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 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.
Close Call / Serious Accident
Posted 4/12/2018
Surface – Limestone – On March 26, 2018, a miner received a serious head injury when he fell 7.5 feet from the jaw crusher work platform. The miner was in the process of remo
Close Call / Serious Accident
Posted 4/5/2018
Underground – Sandstone– On March 24, 2018, two miners were using a man-lift to charge (load) blast holes with non-electric blasting caps, 8-grain boosters and ammonium nitrate fuel oil (ANFO) blas
Safety / Health Alerts
Posted 4/4/2018
Since January 26, 2017, there have been four miners fatally injured when performing work around conveyor belts in underground coal mines.
Close Call / Serious Accident
Posted 3/29/2018
Surface – Sand and Gravel – On 3/13/2018, a front end loader operator was constructing an embankment to detour material away from the water supply.
Close Call / Serious Accident
Posted 3/22/2018
Surface – Stone– On March 7, 2018, a welder was installing a caged ladder on a screening deck when the ladder suddenly fell, striking his hard hat.