2025/02/05 by Nirmala T. Myers, Noémi B. Hall, Myers, Nirmala +4
Business, Management and Accounting · Engineering · #FOS: Health sciences #Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering #Safety and Risk Management
paper · doi:10.13023/jah.0604.02
openalex publication_date 2025/02/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/01
The recent death of a 33-year-old mother of three at a Central Appalachian surface coal mine highlights the persistent dangers faced by miners, particularly from powered haulage incidents. As of December 2, 28 mining fatalities have occurred in the U.S. in 2024, with four in Appalachian coal mines attributed to powered haulage. These deaths underscore the urgent need to address this cause of fatalities in the mining industry and to provide a safe workplace to protect all miners.