MINE FATALITY – On August 22, 2024, a contractor was found deceased in a shallow pool of water at the base of a highwall.

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.

Miners and mine operators can find safety and health information on MSHA.gov.