The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration is proposing $504,900 in fines against an eastern Pennsylvania coal mine operator for a miner’s death.
Forty-five-year-old Robert Carey was killed on June 16, 2008, by falling rocks or coal inside Harmony Mine near Mount Carmel.
The agency said Carey directed a machine operator to take excessively wide cuts in violation of the approved roof control plan.
The agency said operator UAE Coalcorp Associates knew about adverse conditions, but allowed work to continue.
MSHA cited UAE Coalcorp for several safety violations. A message left for the company on Monday wasn’t returned.
Topics Pennsylvania
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
Insurance IPOs Hit 20-Year High on Wall Street 
Florida Approves 6.9% Average Cut in Workers’ Comp Rates But Roofers Are Worried 
Former Lloyd’s CEO Neal Will Not Join AIG; Hancock to Be General Insurance CEO 
What Progressive and GEICO Q3 Results Reveal About Auto Insurance Profit, Growth 
