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 8/9/2018
Surface – Copper – On June 15, 2018, a miner fell from a man basket while exiting an electric shovel.
Close Call / Serious Accident
Posted 8/3/2018
Surface – Lead-Zinc – On April 11, 2018, a miner received serious injuries when he was struck by a piece of metal floor grating. A construction supervisor steppe
Close Call / Serious Accident
Posted 7/19/2018
Plant – Cement – On July 2, 2018, a miner in the process of dumping the contents in the vaccum truck was seriously injured when he tripped while chasing the vacuum truck that began to r
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