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 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.
Close Call / Serious Accident
Posted 5/31/2018
On May 15, 2018, while operating a locomotive underground, a miner hit his head on a low clearance ventilation bulkhead. The miner received head injuries but was able to walk out of the mine
Close Call / Serious Accident
Posted 5/17/2018
Surface – Phosphate – On April 19, 2018, a miner was trouble shooting a electrical issue on a skid mounted control center for a pumping system when they came in contac
Close Call / Serious Accident
Posted 5/10/2018
Surface – Limestone – On April 5, 2018, a concrete pumper truck made contact with a 13.2 KV overhead powerline. The powerline broke and fell on the cab of a tracto
Close Call / Serious Accident
Posted 5/3/2018
Surface – Slope Failure – On April 18, 2018, a front-end loader operator observed that a portion of the "dirt dump" or refuse pile located on the top rim of the quarry had sl
Close Call / Serious Accident
Posted 4/26/2018
Surface – Sand – A tire contractor was seriously injured when the front-end loader he was repairing fell on him. The front-end loader had been lifted and placed on cri
Close Call / Serious Accident
Posted 4/14/2018
Surface – Sand and Gravel – On April 14, 2018, an excavator operator was trapped in the cab for several minutes after material from a bank fell engulfing the excavator.