New Mexico Mine Health & Safety Conference Quarterly Training Summit Albuquerque, NM October 2016 May 8, 2019 U.S. Department of Labor U.S. David G. Zatezalo 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’s Mine Portfolio Trailing 4 Quarters, 2018 Q2 – 2019 Q1 Mine Type Number of Share of Total Mines UG Coal Only 422 3% UG MNM Only 239 1.7% UG Total 661 4.7% All Surface 12,416 89.1% Facilities 859 6.2% 4 MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA
MSHA Data for 2018 New Mexico NATION # of Mines Reporting 202 13,044 Employment - Coal Mines Only 4 1,192 - Metal/Nonmetal Mines Only 198 11,852 Total Operator Employment* 4,356 229,119 MSHA E01 Inspections 259 19,214 Completed Citations & Orders Issued 1,054 97,722 Dollars Assessed $608k $55.7M *The Nation’s total employment, including contractors is 331,879. Given contractor data limitations, a similar breakout of employment inclusive of contractors cannot be provided for New Mexico. MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA
ALL INJURY RATES & FATALITIES (CY 2008 – 2019Q1) Coal Fatalities MNM Fatalities Injury Rate 120 3.50 3.26 3.02 3.00 2.83 100 2.75 2.59 2.50 2.47 2.50 2.31 2.20 80 2.17 72 2.07 2.03 2.00 24 Fatalities 60 53 1.50 46 23 42 30 36 36 40 35 22 29 1.00 28 27 16 16 17 25 17 48 13 15 20 17 0.50 30 5 20 20 20 18 16 15 12 12 8 3 0 0.00 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Calendar Year Data run on 4/30/2019 6 MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA
1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 500 0 1912 1914 3,679 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 All Mining Fatalities 1912-2018 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 27 fatalities in 2018 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018
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 76,812 76,974 74,289 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% 7.58% 7.29% 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 7,280 6,000 6,873 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 3 70 n - µg/ 60 z Concentration 55.5 50 50.9 49.3 40 45.2 41.9 30 33.1 e Quartz 27.8 25.6 25.4 24.8 20 verage 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% 23.26%24.12% 20.00% 21.11% 20.11% 19.22% 18.32% 18.15% 15.00% 16.77%16.53% 15.33% 12.17%11.34% 10.00% 8.62% 7.56% 5.00% 2.86% 0.00% 1.86% 1.44% 1.28% 1.20% 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
View from the Operator’s Cab 17 MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA
Actual Activity on the Ground Large vehicles striking other vehicles or pedestrians have killed 24 miners since 2003 18 MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA
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 • Moving to Phase 2 with an additional 117 mines 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 • 24 mines paid in full for $1.7 million • 43 104(a) citations issued; 21 104(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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