MSHA rolls out compliance initiative aimed at inexperienced coal miners

摘要

The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration rolled out a new compliancernassistance initiative to address injuries and fatalities among less-experiencedrncoal miners.rnAgency officials had recently gathered to address the causes and trends ofrncoal fatalities, which were exceeding the rate of incidences in the year prior.rnWhile 2016 saw a record low of eight mine fatalities ultimately charged tornthe industry, a reported coal mine fatality in Alabama on June 19, the samernday the initiative rolled out, puts the 2017 preliminary fatality total at ninernworkers to date.