The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) completed two investigations related to fatalities that occurred in September.
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Housing Production Dips in December
Following an unusual surge in housing starts in November, nationwide housing production fell 9.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 999,000 units in December, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Read MoreTop 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2014
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA), which represents the $827 billion equipment finance sector, recently revealed its Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2014.
Read MoreEgge Promoted at Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc.
KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens has promoted Alan Egge to engineering manager of Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc., the company’s Yankton, SD-based manufacturing facility. In his new position, Egge will be responsible for managing the design engineering and technical publications departments.
Read MoreMcLanahan Receives ISO 9001:2008 Certification
McLanahan Corp.’s location in Hollidaysburg, Pa., has received certification in the ISO 9001:2008 Management System for the design, manufacture and service of equipment for the mineral, aggregate, agricultural and industrial industries. The official registration audit was completed by SRI Quality System Registrar out of Pittsburgh, Pa., in late October 2013, and the company received its official certification in December.
Read MoreOFF-HIGHWAY DIESEL PRICES
The national estimated average price-per-gallon for off-highway diesel fuel as of Jan. 20 is $3.619. That is lower than the previous comparison price-per-gallon of $3.658.
Read MoreSafety Achievement in Illinois
January 20, 2014 – Congratulations goes out to the Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers (IAAP). The association’s Safety Committee announced to everyone working in the aggregates industry in Illinois that they have achieved another fatality free year.
Read MoreSchenck Process LLC Formed
Mac Process, North America’s largest supplier of pneumatic conveying and air filtration systems, and Schenck AccuRate, a leader in the manufacture and supply of dry material feeders and weighing technologies announce the official integration of the two businesses.
Read MoreFatalities Hit Month of December
Three fatalities struck the aggregates industry in the month of December. On Dec. 4, a 63-year-old lead man with 16 years of experience was killed at a crushed stone mine. The victim initiated a blast and was struck by flyrock from the blast. He was standing 153 ft. from the nearest blast hole and was struck by rock as large…
Read MoreCompany Cannot Claim it ‘Lacked Adequate’ Notice of Bad Ball Joints
By Ellen SmithAn ALJ improperly determined that a company lacked “adequate notice” when cited for four violations at its plant where an MSHA inspector alleged excessive movement in the ball joints of the steering linkage of four trucks.
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