Bulldozer Accident – Safety Alert

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…

MSHA Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting – June 18, 2025

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…

NEW RESOURCE: MSHA Information Hub!

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has launched the new MSHA Information Hub to help miners, operators, contractors, and other stakeholders quickly find answers to their most frequently asked questions. The MSHA Information Hub makes it easier than ever to access important safety and health information and serves as a…

Cat® Simulators Teaches Operators to Work Together in New Collaborative Worksite Training

The Collaborative Worksite Training™ Construction Package is the next step for your HEO program. Multiple students can virtually operate a variety of machines at the same time in the same environment. This unique learning opportunity will help them understand how their movements affect other operators and the overall worksite production level. Individual reporting allows instructors…

Register for the 2025 Alternative Case Resolution Workshop

The average mining operator now spends over $20,000 per year on citations and penalties. In this must-attend cost-savings workshop, learn how to reduce or eliminate fines—with the added benefit of improved safety conditions. In an era of increasing citations, this workshop will prepare you to handle Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) inspectors and challenge…

Secure Your Spot at CMC’s Midwest Workplace Safety and Labor and Employment Law Summit!

Conn Maciel Carey’s Midwest Workplace Safety (OSHA / MSHA) and Labor and Employment Law Summit in Detroit, MI is an in-person program hosted by the attorneys in CMC’s national OSHA / MSHA Workplace Safety and Labor • Employment Practice Groups based out of our Midwest Region offices (Chicago, Detroit, and Columbus), and joined by their colleagues from Washington, DC and California. This program…