Blasting in Underground Coal Mines

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• Personal Author:
  Hay, J. Edmund
• Description:
  This paper presents a brief overview of safety considerations relevant to blasting in underground coal, primarily with reference to perceived problem areas in the current state-of-the-art of underground coal mine blasting. The implications for current and future research on safety in the use of explosives in underground coal mining are discussed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Explosions Explosive Agents Minerals Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Coal-miners Coal-mining Coal-processing Coal-workers Explosion Explosion-damage Explosion-venting Explosive-devices Explosive-gases Explosive-hazards Explosives Longwall-mining Mine-workers Mineral-processing Miners Mining-industry Room-and-pillar-mining Underground-miners Underground-mining

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania ; 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:
  137-145
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20030727
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the 16th Annual Institute on Coal Mining Health, Safety and Research, Blacksburg, Virginia, August 27-29, 1985. Karmis M, Faulkner G, Sutherland WH, Forshey DR, Lucas JR, eds., Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985 Aug; :137-145
• Editor(s):
  Karmis M; Faulkner G; Sutherland WH; Forshey DR; Lucas JR
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1985
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the 16th Annual Institute on Coal Mining Health, Safety and Research, Blacksburg, Virginia, August 27-29, 1985
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226618/cdc_226618_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.31 MB ]