Wednesday, June 02, 2010
UMWA Concerned About Dotiki Mine
KENTUCKY...
The United Mine Workers of America union is raising new concerns about the safety of a western Kentucky coal mine where two men were killed by a rock fall in April. UMWA Regional Vice President Steve Earle said non-union miners have been calling for increased scrutiny by government regulators since a second rock fall at the Dotiki mine on May 23. Alliance Resource Partners, the Tulsa, Okla., owns the company. The initial rock fall on April 28 killed 27-year-old Justin Travis and 28-year-old Michael Carter. No one was injured in the second rock fall that closed the mine for five days. The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration and the Office of Mine Safety and Licensing allowed the company to resume mining on May 28 after installing suplemental roof supports in the mine.
The United Mine Workers of America union is raising new concerns about the safety of a western Kentucky coal mine where two men were killed by a rock fall in April. UMWA Regional Vice President Steve Earle said non-union miners have been calling for increased scrutiny by government regulators since a second rock fall at the Dotiki mine on May 23. Alliance Resource Partners, the Tulsa, Okla., owns the company. The initial rock fall on April 28 killed 27-year-old Justin Travis and 28-year-old Michael Carter. No one was injured in the second rock fall that closed the mine for five days. The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration and the Office of Mine Safety and Licensing allowed the company to resume mining on May 28 after installing suplemental roof supports in the mine.
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