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What's New for July 2012


POSTED: 7/3/2012
Failures of Fittings and Valves in Refuge Alternatives

Powerpoint Presentation

POSTED: 7/10/2012
Reaffirming the Legal Rights of Miners

Among the most critical provisions of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 is the protection of miners against retaliation for raising health and safety concerns. Two recent decisions by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission have affirmed the legal rights of miners to be protected against discrimination in the workplace.
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POSTED: 7/10/2012
Fatalgram

Fatality #10 - June 25, 2012
Fall of Face/Rib/Highwall - Underground - Kentucky
McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp. - Mine #23

POSTED: 7/11/2012
P12-10

Program Information Bulletin
Report on Coal Pillar Recovery under Deep Cover

POSTED: 7/12/2012
News Release

US Department of Labor sues 3 'scofflaw' New England mining companies to collect more than $267,000 in unpaid civil penalties for mine safety violations
Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire violators also face interest and surcharges

POSTED: 7/12/2012
News Release

MSHA proposes more than $594,000 in fines to Kentucky coal company for violations related to 2011 mine fatality

POSTED: 7/13/2012
Fatal Accident Report

Fatality #20 - November 7, 2011
Powered Haulage - Underground Mine - Kentucky
Hubble Mining Company LLC - Mine No 9

POSTED: 7/13/2012
Metal/Nonmetal Hazard Alert
Powered Haulage - Don't become the 100th...

POSTED: 7/13/2012
Stakeholders Meeting Held July 11, 2012

POSTED: 7/17/2012
Remarks

of Joseph A. Main, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OHIO, July 16, 2012

POSTED: 7/17/2012
News Release

MSHA Assistant Secretary Main addresses concerns of aggregate associations

POSTED: 7/17/2012
Fedreg. Doc 2012-17342

Petition for Modification

POSTED: 7/17/2012
Fedreg. Doc 2012-17341

Proposed Extension of Existing Information Collection; Main Fan Operation and Inspection in Gassy Underground Metal and Nonmetal Mines

POSTED: 7/19/2012
News Release

US Labor Department's MSHA releases midyear mine fatality update

POSTED: 7/19/2012
Fatal Accident Report

Fatality #14 - November 17, 2011
Slip/Fall of Person - Idaho - Silver Ore
Hecla Limited - Lucky Friday

POSTED: 7/19/2012
Fatal Accident Report

Fatality #11 - October 28, 2011
Other - Nevada - Gold Ore
Newmont USA Limited - South Area

POSTED: 7/24/2012
Equipment Hazard Alert
RECALL/STOP USE NOTICE

3M™ Series Self Retracting Lanyards
3M is recalling the THOR family of Self-Retracting Lanyards units manufactured by IKAR from November 01, 2011 to June 25, 2012 (M-, RLD- and 205G- Series) as result of concerns with the brake pad material found in this family of retractable lanyards.

POSTED: 7/24/2012
Fatalgram

Fatality #11 - July 14, 2012 Powered Haulage - Surface - Colorado Colowyo Coal Company LP - Colowyo Mine

POSTED: 7/24/2012
Fatal Accident Report

Fatality #3 - February 22, 2012
Fall of Person - Florida - Crushed, Broken Limestone
White Rock Quarries - White Rock Quarries

POSTED: 7/25/2012
Fatal Accident Report

Fatality #4 - March 20, 2012
Fall of Face/Rib/Highwall - Montana - Gemstones
Mike Roberts - Vortex Mine

POSTED: 7/26/2012
Procedure Instruction Letter

I12-V-19
District Field Change Requests for Adding Proximity Detection Systems

POSTED: 7/26/2012
Procedure Instruction Letter

I12-V-18
Phasing Out CSE Corporation SR-100 Self-Contained Self-Rescuers and Enforcement

POSTED: 7/26/2012
Fatal Accident Report

Fatality #13 - August 8, 2011
Machinery - Underground - Ohio
American Energy Corporation - Century Mine

POSTED: 7/26/2012
Fedreg. Doc 2012-18205

Notice of OMB approval of information collection requirements
Examinations of Work Areas in Underground Coal Mines for Violations of Mandatory Health or Safety Standards

POSTED: 7/27/2012
Remarks

of Joseph A. Main, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, Upper Big Branch Mine Miners Memorial Dedication, Whitesville, W.Va., July 27, 2012

POSTED: 7/30/2012
Remarks

of Joseph A. Main, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, 10th Anniversary of Quecreek Mine Rescue, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, July 28, 2012

POSTED: 7/31/2012
News Release

MSHA announces results of June impact inspections
Mine placed on pattern of violations in 2011 is one of targeted operations

POSTED: 7/31/2012
Fedreg. Doc 2012-18436

Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants
Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA).