The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has reported that on August 4, a mine manager at Wooten Sand & Gravel Inc., Miller County, Ark. died while performing maintenance on a bulldozer. Read full article.
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New app will provide miners with health, safety, miners’ rights information
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration launched an app for use on iPhone and Android devices that will help get timely information directly to miners and members of the mining community. Read full article.
Read MoreMSHA reports 16th fatality
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on July 21, a miner at Giant Cement Co., Dorchester County, S.C., received fatal injuries when his right arm became entangled in an auger (screw) conveyor.
Read MoreMSHA reports 15th fatality
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on June 20, 2022, a 50-year-old miner at a Lhoist Group plant in Virginia died when the excavator he was operating underground slid over an elevated loading pad and was engulfed by lime dust. This is the 15th fatality reported in 2022, and the fifth classified as “Machinery.” Read full article.
Read MoreFisher Phillips unveils MSHA Violations Tracker
U.S-based labor and law firm Fisher Phillips has released what is considered a first in technology for the nation’s industry: the MSHA Safety Tracker. Powered by Microsoft Power BI and leveraging a comprehensive dataset of violations reported by the U.S. Department of Labor, the tracker – known more formally as the Mine Safety and Health Administration Violations Tracker – can…
Read MoreMSHA reports 13th mine fatality
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on June 17, a contract miner died at Jackson Quarry in Jackson County, Ga., when the Cat CP44B Compactor he was operating overturned, pinning him beneath the cab. Read full article.
Read MoreMSHA hits M-Class Mining with $1.2M in civil penalties
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has proposed nearly $1.2 million in civil penalties to Illinois coal mine operator M-Class Mining for trying to conceal a fire that broke out on a longwall section on August 13, 2021. Read full article.
Read MoreMSHA posts enhanced enforcement program for truckers, supervisors
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has implemented an enhanced enforcement program after recent data indicates that accidents involving customer and contract truck drivers, and managers and supervisors performing mining tasks represent a significant number of recent fatalities. Read full article.
Read MoreMSHA launches silica dust initiative
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has launched a new enforcement initiative to better protect the nation’s miners from health hazards resulting from repeated overexposure to respirable crystalline silica. Read full article.
Read MoreFirst Majestic sells La Guitarra for US$35 Million
First Majestic Silver Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its 100% owned, past-producing La Guitarra Silver Mine in Mexico to Sierra Madre Gold & Silver for US$35 million. Read full article.
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