The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has released alerts for the 25th and 26th fatalities of 2022. The agency said that on October 17 a miner at Holcim’s Ada quarry and plant in Pontotoc County, Okla., died when he fell approximately 90 ft. from the walkway outside the plant’s mill building. This was the 25th fatality reported in 2022,…
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Brucejack resumes ops after fatal accident
Newcrest Mining said late last week it had resumed mining and processing at its Brucejack operation in British Columbia, Canada “pursuant to a safety-first restart plan” after an incident that later was revealed to be a fatal one at the mine. Newcrest Managing Director and CEO Sandeep Biswas said the death “is a stark reminder that safety must always be…
Read MoreMSHA reports 23rd and 24th fatalities
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has reported that on October 7, a mechanic at a construction sand and gravel operation in Providence, R.I., was fatally injured when he was engulfed in material after he entered an air separator to clear a blockage. This is the 24th fatality reported in 2022, and the first classified as “Confined Space.” MSHA…
Read MoreSingle fatality at Pennsylvania mine
Corsa Coal confirmed the death of one miner this week at its Acosta Deep Mine site in Somerset County, Pa. The unidentified worker was found unresponsive during routine maintenance activities during the late morning hours local time on October 22, the company said Oct. 24. There were no active operations at the Jenner Township mine on that day, and operations…
Read MoreMSHA reports on 14th, 15th, 16th fatalities
MSHA recently released the preliminary findings from the industry’s 14th-16th fatalities of 2022. On August 11, the agency said that, on July 21, a miner at Giant Cement Co., Dorchester County, S.C., received fatal injuries when his right arm became entangled in an auger (screw) conveyor. It was the 16th fatality reported in 2022, and the sixth classified under Machinery. …
Read MoreMSHA Reports Seventh Machinery Death of 2022
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has reported that on August 4, a mine manager at Wooten Sand & Gravel Inc., Miller County, Ark. died while performing maintenance on a bulldozer. While kneeling on the bulldozer’s track, the victim accidentally engaged the lever that put the bulldozer in reverse. The bulldozer track moved the victim to the rear…
Read MoreMSHA reports 15th fatality
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on June 20, 2022, a 50-year-old miner at a Lhoist Group plant in Virginia died when the excavator he was operating underground slid over an elevated loading pad and was engulfed by lime dust. This is the 15th fatality reported in 2022, and the fifth classified as “Machinery.” MSHA recommends the…
Read MoreMSHA reports powered haulage fatality
In early October, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Sept. 21, a 68-year-old contract truck driver with 20 years of experience was fatally injured at Bonito Pit in Valencia County, N.M., while operating a haul truck. The victim was found lying in front of his truck near the edge of a haul road. The truck was…
Read MoreMSHA Reports 32nd Fatality of the Year
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Nov. 17, a customer truck driver at East Coast Mines Ltd., Suffolk, N.Y., was electrocuted after the tarping mechanism on the trailer contacted a high-voltage overhead power line. While exiting the cab of the truck, the victim contacted the energized truck and received a nonfatal electrical shock. When he tried…
Read MoreMSHA reports ninth fatality of 2021
The Mine Safety and Health Administration reported that on April 22, a miner at Broadfoot Pit #2, Buffalo, Neb., was fatally injured when leaving the mine site in his personal pickup truck. The manual swing barrier gate was partially closed. A gate pole entered the truck’s windshield as the pickup truck approached, striking the victim and causing fatal injuries.
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