Thursday, October 14, 2010
MSHA Cites Mingo County Mine And Others
WEST VIRGINIA....
In a report made public Wednesday, following the investigation of the May death of continuous mining machine operator 55 year old James R. Erwin of Delbarton, MSHA investigators say Massey Energy's Spartan Mining failed to follow proper roof control procedures and training requirements. On May 10th, Erwin was crushed between a shuttle car and the mine wall at Massey's Spartan Mining Co. subsidiary Ruby Energy Mine near Delbarton in Mingo County. He died 11 days later from injuries received in the incident. Federal inspectors cited Spartan Mining.
State investigators cited Massey for illegally modifying a vehicle involved in the death of 60 year old electrician Wilbert Starcher at the Pocahontas Mine in Greenbrier County which occurred on July 1st.
International Coal Group was also cited over the crushing death of 28 year old John King at its Beckley Pocahontas Mine in Eccles which occurred on April 22nd.
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