Sunday, May 09, 2010
Six KY Underground Mines Temporarily Closed
KENTUCKY...
Federal regulators temporarily closed six underground coal mines in Kentucky after turning up hundreds of violations during a mid-April inspection blitz following an explosion that killed 29 miners in West Virginia. The Mine Safety and Health Administration said it has sued two of the operations for tipping off workers that federal inspectors were on the property. Overall, MSHA says it issued more than 1,300 citations during the five-day blitz. MSHA's preliminary report lists methane and coal dust as the cause and the agency focused the blitz on rules covering methane, ventilation and efforts to control coal dust.
Federal regulators temporarily closed six underground coal mines in Kentucky after turning up hundreds of violations during a mid-April inspection blitz following an explosion that killed 29 miners in West Virginia. The Mine Safety and Health Administration said it has sued two of the operations for tipping off workers that federal inspectors were on the property. Overall, MSHA says it issued more than 1,300 citations during the five-day blitz. MSHA's preliminary report lists methane and coal dust as the cause and the agency focused the blitz on rules covering methane, ventilation and efforts to control coal dust.
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