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• Accidents:
  • Iron workers hurt in frame overturn at Tunnel Ridge Coal Mine (36)
  • Fall injures contract driller at Freeport McMoRan's Twin Buttes Mine (36)
  • Iowa company in withdrawal order dispute reports another ground fall (37)
  • Fire in coal storage area at iron ore mine ends without injury (38)
  • Miners trapped 2½ hours in shaft at New Mexico potash mine (38)
  • MSHA, NSSGA post tips to prevent slips, trips and falls in aggregate sector (38)
• Black Lung: Court sides with doctor that miner's black lung did not contribute to his death (41)
• Closure Orders: Lucky Friday Mine hit with closure order; company predicts a year to correct conditions (41)
• Criminal Proceedings: U.S. Attorney's office lifts stay on Crandall Canyon cases (42)
• Equipment Safety: MSHA issues warning on cap lamps (43)
• Fatalities:
  • Consol miner dies from injuries sustained from valve failure (43)
  • Examiners neglected dangerous ribs before fatality, MSHA reports (44)
  • Absence of Machine guard crucial in death at gravel crusher (46)
• Injunctions: Vermont court grants permanent injunction allowing MSHA to inspect slate facility (47)
• Inspections: Virginia state mine inspections do not violate 4 Amendment, court rules (48)
• Investigations: UBB internal review proceeding despite official's retirement (49)
• Jurisdiction: Screening activities for road maintenance not under MSHA jurisdiction, ALJ rules (50)
• Legislation: West Virginia proposes new legislation with tougher standards than federal requirements (51)
• Miners' Rights: Labor Dept. plans survey on miners' rights (53)
• Regulatory Agenda: MSHA posts ambitious regulatory agenda (54)
• Settlements: ALJ rejects settlement where Secretary argues she does not have to justify reductions (55)
• Review Commission, ALJ Decisions & Settlements (57)

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