Roof fall entrapment: eyewitness account by Dave Garry.

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  United States. Bureau of Mines
• Description:
  Dave, a miner helper, tells about witnessing a roof fall that covered the continuous mining machine. He discusses efforts that were made inby supports to rescue the trapped, but unharmed operator and recognizes that danger could have been minimized by installing temporary supports before continuing rescue. The video would be beneficial for use with anyone who works underground. It would be particularly useful for training new miners. The instructor's guide contains suggestions to help you use the tape as part of an effective training session. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Mining
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Occupational Health
  • Occupational Injuries
  • Safety
  • Staff Development
• Keywords:
  • Occupational-hazards
  • Mining-industry
  • Miners
  • Mine-disasters
  • Mine-workers
  • Occupational-accidents
  • Injuries
  • Occupational-hazards
  • Leg-injuries
  • Underground-miners
  More +
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Document Type:
  Moving Image
• Genre:
  Videorecording
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; Washington ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  SRL - Spokane Research Laboratory ; PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20024256
• Citation:
  USBM 1992 Jan; :15 minutes
• Contact Point Address:
  National Mine Health and Safety Academy, Department of Instructional Materials, 1301 Airport Road, Beaver, WV 25813-9426
• Email:
  lord-mary@msha.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1992
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  U.S. Bureau of Mines
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248433/cdc_248433_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 125.47 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f5d32ae64babc72c0de7dfcdf3810b400e6355cc075b127fe92cf62fb10fa57f794adeea9f317d4f16af66c498ac2103e949bb94d6c2b37f836a4bc7d7216f71