Half of Mine Inspectors Furloughed Due to Federal Government Shutdown October 4, 2013 Fewer than half of the inspectors with the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration are working during the continuing federal...
West Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to False Mine Safety Reporting July 31, 2013 A southern West Virginia mine foreman faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to falsifying safety reports...
Black Lung Rules Delayed Until September July 9, 2013 Action on key federal mine safety and health rules are is lagging, including a rule aimed at lowering exposure to...
Congressmen Renew Push for Tougher Federal Mine Safety Laws March 26, 2013 With five coal mining fatalities in West Virginia so far this year, Democratic U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall is renewing his...
Research Panel Recommends Steps to Help Mine Workers Escape in Emergencies March 18, 2013 By Vicki Smith Federal regulators and safety officials should consider requiring more backup air supplies and work to develop better breathing devices that...
West Virginia Coal Mines Shut Down to Review Safety Following Deaths February 22, 2013 By Vicki Smith and David Guttman West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Wednesday asked coal companies to halt production for an hour to review safety...
U.S. Issues Mine Safety Rule on Patterns of Violations January 18, 2013 Labor Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announced a final rule to strengthen safety in the nation’s most dangerous mines....
Supreme Court Hears West Virginia Mine Widows’ Plea October 19, 2012 By Lawrence Messina Federal inspectors must share the blame — and therefore face a lawsuit — for a 2006 West Virginia coal mine...
Mining Deaths Down in First Half of 2012 July 23, 2012 Nineteen mining deaths occurred during the first six months of the year, the second-lowest midyear toll ever recorded, federal regulators...
West Virginia High Court to Decide Mine Inspectors’ Liability for Deaths July 19, 2012 By Vicki Smith A federal appeals court said this week that the state Supreme Court should decide whether Mine Safety and Health Administration...