by Girish Anand | Jul 19, 2016 | MSHA
A federal rule to protect the nation’s miners from exposure to dangerous levels of coal mine dust is having a significantly positive impact in Phase II, a recent sampling by the Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) shows. MSHA announced...
by Girish Anand | Apr 12, 2016 | MSHA
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has released preliminary data for calendar year 2015, updating the “Mine Safety and Health at a Glance” page. The charts include information on inspections, violations and number of mines and miners. They also show...
by Girish Anand | Apr 6, 2016 | MSHA
Don Blankenship, former CEO of Massey Energy, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for conspiring to violate federal mine safety laws, becoming the first American executive to be imprisoned for breaking the nation’s safety laws. The sentence, meted out by...
by Girish Anand | Feb 24, 2016 | MSHA, OSHA
No doubt dead on arrival in the Republican House, the Obama budget request nonetheless includes healthy increases for hiring Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) investigators. The Feb. 9 budget request...
by Girish Anand | Jan 7, 2016 | DOL, MSHA
Preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration indicate that 28 miners died in 2015 in work-related accidents at the nation’s mines, down from 45 in 2014. The figure represents the lowest number of mining...
by Girish Anand | Dec 4, 2015 | DOL, MSHA
Former Massey Energy Chief Executive Officer Don Blankenship earned the dubious distinction yesterday of becoming the first CEO to be convicted of conspiracy to violate federal safety laws, though the charge is only a misdemeanor with a maximum one-year jail sentence....
