The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued a safety alert for confined spaces. Between 2017 and 2020, three miners were fatally injured after entering confined spaces to clear material and obstructions. These confined spaces included a sand and gravel bin, a sand-filled hopper, and a cone crusher. All three miners were engulfed by falling material.
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The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Sept. 1, a miner at Arepet Industries, Bexar, Texas, died when he fell while attempting to close a hatch on the top of a bulk material trailer. The miner was wearing a fall protection harness but his lanyard was not attached to a secure anchorage.
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The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Aug. 26, two miners at Chilton Inc., Cowlitz, Wash., were preparing a mobile track-mounted jaw crusher for shipping off-site. The crusher was missing the upper wrist pin from the hydraulic cylinder that raises and lowers the right hopper extension. The right hopper extension was secured in place by wedges. The victim was…
Read MoreThe Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Sept. 1, a miner died at Arepet Industries, Bexar, Texas, when he fell while attempting to close a hatch on the top of a bulk material trailer. The miner was wearing a fall protection harness but his lanyard was not attached to a secure anchorage.
Read MoreThe Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on June 19, a miner died while inspecting a stockpile for oversized material. As the victim walked along the toe of the stockpile, a portion of the stockpile collapsed, covering him with approximately 4 ft. of material.
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Read MoreThe Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Aug. 18, a miner was killed at H.J. Hove, Riverside, Calif., while attempting to clear a material blockage. The miner entered the cone crusher to begin work when the material shifted and engulfed him. He was extracted from the crusher and taken to a hospital, where he died the next day.
Read MoreThe Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that there have been eight fatalities involving belt conveyors in the mining industry since Jan. 26, 2017. Six involved miners working near moving conveyors, while two involved maintenance of an idle conveyor.
Read MoreThe Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on July 29, a miner at a sand and gravel operation in Wright, Mo., was injured when his arm became entangled in a stacker conveyor belt. The victim was airlifted to a trauma center where he passed away a week later.
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