MSHA shares results of June impact inspections
MSHA issued 157 citations, 10 orders and one safeguard during special impact inspections conducted at four metal/nonmetal mines and nine coal mines in June. In metal/nonmetal mines between April 2010 and June 2013, total violations decreased 18 percent; significant and substantial (S&S) violations decreased 37 percent; unwarrantable failure violations decreased 65 percent; and operator-reported lost-time injuries per 200,000 hours worked decreased 26 percent.
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