The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has announced a final rule to protect miners from accidents associated with surface mobile equipment. According to a release ...

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) completed a series of targeted inspections at eight mines in September 2024. In all, the agency found 112 violations, including 24 significant and ...

On December 20, 2023, and more than two years after announcing a proposed rule, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued its much-anticipated final rule regarding safety plans for ...

BRUSH VALLEY — A spokesperson for the United States Department of Labor said Wednesday that the department’s Mine Safety and Health Administration is conducting an ongoing investigation of the Monday ...

WYOMING COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – The Mine Safety and Health Administration has released its final report on the death of a West Virginia miner in May. According to the MSHA, Virgil Paynter, 59, of Lynco ...

MSHA proposes modernizing outdated rules while aligning with a broader deregulatory agenda under the deregulation EO. The agency seeks to limit district managers’ authority, citing legal concerns.

MSHA’s new silica rule—recommended 50 years ago—could save thousands from black lung, although advocates worry about enforcement. Miner John Moore (right), 42, smiles at his daughter in their home in ...

West Virginians are as familiar as those in any state with the dangers of mining. For us, though we might roll our eyes and joke about the potential for an inspector showing up, the reality is if ...