MSHA: 18 Miners Died in First Half of 2015

Worker deaths in mines totaled 18 during the first six months of 2015, according to a report from the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration. Of the 18 deaths, eight were in coal mines and 10 were in "metal and nonmetal" mines, according to the administration. The death toll in metal and nonmetal mines was five lower than during the same time period last year. Half of the metal and nonmetal deaths were at small mines with fewer than 10 employees, according to the report. The accidents leading to the deaths at metal, nonmetal and coal mines included machinery accidents, fal...