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On Aug. 31, MSHA published a proposed rule in the Federal Register to require underground coal mines to equip continuous mining machines with proximity detection systems in order to protect miners ...

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PRINCETON, Ind. A federal rule issued Tuesday requires all U.S. mines to use sensors that can halt digging machines if miners get too close, a move aimed at preventing workers from being crushed to ...

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GREEN RIVER - A Sweetwater County trona miner who was crushed to death in a February accident did not follow established mining procedures, a federal report issued Friday said. The Mine and Safety ...

NPR News has learned that a February incident in which a mining machine's methane detector was deliberately disabled was not an isolated incident... Massey Miners: Disabling Monitors Was Common Miners ...