MINE FATALITY – On August 22, 2024, a contractor was found deceased in a shallow pool of water at the base of a highwall.
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Best Practices
- Conduct workplace examinations to identify conditions that may adversely affect the safety or health of miners.
- Provide and maintain safe access to all working places.
- Ensure that miners have communication systems available when assigned to work alone.
- Train miners on safe work procedures and to identify hazards associated with their assigned tasks.
Additional Information
This is the 16th fatality reported in 2024, and the first classified as “Drowning.”
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Original article published by MSHA