Surface mining is vulnerable and subject to a wide range of risks, requiring extensive risk
analysis to ensure mine health and safety (MHS). Fault tree analysis (FTA) is a graphic …

A thorough improvement in mine safety is contingent on many factors that require scientific
decision-making for selection and prioritizing of important factors for safety improvement …

Mine's fire evaluation is of broad significance for underground engineering structures, as the
mine fires are one of the largest fatal accidents among roof falling, gas explosion …

The coal mining industry in Pakistan faces recurring fatal accidents due to data scarcity, lack
of research, and technology adoption. This paper reviews the current status of coal mining …

The structure of underground coal mines is vulnerable to many mishaps because of the
challenging conditions of production and the unique features of the earth. These incidents …

The coal mining, being highly susceptible to accidents and fatalities, is considered amongst
the most dangerous occupations. Historically, Pakistan has faced an alarmingly high rate of …

In this work, we employ the fuzzy logic technique to achieve and present, for the first time, a
proper analysis of the actual intensity of the increase in the coal miners' fatality rates in …

Mine dust is one of the main disasters that threatens the safety of coal mine production,
deteriorates the underground working environment and induces various occupational …

Background During 2011, a study was undertaken to assess safety conditions in Serbian
underground coalmines by analysis of injury data. The study covered all Serbian coalmines …

Abstract Thar Coalfield in Pakistan is the largest reserve of lignite coal in the country, which
is outlined by thick coal seams. The preferred mining method for these thick coal seams is …