Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Consol Energy Cited
WEST VIRGINIA....
The state Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training has cited Canonsburg, Pa.-based Consol Energy for a violation that state inspectors say contributed to the death of 39 year old Jesse Adkins who died after he was pinned between a piece of heavy equipment and a rock that fell from a wall on July 29th at Consol's Loveridge No. 22 mine in Marion County. The state mine office says walls in the area weren’t supported well enough to protect miners from falling rock.
Consol is the nation's largest underground coal mine operator. Most of its mines are in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
The state Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training has cited Canonsburg, Pa.-based Consol Energy for a violation that state inspectors say contributed to the death of 39 year old Jesse Adkins who died after he was pinned between a piece of heavy equipment and a rock that fell from a wall on July 29th at Consol's Loveridge No. 22 mine in Marion County. The state mine office says walls in the area weren’t supported well enough to protect miners from falling rock.
Consol is the nation's largest underground coal mine operator. Most of its mines are in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
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