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• Accidents:
  • Fork lift pins miner underground at JWR mine (272)
  • Excavator disassembly accident injures Palm Beach Aggregate contract worker (272)
  • Haul Truck Flips In Road at Frost Crushed Stone portable crusher (273)
  • Testing of mill facility leads to chemical exposure at Molycorp Minerals (273)
• Awards: IMA announces safety award winners (273)
• Black Lung: Widow entitled to lifetime benefits (274)
• Civil Penalties:
  • Texas stone operator has yet to pay penalties despite court judgment (275)
  • Small quarry owner's delinquent penalties continue to add up (275)
• Fatalities:
  • Contractor employee dies in dismantling mishap (275)
  • Weak ribs plagued fatal site that met NIOSH pillar criteria (276)
  • Access road was unsafe for walkers in fatal incident at BHP mine (278)
• Inspections: 11 mines targeted in MSHA's impact inspections; one closed for three days (280)
• MSHA clarifies when inspectors should not wear tracking devices during inspections (281)
• Investigations: Chained-on ties not acceptable stop blocks at track ends, MSHA finds (282)
• Labor Relations: Injunction issued at Willow Lake mine favoring UMWA (283)
• Liability: ALJ refuses to dismiss 110(c) cases where Secretary issued penalties 19 months after fatality (284)
• Mine Emergencies: Self-rescue eyed by NRC committee as MSHA phases-out problem units (285)
• On The Move: MSHA announces personnel changes including coal district managers (290)
• Roof Control: MSHA issues two roof-control related procedure instruction letters (291)
• Self-Contained Self-Rescuers: Plan on replacing Mine Safety Appliances' SR– 100s (292)
• Review Commission, ALJ Decisions & Settlements (293)

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