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Mining Publication: Workplace Solutions: Ground Fall Injuries in Underground Stone Mines
Keywords: Fatality rates Stone mining
Original creation date: November 2003
Authors: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NIOSH/USBM Numbered Publication - November 2003
Download PDF Document (1.17 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20023886
Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2004-106, 2003 Nov; :1-4
NIOSH/USBM Numbered Publication - Spanish - November 2003
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Lesiones por derrumbes de rocas en minas subterr�neas: Cincinnati, OH: E.U. Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos, Servicio de Salud P�blica, los Centros para el Control y Prevenci�n de Enfermedades, Instituto Nacional para la Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional, DHHS (NIOSH) No. 2004-106, 2003 Nov; :1-4
Versión en Español de publicación N.o 2004-106.
Workers in underground stone mines have a high fatality rate caused by falls of ground from the mine roof or rib. NIOSH recommendations to reduce ground fall injuries and deaths address baskets, mechanical scalers, mechanical bolters, drill steel changing, personal protective equipment, and training.
Image of publication Workplace Solutions: Ground Fall Injuries in Underground Stone MinesNIOSH/USBM Numbered Publication - November 2003
Download PDF Document (1.17 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20023886
Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2004-106, 2003 Nov; :1-4
NIOSH/USBM Numbered Publication - Spanish - November 2003
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Lesiones por derrumbes de rocas en minas subterr�neas: Cincinnati, OH: E.U. Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos, Servicio de Salud P�blica, los Centros para el Control y Prevenci�n de Enfermedades, Instituto Nacional para la Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional, DHHS (NIOSH) No. 2004-106, 2003 Nov; :1-4
Versión en Español de publicación N.o 2004-106.
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Effects of Weak Bands on Pillar Stability in Stone Mines: Field Observations and Numerical Model Assessment
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Pillar Stability Issues Based on a Survey of Pillar Performance in Underground Limestone Mines
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Technique to Assess Hazards in Underground Stone Mines: the Roof Fall Risk Index (RFRI)
Technology News 481 - Update: Roof Monitoring Safety System for Underground Stone Mines
Page last reviewed: September 23, 2016
Page last updated: September 23, 2016
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program
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