that scrapers are an integral part of the narrow reef mining methods employed on gold and platinum mines, working in the face as well as in strike and dip gullies. Scraper systems are accountable for a significant number of accidents underground. This report investigates and highlights the causes of accidents on scraper winch
Still, the frequent occurrence of coal mining accidents dramatically threatens the safety of coal production and workers' lives. Studies have shown that more …
These informational reports review in detail the occupational injury and illness experience of mining, by category, in the United States. Data reported by operators of mining establishments concerning work injuries are summarized by work location, accident classification, part of body injured, nature of injury, and occupation.
At a high concentration, the dust can cause an explosion when ignited by a gas, like methane, which escapes from coal due to aboveground explosions or electrical equipment. Methane and coal dust explosions can trap miners underground. They're also responsible for some of the largest mining disasters in history, such as the Benxihu Colliery ...
Every year hundreds of miners die due to various mining accidents including leakage of poisonous gases, explosion of combustible natural gases such as …
It is considered the second worst major accident in modern mining history since 1945, when 355 workers suffocated in the El Teniente mine, then owned by the Braden Copper Company. ... Five days after the mine collapsed, the congressional mining commission opened an investigation into the causes of the accident, mining safety and …
8 Citations. Part of the book series: Studies in Systems, Decision and Control ( (SSDC,volume 202)) Abstract. The mining industry is one of the most …
Deaths are caused more frequently by thermal energy directly or indirectly than by mechanical energy. It is a characteristic found in the explosions of coal mines which are large and closed underground spaces consisting of inflammable material. In gas spurt major cause of death is asphyxia from the lack of oxygen resulting from the substitution ...
Accidents associated with experiencing injuries included mine collapses and underground trappings. The major injury risk factors were digging, blasting, being male, …
Coal Mining Accidents. Coal mining accidents can occur in the process of mining coal, and have a variety of causes, including leaks of poisonous gases such as hydrogen sulphide or explosive natural gases especially firedamp or methane, coal dust dust explosions, collapsing of mine stopes, mining-induced seismicity, flooding, or general …
The SLR concluded that the main cause of mining accidents was mechanical failure, while the most promising method of preventing this issue is utilizing software or safety models to predict the potential hazards or risks of accidents.
The use of explosives in mining is a necessary evil in the industry. To ensure that explosives are used safely, extreme precautions must be taken. For surface mine accidents, flying debris is the most common cause. Failing to keep a safe distance from the blast area or a too powerful charge are often the reasons for this type of death.
It is useful to examine true stories while discussing the measures to be used in the prevention of mining accidents. In a publication written by Hopkins, the causes of an accident that had occurred in Moura mine, Australia (1994) were examined . The accident occurred as a methane gas explosion, and 11 workers died.
This paper aims to demonstrate how a systemic approach can be applied to the analysis of the causes of accidents in South African mines. In this study, a newly developed accident analysis framework was used to analyse 91 accidents from a platinum mine in South Africa. The subsequent sections explain the framework, the methodology applied, and ...
To better explain the cause of gas explosion accidents, based on the existing accident-causation theory, this paper proposes an accident-causation model of gas explosion accidents based on safety information transmission. Based on this, a new method for the prevention of gas explosion accidents can be developed. By analysing …
As another major cause of accidents in the mining industry, Eng Munodawafa added: "Gassing accounts for about 10 percent of the fatalities in the industry. This usually happens when there is poor or no ventilation at all. Most of our miners usually do not worry about the air in the mine while working whether its flowing or not until they …
Number of mine accidents worldwide, as well as in the Stan Terg mine is disturbing, even more disturbing is the fact of the repetition of the causes of mining accidents. This investigation aims to ...
Abstract. Underground coal mining has long been a dangerous occupation, particularly in China, where the incidence of gas-related accidents is high. This paper analyzes the frequency and the temporal and spatial distribution of major gas accidents in China that resulted in three or more deaths during the period 2009–2019.
MSHA investigates all serious and fatal mining accidents, then issues a comprehensive report of its findings. On this page are investigative reports, internal reviews and independent assessments of high-profile mining disasters that have occurred since 2000. Upper Big Branch Mine-South On April 5, 2010, a massive coal dust explosion at this …
Introduction. Coal mining is one of the most dangerous industries in the world. Human factors such as intentional violation, mismanagement, and defective design cause coal mining accidents ().The functional climate of the coal mining presents many hazards to personnel, including the proximity to machinery, hydraulic and electrical …
The most common causes of accidents in coal mining are firedamp and dust explosions, landslips, mine fires, and technical failures related to transport and mechanization. An analysis of occupational accidents in the consideration of social and economic factors will let understand the real causes behind these accidents, which are said to happen ...
The most common causes of accidents in coal mining are firedamp and dust explosions, landslips, mine fires, and technical failures related to transport and …
This paper explores the root causes of coal mine accidents to clarify the characteristics of safety culture deficiencies and propose positive suggestions based on …
For this purpose, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd level hazards consisting of location, type, and causes of accident were determined by using the data of fatal mine accidents in underground and open-pit coal ...
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Coal-mine collapse was responsible for the highest frequency of deaths from 2001 to 2008 (n=4,653).Table 1 shows that collapse and machinery caused significantly more accidents and deaths than did other types of coal-mining incidents (χ 2 =39.83, p<0.05). The number of accidents caused by collapse and machinery declined in the last years, as did the …
1. Introduction. The coal mine industry is a typical high-risk industry, with frequent accidents and numerous incentives. Gas explosions are undoubtedly the most serious type of coal mine production accidents, as they may cause a large number of casualties, huge economic losses, and severe negative societal effects.
China. On 23 July 2022, ten people were killed, and seven were injured, when a mine in northwest China collapsed. According to state-run news channel CCTV, a part of a mountain near the mine caved in Gansu province, burying workers and cars. In December 2022, a similar collapse occurred in China's southwest Guizhou province.
Abstract and Figures. Geodynamic phenomena that occur during the exploitation of a coal-bearing massif lead to human casualties, reduce the speed of penetration, and significantly complicate the ...
Coal is an important fossil fuel energy that occupies a high position in the energy use of China and even the world. However, gas explosions are still the deadliest coal mine accident in China, which has long plagued the safety of energy mining. Only through accident cause analysis can we know the exact cause of the accident so as to …
Occurrences of mining accidents reported in selected Ghanaian media during the year 2007-2012 were also analyzed to corroborate the causes of the accidents. Fractures and contusions constituted the most frequently occurring injuries, with collapse of the mine pits and falls being the most frequent cause of accidents reported both by the ...
As another major cause of accidents in the mining industry, Eng Munodawafa added: "Gassing accounts for about 10 percent of the fatalities in the industry. This usually happens when there is poor or no ventilation at all. Most of our miners usually do not worry about the air in the mine while working whether its flowing or not until they …
The major causes of accidents are reversal run over, front-run over, overloading, lost control, collision (Annual reports nd). As per the report published in The Hindu newspaper, there were 377 workers in coal and other mines who died due to accidents between the years 2015 to 2017.
Analysing accidents reveals trends, patterns, and causes to focus on when developing accident countermeasures. This study aimed to analyse the causal and …
A spokesperson for Arcosa, the company that owns the mine, said in a statement it was "deeply saddened to confirm a fatality has occurred as a result of an accident at the Laurel Aggregates mine."
Abstract and Figures. In order to explore coal mine accident prevention and control countermeasures, the coal mines in Jiangxi Province were taken as representatives to analyze the causes of coal ...