The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has awarded more than $10.5 million in grants to organizations in 45 states, the Navajo Nation and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to reduce mining accidents, injuries and illnesses by supporting programs such as safety and health courses.
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MSHA Reports 25th Fatality of 2024
MSHA reported that on April 13, a front-end loader operator at Martin Marietta Materials’ Morgan County Quarry in Buckhead, Ga., drowned, lying face down in a pool of water. The front-end loader operator was last seen using a water hose to wash material off a concrete pad next to a pool of water.
Read MoreTRAM Conference on Tap for Nov.12-15
The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Mine Safety and Health Administration is holding its annual Training Resources Applied to Mining (TRAM) conference in Beaver, W.Va., Nov. 12-15. The event will bring some of the industry’s leading mine safety and health trainers together to discuss best practices and new approaches for protecting miners at metal, nonmetal and coal mines…
Read MoreMSHA Completes Impact Inspections at Eight Mines in Seven States
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.
Read MoreCauses and prevention of conveyor fires
An enormous part of worker safety is the prevention of hazardous situations at the mine site – especially those areas where risks are highest. There is always room to improve that level of safety, and behind that is understanding more about risk mitigation. To create a fire there must be three elements: oxygen, heat and fuel (also known as “the…
Read MoreFirst Look – November 2024
TOP NEWS MINExpo 2024 Breaks All RecordsMINExpo 2024, held Sept. 24-26 in Las Vegas, hosted 45,000 attendees and more than 2,000 exhibitors from 148 countries who came to see more than 850,000 sq. ft. of exhibits, breaking all prior show records. MINExpo is the world’s largest mining show and is produced by the National Mining Association (NMA). CDE, Granite Unveil…
Read MoreMSHA Issues Haul Truck Roll Over Safety Alert
MSHA reported that on Oct. 9, a 60-ton haul truck was dumping a load of material when the dump point sloughed off, causing the haul truck to slide down and overturn, coming to rest upside down 15 ft. below. The driver was rescued from the truck through the side window of the cab with minor injuries. MSHA recommends the following…
Read MoreMSHA Issues Safety Alert for Entrapment
MSHA reported that on Oct. 10,, a bulldozer fell into a feeder when a bridged coal pile collapsed, engulfing the bulldozer and trapping the operator inside the cab. Emergency response efforts were swift and organized, resulting in the successful rescue of the operator. The bulldozer was equipped with high-strength glass, oxygen bottles and a remote shut-off for the feeder, all…
Read MoreMSHA Issues Safety Alert for Highwalls
MSHA reported that on Sept. 30, a miner sustained permanently disabling injuries while operating a Caterpillar 992K front-end loader beneath a highwall. A roughly 50-ft. section of highwall fell onto the loader, crushing the cab and pinning the miner’s legs under the dashboard.
Read MoreTalking Mental Health and Well-Being with Mining and Construction Workers
By Joe McGuire, PhD; Emily J. Haas, PhD; Lucas Simpson, MS; and Vince Hafeli, DBA Mining and construction are often cited as inherently hazardous and stressful occupations and can pose risks to workers’ mental health and well-being.1,2 Psychosocial risk factors that can increase the occurrence of mental health conditions for workers in these industries include: the remote nature of some…
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