Electrical Accidents in the Mining Industry, 1990–1999

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• Personal Author:
  Cawley, James C.
• Description:
  This National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health study was conducted to focus future research on the most significant electrical problems in the mining industry. Data from 1,926 mine electrical accidents (including 75 fatalities) that occurred between 1990 and 1999 were studied. Coal and metal- nonmetal operator- and contractor-reported data are presented. All data used in this analysis were MSHA closeout data, except 1999, which were preliminary data. Electricity was the 4th leading cause of death reported in mining despite being the 14th leading cause of injuries. Electrical shock, not electrical burns, caused 70 of the 75 electrical fatalities reported. About one-half of mine electrical accidents and fatalities occurred during electrical maintenance. Suggestions for mitigating electrical hazards are proposed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Electric Injuries Electricity Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accident-rates Accident-statistics Electrical-hazards Electrical-shock Injury-prevention Miners Mining-equipment Mining-industry Traumatic-injuries

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 9 ; 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:
  1-7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20023185
• Citation:
  2002 SME Annual Meeting, Feb 25-27, Phoenix, Arizona, preprint 02-007. Littleton, CO: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., 2002 Feb; :1-7
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Control Technology and Personal Protective Equipment
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  2002 SME Annual Meeting, Feb 25-27, Phoenix, Arizona, preprint 02-007
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3a863a8a35a0582ebdb6a2d2be83ae42a620ac2a340d678771cb6f78dbd4d5ca41ad7e5b4b7ca78238f8e0838adc958992489eb17a7226d4e7ad2be8abe489bb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/220639/cdc_220639_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 900.73 KB ]