Analysis of surface powered haulage accidents, January 1990--July 1996

Conference · Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:577395

Fesak, G M; Breland, R M; Spadaro, J ^[1]

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1. Dept. of Labor, Arlington, VA (United States)

This report addresses surface haulage accidents that occurred between January 1990 and July 1996 involving haulage trucks (including over-the-road trucks), front-end-loaders, scrapers, utility trucks, water trucks, and other mobile haulage equipment. The study includes quarries, open pits and surface coal mines utilizing self-propelled mobile equipment to transport personnel, supplies, rock, overburden material, ore, mine waste, or coal for processing. A total of 4,397 accidents were considered. This report summarizes the major factors that led to the accidents and recommends accident prevention methods to reduce the frequency of these accidents.

• Research Organization: Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ., Blacksburg, VA (United States). Dept. of Mining and Minerals Engineering
• OSTI ID: 577395
• Report Number(s): CONF-9608122-; ON: DE97006604; TRN: 98:001077-0004
• Resource Relation: Conference: 27. annual institute on mining, health, safety, and research, Blacksburg, VA (United States), 26-28 Aug 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of Twenty-Seventh Annual Institute on Mining Health, Safety and Research; Bockosh, G.R. [ed.] [Pittsburgh Research Center, US Dept. of Energy (United States)]; Langton, J. [ed.] [Mine Safety and Health Administration, US Dept. of Labor (United States)]; Karmis, M. [ed.] [Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ. Dept. of Mining and Minerals Engineering, Blacksburg (United States)]; PB: 135 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
SURFACE MINING
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
ACCIDENTS
COAL MINES
HAULAGE EQUIPMENT
LOADERS
TRUCKS