A recent government report has revealed the safest year on record for South Africa, though the nation’s mines minister is calling for even more work to be done. The new report, according to Reuters, said accident-related deaths in the country’s mines fell from 74 to 49 in 2022. Injuries were down from 2,123 in 2021 to 1,946 last year. Despite…
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MSHA issues warning about highwalls
According to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), since 2012, falling rocks and materials from hazardous highwalls have resulted in nine mining fatalities and 27 serious injuries. Full story.
Read MoreMSHA Reports 25th, 26th fatalities of 2022
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has released alerts for the 25th and 26th fatalities of 2022. Read the full North American Mining article here.
Read MoreMSHA’s Williamson marks National Miners Day
For the 13th time, the U.S. marked National Miners Day, and U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) assistant secretary for mine safety and health Christopher Williamson marked the occasion in a statement. Read full article.
Read MoreMSHA reports 22nd fatality of 2022
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Sept. 28, a miner at Teichert Inc.’s Spanish Springs plant, Washoe County, Nev., died when he was engulfed in a collapsed stockpile. The miner was working close to the toe of the stockpile to remove material off the top of a surge tunnel’s feeder to clear a blockage. Read full…
Read MoreU.S. Department of Labor awards funds for mine safety awareness
The U.S. Department of Labor announced that it has awarded $985,284 in grants to support the development and delivery of education and training by 10 organizations that will help identify, avoid and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around the nation’s mines. Read full article.
Read MoreRegistration opens for Southeast Mine Safety and Health Conference 2022
Organizers for the Southeast Mine Safety and Health Conference are reporting strong early interest as registration opens for its 2022 event. Read full article.
Read MoreMiner killed at Harmony’s Kusasalethu
Harmony Gold Mining has confirmed that one of its employees died on 6 June at its Kusasalethu operation near Carletonville, Gauteng province – its fifth death in a month. The miner called the accident an “engineering-related incident” that occurred during the afternoon hours local time, though it did not release further details. The death was on the same day as…
Read MoreU.S. Department of Labor announces mine safety grants
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced the availability of more than $10.5 million in fiscal year 2022 state grant funding to provide federally mandated training and retraining of miners and mine operators working at surface and underground coal and metal and nonmetal mines. Any state in which mining takes place may apply for the grant.…
Read MoreMagna Gold reports fatal mine collapse
Canadian miner Magna Gold Corp. has reported a fatal accident involving three employees at its San Francisco Mine in the northern Mexican state of Sonoraon. Read the full article from North American Mining.
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