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1. MSHA Report ...: (Features); ... coal mines. In 2019, The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) conducted 37,471 inspections at nearly 13,000 mines employing 330,000 miners, which resulted in 99,663 citations and orders. MSHA inspected ...; Created on 06 July 2020
2. MSHA Reports Ninth Fatality of 2020 ...: (Latest News); The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on June 13, at a Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community site in Maricopa, Ariz., a dragline was found submerged in 25 ft. of water where ...; Created on 06 July 2020
3. MSHA Warns About Fall-From-Height Accidents ...: (Frac Sand); The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that 28 miners have died after falling from heights over the last 10 years. Deaths from falls have increased from 8% to 19% of mining fatalities ...; Created on 26 June 2020
4. Deaths from Falls Prompt MSHA Warning ...: (Latest News); The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that 28 miners have died after falling from heights over the last 10 years. Deaths from falls have increased from 8% to 19% of mining fatalities ...; Created on 26 June 2020
5. MSHA to Address Stakeholders ...: (Blog); ... call with remarks about recent developments at MSHA. The call will focus on various safety topics and include an update on the current COVID-19 pandemic. Specialists will also provide updates on recent ...; Created on 25 June 2020
6. MSHA Reports Fatality at Ohio Operation ...: (Safety & Health); The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on May 2, a miner entered a dredged sand and gravel bin through a lower access hatch to clear an obstruction. The miner was clearing the blockage ...; Created on 10 June 2020
7. MSHA Reports Eighth Fatality ...: (Latest News); The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on June 1, a contract truck driver in Maricopa, Ariz., died after falling from the top of his trailer. The victim received first aid/CPR at ...; Created on 10 June 2020
8. MSHA Responds to COVID-19 ...: (Safety & Health); The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has received a high volume of questions regarding the coronavirus/COVID-19 and both mine operator actions and MSHA actions in response. This information ...; Created on 01 June 2020
9. MSHA Cancels Escapeways Guidance ...: (Blog); May 26, 2020 – The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced the cancellation of a proposed Program Policy Letter on escapeways and refuges in underground metal and nonmetal mines. MSHA has ...; Created on 26 May 2020
10. MSHA Reports Fatality at Ohio Operation ...: (Latest News); The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on May 2, a miner entered a dredged sand and gravel bin through a lower access hatch to clear an obstruction. The miner was clearing the blockage ...; Created on 14 May 2020
11. MSHA Reports Two Fatalities ...: (Latest News); The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has reported two fatalities. On Feb. 29, at Newark Acquisition LLC, Beauregard, La., a plant foreman was priming the main suction pump on a dredge when ...; Created on 09 April 2020
12. MSHA Responds to COVID-19 ...: (Latest News); The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has received a high volume of questions regarding the coronavirus/COVID-19 and both mine operator actions and MSHA actions in response. This information ...; Created on 27 March 2020
13. NSSGA Update on MSHA Annual Refresher Training ...: (Latest News); The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) has learned from MSHA that although the agency will not issue a written policy publicly, they will rely on internal guidance regarding enforcement ...; Created on 18 March 2020
14. MSHA: No U.S. Mines Met POV Criteria ...: (Latest News); ... Health Administration (MSHA). The announcement follows MSHA’s most recent screening, covering the period from Feb. 1, 2019, to Jan. 31, 2020. This was the sixth consecutive screening that resulted ...; Created on 17 March 2020
15. MSHA Reports 22nd Fatality of 2019 ...: (Safety & Health); The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that a contract maintenance mechanic was performing elevator maintenance when the car descended, crushing the mechanic against an elevator platform. ...; Created on 14 February 2020
16. MSHA Unveils New Unified Inspection Handbook ...: (Law); Here is a Look at the Differences M/NM Operators Can Expect. By Charles M. Fleischmann Back in November, MSHA head David Zatezalo indicated that MSHA’s initiative to “blur the lines” between coal ...; Created on 14 February 2020
17. MSHA Reports 22nd Fatality ...: (Latest News); The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that a contract maintenance mechanic was performing elevator maintenance when the car descended, crushing the mechanic against an elevator platform. ...; Created on 16 December 2019
18. MSHA Issues Lockout/Tagout Alert ...: (Safety & Health); 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 ...; Created on 10 December 2019
19. MSHA Reports Year's 21st Fatality ...: (Latest News); 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 ...; Created on 02 December 2019
20. MSHA Moves Closer to a Silica Rule ...: (Safety & Health); 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 ...; Created on 28 October 2019
21. MSHA Reports Fatality From 2018 Accident ...: (Latest News); 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 ...; Created on 18 October 2019
22. MSHA Schedules Stakeholder Meetings ...: (Latest News); 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 ...; Created on 17 October 2019
23. MSHA Issues Lockout/Tagout Alert ...: (Latest News); 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 ...; Created on 07 October 2019
24. MSHA Reports 11th Fatality ...: (Safety & Health); 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 ...; Created on 27 September 2019
25. Putting The ‘H’ Back In MSHA? ...: (Law); 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 ...; Created on 27 September 2019

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