An AI-Assisted Compliance Program Can Reduce Citation Exposure by 30-50%, Cut EHS Coordinator Time on Documentation by 40-60% and Deliver a 10-20x Return on Investment.By Joshua D. Larkin
Read MoreIn an effort to help the regulated community comply with safety and health requirements and reduce litigation financial burden on mine operators, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) recently created the Conference Litigation and Investigative Resources group. The creation of the CLIR group, as a headquarters-directed group, changed the structure of alternative case resolution procedures.…
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As producers prepare for stricter Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) regulations on respirable crystalline silica and airborne dust, Superior Industries spotlights new dust control solutions for conveyor transfer points and load zones.
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The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported 33 mining industry fatalities for 2025. That is up from 28 in 2024. These fatalities include both employee and contractor deaths.
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The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) cited the Dragon Cement plant in Thomaston, Maine, for 33 safety violations with 10 being considered significant during an impact inspection in May, reported local media.
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The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Jan. 17 a miner was fatally injured at the CalPortland Mojave Plant and Quarry in Kern County, Calif., when his personal car collided with a customer truck while traveling toward each other on an icy mine access road.
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The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Oct. 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.
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An employee at CEMEX USA’s cement plant in Knoxville, Tenn., died on Nov. 5 after being engulfed by a large pile of coal, reported local media.
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A federal administrative law judge in Washington, D.C., has ordered Continental Cement Co. to pay a $17,500 penalty after the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) determined it punished a worker for acting as the miners’ representative.
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A contract employee was killed in an accident at the Hercules Cement plant in Stockertown, Pa., on July 26.
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