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Mine Safety: Federal Efforts To Improve Inspections and Injury Reporting

HRD-87-115BR Published: Sep 14, 1987. Publicly Released: Sep 14, 1987.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO evaluated the Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA) inspection practices and injury reporting to assess MSHA: (1) progress toward completing mandatory regular inspections; (2) mechanisms to assess inspection quality; and (3) efforts to verify mine operators' injury reporting.

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Federal regulationsInspectionMine safetyMining industryOccupational safetyReporting requirementsWorkers compensationCoalQuality assuranceMining