Explosion Hazards of Coal Dust in the Presence of Methane

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• Personal Author:
  Cashdollar, Kenneth L. ; Sapko, Michael J.
• Description:
  Although methane explosions are dangerous, those that involve coal dust are even more so. If exploding methane disperses and ignites the coal dust that has accumulated on the mine ribs and floor, the burning coal dust immeasurably increases the strength of the explosion. Such methane-dust explosions are prevented by inerting the coal dust in a way that prevents the exploding methane from igniting it. This chapter discusses the dust hazard and how it is prevented in U.S. coal mines. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Dust Explosions Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Coal-dust Coal-mining Methane-control Mining-industry Safety-research Underground-mining
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; 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:
  147-150
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20030264
• Citation:
  Handbook for methane control in mining. Kissell FN, ed. Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2006-127 (IC 9486), 2006 Jun; :147-150
• Contact Point Address:
  NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 18070, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
• CAS Registry Number:
  Methane (CAS RN 74-82-8)
• Editor(s):
  Kissell FN
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Handbook for methane control in mining
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/221192/cdc_221192_DS1.pdf
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