Mine Safety and Health Materials
MSHA offers a variety of materials to assist trainers and mine operators in promoting a safe and healthy environment at U.S. mines. Use the search column or scroll through the most recent listings below to find materials for safety talks and trainings at your mine.
Close Call / Serious Accident
Posted 9/26/2018
Surface Crushed & Broken Granite – On August 9, 2018, a miner was injured when the pan scraper he was operating stalled, travelled through a berm and rolled over a bench.
Close Call / Serious Accident
Posted 8/30/2018
Surface – Limestone – On July 9, 2018, a miner was injured when the belt conveyor he was standing on unexpectedly moved. The miner was standing on the conveyor to repai
Close Call / Serious Accident
Posted 8/15/2018
Surface - Gold – On 6/19/2018, a miner was seriously injured while making repairs on a rotating screen plant. A chain used to lift a thrust bearing failed and struck the mine
Close Call / Serious Accident
Posted 8/9/2018
Surface – Copper – On June 15, 2018, a miner fell from a man basket while exiting an electric shovel.
Close Call / Serious Accident
Posted 8/3/2018
Surface – Lead-Zinc – On April 11, 2018, a miner received serious injuries when he was struck by a piece of metal floor grating. A construction supervisor steppe
Close Call / Serious Accident
Posted 7/19/2018
Plant – Cement – On July 2, 2018, a miner in the process of dumping the contents in the vaccum truck was seriously injured when he tripped while chasing the vacuum truck that began to r
Close Call / Serious Accident
Posted 7/12/2018
Surface – Crushed & Broken Stone – On June 16, 2018, a mechanic fell 10 feet from a portable cone crusher. The mechanic struck his head on the crusher before
Close Call / Serious Accident
Posted 7/6/2018
Surface – Sand and Gravel – On May 18, 2018, a contractor sustained serious burns when he was working in a electrical panel and touched an electrified feed line with a
Close Call / Serious Accident
Posted 6/21/2018
Surface – Sand – On May 21, 2018, a dozer operator was working on a waste pile when the soil beneath the dozer sloughed into the adjacent pond, causing the dozer to be
Close Call / Serious Accident
Posted 6/7/2018
Surface – Taconite– On May 17, 2018, a miner was injured when the excavator he was operating rolled down a 28-foot-high pile of eroded material.