The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Dec. 15, 2020, a miner at Fords Branch Mine 1, Pike, Ky., was fatally injured while changing the rear tire on a front-end loader.
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MSHA Reports 29 Mine-Related Deaths in 2020
In 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported there were 29 mining fatalities, making it the sixth consecutive year that mining fatalities were below 30. Among those fatalities, five occurred in coal mines, a historic low.
Read MoreMSHA Targets Electric Motor-Driven Mine Equipment and Accessories
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced a proposed rule incorporating national and international voluntary consensus standards related to electric motor-driven mine equipment and accessories.
Read MoreMSHA Reports 22nd Fatality
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Oct. 19, an excavator’s bucket struck a plant operator who was standing on the cross beam of a grizzly hopper screen at Swayback Quarry, Larimer, Colo.
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Read MoreTexas Frac Marks Two Years Without a Lost Time Accident
Texas Frac of Saint Jo, Texas, has marked two years without a lost time accident, according to a press release from the operation’s parent organization, FLASH Family of Companies.
Read MorePetroteq Oil Sands Plant to Restart
Petroteq Energy Inc., an integrated oil company focused on the development and implementation of its proprietary oil-extraction technologies, announced that work to upgrade the capacity and reliability of its oil sands plant at Asphalt Ridge has been completed. Commissioning of the plant is now also complete.
Read MoreMSHA Reports 26th Fatality
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Nov. 23, a miner was electrocuted while troubleshooting a disconnect box for the classifier drive motor. The victim had the electrical disconnect box open and the main power supply was not de-energized.
Read MoreMSHA Reports 22nd Fatality
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Oct. 19, an excavator’s bucket struck a plant operator who was standing on the cross beam of a grizzly hopper screen at Swayback Quarry, Larimer, Colo.
Read MoreMSHA Reports Machinery Fatality
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Aug. 21, a truck driver at Martin Marietta Materials’ Moore Quarry, Pocahontas, Iowa, sustained fatal head injuries while he was deploying the automatic tarp on his fifth-wheel side-dump trailer.
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