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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

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Quarterly Training Summit October 2016 U.S. Department of Labor U.S.

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Virginia Coal & Energy Alliance

Lebanon, Virginia March 28, 2019

MSHA: 2018 in Review and a Look Ahead

David G. Zatezalo

Assistant Secretary of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration

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The MSHA Mission

“to prevent death, illness, and injury from mining and promote safe and healthful workplaces for U.S. miners”

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MSHA’s Tools

  • Fair and consistent enforcement,

including mandated inspections

  • Compliance and technical assistance
  • Training and education
  • Rulemaking and policy guidance

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MSHA Data for 2018

VIRGINIA NATION

# of Mines Reporting Employment 271 13,021

  • Coal Mines Only

97 1,187

  • Metal/Nonmetal Mines Only

174 11,834 Total Operator Employment* 6,108 229,002 MSHA E01 Inspections Completed 578 19,215 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

  • f employment inclusive of contractors cannot be provided for Virginia.
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30 18 48 20 20 20 16 12 8 15 12 23 17 24 16 16 22 30 17 17 13 15 53 35 72 36 36 42 46 29 25 28 27 20 40 60 80 100 120 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Fatalities Calendar Year Coal Fatalities MNM Fatalities

U.S. MINING FATALITIES 2008 – 2018

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VIRGINIA MINING FATALITIES 2008 – 2018

2 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Fatalities Calendar Year Coal Fatalities MNM Fatalities

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0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4 0.45 0.5 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000

1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018

Fatalities Fatal IR

27 fatalities in 2018

U.S. Mining Fatalities 1912-2018

3,679

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U.S. MINING INDUSTRY FATALITIES FALL OF ROOF & RIB (1998-2018)

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2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 Fatalities Calendar Year

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Dust Sampling Trends

  • Increased sampling of key positions in coal

mines was mandated by 2014 dust rule

  • What trends are we seeing?

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90,803 93,911 80,627 73,313 81,548 82,293 76,812 76,974 88,556 76,304 75,262 79,174 74,289 66,534 60,277 61,629 100,913 138,768 129,226

20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 160,000 Calendar Year

CPDM required 2/1/16

Data as of 1/30/2019

1.5 mg/m³ standard in effect 8/1/16

Coal - Number of Valid MSHA & Operator Respirable Dust Samples

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MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA Average DO* Dust Concentration in Underground Coal Mines, by MSHA and Operator Samples

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0.95 0.92 0.88 0.72 0.86 0.86 0.89 0.81 0.77 0.77 0.74 0.73 0.72 0.69 0.68 0.64 0.69 0.63 0.61 1.09 1.07 1.00 0.93 0.91 0.92 0.96 0.95 0.87 0.82 0.80 0.73 0.73 0.71 0.70 0.69 0.64 0.61 0.61

0.55 0.60 0.65 0.70 0.75 0.80 0.85 0.90 0.95 1.00 1.05 1.10 1.15

Average Dust Concentration – mg/m3 Calendar Year

Operator Avg. Conc. MSHA Avg. Conc.

* Designated occupations (DO) exposed to the highest levels of respirable coal mine dust.

Data as of 1/30/2019

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MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA Coal - MSHA & Operator Respirable Dust Samples % > Standard

Data as of 1/30/2019 9.08% 9.08% 7.98% 6.27% 6.40% 7.29% 7.58% 6.49% 5.45% 4.68% 4.17% 3.90% 3.50% 3.06% 2.36% 1.65% 0.79% 0.88% 0.87%

0.00% 1.00% 2.00% 3.00% 4.00% 5.00% 6.00% 7.00% 8.00% 9.00% 10.00% Calendar Year

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6,873 7,280 5,311 4,488 5,294 5,461 4,339 4,125 4,483 4,301 3,928 3,537 3,573 3,199 6,389 10,038 11,948 14,798 13,911

2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000 Calendar Year

Coal - Number of Valid MSHA Quartz Samples

Data as of 2/5/2019

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MSHA.GOV | @USDOL #MSHA Underground Coal Mines MSHA Average Designated Occupation* Quartz Concentration by Calendar Year

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55.5 50.9 49.3 45.2 41.9 33.1 27.8 24.8 25.4 25.6 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Ave verage Quartz Concentration - µg/ g/m3 Calendar Year

* Designated occupations (DO) exposed to the highest levels of respirable coal mine dust.

Data as of 1/30/2019

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23.26% 24.12% 18.15% 15.33% 18.32% 20.11% 21.11% 19.22% 16.77% 16.53% 12.17% 11.34% 8.62% 7.56% 2.86% 1.86% 1.44% 1.28% 1.20%

0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00% Calendar Year

Coal - MSHA Quartz Samples % >100 µg/m³

Data as of 2/5/2019

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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

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Mobile Equipment

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Large vehicles striking other vehicles or pedestrians have killed 24 miners since 2003

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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

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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 wear seatbelts since 2007 (most in MNM mines)

Driver saved by wearing a seat belt

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Powered Haulage Safety Outreach

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We are distributing stickers, brochures and more to spread the word

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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

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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

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Scofflaw Initiative

  • Small share of operators are chronically

delinquent and have poor safety records; worst violators selected each month

  • Payment plans proposed/established or
  • perator 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

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In Summary: MSHA Today & Tomorrow

  • IT Modernization
  • Health Focus
  • Regulatory Review
  • Dust
  • Diesel Emissions
  • Powered Haulage
  • Mine Rescue Contests
  • 2020 Budget Proposal

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Questions?

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