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Mining Publication: Operating Speed Assessments of Underground Mining Equipment
Keywords: Equipment accidents Fatalities Non-fatal days lost rates Underground mining
Original creation date: March 2010
Authors: JP DuCarme, AJ Kwitowski, JR Bartels
Peer Reviewed Journal Article - March 2010
Download PDF Document (0.56 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20036801
Min Eng 2010 Mar; 62(3):39-45
Numerous fatal/nonfatal accidents involving underground workers struck by powered machinery occur yearly, with continuous miners and roof bolters involved in the majority of these accidents. In an attempt to reduce these accidents, researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Pittsburgh Research Laboratory conducted studies of operator interactions with the motions of continuous mining machines and roof bolter boom arms. These operators generally perform their tasks in close proximity to the equipment in confined workspaces, often employing awkward postures. Since experiments with human subjects using the actual equipment were not feasible due to safety concerns, researchers opted to conduct controlled experiments in laboratory settings. Utilizing motion capture technologies and computer simulations, the studies collected data on equipment and operator movement in a range of seam heights and working postures. This publication details the results of these studies to examine operating speeds based on usage and seam height.
Image of publication Operating Speed Assessments of Underground Mining EquipmentPeer Reviewed Journal Article - March 2010
Download PDF Document (0.56 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20036801
Min Eng 2010 Mar; 62(3):39-45
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Page last updated: September 21, 2012
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