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safety light
A spring-tensioned aluminum pole (of two sections) with a holder to hold a flashlight in a horizontal position with an adjustable screw aligned with the push button switch of the flashlight. If there is conversion of the mine roof (back), the adjustment screw will depress, putting on the light to warn a miner in the area. Sometimes accompanied by a conversion gauge (measures in thousandths).
- Μέρος του λόγου: noun
- Κλάδος/Τομέας: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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- ed.young
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(Milwaukee, United States)