On April 28, the Mine Safety and Health Administration announced that injury rates fell to an all-time low in 2025. For the ...

The federal agency charged with overseeing mine safety may be unprepared to respond to a large disaster, according to an ...

The goal is to transition the industry from reactive responses to proactive responses based on 'fitness-for-work' ...

The U.S. Department of Labor will host a free two-day online forum May 6-7 to help employers and workers understand federal ...

According to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), the coal mining industry's injury rate has dropped to 1.74 per ...

The West Virginia Coal Association is praising miners across the country after federal data showed U.S. mining operations ...

While the overall job fatality rate decreased to 3.3 per 100,000 workers, a report from AFL-CIO says many could be prevented.

The U.S. Department of Labor is asking a U.S. District Judge to require a Fairbanks-area gold mine to allow a federal inspection. It’s the second time the department has asked.

The names of 17 people who died while working on the job in 2025 were read aloud during the 38th annual Workers Memorial ...

Acting Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling said the low all-injury rate in mining in 2025 shows that “we are ensuring that as ...