Fatal mining accidents down to start 2024
The 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.
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Mining fatalities totaled 40 in 2023
The total was the most in a single year industrywide since 2014, a year in which 46 miners died across the U.S.
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MSHA: Fatal accidents up to 14 on year
The latest Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) information shows that five more miners died in accidents in March.
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MSHA reports show 29 miners died last year
Information on the Mine Safety & Health Administration’s (MSHA) website indicates that fewer miners died in 2022 than the year before.
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Lopez: Distractions a possible root cause of fatal accidents
Ogletree Deakins’ Margo Lopez spoke at the Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference last month, sharing her thoughts on recent powered haulage accidents within the industry.
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The industry reexamines safety following mine fatality uptick
After 2021 produced an unusually high number of mine fatalities, the aggregate industry is reevaluating how to move forward safely.
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Summer accident surge alarming to MSHA
The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) reports that six fatal accidents occurred between July 21 and Aug. 11. The agency responded with a number of best safety practices producers should follow.
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MSHA: Miners continue to die in rollover accidents
The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) issued a safety alert this month because of recent vehicle rollover accidents, noting that miners died when vehicles flipped over backward, rolled over or tipped over on their side.
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MSHA reemphasizes safety tied to powered haulage
The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) shared several best practices for surface operations following a series of fatal 2021 powered haulage accidents.
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