The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on April 22, a miner at Broadfoot Pit #2, Buffalo, Neb., was fatally injured when leaving the mine site in his personal pickup truck. The manual swing barrier gate was partially closed. A gate pole entered the truck’s windshield as the pickup truck approached, striking the victim and causing fatal injuries.This…
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FIRST LOOK – MAY 2021
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Read MoreMSHA 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 MoreMSHA Reports Three Fatalities
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.
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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.
Read MoreMSHA Reports Sixth Fatality
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 Reports First Fatality of 2021
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Jan. 16, a miner was fatally injured while using a tool to remove a down-the-hole hammer. The drill motor turned unexpectedly, pinning the driller’s leg between the tool and the drill mast. The accident took place at Red Dog Operations, Northeast Arctic, Alaska.
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