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Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1977 |
Jurisdiction | Federal government of the United States |
Headquarters | Crystal City, Virginia, U.S.[1] |
Employees | 1,000 |
Annual budget | $397 million (2017 budget) |
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Website | www.msha.gov |
The Mine Safety and Health Administration, also known as MSHA is a government agency under the United States Department of Labor. Its main job is making sure mine workers do not die in mines. MSHA follows the rules under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to keep people safe. MSHA is the agency that replaced the United States Bureau of Mines and the Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration.[2][3]