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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MSHA Issues New Serious Accident Alert
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued the following serious accident alert.
Read MoreWin an Award for Safety
July 12, 2017 – Do you have an innovative process that helps workers stay healthy or improves safe operations? The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) wants to hear about it. Producers can apply for a NIOSH Safety and Health Technology Innovations Award by July 31. A simple description of the technology or process is all that’s needed to apply. Visit…
Read MoreMSHA Issues New Serious Accident Alert
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued the following serious accident alert:
Read MoreMSHA Issues Final Report on January Fatality
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued a final report on a Fatal Fall of Ground (Rib/Back) accident that occurred on Jan. 25, 2017, at the Linwood Mine, Linwood Mining and Minerals Corp., Davenport, Iowa.
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 Releases New Serious Accident Alert
The Mine Safety and Health Association (MSHA) has issued a new Serious Accident Alert.
Read MoreRecent Deaths of Miners Working Alone Spurs MSHA Action
In the first three months of 2017, five miners died in accidents that occurred when they were working alone on mine property. To raise awareness of the potential dangers in doing so, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has launched an initiative to focus on the hazards miners may encounter when they work in areas…
Read MoreMSHA Issues New Serious Accident Alert
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued a new Serious Accident Alert. A miner was operating a portable crusher when a large rock fell striking him on the left side of his head. The miner was wearing a hard hat at the time. The miner was taken to the hospital and released later that day.
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.
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