Mine Safety and Health Administration
    MSHA - Protecting Miners' Safety and Health Since 1978

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From the Assistant Secretary's Desk -
    Rules to Live By III
Joseph A. Main, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health

"Rules to Live By III": Preventing Common Mining Deaths" - focuses on 14 safety standards - 8 in coal mining and 6 in metal and nonmetal mining - cited as a result of at least five mining accidents and resulting in at least five deaths during the 10-year period from January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2010.

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    South Central
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Fatality Information


Fatalities Year to Date

  • Total: 2 (To Date)

  • Coal:  1 (1/11/2012)

  • Metal: 1 (1/27/2012)
    • Preliminary Accident Reports, Fatalgrams
    and Reports of Investigation

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  • 2012 - Coal

  • 2012 - Metal/Nonmetal
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    Reports and Information
  • Comparison of Year-to-Date and Total Fatalities
  • Non-chargeable Mining Deaths
  • Chargeability Guidelines
  • Fatal Accidents Summaries with Preventative Recommendations
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  • Metal/Nonmetal Monitor
  • Metal/Nonmetal Fatal Review
  • Fatality information by Fiscal Year (1978-2011)
  • Accident Classifications
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