Preventing Equipment Related Injuries in Underground U.S. Coal Mines

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• Personal Author:
  Burgess-Limerick, Robin ; Steiner L
• Description:
  The five top priority hazards associated with underground coal mining equipment have been identified and information about potential contributing factors and controls collated. Consideration of these hazards as part of design risk assessments conducted by manufacturers, and operational risk assessments conducted by mines sites, has the potential to prompt implementation of effective control measures. Further information and tools to assist this process are available elsewhere (Burgess-Limerick, 2007). However, as Mark (2002) observed, effective control measures will only be implemented when current levels of risk are perceived to be unacceptable. The injury narratives revealed a tendency to accept current risk levels and focus on individual behavior and administrative controls rather than directing attention to elimination and design. This must change before significant reductions in injury risk are likely to occur. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Coal Coal Mining Mining Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Coal-mining Injury-prevention Mining-equipment Mining-industry Risk-analysis Underground-mining
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  0026-5187
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• 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
• Volume:
  59
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032719
• Citation:
  Min Eng 2007 Oct; 59(10):20-22, 24, 26, 28, 30-32
• Contact Point Address:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, 626 Cochrans Mills Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, USA
• Email:
  lsteiner@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• 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/226838/cdc_226838_DS1.pdf
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