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

Conference ·
OSTI ID:577395
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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
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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