On Review
MSHA wins two on jurisdiction issues
Adele Abrams, Esp., CMSP
Two recent decisions confirm what many in the mining industry have suspected for a while: the
Mine ... Read More...
Mine operator wins on unwarrantable failure...
One of the newer Administrative Law Judges - William Steele - has issued a decision in favor of a limestone ... Read More...
Contractor equipment defect citations upheld
Adele Abrams
An independent contractor charged with three alleged violations of Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) equipment standards has ... Read More...
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Commission addresses...
Adele Abrams
When a mine operator does not get the relief sought during negotiations with attorneys representing the Mine Safety ... Read More...
Appeals court reverses FMSHRC on temporary...
Adele Abrams, Esq., CMS
On Aug. 14, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued its long-awaited ... Read More...
When is an accident ‘immediately...
Adele Abrams
A pair of recent decisions show how complex it can be to analyze whether an incident is immediately ... Read More...
MSHA’s “Voices in the...
Adele Abrams
A project by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to elicit input from workers in mining workplaces ... Read More...
MSHA’s “Voices in the...
Adele Abrams.Eaq., CMSP
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) project to elicit input from workers in mining workplaces is underway, ... Read More...
Equipment defect citation vacated in...
On April 1, 2012, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) launched phase three of its "Rules to Live By" ... Read More...
FMSHRC Affirms Widening Scope of Persons Who...
The run of bad cases that has resulted in expanding the universe of individuals who can be civilly fined (and ... Read More...
