Kentucky coal mine safety News

A coal dust examiner who worked for a Kentucky mining company has been sentenced to six months in prison for...

Kathy Bartlett watched helplessly this spring as Kentucky lawmakers cut back on mine safety inspections and replaced them with coaching...

Federal investigators have concluded that a worker crushed to death by a machine at a Kentucky coal mine earlier this...

The West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training will receive more than $524,000 in federal funds for training...

A coal miner in western Kentucky died after being pinned against a wall by a mobile digging machine in an...

Kentucky’s Energy and Environment Cabinet has agreed to levy a stiff fine against a coal mining company that acknowledged thousands...

A former state mine inspector has pleaded guilty in federal court to taking bribes from former Kentucky lawmaker Keith Hall....

A worker was killed Tuesday in a Kentucky mine owned by Patriot Coal Co., the company’s third such fatality this...

A published report says Kentucky coal operators owe more in delinquent fines to federal authorities for mine safety violations than...