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2	Victim Location With Respect to the Machine 29 fatalities since 1984 12 fatalities since 2000 (41%) 3 fatalities in 2004
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4	Equipment Involved in the Fatality
5	Equipment Involved in the Fatality
6	Remote Control CM Fatal Accident History
7	Remote Control Fatalities vs. All Fatalities
8	Remote Miner Population
9	Remote Miner Population
10	Remote Control CM Facts The use of remote control continuous miners is expected to rise in the future. 72% of the victims were operating the remote at the time of the fatality. Remote fatalities are on an upward trend. We must work together to reverse this trend.
11	Fatalities by Shift
12	Fatalities by Day of the Week 1984-1999
13	Fatalities by Day of the Week 2000-2004
14	Fatalities by Total Mining Experience
15	Fatalities by Experience at the Mine where the Fatality Occurred
16	Fatalities by Job Classification
17	Fatalities per Activity
18	Fatalities per Mining Seam Height
19	Remote Control Best Practices Establish safe operating procedures for remote control continuous mining machine operations, which include: Tramming Cable handling Maintenance Setting over These procedures must be practical and useful. Consult with the equipment operator when establishing the procedures. All miners, regardless of experience or job classification, must be trained in these procedures. All miners must enforce these procedures.
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23	RED ZONES ARE NO ZONES
24	Remote Control Task Training
25	Remote Control Best Practices
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31	Remote Control Best Practices Follow the established Standard Operating Procedure while tramming the remote controlled continuous miner. When moving continuous mining machines around corners, or in other instances where the left and right traction drives are operated independently, low tram speed should be used. Ensure that continuous mining machine operators lower the conveyor boom and ripper head, as far as possible, prior to moving the machine.
32	Remote Control Best Practices All personnel should verify their proposed route of travel is clear when tramming continuous miners into position. All power circuits and electrical equipment shall be de-energized before any work is done on such circuits and equipment. All areas where persons are required to work or travel should be kept free of tripping and stumbling hazards.
33	Triangle of Success
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35	Data Sources The MSHA fatal accident reports http://www.msha.gov/fatals/fab.htm Remote control fatal accident analysis report of victim’s physical location with respect to the mining machine http://www.msha.gov/webcasts/Coal2005/ Fatal Accident Summary.pdf The 7000-1 accident forms submitted by operators
36	What do you need from MSHA?