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1702

A visual warning system to reduce struck-by or pinning accidents involving mobile mining equipment

Sammarco, J., Gallagher, S., Mayton, A., & Srednicki, J. (2012). A visual warning system to reduce struck-by or pinning accidents involving mobile mining equipment. Applied Ergonomics, 43(6), 1058-1065. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2012.03.006

  • Topic Area: Mine Workers and Mine Health and Safety

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Mine safety and health Workplace injury

1703

An impact evaluation of a federal mine safety training regulation on injury rates among US stone, sand, and gravel mine workers: An interrupted time-series analysis

Monforton, C., & Windsor, R. (2010). An impact evaluation of a federal mine safety training regulation on injury rates among US stone, sand, and gravel mine workers: An interrupted time-series analysis. American Journal of Public Health, 100(7), 1334-1340. https://dx.doi.org/10.2105%2FAJPH.2009.178301

  • Topic Area: Mine Workers and Mine Health and Safety

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Mine safety and health Workplace injury

1705

Assessing the effects of virtual emergency training on mine rescue team efficacy

Hoebbel, C., Bauerle, T., Macdonald, B., & Mallett, L. (2015). Assessing the effects of virtual emergency training on mine rescue team efficacy. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Pittsburgh, PA.

  • Topic Area: Mine Workers and Mine Health and Safety

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Mine safety and health Workplace injury

1700

Directional control-response compatibility relationships assessed by physical simulation of an underground bolting machine

Steiner, L., Burgess-Limerick, R., & Porter, W. (2014). Directional control-response compatibility relationships assessed by physical simulation of an underground bolting machine. Human Factors, 56(2), 384-391. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018720813490953

  • Topic Area: Mine Workers and Mine Health and Safety

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Mine safety and health Workplace injury

1710

Effect of control order on steering a simulated underground coal shuttle car

Burgess-Limerick, R., Zupanc, C., & Wallis, G. (2013). Effect of control order on steering a simulated underground coal shuttle car. Applied Ergonomics, 44(2), 225-229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2012.07.007

  • Topic Area: Mine Workers and Mine Health and Safety

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Mine safety and health Workplace injury

1706

Evaluating the effectiveness of mine safety enforcement actions in forecasting the lost-days rate at specific worksites

Gernand, J. M. (2016). Evaluating the effectiveness of mine safety enforcement actions in forecasting the lost-days rate at specific worksites. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, 2(4). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4032929

  • Topic Area: Mine Workers and Mine Health and Safety

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Mine safety and health Workplace injury

1699

Evaluation of automated vs. manual bagger exposures related to ergonomics, dust, and noise at a sand mine processing plant

Wilson, L. A. (2015). Evaluation of automated vs. manual bagger exposures related to ergonomics, dust, and noise at a sand mine processing plant (Unpublished master’s thesis). Montana Tech of the University of Montana, Butte, MT.

  • Topic Area: Mine Workers and Mine Health and Safety

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Mine safety and health Workplace injury

1704

Evaluation of commercially available seat suspensions to reduce whole body vibration exposures in mining heavy equipment vehicle operators

Kim, J. H., Marin, L. S., & Dennerlein, J. T. (2018). Evaluation of commercially available seat suspensions to reduce whole body vibration exposures in mining heavy equipment vehicle operators. Applied Ergonomics, 71, 78-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2018.04.003

  • Topic Area: Mine Workers and Mine Health and Safety

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Mine safety and health Workplace injury

1711

Implementation of risk management programs: Identification of best practices to reduce injuries and maximize economic benefits

Burgess, J. L. (2016). Implementation of risk management programs: Identification of best practices to reduce injuries and maximize economic benefits. (Report No. AFC113-07). Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona.

  • Topic Area: Mine Workers and Mine Health and Safety

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Mine safety and health Workplace injury

1707

Occupational radon exposure and lung cancer mortality: Estimating intervention effects using the parametric G formula

Edwards, J. K., McGrath, L. J., Buckley, J. P., Schubauer-Berigan, M. K., Cole, S. R., & Richardson, D. B. (2014). Occupational radon exposure and lung cancer mortality: Estimating intervention effects using the parametric G formula. Epidemiology, 25(6), 829-834. https://doi.org/10.1097/ede.0000000000000164

  • Topic Area: Mine Workers and Mine Health and Safety

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Mine safety and health Workplace injury