What's New for June 2012
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POSTED: 6/1/2012 Fatalgram Fatality #6 - May 15, 2012 Powered Haulage - Kentucky - Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC Sterling Materials - Sterling Materials |
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POSTED: 6/1/2012 Fedreg. Doc 2012-13228 Proposed Extension of Existing Information Collection; Safety Standards for Roof Bolts in Metal and Nonmetal Mines and Underground Coal Mines |
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POSTED: 6/1/2012 News Release MSHA announces results of April impact inspections |
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POSTED: 6/4/2012 News Release MSHA resolves delinquent debt settlement with Resurrection Coal Co. Complaint dismissed after collection of more than $44,000 in civil penalties |
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POSTED: 6/4/2012 Fatalgram Fatality #8 - May 17, 2012 Slip/Fall of Person - Facility at Surface - West Virginia Independence Coal Company Inc. - Liberty Processing |
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POSTED: 6/4/2012 Hazard Alert "Struck by" Accidents There has been an alarming upward trend of serious and fatal injuries involving miners who are being crushed, run over, pinned by, or struck by, moving mining equipment. |
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POSTED: 6/4/2012 Fedreg. Doc 2012-13400 Proposed Extension of Existing Information Collection; Health Standards for Diesel Particulate Matter Exposure (Underground Metal and Nonmetal Miners) |
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POSTED: 6/13/2012 News Release Assistant secretary of labor kicks off seminar on achieving a culture of prevention in the mining industry Enhanced enforcement strategies are working, says MSHA's Joseph Main |
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POSTED: 6/7/2012 Fatalgram Fatality #8 - May 28, 2012 Powered Haulage - New York - Cement Lehigh Northeast Cement Company - Glens Falls Plant |
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POSTED: 6/13/2012 Remarks Remarks of Joseph A. Main, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, "Measuring Progress toward a Safety Culture of Prevention in Mining" Seminar, Pittsburgh, PA - June 13, 2012 |
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POSTED: 6/19/2012 Fatalgram Fatality #9 - May 15, 2012 (Victim Died May 24, 2012) Slip or Fall of Person Gibson County Coal, LLC, Gibson South Frontier-Kemper Constructors Inc. |
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POSTED: 6/22/2012 Equipment Hazard Alert Fletcher Information Bulletin No. 119 Worm Gear Tilt Box J.H. Fletcher & Co. (Fletcher) has identified a potential risk on DDR walk-thru machines with mast tilt using worm gear tilt boxes. The boxes, which are located on specific machines, provide the operator the ability to tilt the mast to different angles for drilling the roof and ribs. During a routine drilling process an operator had the mast tilted when the tilt box suddenly gave way. The mast rotated freely inward, narrowly missing the operator, who was standing at his work station. |
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POSTED: 6/22/2012 Equipment Hazard Alert Fletcher Information Bulletin No. 118 Mechanical Swing Arm Boom Stops J.H. Fletcher & Co. ("Fletcher") has previously manufactured a 2-bolt swinger L TOO. The design of this bolter (see attached drawing) has a small T-style ATRS and provides the operator the ability to install two bolts in a straight line by having a boom that can swing from side to side without resetting the ATRS. This design allows the boom to swing and in and out to address the drilling pattern. Approximately 32 machines have been distributed by Fletcher over the years with this design. |
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POSTED: 6/22/2012 Procedure Instruction Letter P12-IV-01 Safety Belts and Lines (30 C.F.R. §§ 56/57.15005) |
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POSTED: 6/26/2012 Fedreg. Doc 2012-15394 Petition for Modification |
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POSTED: 6/26/2012 News Release Kentucky coal operator ordered to reinstate miner to job Administrative law judge increases penalty proposed by MSHA |
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POSTED: 6/27/2012 News Release MSHA announces results of May impact inspections Separate inspection blitz targets 40 Massey legacy mines |
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POSTED: 6/27/2012 Fedreg. Doc 2012-15684 Proposed Extension of Existing Information Collection; Respirable Coal Mine Dust Sampling |
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POSTED: 6/27/2012 Fedreg. Doc 2012-15672 Petition for Modification |
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POSTED: 6/29/2012 Fatal Accident Report Fatality #16 - December 15, 2011 Machinery - Pennsylvania - Crushed, Broken Stone NEC Damascus 535 Crushing - Damascus 535 Crushing |
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POSTED: 6/29/2012 Fatalgram Fatality #9 - June 21, 2012 Powered Haulage - New York - Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC T H Kinsella Incorporated - Kinsella Quarry & Mill |
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POSTED: 6/29/2012 News Release Underground mine ribs are focus of MSHA's 2012 roof control campaign Rib failure fatalities exceed roof fall deaths for 2nd consecutive year |
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POSTED: 6/29/2012 Fedreg. Doc 2012-15803 Petition for Modification |
