Trucks are the primary means of haulage in surface coal, metal, and nonmetal mining
operations. The number of fatal accidents involving trucks is higher when compared to all …

Enterprises today are increasingly seeking maintenance management strategies to ensure
that their machines run faultlessly. This problem is particularly relevant in the mining sector …

The main objective of this review was to build upon a previous study on the root causes of
truck-related fatalities in surface coal mining operations in West Virginia, and to develop …

After three decades of sustained continuous improvement of mine safety performances in
the US, mine disasters in 2006 and 2007 compromised an excellent record and presented …

The impact of fatigue is seen not only in its effect on job performance of haul truck operators
but also on the health of the operator and the productivity at the mine site. Its impact can …

This paper presents the conceptual model and framework of a novel information technology
assisted driving system (ADS) to help improve mine trucks-related safety. The main …

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 …

The aim of this study is to present hazard classifications of location, type, and causes of
accidents in Turkish coal-extracting industries using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). In …

Risk management focusses on the identification of uncertainties and its impacts associated
with various functional activities carried out to achieve various mandates, goals and …

Introduction Off-road trucks are one of the major sources of equipment-related accidents in
the US mining industries. A systematic analysis of all off-road truck-related accidents …