Thursday, September 16, 2010
MSHA Cites International Coal Group
WEST VIRGINIA....
Federal investigators with the Mine Safety and Health Administration has cited Scott Depot-based International Coal Group for a violation they say contributed to the death of 28 year old John King. MSHA says King was operating a continuous miner when he was crushed against the wall of ICG's Beckley Pocahontas mine near Eccles on April 22nd, resulting in his death about 12 hours later. An accident report issued Thursday says ICG violated the mine's roof control plan, but has since retrained mine employees about the dangers of working close to heavy equipment and has implemented a new policy of suspending or firing miners who violate rules for working around heavy equipment.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 9:09 AM 
