Archive for January, 2012

Vol. 19, No. 2

Posted by Ellen Smith on January 23, 2012

Accidents:
- Iron workers hurt in frame overturn at Tunnel Ridge Coal Mine (36)
- Fall injures contract driller at Freeport McMoRan’s Twin Buttes Mine (36)
- Iowa company in withdrawal order dispute reports another ground fall (37)
- Fire in coal storage area at iron ore mine ends without injury (38)
- Miners trapped 2

Posted by Ellen Smith on January 9, 2012

Accidents:
- Three rescued in zinc mine fire in Tennessee (2)
- Steel bar causes injury to coal miner at Dominion Coal Corp. mine (3)
- Workers hurt in fall from rebar structure at Martin Marietta mine in Ohio (3)
- Reported explosion hurls siding into worker at Minnesota ore operation (4)
- Operator and contractor cited in blasting accident that damaged three houses (4)
- Driver unhurt in second contractor truck incident at Barrick Goldstrike mine (5)
Civil Penalties:
- ALJ upholds previous decision vacating over $1 million in delayed penalty assessments (5)
- ALJ rejects penalty settlement for lacking sufficient details (6)
Criminal Proceedings: Court did not err in accepting plea of miner who falsified certification credentials (6)

Discrimination:
- Hepburnia Coal agrees to pay fine, conduct miners’ rights training (7)
- Miner safety advocate loses case under Kentucky state law (7)
Equipment Safety:
- Power supply must be replaced in coal mine equipment, MSHA decides (8)
- DeWalt recalls handles on some grinders and sanders (9)
Fatalities:
- MSHA declines jurisdiction in december death at barge facility (10)
- Mining under rock pillar led to Lucky Friday silver mine fatality (11)
- Obstructed line of sight contributed to fatality at Martin County Coal. Co. Voyager #7 mine (13)
- Industry holds fatal accidents close to low record in 2011 (15)
Ground Control: Ground control citation vacated, but imminent danger order upheld (18)
Imminent Danger: ALJ upholds imminent danger order at JWR mine (20)
Rulemaking: Security and Exchange Commission