Risk assessment for haul truck-related fatalities in mining

Mining Engineering

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 43-49

  Md Nor, Z A ^a   Kecojevic, V ^a   Komijenivic, D ^b,c   Groves, W ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^c HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; MINERAL INDUSTRY; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ACCIDENT; MINING; MINING INDUSTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44949130085     PISSN: 00265187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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