An analysis of blasting accidents in mining operations

Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique

Volumn II, Issue , 2003, Pages 119-129

  Verakis, Harry C ^a   Lobb, Thomas E ^a  

^a United States Department of Labor   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; BLASTING; EXPLOSIVES;

BLASTING ACCIDENTS;

MINING;

EID: 0037968895     PISSN: 0732619X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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