Surface coal mining in the US accounts for over 60% of national production. There were 432 total surface mines in the US in 2019 (EIA) producing about 398 Mt coal. ... These two figures captured most variants of surface coal mining and included essential equipment including mobile earth moving machinery along with surface installations …Web

Figure 2 illustrates VDV(8) measurements for fore-aft (X), lateral (Y), and vertical (Z) whole-body vibration measurements for the 69 dozers in operation at the surface coal mine.Measured as VDV, accelerations in the vertical direction (Z) were greater than horizontal directions (X, Y), with 24 of the dozer measurements, or 35% of …Web

Haul trucks and other large surface mining vehicles are capable of destroying smaller vehicles that cannot be seen by the operator. Traffic controls, training, and avoiding distractions are key to enhancing safety. Collision warning and avoidance systems can also help. Key Safety Practices Communicate and verify with all equipment operators any …Web

(1) As applied to electric face equipment, all electrically operated equipment taken into or used inby the last open crosscut of an entry or a room of any coal mine the electrical parts of which, including, but not limited to, associated electrical equipment, components, and accessories, are designed, constructed, and installed, in accordance with the …Web

Most mobile equipment in mining operations has been historically powered by internal combustion engines (ICEs), using diesel fuel. ... Continuous extraction and material handling systems have been used for many years in the coal mining industry. In surface operations, this has been carried out combining the action of bucket wheels …Web

NOTE – While bucket wheels are primarily used in surface coal operations rather than surface sand and gravel, ... Mobile Equipment / Blind Spots – Injuries and fatalities from material handing and powered haulage is very …Web

VOLUME V - COAL MINES. 75.1719-2 Lighting Fixtures; Requirements. The required illumination may be provided by light fixtures which are mounted on board mining equipment and receive power from the equipment, by stationary light fixtures which are mounted on the roof or along the rib and receive power through trailing cables, or by a …Web

Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Regulations. It is recommended that instructors teaching a Su rface Foreman course provide students with supplemental information including the Coal Mine Safety Laws of ia Title 30 – Part 77, Code of Federal Regulations, and the Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Regulations.Web

Surface mining can be divided into open-pit and open-cut methods of metal and coal mining. The surface mining will be more complicated when the depth of the pit increases, and the miners need to go deeper to reach the ore. Advanced analytics and using the new technology can potentially help mining companies find a cost-effective way to …Web

Improving the quality of equipment training for the Heavy Equipment Operators (HEO) is a critical task in improving safety and eliminating equipment-related injuries in mining. One of major ...Web

Surface mobile mining equipment was involved in 20% of these injuries and 42% of the fatalities. The average number of lost workdays due to injury was 14% higher for operators of mobile equipment than for all surface mine workers. This figure shows that in-juries that involved mobile mining equipment were more severeWeb

Mobile equipment is defined as haulage trucks, front-end loaders, bulldozers, scrapers, and road graders. These five pieces of mining equipment accounted for 20 pct of all surface coal mine accidents and 41 pct of the fatalities.Web

SURFACE COAL MINES AND SURFACE WORK AREAS OF UNDERGROUND COAL MINES ... Requirements on Mining Equipment Employed in Low Coal 75.1107-12: Inerting of Mine Atmosphere Prohibited 75.1107-13: Approval of Other Fire-Suppression Devices ... Mobile Equipment; Falling Object Protective Structures (FOPS)Web

The world's biggest mobile jaw crusher plant is a contender for the world's biggest coal mining machine. As the huge hopper is loaded up by the excavator, an apron feeder carries the rocks to the crusher where they're automatically separated by size. The big rocks – up to 1.2 metres – are then smashed to smithereens.Web

@article{osti_121926, title = {Mobile equipment accidents in surface coal mines. Information circular/1995}, author = {Aldinger, J A and Kenney, J M and Keran, C M}, abstractNote = {This U.S. Bureau of Mines report present an analysis of surface coal mining accidents involving mobile equipment for the years 1989 through 1991. Mobile …Web

tioned in the "Underground Coal Mine Fires" section of this report. Detailed analyses of mobile equipment fires for all un­ derground and surface coal and metal/nonmetal mining cate­ gories during 1990–1999 have recently been reported by NIOSH [De Rosa 2004]. Risk rate values (fire and injury risk rates) for the 10-yearWeb

This New Standard will describe the general technical requirements and procedures for the design, performance, and testing of underground mining mobile equipment for use in gassy and non-gassy underground mines. M424.1 Flameproof non-rail-bound diesel-powered machines for use in gassy underground coal minesWeb

Mobile Equipment Accidents in Surface Coal Mines. | National Technical Reports Library - NTIS Home Help Details Actions: Download Mobile Equipment Accidents in Surface …Web

SUBCHAPTER O—COAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH; PART 77—MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS, SURFACE COAL MINES AND SURFACE WORK AREAS OF UNDERGROUND COAL MINES; Subpart E—Safeguards for Mechanical Equipment § 77.403-1 Mobile equipment; rollover protective structures (ROPS).Web

MOBILE EQUIPMENT Brittany Wilson, Applied Engineering Division MSHA, Directorate of Technical Support (304) 547- 2310. [email protected]. ... Each employee working in a surface coal mine or in the surface work areas of an underground coal mine shall be required toWeb

Whole-body vibrations associated with underground coal mining equipment operation. Fig. 5 illustrates typical frequency weighted vertical whole-body vibration recordings obtained from a range of underground coal mine mobile equipment. The corresponding frequency spectra calculated by the WBV application are illustrated in Fig. 6.Web

Training. Training is an essential part of MSHA's mission to keep miners safe and healthy. Our goal is to help the mining industry develop high-quality training programs, and to strengthen and modernize training through collaboration with industry stakeholders. Federal law requires that all miners receive basic and annual refresher training ...Web

Common surface mining equipment at a sand and gravel mine can be categorized as follows: Earth Moving / Construction Bull Dozers (Dozers) Backhoes Graders / Scrapers Cranes Skid Steers Extraction Front End …Web

This report analyzes mobile equipment fires for all U.S. surface and underground coal and metal/nonmetal mining categories by state and 2-year time periods during 1990-1999. Risk rate values are …Web

Over 80% of the metallic/non-metallic sector ore production and 50% of the coal production are by surface mining methods. Over 80% of all materials handled in the mining industry is by surface methods. ... mobile equipment and organizational development require great attention. Selection of appropriate mining methods, operating …Web

Studies conducted on surface coal mining equipment have identified whole-body vibration as a significant hazard. Operators of underground mobile equipment, particularly shuttle cars and transport vehicles, are likely to be exposed to significant levels of whole-body vibration.Web

Studies conducted on surface coal mining equipment have identified whole-body vibration as a significant hazard. Operators of underground mobile equipment, …Web

Usually, the equipment has forward- and rear-facing cameras, and the system automatically shifts the zone to align with the machine's direction of travel. Each camera has a 120° field of view. A …Web

MiningSurplus features new and used mining equipment for sale from mining operations across Canada, the United States, South America, and Australia. MiningSurplus profiles surface, mill plant process and underground mining equipment from copper, lead, zinc, gold and coal mining operations. Please use the search tools …Web

Slip, trip, and fall (STF) hazards in mining environments pose safety risks to mine workers. According to an analysis by NIOSH researchers of MSHA data, about 22% of all non-fatal injuries reported to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) between 2014 and 2018 were associated with STF incidents. Each STF incident led to an …Web

This U.S. Bureau of Mines report present an analysis of surface coal mining accidents involving mobile equipment for the years 1989 through 1991. Mobile equipment is defined as haulage trucks, front-end loaders, bulldozers, scrapers, and road graders. These five pieces of mining equipment accounted for 20 pct of all surface coal mine accidents ...Web

Although the use of traditional equipment such as shovel/trucks, draglines, front-end loaders and scrapers is the mainstay of surface mining, the coal industry is now beginning to consider equipment and techniques from non-coal surface mining operations. Mobile equipment has found new applications as it required lower initial capital investments.Web

The men and women employed in our nation's mines are trained to work in a safe manner. For trespassers, hazards are not always apparent. Water-filled quarries and pits hide rock ledges, old machinery and other hazards. The water can be deceptively deep and dangerously cold. Steep, slippery walls make exiting the water difficult.Web

Number of severe mobile and stationary machine- related accidents by commodity, 2000–2007. machinery-related hazards (first data set of Figure 2). Coal mining had the …Web

(PM2.5) from mobile equipment using a fuel-based methodology. Kecojevic and Komljenovic [8] determined the quantity of CO. 2. ... drilling equipment in surface coal mining. This research is a portion . of a broader project on the development of software systems for the selection of productive, cost-effective, and eco-friendly mining ...Web

Above ground, or surface mining, includes strip mining, open-pit mining, and mountaintop removal mining. Essentially, surface mining is the term used to describe any mining where the rock overlying the mineral deposit is removed. In underground mining, the overlying rock is left intact. Minerals are removed via shafts and tunnels.Web

MSHA Training Videos. A walk through one of the MSHA mobile communications system vehicles. A walk through of MSHA's eastern command center vehicle. A brief overview of the capabilities of the MSHA mine rescue robot. Learn what causes explosions and fires, and how to prevent them using available tools and technology.Web

Mobile equipment is defined as haulage trucks, front-end loaders, bulldozers, scrapers, and road graders. These five pieces of mining equipment accounted for 20 …Web

for mining mobile and fixed equipment in gold, platinum, diamond and coal. Definition of illumination levels for safe open pit and underground operation in gold, platinum, diamond and coal. ... Surface Coal Mine E; Surface Hard-Rock . Confidentiality agreements prevent naming of the mines. SIM 160701 Final Report 18 April 2019 xWeb