The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration’s final rule “Examinations of Work Areas in Underground Coal Mines for Violations of Mandatory Health or Safety Standards,” which was published April 6, 2012, in the Federal Register, became effective …
Federal regulators issued 177 citations, 22 orders and one safeguard during the latest round of monthly impact inspections. The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration said Tuesday that a coal mine in Kentucky was effectively shut down for eight days …
Federal mine safety officials say the owner of a central Montana sapphire mine was killed in March when rock loosened by underground blasting fell on him while he was stockpiling ore. The Mine Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday that …
Nineteen mining deaths occurred during the first six months of the year, the second-lowest midyear toll ever recorded, federal regulators said Thursday. Fourteen miners died during the same period last year. The Mine Safety and Health Administration said 10 of …
Black lung diagnoses have doubled in the last decade, and a new investigation blames a combination of factors, including operators who cheat the system and lax enforcement by regulators. Experts have warned of the resurgence since 1995, but an investigation …
A published report says Kentucky coal operators owe more in delinquent fines to federal authorities for mine safety violations than any other state. The Courier-Journal reports the finding from an analysis it did of records from the federal Mine Safety …
Regulators say an Iowa mining company has taken steps to protect workers after its 82-year-old owner was crushed to death in a piece of heavy machinery. The Mine Safety and Health Administration on Tuesday issued its report into the November …
The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration is investigating the death of a quarry worker near Hagerstown, Md. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says 69-year-old Herman Weaver of Clear Spring died Friday after an accident at the Holcim Inc. cement …
A Kentucky mine was shut down after federal inspectors found two unsecured cases of explosives near a burning pile of coal, as the government issued 174 citations and 19 orders at troubled coal mines during December. The Mine Safety and …
Mining companies will need to disclose to investors information about health and safety violations under new rules adopted on Wednesday by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The rules, which are required by last year’s Dodd-Frank Wall Street overhaul law, …