Fatalities down sharply so far this year
Through April 10, there have been three recorded mine fatalities – an 80 percent decrease from a year earlier when there were 15 fatalities year to date.
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Through April 10, there have been three recorded mine fatalities – an 80 percent decrease from a year earlier when there were 15 fatalities year to date.
Read MoreThe total number of 2024 mining fatalities currently stands at three, with no fatal accidents happening industrywide in February.
Read MoreThe Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) reported two mining fatalities this year through Feb. 15. Through the same date in 2023, seven miners had died in accidents.
Read MoreThe total was the most in a single year industrywide since 2014, a year in which 46 miners died across the U.S.
Read MoreChristopher Williamson, assistant secretary at the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), discusses the troublesome trend in industry fatalities and the agency’s inaugural ‘Stand Down to Save Lives’ day next week.
Read MoreThe mining industry is on pace this year to exceed 50 fatal accidents for the first time since 2010, the year of the Upper Big Branch mine disaster in West Virginia.
Read MoreThe latest Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) information shows that five more miners died in accidents in March.
Read MoreAfter 2021 produced an unusually high number of mine fatalities, the aggregate industry is reevaluating how to move forward safely.
Read MoreThe new Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) campaign aims to remind operators they need to train miners on equipment and safety protocols. Additionally, miners must make time to remember their training before doing a task.
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