When an accident occurs at a mine the mine operator must notify MSHA within?

Mine operators must call immediately, but no later than 15 minutes from the time they know or should know that an accident has occurred.

What was the most frequent MSHA violation in 2020?

MSHA issued 92 imminent danger orders for people working at heights without fall protection between January 2019 and June 2020. The most common violations were truck drivers climbing atop their vehicles, and maintenance and quarry personnel climbing to or working without fall protection in high places.

How many mining fatalities were there in 2021?

In 2021, 37 U.S. miners died from work-related accidents.

When was the last mining accident?

January 6, 2019: 2019 Kohistan mine collapse, Afghanistan. The accident killed at least 30 gold miners.

What is an MSHA reportable injury?

The term “reportable injury” as defined by MSHA, includes all incidents that require medical treatment, or result in death, or loss of consciousness, or inability to perform all job duties on any workday after the injury, or temporary assignment or transfer to another job.

What is immediately reportable to MSHA?

MSHA’s toll-free emergency line is staffed 24 hours a day. Call this number to immediately report a mining accident or a hazardous condition at a mine, an impoundment, or an abandoned mine.

How many miners died in 2020?

29 mining fatalities
ARLINGTON, VA – In 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reports there were 29 mining fatalities, making it the sixth consecutive year that mining fatalities were below 30. Among those fatalities, five occurred in coal mines, a historic low.

What is the death rate of miners?

Fatalities among coal operator employees accounted for 62.9% of all mining fatalities. The coal operator fatality rate was 45.9 [CI: 33.4, 61.7] fatalities per 100,000 FTE employees. The underground fatality rate was 84.4 [CI: 60.3, 114.9] (n=40).

When an accident occurs at a mine?

To report an accident or a hazardous condition, call 1-800-746-1553. MSHA’s toll-free emergency line is staffed 24 hours a day. Call this number to immediately report a mining accident or a hazardous condition at a mine, an impoundment, or an abandoned mine.

How long do you have to report injury to MSHA?

within ten working days
A Form 7000-1 shall be completed and mailed within ten working days after an accident or occupa- tional injury occurs, or an occupational illness is diagnosed. This report is required by law (30 U.S.C. §813; 30 C.F.R.