NIOSH Mining Training Exercise


Trailing Cable Electrical Problem

September 1990

See also: NIOSH mining products
Type: Paper and Pencil Exercise
Audience: Mine Electricians
Length: 7 questions
Skills Reviewed: Electrical diagnostics, Safe work practices

Sam, the shuttle car operator, has dumped two buggies of coal and is going back to the miner for another when the breaker trips, stopping the buggy. The breaker is reset, but begins to trip repeatedly. Sam and the section electrician must use safe work practices to find and correct the electrical problem.

Materials needed:
Instructor Copy
Problem Booklet 1 for each trainee. May be downloaded separately or duplicated from the Instructor´s Copy.
Answer Sheet 1 for each trainee. May be duplicated from the Instructor´s Copy.
Page last updated: September 17, 2008
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mining Division