Dangers Of Mining
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CAVE INS.
- Cave ins can happen when the walls and ceilings of underground mineshafts have not been properly secured. Also if a mine shaft is too deep cracks can happen in the floor and walls of the shaft making it weak.
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GAS EXPLOSINS
- Gas explosions in coal mines can happen from a build up methane gas.
- Also if they don't have ventilation pockets of gas will form. This was the cause of the Polley Mountain gas explosion.
- Gas must be monitored at all times if they don't then faults can cause Sparks and trigger explosions.
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VEHICLE OR EQUIPMENT COLLISIONS OR CRUSHING.
- Mining equipment is really large,heavy and can move at fast speeds. Mining equipment can put miners in great danger of being crushed,pinned or run over by mine trucks. To ensure that accidents stop happening. The CAD have helped protecting miners truck crashes.
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CHEMICAL LEAKAGE
- Chemicals are often used because they transform ores from there normal normal state into usable states.
