We As An Industry Are Searching For the Answer to Increased Fatalities – So Is MSHA. By Mark Savit, Jackson Lewis P.C.
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MSHA Steps Up Mine Fatality Prevention Efforts
In the wake of two mine stakeholder safety summits held in less than four weeks, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced it is stepping up efforts even further to counteract the recent spike in mining deaths.
Read MoreMSHA Reports on Aggregates Fatality
According to MSHA, on May 9, 2014, a 20-year-old groundman with 9 weeks of experience was killed at a sand and gravel mill. The victim was unloading a rail car using a mobile rail barge truck conveyor and was caught in the feed end of the conveyor.
Read MoreMSHA Issues Mine Fatality Data; Convenes Meeting
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) released a summary of U.S. mining deaths that occurred during the first quarter of 2014. From Jan. 1 to March 31, eight miners died in accidents in the U.S. mining industry. Three were killed in coal mining accidents and five in metal and nonmetal mining accidents. The previous quarter…
Read MoreTo Report or Not to Report, That is The Question
Injury Reporting Requirements for Mine Operators vs. Contractors. By Mark Savit, Jackson Lewis P.C.
Read MoreJudge Hammers Company for Firing Worker Where Boss Violated LOTO
By Ellen Smith ALJ Jacqueline Bulluck raised a proposed fine of $30,000 to $45,000 against a company for firing a known whistleblower after the company tried to hold the rank-and-file miner responsible for his supervisor’s breach of the lock-out tag-out policy.
Read MoreFirst Look – May 2014
Martin Marietta’s First QuarterMartin Marietta Materials reported first-quarter aggregates production volume up 8 percent.
Read MoreMSHA Rings Alarm Bells
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration will convene a meeting of mine industry stakeholders this week in the wake of a dramatic increase in metal and nonmetal mining deaths. The meeting will address the causes of recent deaths, identify actions needed to prevent them, and work to reverse the trend.
Read MoreThree Fatalities Hit Industry in April
MSHA is reporting three fatalities at aggregates operations in the month of April.
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Responsibilities for Protecting Temporary Workers and Independent Contractors. By Linda Otaigbe
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