Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Ky. Mine Operations Sued
KENTUCKY....
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act prohibits permitting notice of inspections to be communicated from surface operations of mines to persons working underground. The Department of Labor is asking a judge to bar the Manalapan Mining Co.'s RB No. 12 mine in Harlan County and its subsidiary, Left Fork Mining Co.'s Straight Creek No. 1 mine in Bell County from warning underground miners when federal officials arrive for inspections. Federal inspectors say workers at the mines could be heard over the radio system alerting miners of the inspectors' arrival during a visit on April 19th. The complaint was filed the same day MSHA secretary Joe Main, told lawmakers in Washington that federal officials will begin shutting down mines that habitually ignore safety.
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act prohibits permitting notice of inspections to be communicated from surface operations of mines to persons working underground. The Department of Labor is asking a judge to bar the Manalapan Mining Co.'s RB No. 12 mine in Harlan County and its subsidiary, Left Fork Mining Co.'s Straight Creek No. 1 mine in Bell County from warning underground miners when federal officials arrive for inspections. Federal inspectors say workers at the mines could be heard over the radio system alerting miners of the inspectors' arrival during a visit on April 19th. The complaint was filed the same day MSHA secretary Joe Main, told lawmakers in Washington that federal officials will begin shutting down mines that habitually ignore safety.
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