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2. Mining lamp - Wikipedia

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   1896 Coal Mines Regulation Act - requirements on provision by mine owners, where to be used, etc. [12] 1909 Cap (helmet) lamps introduced in Scotland 1911 Prize offered for best electrical lamp 1911 Coal Mines Act made requirements for pit managers to take examinations, where can be used (including electrical), etc.

3. Carbide lamp - Wikipedia

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   After carbide lamp open flames were implicated in an Illinois coal-seam methane gas explosion that killed 54 miners, the 1932 Moweaqua Coal Mine disaster, [7] carbide lamp use declined in United States coal mines. They continued to be used in the coal pits of other countries, notably the Soviet Union.

4. Safety lamp - Wikipedia

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   The Office of Mine Safety and Health (OMSHR), a part of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) (itself part of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) in the United States has been investigating the benefits of LED headlamps. A problem in mining is that the average age of miners is increasing (43.3 years in the US ...

5. Wheat lamp - Wikipedia

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   A wheat lamp is a type of incandescent light designed for use in underground mining, named for inventor Grant Wheat and manufactured by Koehler Lighting Products in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States, a region known for extensive mining activity.

6. Kentucky has a long history of coal mining disasters. These ...

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   The collapse of an 11-story coal mining plant in Martin County left two workers trapped under the rubble as crews worked to free them Wednesday. One of the workers has since been confirmed dead.

7. Davy lamp - Wikipedia

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   A replica of a Davy lamp is located in front of the ticket office at the Stadium of Light (Sunderland AFC) which is built on a former coal mine. In 2015, the bicentenary of Davy's invention, the former Bersham Colliery , in Wrexham , Wales, now a mining museum, hosted an event for members of the public to bring in their Davy lamps for ...