Pit & Quarry Weekly Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

LEADING OFF

Mining fatalities drop to record low in 2019

There were 24 mining fatalities in the United States in 2019, according to the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), marking the fewest annual fatalities ever recorded. Learn more from the MSHA report.

NEWS

Brunner & Lay offering variety of straight hole drilling tools

Brunner & Lay's straight hole drilling tools, which were developed to enhance the ability of modern, high-powered rock drills operating in both surface and underground applications.

Major’s screen media sensor simplifies performance measurement

Major, the screen media manufacturer, plans to showcase its Flex-Mat sensor technology at ConExpo-Con/Agg. Check out the features of the technology.

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See the ESCO® XHD Wheel Loader Bucket at ConExpo-Con/Agg

ESCO will feature extra heavy-duty (pictured above) and general purpose wheel loader buckets at ConExpo-Con/Agg in booth C-20605 in the central hall. Plan now visit ESCO at ConExpo.

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Powerscreen to highlight new screener, latest digital offerings at ConExpo-Agg

What you’ll find from Terex Finlay at ConExpo-Con/Agg

Superior idler seals designed for specific applications

Tealinc accepting applications for 2020 industry scholarships

COUNTDOWN TO CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020

ConExpo-Con/Agg through
the years

Before ConExpo-Con/Agg was the grandiose gathering it is today, there were more modest exhibitions that ultimately merged into ConExpo-Con/Agg. Take a look back over the last 111 years to see how ConExpo-Con/Agg came to be.

FROM

MAGAZINE

Comparing and contrasting OSHA with MSHA

Contractors may not like everything about the Mine Safety & Health Administration's (MSHA) approach, but a glimpse at a couple of day-to-day practices at the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) provides a look at a potential alternative universe.

EYE ON THE BLOG

ConExpo-Con/Agg’s origins date back to early 20th century

Although ConExpo-Con/Agg is now North America’s largest construction trade show, the show didn’t always mirror the gargantuan size that it is today. Get an overview of the show's history.

FROM THE MAGAZINE

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State of the Industry report: Texas

David Perkins, the president and CEO of the Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association, looks to the year ahead in the country’s leading aggregate production state.

How waste material can replace depleting sand

Emerald Equipment Systems’ Moira Brady offers insights on a growing trend among producers to convert waste to saleable sand products.

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