Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Jenkins Mine Operator Pleads Guilty
KENTUCKY....
Fifty-seven year old Alger B. Jent of Kite in Knott County has pleaded guilty in federal court to three of four counts of violating mine safety laws. MSHA special investigators from Pikeville say, in June 2008, they found Jent, an underground mine operator, installed roof bolts that were too weak and too short in the CSA Mining No. 2 mine near Jenkins. A fourth count for installing bolts that were too far apart was dismissed. According to MSHA records, the CSA mine was delinquent on more than $760,000 in fines, including a $147,000 fine in December 2008 for not following the mine's roof-control plan. Jent faces a year in prison and a fine up to $250,000 when sentenced June 28th.
Fifty-seven year old Alger B. Jent of Kite in Knott County has pleaded guilty in federal court to three of four counts of violating mine safety laws. MSHA special investigators from Pikeville say, in June 2008, they found Jent, an underground mine operator, installed roof bolts that were too weak and too short in the CSA Mining No. 2 mine near Jenkins. A fourth count for installing bolts that were too far apart was dismissed. According to MSHA records, the CSA mine was delinquent on more than $760,000 in fines, including a $147,000 fine in December 2008 for not following the mine's roof-control plan. Jent faces a year in prison and a fine up to $250,000 when sentenced June 28th.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 10:07 PM 
