Large amounts of coal dust also are an explosion hazard. Black lung has caused or contributed to the deaths of more than 75,000 coal miners since 1968, according to the Government Accountability ...

This article was originally published with the title “ The First National Mine-Safety Demonstration ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 105 No. 23 (December 1911), p. 498 doi:10.1038 ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va.—The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration could have prevented or reduced the likelihood of an April 2010 explosion in southern West Virginia that killed 29 miners, … ...

But now, NIOSH and MSHA have done a joint survey showing the coal dust found in mines today is much finer than in mines of the 1920s, "presumably due to increased automation and a greater reliance ...

Ten days after the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported its working theory about the deadly Upper Big Branch coal mine explosion, mine owner Massey Energy presented its latest ...

MSHA issued the largest fine in its history – $10,825,368 – against the former Massey Energy Co. in connection to the 2010 Upper Big Branch Mine explosion. ... In its report, MSHA concluded that the ...

The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration could have prevented or reduced the likelihood of an April 2010 explosion in southern West Virginia that killed 29 miners, according to a report ...

MSHA has mapped miles of excessive coal dust on the roof, floors, walls and conveyor belts in the Upper Big Branch mine based on sampling after the explosion. Coal dust is highly explosive and ...

A federal official says a handheld meter found deep inside the Upper Big Branch mine detected explosive levels of methane before a blast killed 29 miners - the first concrete ...

MSHA Publishes Final Rule for Rock Dust. The rule requires mine operators to maintain the percentage of incombustible content of the combined coal dust, rock dust, and other dust at 80 percent in ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Massey Energy Co. on Friday rejected nearly every part of the federal government's theory on what caused the deadly explosion at its Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia ...