Methods to Minimize Injuries in Materials-Handling and Processes in Underground Mines

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• Personal Author:
  Clark, Curtis C. ; Patton, Philip W. ; Stewart B
• Description:
  Handling materials in underground mines continues to be a major safety problem. To help reduce materials-handling injuries, researchers at the Spokane Research Laboratory of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health are investigating those materials-handling tasks in underground mines that appear to generate a high number of injuries. Data from the Mine Safety and Health Administration for the years 1989-1999 were studied to find out if there were any trends in materials-handling accidents and if so, to determine what tasks were involved and the sources of injuries. Several underground coal and metal mines were visited to document innovative materials-handling technologies. Considerations for safety training and mechanization needs for continued reduction in materials-handling injuries are described. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Atmosphere Carbon Monoxide Mining Occupational Health Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Coal-miners Coal-mining Engineering-controls Injuries Injury-prevention Manual-lifting Manual-materials-handling Materials-handling Materials-handling-equipment Metal-mining Mining-industry Underground-mining

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 9 ; 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:
  1-10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20033703
• Citation:
  2002 SME Annual Meeting and Exhibit, February 25-27, 2002, Phoenix, Arizona, Preprint 02-103. Littleton, CO: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., 2002 Feb; :1-10
• Email:
  Bgs4@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2b997fa57c841238b3e9441be2101341c0f90e606a22769a1830b97ca7628b773261b629ecf0fd4d214bf55653d88cf7ed1750350783561727d8316665f72c27
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226950/cdc_226950_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.17 MB ]