A Profile of Workers' Experiences and Preparedness in Responding to Underground Mine Fires
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The purpose of this study was to determine mine workers' state of fire-fighting preparedness and the technology being used to detect and respond to underground coal mine fires. To investigate this problem, 214 underground coal miners were interviewed by U.S. Bureau of Mines researchers. Frequency distributions of workers' responses are presented in this report, along with segments of narrative accounts, to profile miners' fire-fighting capabilities. The data indicated that much variability exis…
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Date:
1996
Creator:
Vaught, Charles; Fotta, Barbara; Wiehagen, William J.; Conti, Ronald S. & Fowkes, Richard S.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department