MSHA reported that on August 5, a customer truck driver at Superior Silica Sands San Antonio Plant, Bexar County, Texas, fell from a large container mounted on the trailer of his truck. After opening the container lid, the driver slipped while descending the container. The driver died from his injuries on August 7.
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MSHA July Impact Inspections: 288 Violations
The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) completed impact inspections at 15 mines in 12 states in July 2023, issuing 288 violations and four safeguard notices. MSHA began impact inspections after an explosion killed 29 miners at West Virginia’s Upper Big Branch Mine in 2010.
Read MoreMSHA Reports 25th Fatality of 2023
MSHA reported that on July 17, a miner at Holcim’s Swampscott Quarry, Essex County, Mass., died while performing repairs on a gyratory crusher. When a component was being suspended by a crane, a lifting eye welded to the component broke free striking the miner.
Read MoreMSHA Warns About Heat Stress
The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued an urgent reminder for mines and miners in regard to heat stress on the job, as well as ways to treat it when it does occur.
Read MoreMSHA Reports 24th Fatality of 2023
MSHA reported that on June 22, a contract bulldozer operator at Vulcan Materials’ Chula Vista, Calif., quarry died when the bulldozer he was operating backed off the edge of a highwall. The bulldozer operator was clearing the bench in preparation for drilling and blasting and had removed the berms along the edge.
Read MoreMSHA Impact Inspections Target 16 Mines, Yield 279 Violations in May
The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) completed impact inspections at 16 mines in May, issuing 279 violations and one safeguard.
Read MoreMSHA Reports 20th Fatality of 2023
MSHA reported that on May 22, a miner died at RiverStone Group’s Ralls County, Mo., operation when the haul truck he was operating overturned, when the edge of the bank at a dump point gave way. The haul truck landed on the roof of the cab.
Read MoreMSHA Reports Drowning Fatality
MSHA reported that on Feb. 25, a miner at La Havana Pit, Hidalgo, Texas, drowned when his excavator traveled over a berm into a sediment pond.
Read MoreVirginia Tech Researchers Use Autonomous Technologies to Make Mines Safer
How do you use drones and robots to make underground mining less risky for workers? Virginia Tech researcher Richard Bishop and his West Virginia University collaborators are working to answer this question. A recent two-year, $569,149 Alpha Foundation grant will allow the team to study ways to use autonomous drones to predict and prevent roof collapses underground. It’s urgent work.…
Read MoreMSHA Issues Safety Alert on Personnel Carriers
MSHA is reporting that since 2018, there have been seven fatalities involving miners operating personnel carriers. These accidents could have been prevented if mine operators:
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