March 14, 2014 – On Feb. 28, 2014, a 50-year-old supervisor with 27 years of experience was killed at a sand and gravel operation. The victim was at a backfill site and approached an 80-ft. high bank when it failed, engulfing him. MSHA recommends the following best practices to avoid tragedies such as this one. Establish and discuss safe work procedures…
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NIOSH Honors Luck Stone
The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) honored Richmond, Va.-based Luck Stone with its inaugural award for Mine Safety and Health Technology Innovations for the stone, sand and gravel sector. The award was presented at the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) Annual Convention General Session on March 6 in Las Vegas.
Read MoreProcessing Begins at Victory Nickel’s Seven Persons Plant
Victory Nickel Inc. announced that the first nine-railcar shipment of washed, concentrated sand from Winona, Minn., has arrived, been unloaded and moved to the company’s Seven Persons (7P) frac sand plant near Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, for initial plant commissioning.
Read MoreWildcat Opens Transloading Storage Facility
Wildcat Minerals has opened a new frac sand and proppant transloading storage facility in Odessa, Texas. In addition, the company is near completion of modifications to its unit train capable facility in East Fairview, ND.
Read MoreWabash Offers Proppant Crush Test Press
Wabash MPI offers the Genesis Series Proppant Crush Test Press for use with sand, resin coated sand and ceramic proppant used in the hydraulic fracturing process.
Read MoreBluegrass Buys Lafarge Assets in Maryland
Bluegrass Materials Co. reached an agreement to purchase the assets of Lafarge North America’s Maryland aggregates business, which includes operations in the greater Baltimore area and western Maryland.
Read MoreThe Steady Climb: Outlook/Forecast 2014
Driven by a Surging Housing Market and Increased Infrastructure Spending at the State Level, 2014 Looks to Build on the Positive Growth of 2013.
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