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The Tram - An Innovative Height Safety Solution for Bridge Cranes at Alcan Gove
Problem Alcan Gove identified a specific height safety problem involving access to overhead bridge cranes when maintenance was required. The problem identified was that maintenance staff needed to access the bridge crane walkways to conduct maintenance/repairs and that in doing so... Read more
Tramming Safety Using Remote Controls
Over the years, many miners have been fatally injured while operating continuous mining machines by remote control, most of them while tramming the continuous miner from Place-to-Place ... Read more
Tramming While Positioned Within The Turning Radius Of The Remote Control Continuous Miner Can Be Fatal
Fatal accident statistics show that the majority of all non-maintenance related crushing accidents involving remote controlled continuous mining machines happened when the victim was located within the turning radius of the machine while it was being trammed ... Read more
Trucking and Tramming Best Practices Guideline With Particular Reference to The Underground Environment
Anglo American plc has identified Trucking and Tramming as one of the major contributors to accidents within the group. Also noted was the growing increase in accidents in this area. ... Read more
The TRAM - An Innovative Height Safety Solution
This report provides information on how the TRAM system can help reduce the risk of falls from height. ... Read more
SIMRAC Project OTH 202 - Causes of transport and tramming accidents (mines other than coal, gold and platinum) - Volume
Volume 1 - The project was established to obtain a greater understanding of the causes of transport and tramming accidents on mines (other than coal, gold and platinum). Detailed studies were undertaken on four mines, an underground chrome mine, a... Read more
SIMRAC Project OTH 202
Volume 2 - The project was established to obtain a greater understanding of the causes of transport and tramming accidents on mines (other than coal, gold and platinum). Detailed studies were undertaken on four mines, an underground chrome mine, a... Read more
Why TRAM is categorized as a total restraint device
Provides information on Australian standards and different classifications of fall arrest systems. ... Read more
Underground Mine Fatal Machinery Accident Mine #1Rockhouse Energy Mining Company Sidney, Pike County, Kentucky
What A 33 year old section foreman was fatally injured when he was caught between the conveyor boom of a continuous mining machine and the coal rib. The victim was using a remote control unit to tram the machine when he... Read more
FATAL MACHINERY ACCIDENT at VICC No. 7 Mine Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC Coeburn, Dickenson County, Virginia ID No. 44-06503
What A 41-year-old continuous mining machine operator was positioning the machine by remote control for an end-cut while second mining a coal pillar. As it trammed toward the next cut, it pivoted right; crushing the victim between the cutting head and... Read more
Fatal Machinery Accident, Mine No. 2. Grundy, Virginia. U.S.A.
What A continuous mining machine operator, was fatally crushed by the trailing cable support bracket when he trammed the machine using a radio remote control. He was positioned between the machine and right rib Why Operator position in an unsafe location at... Read more
Underground Mine Fatal Machinery Accident Mine #1Rockhouse Energy Mining Company Sidney, Pike County, Kentucky
What A 33 year old section foreman was fatally injured when he was caught between the conveyor boom of a continuous mining machine and the coal rib. The victim was using a remote control unit to tram the machine when he... Read more
Fatal Machinery Accident Crown III Mine Freeman United Coal Mining Company Farmersville, Montgomery County, Illinois I.D. 11-02632
What A 43-year-old continuous mining machine operator with 12 years of mining experience was backing up the remote control continuous miner to clean up the left side of the cut. The operator was found behind the line curtain pinned between the... Read more
Fatal Machinery Accident Crown III Mine Freeman United Coal Mining Company Farmersville, Montgomery County, Illinois I.D. 11-02632
What A continuous mining machine operator, was fatally injured when he was pinned by a continuous mining machine against the coal rib. Why Failure to ensure that all workers followed the safety precautions in regard to not standing or walking between the continuous... Read more
FATAL MACHINERY ACCIDENT at VICC No. 7 Mine Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC Coeburn, Dickenson County, Virginia ID No. 44-06503
What A 41-year-old continuous mining machine operator was positioning the machine by remote control for an end-cut while second mining a coal pillar. As it trammed toward the next cut, it pivoted right; crushing the victim between the cutting head and... Read more
Fatal Machinery Accident, Mercer Deep Mine, Brooks Run Mining Company, LLC, Erbacon, Webster County, West Virginia, I.D. No. 46-08875
What A 47-year old continuous mining machine operator was fatally injured when he was crushed between the machine cutting head and the coal rib. Why The accident occurred because the victim was positioned in a hazardous location while tramming the continuous mining machine... Read more
Fatal Machinery Accident - Harlan County, Kentucky
What An electrician was fatally injured when he was pinned between a bridge carrier and the lo-lo belt structure. While checking the hydraulic pressure on the left side tram of the bridge carrier, he activated the tram, causing the bridge carrier... Read more
Report of investigation - Fatal Machinery Accident - Harlan County, Kentucky
What An electrician was fatally injured when he was pinned between a bridge carrier and the lo-lo belt structure. While checking the hydraulic pressure on the left side tram of the bridge carrier, he activated the tram, causing the bridge carrier... Read more
Fatal Machinery Accident, Mine No. 2. Grundy, Virginia. U.S.A.
A continuous mining machine operator, was fatally crushed by the trailing cable support bracket when he trammed the machine using a radio remote control. He was positioned between the machine and right rib. perator position in an unsafe location... Read more
Fatal Machinery Accident, Manalapan Mining Co. Highsplint, Kentucky. U.S.A.
What An operator received fatal crushing injuries while tramming a radio remote control mining machine. The victim was caught between rear of continuous mining machine and rib Why The accident occurred as result of the mine operator's failure to ensure that all persons... Read more
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