Announcements

October & November 2013 Impact Inspections

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MSHA-logoThe U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced that federal inspectors issued 174 citations, 11 orders and two safeguards during special impact inspections conducted at 12 coal mines in November. In October, MSHA conducted impact inspections at six coal mines and three metal and nonmetal mines, where inspectors issued 120 citations and 10 orders. Impact inspections were curtailed during part of October due to the government shutdown.

Click here for: MSHA report with spreadsheet (pdf).

TRAM Cancelled Due to Government Shutdown

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LOCKED_DOORThe premier conference for mine safety trainers from all over the country has been cancelled because of the Federal shutdown. It’s sad that this unmatched opportunity for the best trainers and safety professionals we have in the mining industry to share ideas and information will be missed at a critical time for the safety of our country’s miners. I received the following message today: (Randy)

“All activities at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy,including the TRAM Conference, have been canceled.  We anticipate returning to our schedule after the government returns to normal operations.”

MSHA Safety Alert Posted – Accidents Occur When You Least Expect IT

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mshafatalsThree fatal accidents have occurred within a week at metal and nonmetal mines. These accidents might have been avoided had there been proper berms, proper risk analysis, and careful planning before work began. MSHA has issued an alert. October is statistically one of the worst months for fatalities and unfortunately it looks like we got a head start. These three have not had fatalgrams posted yet. They will be posted here as soon as they are released by MSHA.

Meanwhile, the alert can be found here.

March 2013 Impact Inspections

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MSHA-logoThe U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced that federal inspectors issued 155 citations and two orders during special impact inspections conducted at eight coal mines and four metal/nonmetal mines in March 2013, representing the lowest number of orders issued during targeted monthly inspections over nearly three years.

Click here for: MSHA report with spreadsheet (pdf).