What's New for January 2012
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POSTED: 1/4/2012 Fatal Accident Investigation Report Fatality #10 - July 11, 2011 Powered Haulage - Underground - Kentucky Martin County Coal - Voyager #7 |
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POSTED: 1/5/2012 News Release MSHA and Pennsylvania coal operator reach settlement in discrimination case |
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POSTED: 1/6/2012 News Release MSHA releases preliminary fatality data for 2011 |
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POSTED: 1/6/2012 Fatal Accident Investigation Report Fatality #12 - July 27, 2011 Electrical - Facility - West Virginia Superior Processing, Inc. - Superior Cleaning Plant |
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POSTED: 1/6/2012 PIB12-01 Program Information Bulletin MSHA Intrinsic Safety Evaluation Number IA-13827-0 and Information Related to KH Controls Inc. Power Supply Models ISS1 and ISS3 |
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POSTED: 1/6/2012 FedReg 2011-33861 Petitions for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards |
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POSTED: 1/6/2012 FedReg 2011-33860 Petitions for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards |
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POSTED: 1/6/2012 Fatal Accident Investigation Report Fatality #9 - June 29, 2011 Fall of Face/Rib - Underground - Kentucky Manalapan Mining Co., Inc. - P-1 |
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POSTED: 1/10/2012 DeWalt Power Tools Large Angle Grinder Safety Notification DEWALT has identified a potential safety hazard with certain large angle grinder side handles. We are concerned that under certain circumstances a small number of side handles could exhibit a condition where the handle could break causing the user to lose full control of the unit. |
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POSTED: 1/10/2012 Slips, Trips & Falls Hazard Alert In 2010, 23 percent of all aggregates sector injuries were due to a slip or fall. During this period, about 400 persons fell or lost their footing and suffered an injury. |
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POSTED: 1/10/2012 2011 Metal/Nonmetal Fatal Accident Review |
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POSTED: 1/18/2012 News Release Judge finds Powder River Basin mining company discriminated against employee Orders Cordero Mining to reinstate miner unlawfully discharged for safety complaints |
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POSTED: 1/19/2012 FR Doc. 2012–941 Notice DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) for the Mining Voice in the Workplace Survey; Comment Request |
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POSTED: 1/20/2012 Unified Agenda The Fall Edition of the Semiannual Regulatory Agenda is available. |
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POSTED: 1/25/2012 News Release MSHA announces results of December impact inspections |
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POSTED: 1/25/2012 Cap Lamp Alert Persons entering underground coal mines shall use only permissible electric lamps approved by MSHA for portable illumination. |
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POSTED: 1/26/2012 Machinery Hazard Alert In 2010, 200 persons were injured working with machinery. These accidents represent 12 percent of those that occurred in the aggregates sector. |
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POSTED: 1/27/2012 New Miner/New Hire Training Training a new miner, a newly hired experienced miner, or any miner assigned to a task in which they have no previous experience is very important. These statistics for 2011 illustrate that importance. |
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POSTED: 1/30/2012 2012 Metal/Nonmetal Mine Rescue Contest Tentative Schedule Of Events |
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POSTED: 1/31/2012 News Release MSHA begins 3rd phase of 'Rules to Live By' outreach and enforcement initiative Fatality prevention program to focus on 14 safety standards |
