The owner of a mine was struck and killed by a bulldozer he was performing maintenance on because the company failed to ensure that workers blocked equipment against hazardous motion. U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) investigators found that the mine didn’t have any procedures that required workers to block equipment they were servicing […]
The needless death of yet another mine equipment operator acts as a grim reminder that seat belts save lives, as the National Highway Transportation Board advertising campaign points out. Seat belts are important pieces of safety equipment for workers who operate cars, trucks and motorized equipment across many industries. Yet, there are workers who still […]
The comment period on proposed changes to the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) respirable crystalline silica standard was extended. MSHA will extend the comment period from Aug. 28, 2023 to Sept. 11, 2023, providing stakeholders with 15 more days to comment on the proposed rule changes. This is in response to “requests from […]
A Kentucky mine’s history of violations and complaints from miners about hazardous conditions led to a federal investigation that found three unwarrantable failures and a host of other serious safety issues. The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) found three unwarrantable failures and 42 other violations, including 17 deemed significant and substantial (S&S) at […]
A miner with 53 years of experience died when he was ejected from the cab of a bulldozer he was operating as it rolled over an embankment. He wasn’t wearing a seat belt, according to investigators. The 73-year-old miner was killed because his employer didn’t ensure its employees wore seat belts, the Mine Safety and […]
Federal investigators found that a miner’s fatal fall through an opening in an elevated beltline catwalk was due to the employer’s failure to post warning signs and ensure workers wore fall protection. The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) found that the incident would have been prevented if the employer made sure workers wore […]
A mine operator’s failure to conduct adequate workplace examinations resulted in the death of a 21-year-old miner who was engulfed in a coal stockpile, according to a federal investigation. U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration investigators found that the mine operator didn’t conduct a workplace examination before miners began working which led to dangerous conditions […]
A Louisiana mine operator was issued a pattern of violations (POV) notice from the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) after receiving numerous “significant and substantial” (S&S) citations. Atalco Gramercy LLC, the operator of Gramercy Operation in Gramercy, Louisiana, had 106 S&S violations from May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023, leading to the […]
A new proposed rule change could better protect U.S. miners from health hazards related to silica dust exposure. The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced a proposed rule change June 30, 2023, to amend current standards to ensure miners have the same levels of protection against silica dust as workers in other industries. […]
