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MSHA issues metal/nonmetal safety alert
One fatal accident and four serious accidents in metal/nonmetal mining through three weeks of October prompted MSHA to issue a safety alert to the industry. According to MSHA, an electrician died after falling eight feet from a ladder when a… Keep Reading
Three miners die in aggregates plants in one week
Three aggregates workers died at stone, sand and gravel facilities in a one-week span in late September. According to MSHA, the first miner died in Kentucky when he fell into a hopper at a quarry. The victim was attempting to… Keep Reading
MSHA releases mid-year fatality report
Eighteen miners died in work-related accidents at U.S. mines during the first half of 2013, according to MSHA. Of the 18, nine were killed in the metal and nonmetal mining sector. One of the metal/nonmetal miners died in a fall… Keep Reading
MSHA shares results of June impact inspections
MSHA issued 157 citations, 10 orders and one safeguard during special impact inspections conducted at four metal/nonmetal mines and nine coal mines in June. In metal/nonmetal mines between April 2010 and June 2013, total violations decreased 18 percent; significant and… Keep Reading
Aggregate Industries plants achieve safety milestone
Three Aggregate Industries U.S. facilities have received safety achievement awards from the Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals. The facilities were recognized for accomplishing a zero-lost-time accident rate in 2012. The accomplishment is based on a company's lost-time-injuries record, which… Keep Reading
Holcim facility achieves safety milestone
Holcim Inc.'s Devil's Slide facility in Morgan, Utah, surpassed the eight-year mark last week without a lost-time injury. Company President Bernard Terver commended the achievement, congratulating the facility's employees for their attention to safety. "Our employees have shown great commitment… Keep Reading
