mine fatalities
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. Keep Reading
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. Keep Reading
P&Q exclusive: MSHA chief reflects on 2023 mining fatalities
Christopher Williamson, assistant secretary at the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), discusses the troublesome trend in industry fatalities and the agency’s inaugural ‘Stand Down to Save Lives’ day next week. Keep Reading
Where 2023 mining fatalities stand in early May
The mining industry is on pace this year to exceed 50 fatal accidents for the first time since 2010, the year of the Upper Big Branch mine disaster in West Virginia. Keep Reading
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. Keep Reading
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. Keep Reading
New MSHA safety campaign emerges
The new Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) campaign aims to remind operators they need to train miners on equipment and safety protocols. Additionally, miners must make time to remember their training before doing a task. Keep Reading
Mine fatalities trending in wrong direction to start 2022
The year is only six weeks old, but information on the Mine Safety & Health Administration’s website indicates that six mine fatalities have already occurred in 2022. Keep Reading
MSHA launches enhanced ‘Rules to Live By’ standards
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) will begin enhanced enforcement of its “Rules to Live By." Keep Reading
