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Protective structures for low-coal shuttle-car operator. Report of Investigations/1987

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6786571
The report discusses the Bureau of Mines efforts to develop partial protective structures for operators of low-coal shuttle cars. In coal seams 48-in. high or less, full-coverage canopies are generally difficult or may be impossible to implement on high-speed face equipment owing to the restrictions they impose on the operator's vision and comfort. Three possible limited-coverage design scenarios (roll bars, sliding canopies, and flip-top canopies) were designed, fabricated, and evaluated for low-coal shuttle cars.
Research Organization:
Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, PA (USA). Pittsburgh Research Center
OSTI ID:
6786571
Report Number(s):
PB-88-231261/XAB; BM-RI-9143
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English