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Media Inquiries:

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

U.S. Department of Labor Awards $10.5 Million in Safety Grants

November 13, 2017
West Virginia’s U.S. Senators Join U.S. Secretary of Labor Acosta for Mine Safety Tour

October 11, 2017
MSHA Proposes Changes to Final Rule on Workplace Examinations in Metal and Nonmetal Mines

September 12, 2017
National Mine Rescue Contest to Test Mine Emergency Response Skills

September 07, 2017
MSHA Implements Medical Standards Action Plan

August 09, 2017
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

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