Coal Miners Getting New Protections Against Black Lung Disease April 18, 2024 By Leah Willingham and Matthew Daly Coal miners will be better protected from poisonous silica dust that has contributed to the premature deaths of thousands of...
Indiana Coal Miner Dies in Underground Accident January 14, 2022 A coal miner died in an underground accident in southern Indiana, authorities said. The incident occurred late Jan. 7 at...
Explosion at Anglo American Coal Mine in Australia Injures 5, Halts Production May 6, 2020 An explosion halted production on Wednesday at a coal mine run by Anglo American in Australia’s northeastern state of Queensland,...
Safety Agency Finds 10% of Veteran Coal Miners Have Black Lung Disease July 20, 2018 By Richard Valdmanis More than 10 percent of America’s coal miners with 25 or more years of experience have black lung disease, the...
Miner Dies on Blackhawk Mining Property in West Virginia December 1, 2017 West Virginia mining officials say that a 28-year-old equipment operator for a coal mining company has died. The Office of...
Safety Lapses Blamed for Death of Kentucky Coal Miner July 21, 2017 Federal regulators say an accident that killed a coal miner in Pike County happened because a conveyor belt didn’t have...