Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health

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United States Department of Labor position United States federal government position

The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health is the senior U.S. Department of Labor official responsible for overseeing and enforcing federal mine safety and health regulations, primarily through leadership of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Assistant Secretary for MSHA	1
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health canonical	1
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Administration head	1
United States Department of Labor on mine safety issues	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2999719 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health
Context triple: [Office of the Assistant Secretaries of Labor, hasMember, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health]

A. Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor
The Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor is the senior executive responsible for overseeing the department’s financial management, budgeting, and fiscal accountability.
B. Assistant Secretary of Labor for International Affairs
The Assistant Secretary of Labor for International Affairs is a senior U.S. Department of Labor official responsible for overseeing international labor policy, global labor standards, and the department’s engagement with foreign governments and international organizations.
C. Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor
The Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor is the senior executive responsible for overseeing the department’s information technology strategy, systems, cybersecurity, and data management to support its mission and operations.
D. Chief Human Capital Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor
The Chief Human Capital Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor is the senior executive responsible for overseeing the department’s workforce strategy, talent management, and human resources policies to support its mission and operations.
E. United States Secretary of Labor
The United States Secretary of Labor is the head of the Department of Labor and a Cabinet-level official responsible for overseeing federal labor standards, employment policy, and workplace safety in the U.S.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health
Target entity description: The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health is the senior U.S. Department of Labor official responsible for overseeing and enforcing federal mine safety and health regulations, primarily through leadership of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).

A. Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor
The Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor is the senior executive responsible for overseeing the department’s financial management, budgeting, and fiscal accountability.
B. Assistant Secretary of Labor for International Affairs
The Assistant Secretary of Labor for International Affairs is a senior U.S. Department of Labor official responsible for overseeing international labor policy, global labor standards, and the department’s engagement with foreign governments and international organizations.
C. Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor
The Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor is the senior executive responsible for overseeing the department’s information technology strategy, systems, cybersecurity, and data management to support its mission and operations.
D. Chief Human Capital Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor
The Chief Human Capital Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor is the senior executive responsible for overseeing the department’s workforce strategy, talent management, and human resources policies to support its mission and operations.
E. United States Secretary of Labor
The United States Secretary of Labor is the head of the Department of Labor and a Cabinet-level official responsible for overseeing federal labor standards, employment policy, and workplace safety in the U.S.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Department of Labor position ⓘ United States federal government position ⓘ
abbreviation	Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Assistant Secretary for MSHA
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
associatedWith	Mine Safety and Health Administration ⓘ
canIssue	mine health regulations ⓘ mine safety regulations ⓘ
canPropose	mine safety and health standards ⓘ
confirmedBy	United States Senate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
goal	prevention of death and injury in mines ⓘ prevention of occupational disease in mines ⓘ protection of miners' health ⓘ protection of miners' safety ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	Mine Safety and Health Administration ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
leads	Mine Safety and Health Administration ⓘ
legalBasis	Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 ⓘ Title 30 of the United States Code ⓘ
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
memberOf	leadership of the United States Department of Labor ⓘ
oversees	coal mines in the United States ⓘ metal and nonmetal mines in the United States ⓘ mine accident investigations ⓘ mine safety and health standards development ⓘ mine safety inspections ⓘ
participatesIn	development of national mine safety policy ⓘ interagency coordination on mine emergencies ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of Labor ⓘ
policyArea	mine regulation ⓘ occupational safety and health ⓘ
primaryTool	Mine Safety and Health Administration ⓘ
reportsTo	United States Deputy Secretary of Labor ⓘ United States Secretary of Labor ⓘ
represents	Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Labor on mine safety issues
requires	Senate confirmation ⓘ
responsibleFor	enforcement of mine health laws ⓘ enforcement of mine safety laws ⓘ federal mine health regulations ⓘ federal mine safety regulations ⓘ
sector	mining industry ⓘ
supervises	Assistant Secretary-level staff within MSHA ⓘ Mine Safety and Health Administration ⓘ surface form: MSHA district offices
worksWith	mine operators ⓘ miners and miners' representatives ⓘ state mine safety agencies ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office of the Assistant Secretaries of Labor → hasMember → Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health ⓘ

this entity surface form: Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Administration head

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health → represents → Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of Labor on mine safety issues

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health → abbreviation → Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Assistant Secretary for MSHA

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