Recent Increase in Fall of Person Accidents
28 miners have died after falling from heights over the last 10 years.
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Recent Increase in Fall of Person Accidents
28 miners have died after falling from heights over the last 10 years.
On March 5, 2020, an operator was using a Caterpillar D8T bulldozer on a coal surge pile near a load-out feeder location when the surge pile collapsed, engulfing the bulldozer and trapping the oper
Use qualified welders. Inspect welds and metal components. Train users.
Don't rush. Lockout/Tagout. Control hazards.
Electricity has killed three people in the mining industry since August 7, 2019.
On May 14, 2019, an underground equipment fire occurred on a diesel-powered water car. No miners were injured in the incident.
Surface – Cement Kiln – Liquid/Gas Inundation - On June 3, 2019, a railcar exploded when incompatible materials stored inside the car reacted and approximately 20,000 gallons of li
In the ten months since early September 2018, MSHA has documented nine equipment fires involving Hitachi excavators and shovels and Caterpillar haul trucks, front end loaders and dozers.
3M Fall Protection announces an immediate stop use and product recall of the 3M™ DBI-SALA® Nano-Lok™ edge and Wrap Back Twin-Leg Self Retracting Lifelines.
Surface – Crushed Marble – On June 17, 2019, a front-end loader backed over a highwall, and the fall projected material from the loader bucket through the windshield. The operator