Coal Mine Electrical Accident Reduction

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• Personal Author:
  Cooley WL ; Elrazaz Z ; Tenney BS
• Description:
  Many electrical accidents occur each year in the coal mining industry, ranging in severity from harmless shock to death. These accidents result in a large number of lost workdays, and analysis shows that many of them occur under similar circumstances. These circumstances are investigated and grouped to produce a list of "generic" accidents. Bureau of Mines research contracts are reviewed to determine what effect they may have on the frequency and/or severity of common electrical accidents. Many of the ideas drawn from the contracts relate to the introduction of new safety equipment and electrical trouble-shooting and repair procedures. These measures are categorized and estimates are made of their potential effectiveness in reducing accidents. This analysis, in conjunction with the amount of money spent by the Bureau on the research it supported, is used to generate a cost-vs-benefit table for the Bureau. Areas are identified that are being somewhat neglected, and to which more thought should be given to making safety-related changes in equipment or procedures. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Movements Emergencies Explosions Methane Mining Occupational Health Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Electrical-hazards Electrical-safety Electrical-systems Electrical-transmission Electronic-devices Electronic-equipment Mining-equipment Mining-industry Safety-education Safety-measures Safety-research Underground-mining

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  137-149
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20033475
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the Sixth WVU Conference on Coal Mine Electrotechnology, Morgantown, West Virginia, July 28-30, 1982. Cooley WL, ed., Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Contract J0123017, 1982 Nov; :137-149
• Editor(s):
  Cooley WL
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• Performing Organization:
  West Virginia University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the Sixth WVU Conference on Coal Mine Electrotechnology, Morgantown, West Virginia, on July 28-30, 1982.
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226925/cdc_226925_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.93 MB ]