Injury biomechanics of a mining machine operator

Działak, Paulina; Ptak, Mariusz; Karliński, Jacek; Iluk, Artur

Affiliations

¹Mechanics and Machine Design, Mechanical Department at Wrocław University of Technology, Poland

Abstract and keywords

This paper presents a new approach to the safety tests for underground mining machine operators. A review of accidents in underground mines indicated some unacceptable assumptions in the current regulations as related to machine operator biomechanics. The authors conducted some numerical tests of the floor uplift, one of the effects occurring in the mine gallery after a rock burst. To verify the injuries sustained by the machine operator, the FAA 50th percentile MADYMO Hybrid III dummy was used. Comparison of the results with and without fastening the seat belt was also conducted. The examinations were preceded with defining the proper boundary conditions for the simulations. The shortcomings of the current regulations are highlighted and some possible improvements are recommended.

Keywords: FAA Test Dummy, mining machine operator safety, numerical simulation

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URL: http://www.ircobi.org/downloads/irc14/pdf_files/60.pdf

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