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Mine Safety MSHA This Day In History

Farmington Mine Disaster and the Blood of Coal Miners

November 20, 2025 Jordan Barab
Enforcement Journalism

Nevada Gov Drops OSHA Penalties for Musk

November 19, 2025 Jordan Barab
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Killed on the Job: Weekly Toll

November 17, 2025 Jordan Barab
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Dead on the Job: The Weekly Toll

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Two Fatalities Confirmed in Helicopter Crash Near Smethport Keating Twp, PA — Two workers were killed when a helicopter performing…

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Kentucky Limits Black Lung Claims Reviews: We have recently noted that black lung is back with a vengeance after almost…

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Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster Anniversary: Don Blankenship Commemorates By Running for Senate

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Today is the eighth anniversary of the Upper Big Branch mine explosion that claimed the lives of 29 coal miners…

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Nightmare Now Showing at Chemical Facility Near You

April 4, 2018 Jordan Barab

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Weekly Toll: The Monthly Version

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OSHA: We don’t need no stinkin’ advice — from workers

March 30, 2018 Jordan Barab

OSHA seems to be devaluing advice from outside stakeholders — or at least from workers. We’ve written before about the…

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OSHA Issues Tiny Penalty for Three Communication Tower Deaths

March 30, 2018 Jordan Barab

OSHA has fined Tower King II Inc. $12,934 for the death of three workers who were attempting to install a…

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March 12, 2018 Jordan Barab

I’m travelling again for the next couple of weeks and not likely to write much. So go back and read…

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