| January
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01/06/2000 |
Mining Deaths Up in 1999 |
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01/07/2000 |
MSHA Issues 21 Citations in July 1999 Kaiser Aluminum Plant Explosion in Gramercy, La. |
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01/13/2000 |
U.S. Miners Gained Safety and Health Ground in 20th Century |
| February
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02/07/2000 |
Federal Mine Safety Agency Issues Investigative Report on Kaiser Blast |
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02/22/2000 |
Electronic System for Filing Miner Training Plans Now Available |
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02/24/2000 |
Agency seeking coal miners help in targeting black lung
Thousands of coal miners obtain free chest X-rays |
| March
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03/15/2000 |
MSHA Levies Half Million Dollar Penalty Against Kaiser Aluminum for Plant Explosion |
| April
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04/04/2000 |
Most eligible in Colorado, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia
More U.S. Coal Miners Now Eligible for Free Chest X-rays to Detect Lung Disease |
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04/06/2000 |
Mine Operators May Now File Required Information over the Internet |
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04/17/2000 |
MSHA Kicks Off National "Stay Out'stay Alive" Safety Campaign |
| May
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05/11/2000 |
Quick Thinking, Rescue Devices Save Two Miners' Lives |
| June
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06/09/2000 |
Nation's Coal Miners Take Advantage of Labor Department's Free Chest X-rays |
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06/14/2000 |
MSHA Launches Comprehensive Outreach Program at 38 Northern Nevada Mines |
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06/19/2000 |
Mock Mine Disaster Puts Rescue Teams in Top Form for Actual Mine Emergencies |
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06/20/2000 |
MSHA Launches Accident Reduction Program in Appalachian Coalfields |
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06/23/2000 |
Mining Community Notified of Problems With Emergency Breathing Device |
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06/23/2000 |
Eastern Associated Coal's Southern Appalachia Mine Takes Top Honors in Coal Mine Rescue Contest |
| July
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07/06/2000 |
"Cornerstone" of Changes Designed to End Black
Lung
FEDERAL AGENCY ISSUES PROPOSALS ON COAL MINE DUST MONITORING
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07/10/2000 |
MINE ACADEMY INITIATES SAFETY AND HEALTH LECTURE SERIES |
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07/17/2000 |
Five Teams from Nevada in Competition
More than 30 Teams Worldwide to Face Off in National/International Mine Rescue Contest |
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07/18/2000 |
MSHA Offers Mine Safety Training in Northern Nevada |
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07/19/2000 |
Increase in Drownings at Active and Abandoned Mines Prompts Warning |
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07/21/2000 |
Rescue Teams from Wyoming, New Mexico TakeTop Honors in National/International Mine Rescue Contest |
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07/24/2000 |
MSHA Monitoring Today's Re-entry into CONSOL Energy's Loveridge Mine |
| August
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08/02/2000 |
New Rules Designed to End Black Lung
Federal Hearing on New Coal Mine Dust Control Rule Set For
Monday in Morgantown, W.Va.
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08/04/2000 |
New Rules Designed to End Black Lung
Federal Hearing on New Coal Mine Dust Control Rule Set For
Monday in Prestonburg, Ky.
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08/11/2000 |
New Rules Designed to End Black Lung
Federal Hearing on New Coal Mine Dust Control Rule Set For
Monday in Salt Lake City, Ut.
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08/25/2000 |
MSHA Urges Miners to Keep Cool
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| September
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09/07/2000 |
Mining Operations Recognized For Outstanding Safety Records |
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09/18/2000 |
Mining Fatalities Continue at '99 Rate |
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09/18/2000 |
Media Advisory |
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09/27/2000 |
MSHA to Publish Rule Addressing Hazardous Chemicals Used in Mining |
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09/29/2000 |
Tests Aimed at Ending Black Lung
Thousands More U.S. Coal Miners Newly Eligible for Free Chest X-rays |
| October
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10/17/2000 |
Electronic System for Filing Miner Training Plans Now Available |
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10/19/2000 |
New toll-free number announced
MSHA to Conduct Thorough Inspections of Coal Mine Impoundments |
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10/23/2000 |
Winter's Approach Heightens Mine Explosion Concern |
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10/25/2000 |
Agency also listing impoundment locations on Webpage
MSHA Making Impoundment Documents Available for Public Viewing |
| November
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| There were none issued. |
| December
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12/14/2000 |
Kaiser, MSHA Agree to $513,000 Settlement with New Safety Measures |
