Thursday, January 28, 2010
Mine Operator Indicted
KENTUCKY....
Following a Mine Safety and Health Administration investigation, underground mine operator 57 year old Alger B. Jent of Kite (Knott County) was indicted in federal court Thursday. Jent, who operates a mine near Jenkins on the Pike and Letcher county line, is accused of violating MSHA safety mandates at the CSA Mining No. 2 mine by installing roof bolts that were too weak, too short and too far apart. Special investigators from Pikeville found the bolts in June 2008. If convicted, Jent could face up to a year in prison and be fined up to $250,000.
Following a Mine Safety and Health Administration investigation, underground mine operator 57 year old Alger B. Jent of Kite (Knott County) was indicted in federal court Thursday. Jent, who operates a mine near Jenkins on the Pike and Letcher county line, is accused of violating MSHA safety mandates at the CSA Mining No. 2 mine by installing roof bolts that were too weak, too short and too far apart. Special investigators from Pikeville found the bolts in June 2008. If convicted, Jent could face up to a year in prison and be fined up to $250,000.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 8:30 PM 
