MSHA releases March impact inspection results

Allison Kral Published Apr 27, 2015

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) issued 188 citations and two orders during its special impact inspections in March. The inspections were conducted at 13 coal mines and seven metal and nonmetal mines.

MSHA’s special impact inspections began in April 2010 as a way to monitor mines with poor compliance history or other compliance concerns. Since the inspections began, the administration has conducted 916 impact inspections and issued 14,139 citations, 1,246 orders and 56 safeguards.

MSHA’s March impact inspection list can be read here.

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Allison Kral

Allison Kral is the former senior digital media manager for North Coast Media (NCM). She completed her undergraduate degree at Ohio University where she received a Bachelor of Science in magazine journalism from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. She works across a number of digital platforms, which include creating e-newsletters, writing articles and posting across social media sites. She also creates content for NCM's Portable Plants magazine, GPS World magazine and Geospatial Solutions. Her understanding of the ever-changing digital media world allows her to quickly grasp what a target audience desires and create content that is appealing and relevant for any client across any platform.