E3325 COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR CARL D. PERKINS, Kentucky, Chairman FRANK THOMPSON, JR., New Jersey EDWARD P. BEARD, Rhode Island MICHAEL O. MYERS, Pennsylvania JOSEPH A. LE FANTE, New Jersey TED WEISS, New York CEC HEFTEL, Hawaii BALTASAR CORRADA, Puerto Rico DALE E. KILDEE, Michigan ALBERT H. QUIE, Minnesota BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania CONTENTS Andrus, Cecil D., Secretary, Department of the Interior - Baier, Edward J., Deputy Director, National Institute for Occupa- tional Safety and Health, Center for Disease Control, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; also James A. Merchant and Barrett, Robert, Administrator, Mining Enforcement Safety Admin- Casteel, Laurence, division manager, St. Joe Minerals Corp... Delling, David R., resident manager, Stauffer Chemical Co., Green 323 246 132 McCabe, Edward A., partner, Hamel, Park, McCabe & Saunders, chairman, American Mining Congress, Industrial Relations Commit- 471 McDowell, Cloyd, president, National Independent Coal Operators' McKee, Fank, director, District 38, United Steelworkers of America; Miechur, Thomas F., president, United Cement, Lime and Gypsum Oberstar, Hon. James, a Representative in Congress from the State Packer, Arnold H., Assistant Secretary for Policy Evaluation and Swent, Langan, vice president-engineering, Homestake Mining Co.- 187 88 244 79 307 514 421 106 250 Prepared statements, letters, supplemental materials, et cetera Andrus, Cecil D., Secretary, Department of the Interior, letter to Barrett, Robert E., administrator, Mining Enforcement Safety Prepared testimony of___ Charts, "Accident Experience 1970-76". Page 382 324 339 340 341 342 343 Charts, "Accident Experience 1970-76". 344 Charts, "Strong Points of S. 717 (H.R. 4287)”. 345 Charts, "Mining Industry Employment 1970–76”. 346 Injury experience at all coal mines in the United States, 1967–76 362 Coal mines in the United States, 1967-76 (table). 363 363 Number of inspectors and inspections in coal mines, 1967-76 364 Major disasters at coal mines in the United States, 1967-76 365 Injury experience and employment in metal and nonmetal mines 366 Injury experience and employment in surface metal and non- 368 370 Federal inspection activity, metal and nonmetal mines and mills, 371 Major disasters (a single accident which results in the death of five 371 379 Casteel, Laurence, division manager, St. Joe Minerals Corp., on behalf of the American Mining Congress, testimony of... 212 Crolius, Newell T., director, Loss and Accident Prevention Services Testimony of the National Crushed Stone Association__. 133 144 Federal Metal and Nonmetallic Mine Safety Act, proposed 155 Policy statement on H.R. 4287/S. 717.. 162, 542 Curtis, John L., chairman of the Safety Committee, National Sand 543 457 DeRohers, Ed, U.S. Gypsum Co., attached material. Miner, Gordon M., vice president-operations, Hecla Mining Co., on Oberstar, Hon. James, a Representative in Congress from the State 4287.. Penfield, William E., chairman of the Safety and Health Committee of 494 235 218 525 79 272 554 125 Testimony of ___. 226 Disabling injuries and injury frequency and severity rates under 256 THE FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1977 MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1977 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMPENSATION, HEALTH AND SAFETY, COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 9:10 a.m., in room 2261, Rayburn House Office Building, the Honorable Joseph M. Gaydos presiding. Members present: Representatives Gaydos, Miller, Myers, and Sarasin. Staff present: Bernard A. Mandella, staff director; Paul F. Dwyer, majority counsel; and Edith Baum, minority labor counsel. Mr. GAYDOS [presiding]. The Subcommittee on Compensation, Health and Safety will be in order, for the purpose of hearing witnesses relating to H.R. 4287 and other related bills. This morning, this subcommittee begins a series of hearings on mine safety and health. In the 94th Congress, the House passed a mine safety and health bill, H.R. 13555. The primary purpose of the bill was twofold: One, to upgrade the protection afforded miners by the Federal Metal and Non-metallic Mine Safety Act of 1966; and to transfer the enforcement functions of the Mine Enforcement and Safety Administration from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Labor. On March 2 of this year, I introduced H.R. 4287, along with Congressman John Dent, chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor Standards. This bill would retain the transfer provision of H.R. 13555, as passed last year, and would repeal the 1966 Metal and Non-metallic Act. In addition, it would amend the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act by upgrading the protections for metal and non-metal miners and by extending coverage to all miners, both in coal and noncoal mines. Therefore, the passage of H.R. 4287 would mean that there would be one mine safety and health law applicable to all miners in both coal and noncoal industries. Mr. Sarasin, do you have a statement? Mr. SARASIN. No, sir. [Text of H.R. 4287 follows:] (1) 95TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4287 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 2, 1977 Mr. GAYDOS (for himself and Mr. DENT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To promote safety and health in the mining industry, to prevent recurring disasters in the mining industry, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That this Act may be cited as the "Federal Mine Safety and 4 Health Amendments Act of 1977". II |