The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on May 18, a telehandler at the Young Mine, Jefferson County, Tenn., was towing a trailer with a diesel pump onboard up an inclined underground roadway when the tow hitch suddenly broke. The trailer rolled down the roadway, striking and fatally injuring a contract laborer.
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MSHA Reports Eighth Fatality
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on April 19, a miner at Frontera Materials, Hidalgo, Texas, stopped his haul truck in front of his personal vehicle to get his lunch. While standing and eating his lunch, the haul truck rolled forward, pinning the miner between the haul truck and his personal truck.
Read MoreNIOSH Announces Release of ErgoMine 2.0 App Update
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has launched version 2.0 of the ErgoMine app, an on-the-ground resource for mine workers and mine safety and health professionals. The auditing app helps to identify, record and track ergonomics and safety hazards that can lead to injuries, illnesses, and fatalities at the worksite.
Read MoreMSHA Announces Availability of Brookwood-Sago Safety Grants
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced the availability of up to $1 million to fund grants to support education and training to help mine workers identify, avoid and prevent unsafe working conditions.
Read MoreMSHA Reports Seventh Fatality
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on March 12, a miner at Dredge Chesterfield in St Louis County, Mo., was fatally injured while attempting to insert a steel pin into a spud beam.
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The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on March 5, a miner at Otter Creek Sand & Gravel Inc., Fulton County, Ill., was fatally injured when the excavator he was operating rolled over into a body of water.
Read MoreMSHA Reports Fifth Fatality
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Feb. 25, a 26-year-old plant operator at Sierra Ready Mix Quarry Site, Clark County, Nev., died after entering a cyclone discharge box. The local fire department recovered the victim lodged in an 18-in. wide discharge pipe that was full of water.
Read MoreMSHA COVID Guidance Seeks to Mitigate, Prevent Viral Spread
The U.S. Department of Labor issued stronger worker safety guidance to help mine operators and mine workers implement a coronavirus protection program and better identify risks that could lead to exposure.
Read MoreMSHA Reports Fourth Fatality
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Feb. 22, a 26-year-old underground chute puller at Nyrstar’s Immel zinc mine in Knox County, Tenn., was fatally injured as a passenger of a rail-mounted locomotive when he was crushed between the deck of the locomotive and an overhead chute.
Read MoreMSHA Reports Third Fatality of the Year
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Feb. 8, a miner at Washington County Aggregates Inc, Washington, Mo., was fatally injured when he became entangled in a fluted tail pulley while attempting to shovel under an adjacent fluted tail pulley.
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