On July 17, 2025, a miner at a surface limestone operation sustained serious injuries while performing repairs on a belt drive motor. During the repair process, the motor’s tensioning system was being adjusted when a ¾-inch diameter all-thread tensioner bolt failed, causing the bolt to break loose and strike the miner in the face. Spring-integrated…
Save the date for the 2026 National Holmes Mining Safety and Health Conference! Where: Kansas City, MO When: May 4-7, 2026 For further information regarding registration and event changes, please visit: https://www.holmessafety.org/
When every second counts, training and teamwork can mean the difference between life and death. The Southeast Mine Safety & Health Conference Hero Award honors miners who demonstrate courage in life-threatening situations by using their safety training to save lives. In 2018, the award recognized miners at Sibelco’s Red Hill Facility — Brian Gibbs, Bill…
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced its Mine Safety and Health Administration is making $10.5 million in grant funding available to help provide mine safety training for the nation’s miners. MSHA will award these grants as part of its fiscal year 2025 State Grants Program to fund the delivery of federally mandated training and re-training for…
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) has announced that Melissa Russell will become its next Executive Director and CEO. She will begin transitioning into the role over the coming months as Dave Kanagy, CAE, prepares to retire after 21 years of leadership. Russell will officially assume the title of Incoming Executive Director and…
MSHA will host the 2025 Ground Control in Mining Industry Seminar at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy. Presentations and workshops, including those submitted for the 44th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, will highlight improvements in ground control technology to increase the safety and productivity of new and existing underground mines. The…
POSTPONED: The Mine Safety and Health Administration stakeholder meeting scheduled for tomorrow, June 18, has been postponed. A new date will be determined and shared with you as soon as it becomes available.
On May 22, 2025, a bulldozer fell into a void above a feeder. The loose material from the coal pile collapsed around the bulldozer, engulfing the bulldozer and trapping the miner inside the cab. The bulldozer was equipped with a “submarine kit”, consisting of high-strength glass, self contained self rescuers, and two-way communication. From January…
Please join the Mine Safety and Health Administration for a Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting, taking place Wednesday, June 18, 2025. This meeting will be streamed online using Microsoft Teams beginning at 2pm Eastern time. Please RSVP for the meeting here by June 17, 2025. If you have questions that you would like addressed, please submit them in Question 3 in the…
Since 2024, 33 mines have been granted the use of a Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR) through the Petition for Modification process. Electromagnetic interference can cause failure of a miner-worn Proximity Detection System (PDS) if it is not worn as recommended, such as being worn too close to the battery or motor/blower of a PAPR.…