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  • Items Posted This Month (May)

    POSTED: 05/01/2009
    News Release
    MSHA issues closure order for failure to pay delinquent penalties
    Virginia's Snapco Inc. owes nearly $400,000 in fines


    Items Posted the Latter Part of April

    POSTED: 04/30/2009
    Three Information Collection Requests Published


    POSTED: 04/30/2009
    Response to Comments
    on the Program Policy Letter (PPL) concerning Guidance for Compliance with Post-Accident Two-Way Communications and Electronic Tracking Requirements of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act (MINER Act) of 2006


    POSTED: 04/30/2009
    Compliance Guides Issued
    • Questions and Answers for MSHA' S Final Rule On Refuge Alternatives
    • Questions and Answers for MSHA's Final Rule On Conveyor Belt, Fire Prevention And Detection, And Use Of Air From The Belt Entry
    • Questions and Answers On MSHA'S Program Policy Letter (PPL) (P09-V-01) on Compliance with Post-Accident Two-Way Communications and Electronic Tracking Requirements of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act (MINER Act)


    POSTED: 04/29/2009
    Fatal Accident Report Posted
    Fatality #9 - May 16, 2008 - Electrical - Underground - West Virginia - Aracoma Coal Company, Inc. - Aracoma Alma Mine #1


    POSTED: 04/27/2009
    News Release
    MSHA urges public to 'Stay Out and Stay Alive'
    National safety campaign seeks to deter recreational activities on mine property


    POSTED: 04/27/2009
    Safety Hazard Alert Posted
    Failure to Operate Boom Trucks Safely Using Proper Procedures
    In recent years there have been two fatalities and one near miss due to the inappropriate use of boom trucks.


    POSTED: 04/27/2009
    Safety Flyer Posted
    Slip or Fall of Person Accidents
    16 Miners Died --- 2005 - 2009




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