The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported the 13th fatality for calendar year 2017 in metal and nonmetal mining.
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MSHA Reports Fifth Fatality This Year
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported a fatality at EP Management Corp.’s Celatom Plant, a nonmetallic minerals operation in Oregon. On July 14, a part-time mine employee was moving irrigation pipe by hand and was electrocuted when the pipe came in contact with high-voltage transmission lines overhead.
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The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is reporting that on June 8, 2017, a truck driver was operating a Caterpillar 777F haul truck, dumping a load of gravel, when the ground at the dump point collapsed.
Read MoreMSHA Reports Second Metal/Nonmetal Fatality of 2017
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on March 14, 2017, an independent owner/operator truck driver walked behind his raised end-dump trailer while dumping his load, and was engulfed by sand. This is the second fatality reported in calendar year 2017 in metal and nonmetal mining.
Read MoreMSHA Serious Accident Alert
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued the following Metal/Nonmetal Serious Accident Alert.
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