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Mining Publication: Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls from Front-end Loaders
Keywords: Front end loaders Slips and trips
Original creation date: January 2018
Authors: J Pollard, M Nasarwanji
Non-Peer Reviewed Journal Article - January 2018
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NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20051753
Pit Quarry 2018 Jan; 110(7):66-72
Front-end loaders are the workhorses in mining and are ubiquitous to many operations.
Unfortunately, slips, trips and falls (STFs) are also commonplace at mine sites. Many non-fatal injuries occur when getting on (ingress) and off of (egress) equipment at surface mines.
Mobile equipment, such as front-end loaders, tractor-shovels, payloaders, high-lifts and skip loaders, account for the largest proportion of these non-fatal injuries. The high prevalence of slip and fall injuries when getting on and off of equipment, especially front-end loaders, highlights the need to improve the safety of this critical activity.
Researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) examined 20 years of injury data to determine the injury causes, contributing factors and equipment characteristics associated with STFs on front-end loaders. Our key findings and recommendations from that analysis can be used by mining companies to improve worker safety during ingress and egress from front-end loaders.
First page of Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls from Front-end Loaders showing a photo of a front-end loader along with text from the article.Non-Peer Reviewed Journal Article - January 2018
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NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20051753
Pit Quarry 2018 Jan; 110(7):66-72
See Also
An Analysis of Injuries to Front-end Loader Operators During Ingress and Egress
Assessment of Whole-body Vibration Exposures and Influencing Factors for Quarry Haul Truck Drivers and Loader Operators
Contributing Factors to Slip, Trip, and Fall Fatalities at Surface Coal and Metal/Nonmetal Mines
The Effect of Cap Lamp Lighting on Postural Control and Stability
Field Assessment of Retrofitting Surface Coal Mine Equipment Cabs with Air Filtration Systems
Investigation of a Slip/Fall Accident
Method for Measuring Wear on Boot Outsoles Using a 3D Laser Scanner
Slip Potential for Commonly Used Inclined Grated Metal Walkways
Visual Performance for Trip Hazard Detection When Using Incandescent and LED Miner Cap Lamps
When Work Boots Wear Out
Page last reviewed: October 9, 2018
Page last updated: October 9, 2018
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program
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