Integrated Compartment-Machine Design for Low-Coal Shuttle Cars

Details

• Personal Author:
  Bartels, John R. ; Kwitowski, August J. ; Mayercheck, William D.
• Description:
  This Bureau of Mines report describes the development of a preliminary design for a novel, protected, cab-shuttle car for use in working seam heights down to 40 in. Because of the severe restrictions imposed by low-coal operation, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) regulations only require canopy protection on shuttle cars operating in seam heights of 42 in or greater. MSHA routinely grants variances for canopy use in seams 48 in high or less. The design was generated by giving the operator needs equal priority as related to machine performance parameters. Cab-shuttle car concepts that led to the recommended design are described, along with criteria and testing used to evaluate their potential effectiveness. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Information Circular
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference Publications ; Pamphlet or Booklet
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRC - Pittsburgh Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-18
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10006243
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1988
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5898f555e4c5d0f7b2e5a42e1b90c299563e8834aef575ee254f6927735e52499d1fd16f594470004b05d0b29a2cb6bf18fd072ccddbd3b3e84cfb00b619fbf5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/235889/cdc_235889_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.72 MB ]