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North Carolina Mine Safety Conference SE MSHA Update

North CarolinaMarch 21, 2019

Samuel K. PierceSoutheast District Manager

Mine Safety and Health Administration

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The MSHA Mission

“to prevent death, illness, and injury from mining and promote safe and healthful

workplaces for U.S. miners”

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MSHA: Today & Tomorrow

• IT Modernization• “One” MSHA: Efficient Use of Resources• Workforce for the 21st Century• Health: Pay Me Now or Later• Regulatory Review


Miners: Who are they?

• Generation X• Millennials• Centennials

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U.S. MINING FATALITIES COAL and METAL/NONMETAL 2008-2018*

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2017 – Record low MNM fatalities

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Powered Haulage Safety


Powered Haulage accidents are low-frequency, high-consequence events• 50% of fatalities in 2017• 46% of fatalities so far in 2018• 5 fatalities in 2019 – two are powered

haulage

Preventing these accidents is a priority for MSHA! Focus on mobile equipment, seatbelts

and conveyor systems


Powered Haulage Safety Outreach

MSHA is distributing stickers, brochures and more to spread the word

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Mobile EquipmentLarge vehicles striking other vehicles or pedestrianshave killed 4 miners since January 2017; at least 24since 2003



Seatbelts Save Lives• 3 fatalities in 2018,

38 fatalities since 2007 involved miners not wearing seat belts

• 6000 MSHAcitations issued since 2007; enforcement alone not enough This loader operator saved by wearing seatbelt

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Two seatbelt fatalities in one weekOctober 19, 2018: 63-yr-old operator lost control of his haul truck while descending 18% grade, drove through berm; no seatbelt used

October 25, 2018: 29-yr-old driver died when pick-up flipped after climbing a berm; no seatbelt used

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Belt Conveyors


• Seven miners killed working around belt conveyors since January 2017: four in coal, three in MNM

• Total of 19 conveyor-related fatalitiesAND 41 conveyor-related permanentinjuries since 2008

• Guarding, lock-out tag-out, properly using crossovers, all essential for safety

Powered Haulage Safety Ideas


• Seeking your ideas to prevent these accidents from occurring

• www.msha.gov/poweredhaulage

• A powered haulage safety plan?

http://www.msha.gov/poweredhaulage

Fire Suppression Failures


• Four mobile equipment fires in September 2018 (two rock trucks, one hydraulic shovel, one excavator)

• Fire suppression systems failed in all• One miner killed, another injured• Fire suppression equipment must be

properly installed• Miners should have a means to escape


Scofflaw Initiative

• Small share of operators are chronically delinquent and have poor safety records

• Monthly selection of the worst violators• Payment plans proposed/established with

total commitment of $5.5 million• 17 mines paid in full for $1.5 million• 38 104(a) citations issued; 16 104(b) orders

issued; all but 3 operations are now open


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Education/Training & MSHA

• Educational Field Services and Small Mines• Educational Policy Development• Mine Academy


MSHA Technical Information Center & Library

• Accident Reports dating back to 1840• Preambles/Final Rules• Industry Standards (ANSI, NFPA, NEC, ASTM, and more)• Research Materials (BOM publications, NIOSH studies, etc.)• Engineering publications and periodicals• Legal publications• If we don’t have it, we will find it for you!

Contact them at [email protected] or 304-256-3266

Got Questions? They’ve got answers!

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mailto:[email protected]


Your Path:Do you see only what YOU want to see?

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Are you a foot print maker,or

a foot print follower?

“A winner in the game of life is the person that gives of himself so other people can grow.”

Questions?

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Thank you!

Samuel K. Pierce - North Carolina Aggregates Association

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