Mines Safe News Today

"all in" the investigation into practicing at massy is very much ongoing and one of the highest if not the highest priority of this office. upper big branch explosion was not the first time miners were killed at a massey facility. company and its chief officer faced lawsuits from widows in 2006. cited a memo the ceo sent to mine superintendents telling them to ignore requests to do anything other than run coal including building ventilation controls called overcast designed to keep mines safe. t...

One of highest if not the highest priority of this office." upper big branch explosion was not the first time miners were killed at a massey facility. company and its chief officer faced lawsuits from widows in 2006. cited a memo the ceo sent to mine superintendents telling them to ignore requests to do anything other than run coal including building ventilation controls called overcast designed to keep mines safe. the author of that memo, don blankenship, former massey ceo. mr. blankenship was ...

Is still in question. and we dont want to make a mistake and miscommunicate. we think its more important to take our time and get it right. >> you have what has been described by many mining experts as a poor safety record at this particular mine. have you compromised the safety of your miners? >> no. absolutely not. we work very hard to make our mines safe. we have a team in place that works on violations and issues. we have got a couple of former msha guys on our payroll that work solely on vi...