As part of the Biden-Harris administration's effort to protect workers, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has completed an extensive 12-month safety and health screening of mines ...

Hundreds of mine safety trainers will gather at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy to explore the latest tools, techniques, and best practices in miner education. The National Mine Health and ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Retired coal miner Stanley “Goose” Stewart questions whether it’s safe for anyone to work in the industry right now. The Department of Government Efficiency, created by ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration is among the federal agencies selected for spending cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency. Nearly three dozen MSHA ...

On Jan. 8, MSHA released preliminary data showing that mine fatalities in 2008 declined 31 percent from 2007 to drop to an all-time low. Metal/nonmetal mines recorded the lowest level of fatalities in ...

Retired coal miner Stanley "Goose" Stewart holds a helmet he wore inside the Upper Big Branch mine when it blew up on April 5, 2010, killing 29 men, as he stands for a portrait at his home in Orgas, W ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Retired coal miner Stanley “Goose” Stewart questions whether it's safe for anyone to work in the industry right now. CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Retired coal miner Stanley “Goose ...