The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported the first fatality of 2018 in the metal/nonmetal sector.
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MSHA Reports Ninth Fatality of the Year
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported the ninth fatality of 2017 in the metal/nonmetal sector. The Fall of Material incident happened at Argos USA’s Roberta cement plant in Alabama.
Read MoreMSHA Announces Rule Extension
May 22, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced it is extending the effective date of the agency’s final rule on Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines until Oct. 2, 2017. This extension will allow additional time for MSHA to provide training and compliance assistance for its stakeholders. MSHA is developing a…
Read MoreMSHA Issues New Serious Accident Alert
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued a new Metal/Nonmetal Serious Accident Alert.
Read MoreMSHA Reports Third Industry Fatality of the Year
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is reporting the third metal/nonmetal mining fatality of the year.
Read MoreMSHA’s Merrifield to Retire
Neal Merrifield, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) metal/nonmetal administrator, will retire from the administration Oct. 29, 2016, according to Joseph A. Main, assistant secretary of labor, MSHA. Main made the announcement during an MSHA stakeholder meeting on Oct. 4 and said that Merrifield will be succeeded on an interim basis by Kevin Stricklin, MSHA’s coal administrator. He said that…
Read MoreMSHA Releases Injury, Fatality Data
According to preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), 42 miners died in work-related accidents at the nation’s mines in 2013, an increase from the 36 miners who died in 2012.
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