The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced that federal inspectors issued 253 citations and orders during special impact inspections conducted at 15 coal mines and two metal/nonmetal mines last month. The coal mines were issued 235 citations and eightorders, while the metal/nonmetal operations were issued 23 citations and six orders.
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On January 27, 2012, a 69 year-old mobile equipment operator with 48 years of experience was killed at a cement operation. The victim was cleaning a tailpiece with a skid steer loader. He backed the loader in a drainage ditch, traveled in reverse about 150 feet, and went into a 5½-foot deep water hole.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that federal inspectors issued 253 citations, orders and safeguards during special impact inspections conducted at 12 coal mines and four metal/nonmetal mines last month. The coal mines were issued 171 citations, 15 orders and two safeguards, while the metal/nonmetal operations were issued 64 citations and one order.
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On Saturday, December 3, 2011, at approximately 8:35 a.m., a bulldozer operator with 18 years of mining experience was seriously injured when the bulldozer he was operating travelled over a highwall and fell approximately 90 feet to the pit below. The victim was in the process of clearing topsoil from the bench in preparation for the next blast. The victim was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the bulldozer. The victim died on December 6, 2011, from the injuries sustained in this accident.
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that federal inspectors issued 321 citations and orders during special impact inspections conducted at 10 coal mines and three metal/nonmetal mines last month. The coal mines were issued 174 citations and 19 orders, while the metal/nonmetal operations were issued 112 citations and 16 orders.
Click here for: MSHA spreadsheet (pdf).
Registration is now open for the 2012 PACA-MSHA Metal/NonMetal Spring Thaw in State College, PA.
Sponsored by:
Pennsylvania Aggregates and Concrete Association
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Pennsylvania Mining Professionals
Cost to attend is $10 per person which includes lunch and meeting related expenses.
EARN 6 PDH Credit Hours by attending this event!
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On December 15, 2011, a 22 year-old laborer with 3 months of experience was killed at a surface stone operation. The victim, who was last seen on a control tower, fell into an operating jaw crusher.
On Wednesday, November 2, 2011, a 28 year old bulldozer operator, with approximately 8 years of mining experience, was injured at a surface mine. The victim was conducting reclamation work on top of a graded slope when he lost control of the bulldozer and it rolled over several times, approximately 250 feet to the bottom of the slope. The operator was wearing a seat belt, but sustained serious injuries. He was hospitalized and died subsequently on November 14, 2011.
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On Monday, November 7, 2011, a 47 year old mine foreman, with approximately 26 years of mining experience, was killed when he was pinned between a battery-powered, rubber-tire personnel carrier and a coal rib. The personnel carrier had become stuck in reverse and the victim was positioned on his knees in front of the personnel carrier. When the operator placed the directional switch in forward, the personnel carrier traveled forward, striking the victim. A wooden crib block had fallen onto the control pedals and restricted their use.
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March 20 and 21, 2012 – Pittsburgh, PAThe theme of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s (NIOSH) Personal Protective Technology Program’s 2012 Stakeholder Meeting and Workshop is: Personal Protective Equipment Selection, Use, and Expectations.
The objective of the PPT Stakeholder Meeting is to disseminate up-to-date information about PPE and the NIOSH PPT Program to stakeholders through breakout sessions, workshops, posters, and presentations. In addition, the PPT Program wants to obtain stakeholder input and feedback on NIOSH PPT program activities and actions to enhance worker safety and health by closing PPE research, standard, and certification gaps.
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