Mine Safety and Health Administration South Central District Elwood M. Burriss Staff Assistant South Central District Dallas, Texas (214) Associated General Contractors of America Safety & Health Committee Meeting January 15, 2014

Mine Safety and Health Administration South Central District Regrets Due to a schedule conflict & a filled plate of duties; Mr. Mike Davis could not be here today. So…. You got me! MSHA Involvement!

Mine Safety and Health Administration South Central District Who am I? Go by “Mac” 26 plus years of mining experience SCD Staff assistant Industry: –Underground/Surface/Plant –Gypsum/Limestone/Lime/Aggregates/Others –Engineer/Supervisor/Manager –Safety/Production/Quality/HR/Environmental Let’s look at some numbers…..

Mine Safety and Health Administration South Central District M/NM Fatalities per Calendar Year Total FatalsContractor Fatals

Mine Safety and Health Administration South Central District 2013 Fatals for Contractors On November 18, 2013, a 33-year old contract electrician foreman with 14 years of experience was injured at a crushed stone mine. The victim was working in a 480- volt electrical enclosure, pulling cable for a new pump that was being installed, when he contacted energized conductors. He was transported to a hospital where he died on November 22, On April 4, 2013, a 30-year old general foreman with 6 years of experience was killed at a copper ore operation. An excavator was being used to position a 36- inch diameter by 40-foot long section of pipe to connect it to another section of pipe. The pipe, attached to the excavator by a lifting strap, shifted and fell on the victim.

Mine Safety and Health Administration South Central District Causal factors: Not establishing or following proper procedures (ie: maintenance, lockout/tagout) Improper procedures during maintenance or repair

Mine Safety and Health Administration South Central District MSHA Contractor Accident Numbers per Calendar Year Count% of Total % % % % %

Mine Safety and Health Administration South Central District MNM Districts

Mine Safety and Health Administration South Central District Incident Rates

Mine Safety and Health Administration South Central District Contractor Citations as % of Total Issued

Mine Safety and Health Administration South Central District % S&S Violations Issued to Contractors

Mine Safety and Health Administration South Central District Top 10 Issued to Contractors - SCD (a): Horns & back up alarms (b): Safety defects not corrected in a timely manner : Electrical conductors exposed to electrical damage 50.30(a): Reporting of quarterly hours : Warning signs : Correction of dangerous electrical conditions (c): Defective equipment not removed from service (a)(2): Inspection of fire fighting equipment 46.5(a): New Miner training (a)(2): Parking brakes (a): Guarding of moving machine parts 47.41(a): Container labels

Mine Safety and Health Administration South Central District 50.30(a): Reporting of quarterly hours (b): Safety defects not corrected in a timely manner (a): Horns & back up alarms (a)(2): Inspection of fire fighting equipment : Electrical conductors exposed to electrical damage : Parking procedures for unattended equipment (c): Defective equipment not removed from service (a)(2): Parking brakes : Warning signs (a): Tire repairs Top 10 Issued to Contractors - MNM

Mine Safety and Health Administration South Central District Now what….. We have looked at the numbers for the past….. Lets look to the future…. “If we do not learn from history; we are destined to repeat it.”

Mine Safety and Health Administration South Central District If you are measured on the quality of your workplace, how critical is the work place exam? Qualified and trained examiners –Authority to take timely and appropriate action? –How cumbersome is the system of correction? Does the workplace examination recognize and focus on identified risks: –accidents and injuries –violation history –special emphasis initiatives Are contractors held accountable? Mine Operators are always accountable.

Mine Safety and Health Administration South Central District Prevention Oversight Observation, examination & correction When comprehensive equipment and workplace examinations are combined with job task analysis, hazard identification becomes a practice – not a process.

Mine Safety and Health Administration South Central District Communications Company to Contractor: –Site specific training –Hazard recognition –Emergency procedures Contractor to Company: –Hazardous material brought in –Special equipment

Mine Safety and Health Administration South Central District Communications Contractor to MSHA: –Contractor ID’s "Each independent contractor who has an identification number uses it on all job sites." This means that each independent contractor is assigned only one identification number to be used on any and all job sites. 69K IDs w/ 65K different names Only 20% have associated addresses –Hours worked –Mine Site worked To update: Please contact your local District Office

Mine Safety and Health Administration South Central District Involvement! Holmes Holmes Mine Rescue State/Regional Safety & Health Conferences You should expect to see more of MSHA ; not only at the mine site but also outside of the mine site. SCD Safety & Health Conference Oklahoma City, OK March 25 to 27, 2014

Mine Safety and Health Administration South Central District Thank you.