J
• Description:
  Accelerometers and pressure transducers, mounted in suspension components, can be used to monitor the ride of haulage trucks. Presently, it is difficult to tell what caused a jolt to the truck using either pressure or acceleration data alone. When information from a global positioning system (GPS) is recorded at the same time as shock pressures or acceleration data, the exact location of an event can be determined. Mine management can then determine what caused the jolt to the truck. This research is part of a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) project called "Engineering controls for reduction of jolting/jarring injuries in surface mines." NIOSH is investigating how the work environment of haulage truck drivers can be improved. The US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) notes that, between 1986 and 1995, 60% of the back injuries were to haulage truck drivers in metal/non-metal surface mining. Personnel from Phelps Dodge suggested that combining acceleration data with information obtained from a GPS could generate results with a variety of uses. Therefore, researchers at the Spokane Research Laboratory (SRL) began investigating how to tie acceleration and GPS data together. It was originally thought that this tool would be used primarily for road and truck maintenance. However, as research progressed, it became apparent that it would also be useful in providing feedback about equipment operations and indentifying unusual causes of jolting. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Engineering Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Acceleration Back Injuries Engineering Controls Injuries Injury Prevention Surface Mining Trucking Work Environment
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  0026-5187
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  SRL - Spokane Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  20-22
• Volume:
  52
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20020757
• Citation:
  Min Eng 2000 Aug; 52(8):20-22
• Contact Point Address:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Spokane Research Laboratory, 315 E. Montgomery Ave., Spokane, WA 99207
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Mining Engineering
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:cf57c5887b348eac302e64ed819601e393117f211ab213e7e64db2b33f161a390fb3e5183e461ea66d6159660e2f179b1009dfde36bc1412d4b4aea382299f68
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/220409/cdc_220409_DS1.pdf
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