MSHA shares results of June impact inspections
MSHA issued 157 citations, 10 orders and one safeguard during special impact inspections conducted at four metal/nonmetal mines and nine coal mines in June. In metal/nonmetal mines between April 2010...
View ArticleMSHA releases mid-year fatality report
Eighteen miners died in work-related accidents at U.S. mines during the first half of 2013, according to MSHA. Of the 18, nine were killed in the metal and nonmetal mining sector. One of the...
View ArticleThree miners die in aggregates plants in one week
Three aggregates workers died at stone, sand and gravel facilities in a one-week span in late September. According to MSHA, the first miner died in Kentucky when he fell into a hopper at a quarry. The...
View ArticleMSHA issues metal/nonmetal safety alert
One fatal accident and four serious accidents in metal/nonmetal mining through three weeks of October prompted MSHA to issue a safety alert to the industry. According to MSHA, an electrician died after...
View ArticleMSHA issues third-quarter fatality data
Four miners died in metal/nonmetal mining accidents in the third quarter this year, according to an MSHA report. Five coal miners also died in the third quarter. Two of the four metal/nonmetal miners...
View ArticleMSHA releases third quarter fatality report
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that in the third quarter of 2014, eight miners were killed in accidents at work, marking a total of 30 deaths in...
View ArticleMSHA 2014 data shows mining injuries reached all-time low
The U.S. Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) released its 2014 preliminary mine safety data, which includes information on inspections, violations, mines, and fatality and injury rates for...
View Article3 workers injured after ground shift at Hanson Aggregates quarry
Three workers were injured, two seriously, after ground shifted at Hanson Aggregates’ Whitney Quarry, an underground limestone mine in western Pennsylvania, reports the Associated Press (AP). The...
View ArticleMSHA offers online program to report injuries, accidents
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) created an interactive, online training tool to help mine operators and contractors comply with federal regulations to report accidents, illnesses and...
View ArticleMSHA releases a seasonal safety alert
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) released a seasonal safety alert for mines and quarries this fall as they prepare for the winter season by performing annual shutdown or repair...
View ArticleThree miners die in aggregates plants in one week
Three aggregates workers died at stone, sand and gravel facilities in a one-week span in late September. According to MSHA, the first miner died in Kentucky when he fell into a hopper at a quarry. The...
View ArticleMSHA issues metal/nonmetal safety alert
One fatal accident and four serious accidents in metal/nonmetal mining through three weeks of October prompted MSHA to issue a safety alert to the industry. According to MSHA, an electrician died after...
View ArticleMSHA issues third-quarter fatality data
Four miners died in metal/nonmetal mining accidents in the third quarter this year, according to an MSHA report. Five coal miners also died in the third quarter. Two of the four metal/nonmetal miners...
View ArticleMSHA releases third quarter fatality report
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that in the third quarter of 2014, eight miners were killed in accidents at work, marking a total of 30 deaths in...
View ArticleMSHA 2014 data shows mining injuries reached all-time low
The U.S. Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) released its 2014 preliminary mine safety data, which includes information on inspections, violations, mines, and fatality and injury rates for...
View Article3 workers injured after ground shift at Hanson Aggregates quarry
Three workers were injured, two seriously, after ground shifted at Hanson Aggregates’ Whitney Quarry, an underground limestone mine in western Pennsylvania, reports the Associated Press (AP). The...
View ArticleMSHA offers online program to report injuries, accidents
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) created an interactive, online training tool to help mine operators and contractors comply with federal regulations to report accidents, illnesses and...
View ArticleMSHA releases a seasonal safety alert
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) released a seasonal safety alert for mines and quarries this fall as they prepare for the winter season by performing annual shutdown or repair...
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OSHA plans to conduct inspections related to heat
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) launched a program designed to protect workers from heat illnesses and injuries. Through a national emphasis program focused on heat-related...
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Step up your approach to ladder safety
The American Ladder Institute (ALI) established March as National Ladder Safety Month seven years ago, as accidents involving ladders happen at worksites every day. The latest U.S. Bureau of Labor...
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