Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Massey Energy Mine In Pike County Target Of U.S. Labor Department
KENTUCKY...
The U.S. Department of Labor has moved to close a Massey Energy Co. coal mine in Kentucky with a long record of serious safety violations.
The agency filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the Eastern District of Kentucky seeking to close Massey subsidiary Freedom Energy's Mine No. 1 in Pike County until violations are corrected.
The lawsuit says Massey has failed to prevent roof collapses, effectively ventilate the mine, and clean up coal dust and other combustible material.
The lawsuit is the latest trouble for Richmond, Va.-based Massey. The company faces criminal and civil investigations over the death of 29 miners in an April explosion at its Upper Big Branch mine in Raleigh County.
Spokesman Jeff Gillenwater says Massey is committed to running the mine safely.
The U.S. Department of Labor has moved to close a Massey Energy Co. coal mine in Kentucky with a long record of serious safety violations.
The agency filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the Eastern District of Kentucky seeking to close Massey subsidiary Freedom Energy's Mine No. 1 in Pike County until violations are corrected.
The lawsuit says Massey has failed to prevent roof collapses, effectively ventilate the mine, and clean up coal dust and other combustible material.
The lawsuit is the latest trouble for Richmond, Va.-based Massey. The company faces criminal and civil investigations over the death of 29 miners in an April explosion at its Upper Big Branch mine in Raleigh County.
Spokesman Jeff Gillenwater says Massey is committed to running the mine safely.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 7:03 PM 
