MSHA Fatality Alert
- Access Compliance
- 7 hours ago
- 1 min read
MSHA Fatality Alert - "On November 8, 2025, a section foreman died after a mine was inundated with water from an adjacent abandoned mine. The foreman was found on November 13, 2025.
Best Practices
Determine the location of abandoned mine workings using signed maps and local sources. Abandoned mines are a major flood hazard.
Provide sufficient barrier pillars. Evaluate interburden thickness and compare mine surveys from a common baseline.
Use directional, long-hole drilling to ensure adequate barriers around mining areas.
If necessary, submit permits for "operations under water."