The State-of-the-Art in Continuous Mining Machine Bit Technology

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• Personal Author:
  Saltsman RD ; Whitehead KL
• Description:
  After many years of research, the occurrence of pneumoconiosis, black lung disease, among miners has been related to the mass of respirable coal dust to which mining personnel have been exposed. As a result of the restrictions imposed by Public Law 91-173 in 1969, much work has been done in determining methods of either eliminating or suppressing respirable dust. The purpose of this project was to determine the state-of-the-art in continuous-mining machine bit technology, particularly with regard to dust production. The scope of the survey included visits to bit manufacturers, mining companies, mining machine manufacturers, and consultants in order to determine what bits are the best available, why they are the best, and the level of acceptance of past and present bits by the mining industry. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Lung Lung Diseases Mining Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Mining; Black lung disease; Coal workers pneumoconiosis; Miners; Coal miners; Coal mining
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Open File Report
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Conference Publications ; Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  TCRC - Twin Cities Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-211
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10000258
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-225633
• Citation:
  NTIS: PB/225-633 Available for Reference At Bureau Libraries 1973 :1-211
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1973
• Performing Organization:
  Bituminous Coal Res. Inc.
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  NTIS: PB/225-633; Available for Reference At Bureau Libraries
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:02296af0e02c17c698f856c042eb8a7c4e95b85ba3de936f2a3cc87d3d0443ec233262fe8c6b237a2c7a9d3e333e42b4c38b6dd24fb2d4c91924846a2a7eb750
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/235491/cdc_235491_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 7.94 MB ]