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Describes the results of a study where dust surveys were conducted at six underground mines to determine if deep-cut mining practices expose face workers to higher levels of respirable dust by comparing levels during the first 20 ft of advance (regular-cut depth) during the deep cut to levels during the final 10 to 20 ft of advance (deep-cut depth).
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NIOSH [2011]. Evaluation of face dust concentrations at mines using deep-cutting practices. By Potts JD, Reed WR, Colinet JF. Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2011-131, (RI 9680).
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