Solutions to Prevent Materials-Handling Injuries in Underground Coal Mines

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• Personal Author:
  Clark, Curtis C. ; Stapleton BP ; Stewart, Bill M. ; Warneke JR
• Description:
  Of the 28 accident/injury classifications listed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, handling materials is second only to roof falls in terms of generating the highest number of reportable accidents in active underground coal mines. Two materials-handling activities that cause numerous injuries each year are the categories of "handling supplies or material, load and unload" and "moving power cables." Mechanization and mine worker activity training are two methods that can aid in preventing these injuries. This paper describes three mechanical methods-the mobile manipulator, the in-mine hoist, and a cable-handling system-being developed and tested at the Spokane Research Laboratory of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Two of the devices are specifically designed for loading, unloading, and moving supplies and materials, and the third device is for handling trailing cables in the confined spaces of coal mines. Also described are safety solutions developed for underground coal mines geared to showing miners safe and unsafe ways of performing various materials-handling tasks. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Coal-miners Coal-mining Injuries Injury-prevention Materials-handling Materials-handling-equipment Mine-workers Mining-industry Occupational-accidents Underground-miners Underground-mining

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  0026-5187
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; 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:
  65-70
• Volume:
  59
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20031633
• Citation:
  Min Eng 2007 Feb; 59(2):65-70
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Mining Engineering
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226715/cdc_226715_DS1.pdf
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