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Hidden Danger: Safety Improvements for Surge Piles (2000)

2000 · Newsreel · 7 min

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Mine Safety and Health Administration Hidden Danger: Safety Improvements for Surge Piles DVD505-S - 2000 ( English Spanish ) Pushing coal on a surge pile has been called the most dangerous job at a prep plant. Nineteen miners have lost their lives in surge pile accidents since l980 and there have been many other close calls. This video will show two ways to protect equipment operators from this danger: extra-strength cab windows or remote controlled dozers.

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Running time
7 minutes
Language
English
Collection
News & Public Affairs

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