The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued a Lockout/Tagout alert. Electricity has killed three people in the mining industry since Aug. 7.
MSHA recommends the following best practices ...
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that while spotting for a dump truck, a contractor stepped directly into the path of a bulldozer and died at the scene on Nov. 16.
This is ...
On Aug. 29, the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) took a step closer to an updated regulation for respirable crystalline silica. In a published Request for Information (RFI), the agency is soliciting ...
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that a miner who fell from a man basket when the weldment securing the basket to the shovel failed on June 15, 2018, died of his injuries on June ...
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced the dates and locations of five public stakeholder meetings on the standards for examinations of working places in metal and nonmetal mines that ...
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued a Lockout/Tagout alert. Electricity has killed three people in the mining industry since Aug. 7, 2019.
An electrician contacted an energized ...
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Wednesday, July 17, a 32-year-old general manager/owner was killed when he was struck by a hydraulic breaker.
The victim and the excavator ...
Agency Leadership to Focus on Protecting Miners From Dust Exposure.
By Brian Hendrix
According to its leadership, MSHA is working to “put the ‘H’ back in ‘MSHA.’” Testifying in Congress in June, Assistant ...
On Aug. 29, the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) took a step closer to an updated regulation for respirable crystalline silica. In a published Request for Information (RFI), the agency is soliciting ...
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Aug. 7, a plant electrician with 15 years of mining experience was electrocuted when he contacted an energized connection of a 4,160 VAC ...
... have had an opportunity to showcase new training materials with accompanying research at the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) annual TRAM conference in Beckley, W.Va. More specifically, over ...
Update from the Mine Safety and Health Administration.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) completed a major upgrade to its primary data system – the Mine Data ...
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Wednesday, July 17, a 32-year-old general manager/owner was killed when he was struck by a hydraulic breaker.
The victim and the excavator ...
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has completed a major upgrade to its primary data system – the Mine Data Retrieval System (MDRS) – bringing increased functionality ...
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on June 10, a 22-year-old contractor with three years of experience, was fatally injured when he was pinned between a front-end loader and ...
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) completed a major upgrade to its primary data system – the Mine Data Retrieval System (MDRS) – bringing increased functionality ...
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on May 13, a 59-year-old supervisor with 40 years of experience was fatally injured when the stationary crane he was operating fell 85 ft. ...
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced the availability of up to $400,000 in funding through its Brookwood-Sago grant program to support education and training ...
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced the availability of up to $400,000 in funding through its Brookwood-Sago grant program to support education and training ...
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Jan. 5, a 55-year-old contract miner received fatal injuries when he was pinned between a pneumatically powered air lock equipment door ...
Operators and Management Personnel Have a Significant Defense Worth Pursuing. Find Out What It Is.
By Henry Chajet
Under the Mine Safety Act, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) can ...
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on March 7, a 46-year-old contractor with three years of experience was fatally injured when he lost his balance and fell backwards through ...
During a recent quarterly stakeholder call, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced a new “Fire Suppression Safety Initiative” (FSS) to ensure that fire suppression systems on mobile ...
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Monday, Jan. 14, a 56-year-old survey crew member with approximately 30 years of mining experience was fatally injured after he was struck ...
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Oct. 2, a 40-year-old miner with 20 years of experience was fatally injured when struck by stemming sand ejected from a borehole.
While ...