The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Monday, Jan. 14, a 56-year-old survey crew member with approximately 30 years of mining experience was fatally injured after he was struck by a loaded shuttle car. The victim was measuring the mining height in an entry that was part of the travelway used by the shuttle car to access the…
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Mining Fatalities Second-Lowest Ever in 2018
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that 27 mining fatalities occurred in 2018 – the second lowest number ever recorded.
Read MoreMSHA Reports 15th Fatality of the Year
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Nov. 3, a 44-year-old shift supervisor with three years of experience was killed when a loaded Caterpillar 785B haul truck ran over her pickup truck at the crusher site.
Read MoreMSHA Reports Ninth Fatality of 2018
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Aug. 22, a 29-year-old miner with one year of experience was fatally injured at a Haines & Kibblehouse plant while cleaning a snub pulley. The victim was working from an aerial lift located under the belt conveyor when he became entangled in the conveyor pulley.
Read MoreMSHA Reports Seventh Fatality of the Year
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on July 31 a 62-year-old foreman with 40 years of experience was fatally injured while dismantling a portable crusher at Susag Sand & Gravel Inc. in Wells County, N.D.
Read MoreMSHA to Hold Stakeholder Meetings
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) will hold six public stakeholder meetings and a webinar on the Agency’s Request for Information (RFI) on Safety Improvement Technologies for Mobile Equipment at Surface Mines, and for Belt Conveyors at Surface and Underground Mines. The RFI was published in the Federal Register on June 26.
Read MoreMSHA Reports Fifth Fatality of the Year
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on June 13, a 65-year-old truck driver with four years of experience was fatally injured when his truck traveled over a berm and into an impoundment of water. Divers recovered the victim in 20 ft. of water.
Read MoreMSHA Seeking Data on Technologies to Improve Safety
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced it is seeking data on technologies that can improve safety conditions for America’s miners. MSHA’s Request for Information (RFI) focuses on reducing accidents involving mobile equipment at surface mines, and belt conveyors at surface and underground mines. The RFI is available at the Federal Register.
Read MoreTruck Driver Killed at Texas Operation
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on April 12, a 60-year-old customer truck driver was killed at Rye Dredge and Plant, Liberty County, Texas, when he fell from, and was run over by, his truck while scanning into the operator’s check-in system. The victim was found underneath the belly dump of the semi-trailer, and the truck was still…
Read MoreMSHA Reports Fourth Fatality
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is reporting that on June 8, 2017, a truck driver was operating a Caterpillar 777F haul truck, dumping a load of gravel, when the ground at the dump point collapsed.
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