Blue Ridge Premier Safety LLC

08/11/2026

https://www.energy.gov/articles/energy-department-launches-100-million-initiative-build-americas-critical-minerals

The PROSPECT program will help train the next generation of American workers needed to secure U.S. energy and mineral independence

08/08/2026

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/four-managers-and-supervisors-illinois-mine-indicted-failing-evacuate-miners-during

Ronald Dale Koontz, 69, of Hendersonville, Tennessee, Demitrios George Macropoulos, 38, of Buckeye, Arizona, Randy L. Nowland, 67, of Waltonville, Illinois, and Cory Taylor Humphrey, 37, of Prospect, Kentucky, have been charged with multiple crimes related to an underground fire that occurred in the...

07/28/2026

https://www.ishn.com/articles/115471-house-committee-moves-to-kill-osha-worker-heat-protections

07/27/2026

https://www.fisherphillips.com/en/insights/insights/what-mine-operators-need-to-know-about-no-increase-to-safety-fines

Mine operators will get a small reprieve this year as we'll see no increase to workplace safety penalty amounts. The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) typically updates its civil penalty amounts annually to account for inflation. But, due to the government shutdown, the federal government...

07/16/2026

https://www.msha.gov/data-reports/fatality-reports/2026/july-6-2026-fatality/preliminary-report-0

A miner died when he was crushed between a rail car and a structural beam. The information provided in this notice is based on preliminary data ONLY and does not represent final determination regarding the nature of the incident or conclusions regardingthecause of the accident.

07/14/2026

The river is back, and we’re ready to tube!

Recent rains have brought the North Toe River back to life, and with hotter days ahead, there’s no better time to get on the water.

Grab your friends, cool off, and come float with us this week. Book your trip online, and we’ll see you on the river!

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07/10/2026

https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/trump-administration-issues-latest-regulatory-agenda/

Will OSHA take action on lockout/tagout and a proposed rule on heat illness prevention?

07/09/2026

https://m.miningweekly.com/article/diatreme-receives-funding-boost-from-partner-in-australian-silica-sands-venture-2026-07-08

ASX-listed silica sand developer Diatreme Resources' joint venture partners, Sibelco Silica, has exercised its call option to subscribe for additional shares in the companies' Cape Silica Holdings venture for $4.4-million. Diatreme now owns 73.2% of Cape Silica Holdings while Sibelco holds 26.8%.

07/09/2026

https://www.whsv.com/2026/07/08/worker-dies-copper-mine-accident-company-says/

The worker died after a “haul truck accident” at Freeport-McMoRan’s Morenci mine, according to the company.

07/04/2026

https://www.wvtm13.com/article/tuscaloosa-county-miner-dies-in-underground-accident/71807570

Investigators say a 24-year-old miner was found unresponsive after an underground machinery accident at a Berry-area coal mine and later pronounced dead.