Reducing the Risk of Ground Falls During Pillar Recovery

Chase F; Mark C; Pappas D

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Reducing the Risk of Ground Falls During Pillar Recovery

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2003/02/24
By Chase F ; Mark C ; Pappas D
Series: Mining Publications

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Chase F ; Mark C ; Pappas D
Description:

Pillar recovery has been associated with nearly one third of roof fall fatalities in underground coal mines during the past decade. Safe pillar recovery requires global stability and local stability. Global stability is addressed primarily through pillar design. The local stability risk factors include cut sequence, the final pillar stump, supplemental supports (timbers vs. Mobile Roof Supports (MRS)), roof bolting, and many others. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has evaluated each of these factors through field research and analysis of accident statistics. The paper discusses design methods and technologies that have been transferred to the mining community and implemented. [Description provided by NIOSH]
Subjects:

Accidents, Occupational Coal Coal Mining Mining Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

Accident-analysis Accident-rates Accident-statistics Coal-mining Mining-equipment Mining-industry Rock-falls Underground-miners Underground-mining
Series:

Mining Publications
Publisher:

Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc.
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Proceedings
Place as Subject:

Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Division:

PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

1-9
NIOSHTIC Number:

nn:20023165
Citation:

2003 SME Annual Meeting, Feb 24-26, Cincinnati, Ohio, preprint 03-137. Littleton, CO: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., 2003 Feb; :1-9
Federal Fiscal Year:

2003
Peer Reviewed:

False
Source Full Name:

2003 SME Annual Meeting, Feb 24-26, Cincinnati, Ohio, preprint 03-137
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Main Document Checksum:

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