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09/10/2026

09/09/2026

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOL/bulletins/428faf2?reqfrom=share/

August 13, 2026 Fatality - Fatality Alert United States Department of Labor sent this bulletin at 09/08/2026 01:51 PM EDT MINE FATALITY – On August 13, 2026, a miner was performing maintenance on a slipping head pulley of a hopper. During the task, the miner fell onto the discharge conveyor, where...

08/30/2026

https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/a-clean-jobsite-is-a-safe-jobsite/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sh&_zs=RKrjS1&_zl=tB698

Leaving a construction jobsite after your workday is done without cleaning up can put other workers who start the next shift in an unsafe situation.

08/28/2026

https://www.safeopedia.com/2026/08/24/the-leadership-imperative-improving-psychological-safety-to-reduce-risk?utm_source=Safeopedia&utm_campaign=a79029ddd3-safeopedia-newsletter-20260827-na&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-a79029ddd3-1209025713&mc_cid=a79029ddd3&mc_eid=303d72f80e

Psychological safety can improve engagement, morale, and safety. Here's what leaders can do to improve psychological safety in employees.

08/11/2026

https://www.energy.gov/articles/energy-department-launches-100-million-initiative-build-americas-critical-minerals

The PROSPECT program will help train the next generation of American workers needed to secure U.S. energy and mineral independence

08/08/2026

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/four-managers-and-supervisors-illinois-mine-indicted-failing-evacuate-miners-during

Ronald Dale Koontz, 69, of Hendersonville, Tennessee, Demitrios George Macropoulos, 38, of Buckeye, Arizona, Randy L. Nowland, 67, of Waltonville, Illinois, and Cory Taylor Humphrey, 37, of Prospect, Kentucky, have been charged with multiple crimes related to an underground fire that occurred in the...

07/28/2026

https://www.ishn.com/articles/115471-house-committee-moves-to-kill-osha-worker-heat-protections

07/27/2026

https://www.fisherphillips.com/en/insights/insights/what-mine-operators-need-to-know-about-no-increase-to-safety-fines

Mine operators will get a small reprieve this year as we'll see no increase to workplace safety penalty amounts. The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) typically updates its civil penalty amounts annually to account for inflation. But, due to the government shutdown, the federal government...

07/16/2026

https://www.msha.gov/data-reports/fatality-reports/2026/july-6-2026-fatality/preliminary-report-0

A miner died when he was crushed between a rail car and a structural beam. The information provided in this notice is based on preliminary data ONLY and does not represent final determination regarding the nature of the incident or conclusions regardingthecause of the accident.

07/14/2026

The river is back, and we’re ready to tube!

Recent rains have brought the North Toe River back to life, and with hotter days ahead, there’s no better time to get on the water.

Grab your friends, cool off, and come float with us this week. Book your trip online, and we’ll see you on the river!

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