Fatal accidents due to flyrock and lack of blast area security and working practices in mining

Journal of Mines, Metals and Fuels

Volumn 51, Issue 11-12, 2003, Pages 344-349

  Bajpayee, T S ^a   Bhatt, Suresh K ^a   Rehak, Timothy R ^a   Mowrey, Gary L ^a   Ingram, David K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BLASTING; COAL MINES; MINE FIRES; MINING EQUIPMENT; SITE SELECTION;

BLAST AREA SECURITY; FATAL INJURIES; FIRING STATION; NONMETAL MINING;

OPEN PIT MINING;

EID: 33845212263     PISSN: 00222755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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