Technology to Reduce Mine Hoisting Accidents

Details

• Personal Author:
  Beus, Michael J. ; Ruff, Todd M.
• Description:
  Researchers at the Spokane Research Laboratory (SRC) of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) are studying methods and technology to improve safety in underground metal/nonmetal mining. One particular project goal is to reduce the number of accidents and injuries associated with hoisting personnel and materials. Each year, several miners are killed or seriously injured while operating equipment associated with hoisting and ore transfer operations. Other accidents occur while loading, unloading, or riding the cage. The following article describes the development of new sensors, data transmission methods, and operator interfaces that can convey critical information to hoist operators and inspection personnel. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ergonomics Metals Mining Occupational Health Safety Safety Management
• Keywords:
  Equipment-design Equipment-reliability Mine-disasters Mine-workers Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-personnel Safety-practices
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  0095-8948
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  SRL - Spokane Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  30-32
• Volume:
  200
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032859
• Citation:
  Eng Min J 1999 Dec; 200(12):30-32
• Contact Point Address:
  TM Ruff, NIOSH, Morgantown, WV 26505
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Engineering and Mining Journal
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:90f8c01d03a748ae07bfbefe2305d20a2db16769049f804ee6238b3ea969a6a17ccbaed110dd4c6551de387f93b197016d0d999517bdcd7621eef0eb6e4d834a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226852/cdc_226852_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 367.98 KB ]