Although safety in South African mines has improved dramatically over the last ten years, falls-of-ground still constitute the single largest cause of fatalities. The data show that small falls of between 4 m(sup2) and 10 m(sup2), affecting single people, are the major cause of fatalities.
Reference:
Vogt, D and Brink, V.Z. 2013. Measuring and monitoring to understand and reduce the fall-of-ground risk. In: ICSMRI 2013: 35th International Conference of Safety in Mines Research Institutes, Central Hall, Westminster, London, UK, 15-17 October 2013
Vogt, D., & Brink, V. (2013). Measuring and monitoring to understand and reduce the fall-of-ground risk. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7325
Vogt, D, and VZ Brink. "Measuring and monitoring to understand and reduce the fall-of-ground risk." (2013): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7325
Vogt D, Brink V, Measuring and monitoring to understand and reduce the fall-of-ground risk; 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7325 .
