Virginia Coal & Energy Alliance Lebanon, Virginia March 28, 2019 Quarterly Training Summit MSHA: 2018 in Review and a Look Ahead October 2016 U.S. Department of Labor David G. Zatezalo U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA 1
The MSHA Mission “to prevent death, illness, and injury from mining and promote safe and healthful workplaces for U.S. miners” 2 MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA
MSHA’s Tools • Fair and consistent enforcement, including mandated inspections • Compliance and technical assistance • Training and education • Rulemaking and policy guidance 3 MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA
MSHA Data for 2018 VIRGINIA NATION # of Mines Reporting 271 13,021 Employment - Coal Mines Only 97 1,187 - Metal/Nonmetal Mines Only 174 11,834 Total Operator Employment* 6,108 229,002 MSHA E01 Inspections 578 19,215 Completed Citations & Orders Issued 4,303 97,872 Dollars Assessed $601k $53.4M *The Nation’s total employment, including contractors is 331,170. Given contractor data limitations, a similar breakout of employment inclusive of contractors cannot be provided for Virginia. MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA
U.S. MINING FATALITIES 2008 – 2018 Coal Fatalities MNM Fatalities 120 100 80 72 Fatalities 60 24 53 46 42 36 36 23 35 40 29 28 27 25 22 30 16 16 17 48 13 20 17 15 17 30 20 20 20 18 16 15 12 12 8 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Calendar Year MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA
VIRGINIA MINING FATALITIES 2008 – 2018 Coal Fatalities MNM Fatalities 5 4 4 4 3 2 Fatalities 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Calendar Year MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA
1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 500 0 1912 1914 3,679 1916 1918 1920 1922 U.S. Mining Fatalities 1912-2018 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 Fatalities 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 Fatal IR 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 27 fatalities in 2018 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 7 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4 0.45 0.5
U.S. MINING INDUSTRY FATALITIES FALL OF ROOF & RIB (1998-2018) 20 18 18 17 16 15 15 14 12 Fatalities 10 10 9 8 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 0 Calendar Year 8 MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA
Dust Sampling Trends • Increased sampling of key positions in coal mines was mandated by 2014 dust rule • What trends are we seeing? 9 MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA
Coal - Number of Valid MSHA & Operator Respirable Dust Samples 160,000 140,000 138,768 120,000 129,226 1.5 mg/m³ standard in effect 8/1/16 100,000 100,913 90,803 93,911 80,000 88,556 81,548 82,293 80,627 CPDM required 2/1/16 76,304 75,262 79,174 74,289 76,812 76,974 73,313 60,000 66,534 60,277 61,629 40,000 20,000 0 Calendar Year Data as of 1/30/2019 MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA
Average DO* Dust Concentration in Underground Coal Mines, by MSHA and Operator Samples 1.15 Average Dust Concentration – mg/m 3 1.09 1.10 1.07 Operator Avg. Conc. MSHA Avg. Conc. 1.05 1.00 1.00 0.96 0.95 0.93 0.95 0.92 0.91 0.95 0.90 0.87 0.92 0.89 0.85 0.82 0.88 0.80 0.86 0.86 0.80 0.72 0.81 0.73 0.73 0.75 0.71 0.77 0.77 0.70 0.69 0.74 0.70 0.73 0.72 0.64 0.69 0.69 0.65 0.68 0.61 0.61 0.64 0.60 0.63 0.61 0.55 Calendar Year * Designated occupations (DO) exposed to the highest levels of respirable coal mine dust. Data as of 1/30/2019 11 MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA
Coal - MSHA & Operator Respirable Dust Samples % > Standard 10.00% 9.00% 9.08% 9.08% 8.00% 7.98% 7.00% 7.29% 7.58% 6.00% 6.49% 6.27% 6.40% 5.00% 5.45% 4.68% 4.00% 4.17% 3.90% 3.00% 3.50% 3.06% 2.00% 2.36% 1.65% 1.00% 0.79% 0.88% 0.87% 0.00% Calendar Year Data as of 1/30/2019 MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA
Coal - Number of Valid MSHA Quartz Samples 18,000 16,000 14,000 14,798 13,911 12,000 11,948 10,000 10,038 8,000 6,873 7,280 6,000 6,389 5,294 5,461 5,311 4,000 4,488 4,339 4,125 4,483 4,301 3,928 3,537 3,573 3,199 2,000 0 Calendar Year Data as of 2/5/2019 MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA
Underground Coal Mines MSHA Average Designated Occupation * Quartz Concentration by Calendar Year 80 g/m 3 70 verage Quartz Concentration - µg/ 60 55.5 50 50.9 49.3 45.2 40 41.9 30 33.1 27.8 25.6 25.4 24.8 20 10 0 Ave 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Calendar Year * Designated occupations (DO) exposed to the highest levels of respirable coal mine dust. Data as of 1/30/2019 14 MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA
Coal - MSHA Quartz Samples % >100 µg/m³ 30.00% 25.00% 24.12% 23.26% 20.00% 21.11% 20.11% 19.22% 18.32% 18.15% 15.00% 16.77% 16.53% 15.33% 12.17% 10.00% 11.34% 8.62% 7.56% 5.00% 2.86% 1.86% 1.44% 1.28% 1.20% 0.00% Calendar Year Data as of 2/5/2019 MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA
Powered Haulage Safety Initiative Powered Haulage accidents were responsible for 50% of fatalities in recent years; 13 of 27 (48%) in 2018 Preventing these accidents is a priority for MSHA, with a focus on: • Mobile Equipment • Belt Conveyors • Seat Belt Safety 16 MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA
Mobile Equipment Large vehicles striking other vehicles or pedestrians have killed 24 miners since 2003 17 MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA
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Belt Conveyors • Seven miners killed working around belt conveyors since January 2017; four in coal, three in MNM • Since 2008, 19 fatalities and more than 40 permanent injuries • Guarding, lock-out tag-out, properly using crossovers - all essential for safety 19 MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA
Seat Belt Safety • Three fatalities in 2017 and 2018, and 38 fatalities since 2007, involved miners not wearing seat belts • 6000+ MSHA citations issued for failure to Driver saved by wearing wear seatbelts since a seat belt 2007 (most in MNM mines) MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA
Powered Haulage Safety Outreach We are distributing stickers, brochures and more to spread the word 21 MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA
Fire Suppression Failures • In 2018, four mobile equipment fires in one month; fire suppression systems failed in all • One miner killed, another injured • Fire suppression equipment must be properly installed • Miners should have a means to escape • MSHA has inspected mine mobile equipment for effective suppression systems MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA
One MSHA Initiative • Blurring the distinction between Coal and Metal/Nonmetal enforcement for more efficient use of resources • Cross training inspectors and updating systems to accommodate change where it makes sense • Inspector expertise still required for certain mines • 90 mines are involved so far 23 MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA
Scofflaw Initiative • Small share of operators are chronically delinquent and have poor safety records; worst violators selected each month • Payment plans proposed/established or operator paid in full with total commitment of $7.1 million • 23 mines paid in full for $1.7 million • 42 104(a) citations issued; 18 104(b) orders issued, but none currently active MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA
In Summary: MSHA Today & Tomorrow • IT Modernization • Health Focus • Regulatory Review - Dust - Diesel Emissions - Powered Haulage • Mine Rescue Contests • 2020 Budget Proposal 25 MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA
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