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Safety training tools for rock scaling personnel
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  • Alternative Title:
    NIOSHTIC no. 20000981
  • Corporate Authors:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
  • Description:
    Scaling, the removal of loose rock from the roofs and walls of a mine by manual or mechanized means, may be necessary during any stage of mining. Manual scaling is very labor intensive, and mechanical methods can be too powerful and actually produce a less stable roof. A systematic review of recent MSHA accident and fatality reports for underground metal/nonmetal mines revealed that nearly a quarter of all fatalities were related to rock falls, approximately one-third of all accidents involved scaling, and about half of all scaling-related accidents involved miners with less than 3 years of mining experience. Thus, the process of scaling was identified as a major source of injuries to miners and targeted for investigation.

  • Subject:
  • Document Type:
    Newsletter
  • Collection(s):
    Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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