Tags: FMSHRC
Guest Blog: FMSHRC redefines “flagrant violation”
Adele Abrams, Esp., CMSP
In a precedential decision, the Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission (FMSHRC) has reversed an Administrative Law Judge’s ruling and, in doing so, expands the scope of what can be deemed a “flagrant violation”--a category ... Read More...
Keep Safety in Mind
by Therese Dunphy, Editor-in-Chief
tdunphy@randallreilly.com
According to data released by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), 2012 had the lowest fatality rate in the history of U.S. mining, with 0.0107 deaths per 200,000 hours worked and a reportable injury rate of ... Read More...
Safety hits all-time high in 2012
According to data released by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), 2012 had the lowest fatality rate in the history of U.S. mining, with 0.0107 deaths per 200,000 hours worked and a reportable injury rate of 2.56 per 200,000 ... Read More...
Mine operator wins on unwarrantable failure PPE issue
One of the newer Administrative Law Judges - William Steele - has issued a decision in favor of a limestone quarry operator in a case involving a worker's failure to wear eye protection. In Michels Corporation (ALJ, November 2012), ALJ ... Read More...
Three Generations of Luck
By Therese Dunphy
In today’s challenging environment, many businesses put profits before people. The focus is on the bottom line, and creating shareholder value is the primary mission. Not so at Luck Companies. This nearly 90-year-old business thrives by focusing on ... Read More...
WEBINAR TODAY at 2 p.m. ET: Responding to MSHA/OSHA Document Requests
Adele Abrams, Law Office of Adele Abrams, PC, IMA-NA associate and exclusive columnist on Aggregates Manager's website and e-newsletter, AggMan e-News, will present a webinar on "Responding to MSHA/OSHA Document Requests."
This webinar will address the new FMSHRC ruling governing ... Read More...
Reining in Reinstatement Claims
Sixth Circuit overrides Secretary of Labor on temporary reinstatement of terminated miners.
by Meredith A. Kapushion
Mine operators and miners familiar with the procedures for temporary reinstatement under the Mine Act may be aware of the shift in the Mine Safety and ... Read More...
Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission addresses contractor liability issues
by Adele L. Abrams, president of the Law Office of Adele L. Abrams P.C.
One of the more frustrating legal issues confronting those in the mining industry has been the application of the Mine Act’s “strict liability” framework to situations involving ... Read More...
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