Fighting fatalities and injuries: what to expect in 1985
This article describes the measures being taken by safety associations and agencies to reduce fatalities and disabling injuries among coal miners. A survey was conducted among the top 18 coal producing states' agencies and associations and national coal mining associations. The most common causes of fatalities are roof falls, haulage accidents, machinery accidents, and falls from a highwall. Drowning, electrocution, explosion, coal rockbusts, and overconfidence were also reported. Material handling, roof and rib falls, machinery, haulage, and electrical accidents were reported as the most frequent causes of disabling injuries, along with reaching, lifting, pushing, bending, and slips, trips and falls. The survey revealed that most of the largest coal producing states do have active safety programs, and that the states that lack safety program generally have a low fatality rate. Safety programs and materials are available, so it is up to the individual firms and coal miners to use them and to practice safe coal mining.
- OSTI ID:
- 6212680
- Journal Information:
- Coal Min. Process.; (United States), Vol. 22:3
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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