Ending Exploitation in the DRC's Deadly Cobalt Mines

With no protective equipment, injuries and deaths are common. Their take-home pay at the end of the day is often less than $2. The human and environmental destruction caused by mining in the DRC is staggering. Entire communities have been forced to leave their homes to make way for a new mining concession. Toxic waste has …

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Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)

So far this year, nine miners have been killed and 185 have been injured in accidents involving powered haulage equipment such as shuttle cars, scoops, locomotives, front end loaders and more. Year to date, this is the highest number of powered haulage fatalities since 2006. The safety of mining's most precious resource – the miner – is a critical …

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Stemming fatalities on South African mines: Part 3

TMM incidents are the main contributor within this category of transport accidents, while rail-bound equipment (RBE) and winch incidents, the latter two being specific to underground mining, are also contributors. "Ten deaths were caused by TMM accidents in 2019, while 4 deaths due to TMM incidents occurred in 2019, and this …

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CDC

In the mining industry machine-related accidents are prevalent, with 41% of serious mining incidents involving equipment from 2000 to 2007 (1,2). Additionally, most fatalities involve mining equipment (3,4,5). Human-centered designs, human interfaces, and technology integration are critical elements of human-machine integration that can …

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MSHA

Mining Industry Accident, Injuries, Employment,and Production Statistics and Reports. These informational reports review in detail the occupational injury and illness …

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Underground Coal Mine Disasters 1900

While the frequency and severity of underground coal mining disasters along with the number of miner deaths decreased substantially during 1970–2005, several significant disasters did occur that had further impact on mine safety and health in the U.S. Before 2005, the total number of mining disasters had decreased from a high of

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Statistical analysis of large accidents in China's coal

Mining is a high-risk industry, and mine accidents occur frequently. To better understand the characteristics and trends of current coal mine accidents, 29 cases of significant accidents occurred in China in 2016 are introduced first in this manuscript; then, the accident types, occurrence time, occurrence locations, and direct causes were …

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Nine Dangers for Miners | Arnold & Itkin LLP

Equipment repair is also critical to avoid stray sparks. 3) Mining Equipment Injuries & Accidents. A report looking at injuries from just maintenance and repair work in U.S. mining found that between 2002 and 2011, there were on average each year: At least 20 amputated fingers; 180 fractured hands and fingers; 455 hand and finger lacerations

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CDC

Background & Burden. 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 …

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Machine-Related Injuries in the US Mining Industry and …

Researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health studied mining accidents that involved a worker entangled in, struck by, or in contact with machinery or equipment in motion. The motivation for this study came from the large number of severe accidents, i.e. accidents resulting in a fatality or permanent disability, that are

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Coal mining disasters

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 …

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