Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Parts Of Letcher County Mine Shut Down
KENTUCKY....
Parts of Sapphire Coal's Advantage Number One Mine in Letcher County mine are shut down. MSHA inspected Sapphire more than one week ago, citing safety hazards on 33 conveyor belts. Inspectors visited again and found seven belts were still not corrected. The company was cited for eight violations, one for each belt and another for failing to comply. MSHA has issued Sapphire Coal more than $120,000 in proposed penalties this year for more than two hundred code violations. Sapphire is owned by United Coal.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 10:41 PM 
