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Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)

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News Releases

Media Inquiries:

Laura McGinnis
202-693-4653
Mcginnis.laura.k@dol.gov

MSHA Screening Shows – For Third Straight Year – No Mines Eligible for a Pattern of Violations Notice

August 02, 2017
Roof fall accidents decline, but remain leading cause of coal miner injuries

July 06, 2017
MSHA launches compliance assistance initiative to address increased injuries, fatalities among less experienced coal miners

June 19, 2017
MSHA awards $250K in 2017 Brookwood-Sago grants

May 23, 2017
MSHA announces extension of final rule effective date on exams of working places in metal, nonmetal mines

May 22, 2017
Recent deaths of miners working alone spurs MSHA outreach

May 02, 2017
US Labor Department, New York rock drilling company reach settlement in fatal mining incident

April 13, 2017
MSHA to award up to $1M in grants for mine safety education, training

February 15, 2017
Mine Safety and Health Administration announces results of special impact inspections in December 2016

January 18, 2017
Revised - US mining deaths drop to another new low in 2016

January 10, 2017

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