underburdened

adj — 2 senses

underburdened

adj

1

Not having sufficient work.

Tasks may be taken from the overburdened and given to the underburdened; certain tasks may be shared; some additional (new) tasks may be assigned the underburdened; perhaps employees who are overburdened can have some of their tasks simplified, combined with others, or outright eliminated.1989, Philip C. Grant, Multiple Use Job Descriptions, →ISBN:

2

Business, Mining Having too powerful an explosive for the amount of rock broken up, resulting in a risk of igniting dust and gasses.

Probably one or more of the holes was underburdened, causing an ignition of methane and coal dust.1960, Bulletin - Issues 586-595, page 265:
Detonation of underburdened or overburdened explosive charges is extremely dangerous.1984, Employment Safety and Health Guide, page 7249:

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A blown-out shot of explosives that was stemmed with coal dust, or an underburdened shot of explosives could have ignited the coal dust.2006, Robert E Hartley, David Kenney, Death Underground: The Centralia and West Frankfort Mine Disasters, →ISBN:

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