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Mine Safety

There is a fair amount of mine safety information on the Internet. Most of the mine safety information is maintained on government Web sites. MSHA, with its $250 million plus budget, generates the most mine safety content. NIOSH, which absorbed the former U.S. Bureau of Mines, is also a good mine safety resource. Several states have useful mine safety information. Government-affiliated Web sites in Australia and Canada are another good source for mine safety information. If you know of a useful mine safety link, please email it to Mine Safety and Health Network.
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MINE SAFETY NEWS



MSHA Uses K Order to Effectively Close Mine
02/ 26/2009 Read Article
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MSHA Cites Operator for Failing to Cooperate in Investigation
04/ 21/2009 Read Article
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Miner’s Estate Not Permitted to Intervene
12/ 14/2007 Read Article
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K Order Issued for Roof Fall
01/ 31/2008 Read Article
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ALJ Sides with Operator on Equipment Recovery
07/ 25/2008 Read Article
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Operator Properly Cited for Contractor’s Failure to Tie-Off
06/ 4/2009 Read Article
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Operator Properly Cited for Contractor’s Failure to Tie-Off
06/ 4/2009 Read Article
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Operator Properly Cited for Contractor’s Failure to Tie-Off
06/ 4/2009 Read Article
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Operator Properly Cited for Contractor’s Failure to Tie-Off
06/ 4/2009 Read Article
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Mine safety chief blames high toll on calendar
12/ 10/2006 Read Article
WV Washington, DC
 
Agency's mine death tally may leave some uncounted
12/ 3/2006 Read Article
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PA
 
Kentucky report on fatal mine blast says wall was improperly built
12/ 1/2006 Read Article
Post Gazette KY
 
Coal industry faces dangerous time
10/ 30/2006 Read Article
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Pennsylvania Coal Miner Killed in Accident in Anthracite Mine
10/ 23/2006 Read Article
Bloomberg PA
 
Miner killed in underground W. Va. collapse
10/ 22/2006 Read Article
Post Gazette WV
 
Jim Walter mine has 2nd fatality of year
10/ 13/2006 Read Article
AL.com AL
 
Government forced to delay unsafe coal mine closures
10/ 13/2006 Read Article
China Daily China
 
Miner killed in Knox County
10/ 9/2006 Read Article
The Courier-Journal KY
 
Test blast to exceed standard
10/ 1/2006 Read Article
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Test blast to exceed standard
10/ 1/2006 Read Article
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Test blast to exceed standard
10/ 1/2006 Read Article
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Test blast to exceed standard
10/ 1/2006 Read Article
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Test blast to exceed standard
10/ 1/2006 Read Article
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Test blast to exceed standard
10/ 1/2006 Read Article
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Test blast to exceed standard
10/ 1/2006 Read Article
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