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1. Truck Driver Killed at Texas Operation: (Latest News); The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on April 12, a 60-year-old customer truck driver was killed at Rye Dredge and Plant, Liberty County, Texas, when he fell from, and was run ...; Created on 19 April 2018
2. FIRST LOOK - APRIL 2018: (First Look); ... for Infrastructure for America. MSHA WATCH The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) recently met with MSHA Administrator David Zatezalo, deputy secretaries and a senior advisor to ...; Created on 13 April 2018
3. MSHA Issues New Serious Accident Alert: (Latest News); The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on March 24, two miners were using a man-lift to charge (load) blast holes with non-electric blasting caps, 8-grain boosters and ammonium ...; Created on 06 April 2018
4. Aggregates Operations Safer Than Retail Stores: (Latest News); ... record low injury rate in 2017, according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). This year’s rate is estimated at 1.74 per 200,000 hours worked, marking the 17th consecutive year that the ...; Created on 26 February 2018
5. FOCUS ON HEALTH SAFETY - MARCH 2018: (Safety & Health); MSHA Chief Outlines Priorities to Congress - MSHA Reports First Fatality of the Year - MSHA Issues Serious Accident Alert for Crushers - MSHA Issues Serious Accident Alert for Fly Rock MSHA Chief Outlines ...; Created on 21 February 2018
6. Benchmark 2018: An Exclusive Survey: (Features); ... 17.07 percent. 9. Safety regulations (MSHA), 15.85 percent. 10. Insurance, 14.63 percent. 11. Transportation, 12.20 percent. 12. Liability costs (legal), 10.98 percent. 13. Trump Transportation ...; Created on 20 February 2018
7. FIRST LOOK - MARCH 2018: (First Look); ... million in the prior year. For the full-year 2017, total revenues were $3.89 billion, an increase of $298 million, or 8 percent. MSHA WATCH Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Administrator ...; Created on 20 February 2018
8. MSHA Reports 13th Fatality for 2017: (Safety & Health); The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported the 13th fatality for calendar year 2017 in metal and nonmetal mining. On Dec. 30, 2017, an employee in a pickup truck approached the quarry ...; Created on 14 February 2018
9. AGG1: The Year’s Premier Show: (Features); ... 201: Maximizing Conveyor Performance: Location: 332B&E Looking Back, Looking Forward: MSHA Enforcement Update and Compliance Strategies: Location: 320B Increase Mine Worker Hazard Recognition and Risk ...; Created on 14 February 2018
10. FIRST LOOK - FEBRUARY 2018: (First Look); ... protection system along the American-Mexican border of the United States can be built at an affordable cost, within a briefer timeframe and provide better protection. MSHA WATCH The Mine Safety ...; Created on 14 February 2018
11. MSHA Reports First Fatality of the Year: (Latest News); The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported the first fatality of 2018 in the metal/nonmetal sector. On Jan. 25, 2018, an articulated haul truck at a CRH sand and gravel plant in Iowa ...; Created on 06 February 2018
12. Outlook/Forecast 2018: (Features); ... is ready to team with general construction contractors, transportation and trucking associations and highway users to get the job done. “A new MSHA administrator will also bring changes to the industry ...; Created on 24 January 2018
13. FIRST LOOK - JANUARY 2018: (First Look); ... reported third quarter 2017 net income of $26.1 million and net income attributable to the common unitholders and general partner of $18.4 million. MSHA WATCH The Mine Safety and Health Administration ...; Created on 24 January 2018
14. MSHA Reports 13th Fatality for 2017: (Latest News); The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported the 13th fatality for calendar year 2017 in metal and nonmetal mining. On Dec. 30, 2017, an employee in a pickup truck approached the quarry ...; Created on 16 January 2018
15. Regional Reports: (Features); ... Legislative On Oct. 18, U.S. Congressman Rod Blum (R-Iowa) and State Representative Kristi Hager toured the Pattison Sand Co. operations in Clayton, Iowa. MSHA The Mine Safety and Health Administration ...; Created on 19 December 2017
16. FIRST LOOK - DECEMBER 2017: (First Look); ... Vulcan Up in Third Quarter According to the company, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma negatively affected more than half of the company’s operational footprint in the third quarter. MSHA WATCH David ...; Created on 19 December 2017
17. MSHA Reports Ninth Fatality of the Year: (Safety & Health); The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported the ninth fatality of 2017 in the metal/nonmetal sector. The Fall of Material incident happened at Argos USA’s Roberta cement plant in Alabama. ...; Created on 21 November 2017
18. Martin Engineering Offers Conveyor Systems Tracking Technology: (Material Handling & Conveying); ... cleaners. Customers benefit from regularly scheduled inspections by factory-trained and MSHA-certified technicians, providing operators with easy access to a wealth of data on the application, operating ...; Created on 08 November 2017
19. Rock Wins James M. Christie Award: (Safety & Health); ... NSSGA’s AGG1 Academy, AGG1 Online webinars as well as MSHA Spring Thaw workshops on the West Coast in an effort to share the successes of his program with the entire aggregates industry. The award will ...; Created on 31 October 2017
20. Safety Lessons Learned: (Law); ... related associations and counsel the mining, quarrying, cement and mineral refining industries, and their equipment manufacturers, to respond to the “new” Federal Mine Safety and Health Act (MSHA) of 1977, ...; Created on 24 October 2017
21. First Look - October 2017: (First Look); ... Policy Forum The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association held its first Legislative & Policy Forum/Fall Board Meeting in Washington, D.C. MSHA WATCH David Zatezalo, a former coal-mining executive ...; Created on 24 October 2017
22. MSHA Reports Ninth Fatality of the Year: (Latest News); The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported the ninth fatality of 2017 in the metal/nonmetal sector. The Fall of Material incident happened at Argos USA's Roberta cement plant in Alabama ...; Created on 03 October 2017
23. Calling on Capitol Hill: (Features); ... economy and transform policy and regulation. This meeting also provides a venue for all NSSGA committees to meet. Topics covered will include critical issues such as: Waters of the U.S. rule. MSHA’s ...; Created on 18 September 2017
24. FIRST LOOK - SEPTEMBER 2017: (First Look); ... of 2017, the company reported a net loss of $2.3 million compared to a net loss of $3.5 million in the second quarter of 2016. MSHA WATCH The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration ...; Created on 18 September 2017
25. Industry Suffers Eighth Fatality of 2017: (Latest News); The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is reporting that on Sept. 5, 2017, a 20-year-old plant operator with 23 weeks of experience was fatally injured at a sand and gravel mine. The victim was ...; Created on 18 September 2017
26. NSSGA Announces Environmental Awards: (Latest News); ... Rio Medina Quarry in San Antonio, Texas. The quarry will be recognized for 12 years without an reportable injury (based on MSHA data). These awards, along with the Grassroots and the Platinum Environmenta ...; Created on 15 September 2017
27. Rock a Big Winner: (Latest News); ... NSSGA’s AGG1 Academy, AGG1 Online webinars and MSHA Spring Thaw workshops on the West Coast in an effort to share the successes of his program with the entire aggregates industry. The award will be presente ...; Created on 08 September 2017
28. NSSGA Announces Safety Awards: (Latest News); ... injury in their size category, based on data provided by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). The winners are: Small: Oldcastle Inc., Tilcon Connecticut/Southington Sand and Pit, New ...; Created on 01 September 2017
29. MSHA Report: (Features); The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced it is extending the effective date of the agency’s final rule on Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal ...; Created on 29 August 2017
30. FIRST LOOK - AUGUST 2017: (First Look); ... per share of $0.47 on net income of $50.0 million, compared to basic earnings per share of $0.21 on net income of $13.4 million in the prior year period MSHA WATCH The U.S. Department of Labor’s ...; Created on 29 August 2017
31. NSSGA Legislative Policy Forum to Take Message to Congress: (Latest News); ... NSSGA committees to meet. Topics covered will include critical issues such as: Waters of the U.S. rule. MSHA’s workplace examinations rule. Long-term highway funding. NSSGA President and ...; Created on 10 August 2017
32. MSHA Reports Fifth Fatality This Year: (Latest News); The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported a fatality at EP Management Corp.'s Celatom Plant, a nonmetallic minerals operation in Oregon. On July 14, a part-time mine employee was movin ...; Created on 27 July 2017
33. KCSA Presents Safety Awards: (Latest News); The Kentucky Crushed Stone Association (KCSA) presented its 2016 safety awards at its Summer Meeting. "The KCSA Safety Contest Awards are based on MSHA reportable injuries not lost-time injuries," th ...; Created on 25 July 2017
34. FIRST LOOK - JULY 2017: (First Look); ... increase compared with the annual output for 2015. This was previously reported as 2.33 Gt. MSHA WATCH The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced it is extending ...; Created on 14 July 2017
35. MSHA Issues Final Report on January Fatality: (Latest News); The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued a final report on a Fatal Fall of Ground (Rib/Back) accident that occurred on Jan. 25, 2017, at the Linwood Mine, Linwood Mining and Minerals Corp., ...; Created on 10 July 2017
36. NSSGA Meets with Acosta: (Latest News); ... Alexander Acosta to address regulations facing aggregates operations. Specifically, the group detailed what it calls "the harmful effects of the upcoming MSHA workplace exam rule." The regulation, s ...; Created on 10 July 2017
37. FIRST LOOK - JUNE 2017: (First Look); ... revenues increased $33 million, or 4 percent, to $787 million. MSHA WATCH In the first three months of 2017, five miners died in accidents that occurred when they were working alone on mine property. ...; Created on 28 June 2017
38. MSHA Reports Fourth Fatality: (Latest News); The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is reporting that on June 8, 2017, a truck driver was operating a Caterpillar 777F haul truck, dumping a load of gravel, when the ground at the dump point ...; Created on 26 June 2017
39. Working Alone: (Law); MSHA’s Working Alone Standard Has Virtually Nothing To Do With Recent Fatalities. By Brian Hendrix MSHA used its Quarterly Stakeholder Call in May to announce the launch of a “Working Alone Initiative.” ...; Created on 21 June 2017
40. Workplace Perceptions of Safety: (Features); ... one company, during February 2016. In total, 214 employees (n = 51; n = 92; and n = 71) participated. The surveys were administered during each site’s eight-hour MSHA annual refresher training in order ...; Created on 06 June 2017
41. MSHA Reports Third Industry Fatality of the Year: (Latest News); The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is reporting the third metal/nonmetal mining fatality of the year. On Friday, March 24, 2017, the victim, working at a New Mexico sand and gravel operation, ...; Created on 27 April 2017
42. FIRST LOOK - APRIL 2017: (First Look); ... economic optimism. MSHA WATCH The Mine Safety and Health Administration issued a “Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety Alert Preventing Fall of Person Accidents.” In the past decade, 29 miners have died ...; Created on 25 April 2017
43. MSHA Reports Second Metal/Nonmetal Fatality of 2017: (Latest News); The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on March 14, 2017, an independent owner/operator truck driver walked behind his raised end-dump trailer while dumping his load, and was engulfed ...; Created on 06 April 2017
44. FOCUS ON HEALTH & SAFETY - MARCH 2017: (Safety & Health); MSHA to Award Grants for Mine Safety Education, Training - NSSGA Announces Gold Safety Awards - MSHA Issues Close Call Accident Alert MSHA to Award Grants for Mine Safety Education, Training The ...; Created on 30 March 2017
45. Benchmark 2017: An Exclusive Survey: (Features); ... can afford to do what is needed for our infrastructure.” MSHA was once again on the mind of some survey respondents. One person said, “MSHA is a big problem. They do not do much for safety. More an anti-capitalist, ...; Created on 21 March 2017
46. FIRST LOOK - MARCH 2017: (First Look); ... MSHA WATCH Despite opposition, the Mine Safety and Health Administration appears poised to press forward with the planned rollout and enforcement of its final rule on workplace examinations. The ...; Created on 28 February 2017
47. FIRST LOOK - FEBRUARY 2017: (First Look); ... efficiency for buildings, according to the company. MSHA WATCH The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced federal inspectors issued 132 citations and two orders during special impact ...; Created on 15 February 2017
48. NSSGA Announces Gold Safety Awards: (Latest News); ... without a reportable injury in their size category, based on data provided by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Safety Excellence Gold Award Recipients Small: Tilcon Connecticut ...; Created on 09 February 2017
49. The Night Shift: (Safety & Health); ... and advice is more readily available. One does not have to wake up a supervisor or manager to evaluate an unexpected development. Most MSHA inspections occur on day shift. We would expect that if the right ...; Created on 17 January 2017
50. A Box of Chocolates: Possible Legal Issues in 2017: (Law); ... things, it requires anyone bidding on a federal contract to report violations of virtually any labor law (except MSHA) as part of the bidding process. Those violations (even if still unproven) would then ...; Created on 17 January 2017

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