The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) completed impact inspections at 15 mines in May 2024 across 12 states, identifying a total of 300 violations and issuing one ...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) released three proposed rules on July 1 aimed at revising the criteria for approving safety plans in underground coal mines.

PETTUS, W.Va. (WCHS) — Federal officials have released a final report on the investigation of a miner death that occurred earlier this year in Raleigh County, West Virginia. Billy Stalker, a ...

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 ...

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Retired coal miner Stanley "Goose" Stewart questions whether it's safe for anyone to work in the industry right now. The Department of Government Efficiency, created by ...

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The decision to keep Mine Safety and Health Administration offices open is being met with wide approval, but concern remains about what else will be restored or what’s next to be ...

MSHA published a proposed rule in the Sept. 8 Federal Register to establish a uniform drug and alcohol standard for all mines. “Mining under the best of circumstances can be dangerous,” said MSHA ...