Hazards of underground coal mine fires.

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• Personal Author:
  Kissell, Fred N. ; Timko, Robert J.
• Description:
  The Bureau of Mines has studied 260 underground coal mine fires which occurred from 1970 through 1989. Every fire had the capacity to be hazardous to life and property; however, upon closer examination some were found to be inherently more dangerous than others. The research involved reviewing and recording specific information contained in published Mine Safety and Health Administration fire accident reports. The objective was to determine if degrees of hazard relative to fire source or location could be construed from information contained in the reports. We specifically looked at the propensity for fires to cause injuries and fatalities as well as the need to seal the area in order to extinguish the fire. Relative to all underground locations, this review found that fires occurring in main haulage ways were most likely to cause injuries and fatalities as well as require sealing of at least the immediate area to extinguish. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Firefighters Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Mine-fires; Mine-seals; Mining-industry; Underground-mining; Fire-extinguishing-systems; Fire-fighting; Coal-mining
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  0368-3206
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRC - Pittsburgh Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  162-169
• Volume:
  46
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10005085
• Citation:
  J Mine Vent Soc S Afr 1993 Nov; 46(11):162-169
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1994
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of the Mine Ventilation Society of South Africa
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/240094/cdc_240094_DS1.pdf
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