Underground Field Tests of Second-Generation Proximity Detection Systems on Continuous Mining Machines

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• Personal Author:
  Carr, Jacob L. ; Jobes, Christopher C. ; Lutz TJ ; Yonkey JA
• Description:
  Since 1984, the date of the first recorded fatality involving a remote controlled continuous mining machine, 38 miners in the United States have been killed when they were struck by a continuous mining machine. Proximity detection is a valuable tool for preventing fatalities, and the use of these systems is expected to significantly improve safety. Proximity detection provides a means to prevent accidents like these. Researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted a series of underground tests to evaluate the accuracy and repeatability of proximity detection systems under a number of conditions such as varying the orientation and height of the personal wearable device (PWD), moving the PWD close to the trailing cable, and activating the machine's mining mode. At the 2014 SME Annual Meeting, results from tests on first-generation proximity detection systems were presented. This paper will provide results from the similar tests performed with second-generation systems. The results show that performance has improved. For example, the negative impact of PWD orientation and the trailing cable has been reduced. However, some inconsistencies remain. Notably, performance changes dramatically when mining mode is activated. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Mining Morbidity Mortality Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Detectors Injuries Machine-operators Miners Mining-equipment Mining-industry Morbidity-rates Mortality-rates Risk-factors Safety-measures Work-environment Workers

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OMSHR - Office of Mine Safety and Health Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046525
• Citation:
  2015 SME Annual Meeting, February 15-18, 2015, Denver, Colorado, preprint 15-081. Englewood, CO: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., 2015 Feb; :1-6
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  2015 SME Annual Meeting, February 15-18, 2015, Denver, Colorado, preprint 15-081
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7f9cb10d9551f65e79965981af8a832804ac015f10493aece8fdfbafd93d6cc8c973474f8b4644a379ea270e4789825ec241a8a8b62f2d45464ddc01b4d310e8
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228146/cdc_228146_DS1.pdf
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