Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls from Front-End Loaders: Researchers Share Insights from Two Decades of Findings on Equipment Injuries

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• Personal Author:
  Nasarwanji, Mahiyar F. ; Pollard J
• Description:
  Front-end loaders are the work-horses in mining and are ubiquitous to many operations. Unfortunately, slips, trips and falls (STFs) are also commonplace at mine sites. Many non-fatal injuries occur when getting on (ingress) and off of (egress) equipment at surface mines. Mobile equipment, such as front-end loaders, tractor-shovels, payloaders, high-lifts and skip loaders, account for the largest proportion of these non-fatal injuries. The high prevalence of slip and fall injuries when getting on and off of equipment, especially front-end loaders, highlights the need to improve the safety of this critical activity. Researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) examined 20 years of injury data to determine the injury causes, contributing factors and equipment characteristics associated with STFs on front-end loaders. Our key findings and recommendations from that analysis can be used by mining companies to improve worker safety during ingress and egress from front-end loaders. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Body Height Environment Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Hazardous Substances Lighting Mining Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety

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• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Accident Statistics Climbing Environmental Factors Environmental Hazards Equipment Design Equipment Operators Ground Monitoring Ground Stability Hazard Controls Hazard Recognition Hazards Height Factors Injuries Injury Prevention Ladders Machinery Mining Equipment Mining Industry Mobile Equipment Recommendations Risk Factors Slips, Trips, And Falls STF Surface Mining

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  0032-0293
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PMRD - Pittsburgh Mining Research Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  66-72
• Volume:
  110
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051753
• Citation:
  Pit Quarry 2018 Jan; 110(7):66-72
• Contact Point Address:
  Jonisha P. Pollard, Pittsburgh Mining Research Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, PA
• Email:
  JPollard@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Pit & Quarry
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/227679/cdc_227679_DS1.pdf
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