The Need for Mechanization of Cable Handling Behind Continuous Miners

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• Personal Author:
  Stewart, Bill M. ; Warneke JR
• Description:
  The productivity of underground mines has increased dramatically since the introduction of continuous miners. A variety of new hazards have developed as a result. In the spring of 2004, Mine Health and Safety Administration (MSHA) held a workshop to brainstorm ideas to decrease the number of injuries associated with continuous miners. One of the main areas of discussion at the workshop was "trailing cable-handling injuries." The method of handling the power cables over the years has changed very little while the technology and uses of continuous miners has advanced dramatically. This paper will discuss the main ideas brainstormed at the MSHA continuous miner (CM) trailing cable handling workshop and the history and root causes of cable-handling injuries, as well as proposed ideas developed at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to alleviate some of the cable handling issues. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Emergencies Hazardous Substances Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Automation Mining-industry Robotics Underground-mining
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Missouri ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 7 ; 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:
  1-7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20031545
• Citation:
  2006 SME Annual Meeting and Exhibit, March 27-29, St. Louis, Missouri, Preprint 06-046. Littleton, CO: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., 2006 Mar; :1-7
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  2006 SME Annual Meeting and Exhibit, March 27-29, St. Louis, Missouri, preprint 06-046
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c3f7dd4a1b4979fbeeecf9a2ad2367a5e4ca86b13fc8486d983b56acb1dea4bb3c06a9fcd657c99728bfd8a5206e73d6ce4af8216626c71150190debe5ad31d2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226711/cdc_226711_DS1.pdf
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