Tags: Mine Safety and Health Administration
District court orders American Industries to pay overdue mine safety fines to Department of Labor
The U.S. Department of Labor has won a lawsuit against American Industries in which the DOL argued the company's Jewett City operation violated the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, which authorizes the department to sue operators who ... Read More...
MSHA Alert: Drill Safety
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has released an accident prevention alert following a recent injury. The incident involved a roof bolting machine operator who was seriously injured when he was struck by an unrestrained drill steel.
MSHA recommends the ... Read More...
MSHA Alert: Conveyor Safety
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has released the investigation report on an April 27, 2013, fatality at a surface gypsum operation. The incident involved a 58-year-old mechanic with 2 years of experience who was killed when he was ... Read More...
Obama budget slashes safety investments
The FY2014 budget released by the Obama Administration on April 10 increases across-the-board spending by 2 percent, but cuts Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) programs critical to enhancing the safety of aggregates workers.
According to a report from the National ... 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...
MSHA Alert: Blast Safety
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has released the investigation report on a March 27, 2013, fatality at a crushed stone operation. The incident involved a 61-year-old loader operator with 24 years of experience who was killed when broken ... Read More...
GUEST BLOG: Byrd Mine Safety Act: Different Lyrics But Same Old Song
Adele Abrams, Esp., CMSP
It's Ba-ack! On March 17, Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) and 17 other democratic co-sponsors introduced HR 1373, the Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2013, a revised version of last session's model that refocuses ... Read More...
Thursday AGG1 seminar standouts
Here are a few of the AGG1 Academy seminars that caught our eye. If you attend one of these, please let us know what you think.
Thursday, March 21
7:30 - 9 a.m.
TH41: Defending Against MSHA Elevated Enforcement and MSHA Special Investigations: ... Read More...
Tuesday AGG1 seminar standouts
Here are a few of the AGG1 Academy educational sessions scheduled for today that we thought looked interesting. If you attend one of these, let us know what you think.
Tuesday, March 19
7:30 - 9 a.m.
T46: Applying Lean Manufacturing Principles in the ... Read More...
MSHA Alert: Dozer safety
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) released the investigation report on a Sept. 26, 2012, fatality at a construction sand and gravel site. The incident involved a 79-year old foreman who was killed when he was run over by ... Read More...
MSHA says inspections have made mines safer
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration announced that federal inspectors issued 245 citations and 13 orders during special impact inspections conducted at nine coal mines and six metal/non-metal mines in January 2013.
The monthly inspections involve mines ... Read More...
NSSGA promotes Northeast Mine Safety & Health Conference
The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association and the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s Northeast District are joining together to stage the Northeast Mine Safety & Health Conference, a three-day-long conference on mine safety and health. The conference is set for April ... Read More...
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