The report discusses the Bureau of Mines efforts to develop partial protective structures for operators of low-coal shuttle cars. In coal seams 48 in high or less, full-coverage canopies are generally difficult or may be impossible to implement on high-speed face equipment owing to the restrictions they impose on the operator's vision and comfort. Three possible limited-coverage design scenarios (roll bars, sliding canopies, and flip-top canopies) were designed, fabricated, and evaluated for low-coal shuttle cars.


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    Title :

    Protective Structures for Low-Coal Shuttle Car Operator


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1987


    Size :

    29 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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