Mine Safety and Health Administration inspectors issued 225 citations and six orders during special impact inspections at 15 coal mines and six metal and nonmetal mines in July.
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MSHA Alert on Bins and Hoppers
August 10, 2015 – MSHA has issued a special alert on steel storage bins and hoppers. Steel storage bins can hold a large amount of material and if they fail, the consequences can be fatal, the agency said. From 2012 to 2014, there have been 5 reported failures in the U.S. mining industry. Bin failures are often preventable with periodic inspection and…
Read MoreFatalities Decline in First Six Months of Year
In the first six months of 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) recorded the deaths of 18 miners in mining industry accidents in its national mid-year summary. The toll represents a decrease of five metal and nonmetal deaths from the same period in 2014.
Read MoreNew MSHA Online Training Tool Helps Report Injuries
To assist mine operators and contractors in complying with federal regulations to report accidents, illnesses and injuries, MSHA has created a new interactive, online training tool.
Read MoreMSHA Releases Regulatory Agenda
Several Agencies Are Predicting A Very Active Summer And Fall On The Regulatory Front. By Bradford T. Hammock
Read MoreMSHA to Step Up Enforcement After Three Deaths
In the wake of a deadly day in mining on Aug. 3 in which three miners lost their lives in separate incidents in Nevada, North Dakota and Virginia, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is stepping up enforcement efforts and intensifying outreach and education nationwide.
Read MoreFirst Look – August 2015
TOP NEWS Summit Materials Completes Transaction The combined business will operate as Continental Cement Co. LLC., an existing wholly-owned subsidiary of Summit. Terex Finlay Holds Dealer Meeting, Product Demo Terex Finlay introduced two new machines to the North American market: the J-960 jaw crusher and the 873 heavy duty screener. Polaris Opens California Aggregates Terminal A self-discharging Panamax ship made…
Read MoreCompany Fined $20,000 For Discrimination Case
By Ellen Smith Judge John Kent Lewis fined a mining company $20,000, and said it was highly negligent where a miner had been temporarily suspended, given a written warning and a negative evaluation, after complaining to management on three occasions about a possible electrical fan violation in a laboratory, which was then cited by MSHA.
Read MoreA Different Perspective
By Randy K. Logsdon A tool that MSHA is using in its continuing initiative to reverse the trend in fatal injuries experienced recently in the Metal/Non-Metal segment of the mining industry is a “2014 Fatal Comparison Chart” that constitutes a breakdown of how, when and to whom the fatal injuries occurred. This was produced from preliminary data accumulated during the…
Read MoreFirst Look – July 2015
TOP NEWS Granite Construction Sees Construction Materials Increase Construction Materials revenue in the first quarter of 2015 increased 16.8 percent to $41.4 million, compared with $35.5 million last year. America’s Rural Roads In Critical Need of Repair A new report released by TRIP finds that the nation’s rural transportation system is in need of improvements. U.S. Open Played on Reclaimed…
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