MSHA Predicts Lower Fines in 2011

Sun, 02/28/2010 - 20:50

Agency Lays Out Its Plans to Congress

There is something to cheer about in MSHA's fiscal year (FY) 2011 budget statement to Congress: the Agency predicts lower fines in the coming year than in FY 2009 or 2010.

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Assessments Decline in 2009

Wed, 01/06/2010 - 13:41

The total assessed value of penalties dropped 27% in mining in 2009 compared to 2008, according to preliminary data released today by MSHA.

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Mine Deaths Hit Record Low in 2009

Mon, 01/04/2010 - 13:29

Last year, a record low number of people, 34, were killed in mine-related accidents, and MSHA is crediting the decrease to its own initiatives.

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A contract employee died early today after an accident at the Perry County Coal Corporation in Eastern Kentucky.

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A court has rejected a mine official’s request for a transcript of his interview with MSHA after the Crandall Canyon Mine disaster in 2007.

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1 Dead in Alabama Mine Accident

Tue, 11/24/2009 - 17:10

A coal miner is dead and four others remain hospitalized after an accident at the Jim Walter No. 7 mine near the West Alabama community of Brookwood.

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A push on production is being blamed for an underground mine explosion in China over the weekend that claimed the lives of 104 coal miners.

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Coal Operators Get Break on Belts

Wed, 10/07/2009 - 11:56

MSHA is giving a break to underground coal operators who have ordered but not installed flame-resistant conveyor belts.

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Murray Gives $1 Million to University

Mon, 09/14/2009 - 13:44

Coal operator Robert E. Murray has donated $1 million to West Virginia University (WVU).

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MSHA has released guidance for personnel involved in respirable coal dust sampling to assure sampling is done in accordance with Agency requirements.

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