US Department of Labor completed August 2024 impact inspections at 14 mines with repeated health, safety violations, issued 253 violations
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration completed impact inspections at 14 mines in 10 states in August 2024, issuing 253 violations. The agency began conducting impact inspections after an April 2010 explosion in West Virginia at the Upper Big Branch Mine killed 29 miners. Since 2023, MSHA’s impact…