The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) completed impact inspections in September 2024 at eight mines in Indiana, Kentucky, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin and issued 112 violations.
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MSHA Completes August 2024 Impact Inspections
The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) completed impact inspections at 14 mines in 10 states in August 2024, issuing 253 violations. The agency began conducting impact inspections after an April 2010 explosion in West Virginia at the Upper Big Branch Mine killed 29 miners. Inspections took place at plants operated by Minnesota Mining…
Read MoreMSHA Impact Inspections in June Target 15 Mines
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 June 2024 and cited mine operators for 195 violations.
Read MoreMSHA August Impact Inspections: 246 Violations
The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) completed impact inspections at 14 mines in 10 states in August, issuing 246 violations.
Read MoreMSHA 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: More, More, More . . . of the Same
‘More Enforcement’ Is MSHA’s Favorite Answer To Every Problem. By Brian Hendrix According to Bloomberg Law, Assistant Secretary of Labor for MSHA Chris Williamson announced in early March that MSHA will increase the number or frequency of impact inspections. MSHA will also resume its practice of posting the names of mines targeted for impact inspections to MSHA’s website. Every month,…
Read MoreMSHA Special Impact Inspections Hit New York Plant Hard
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced federal inspectors issued 132 citations and two orders during special impact inspections conducted at 10 coal mines and five metal and nonmetal mines in December 2016.
Read MoreMSHA Targets Aggregates, Cement Plants in November
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced federal inspectors issued 152 citations and five orders during special impact inspections conducted at 10 coal mines and seven metal and nonmetal mines in November 2016.
Read MoreMSHA Hits Aggregates, Cement Plants With Impact Inspections
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced federal inspectors issued 130 citations and one safeguard during special impact inspections conducted at 10 coal mines and five metal and nonmetal mines in October 2016.
Read MoreMSHA Touts Results of April Impact Inspections
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced that federal inspectors issued 90 citations and three orders during special impact inspections at 10 coal mines and three metal and nonmetal mines in April 2016.
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