MSHA: 2015 was safest year on record for mining
Arlington, VA The Mine Safety and Health Administration is calling 2015 the safest year in mining history based on preliminary fatality and injury data released April 7. Last year was the safest in terms of both number of fatalities and rates of death and injury, which are based on hours of miner exposure, according to MSHA. In 2015, 28 miners died, down from 45 the previous year.