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>> and you can't end up in jail, but when you have a serious offense, when the ventilation is not working they can issue a withdrawal order. we saw that. they've issued four withdrawal orders at this mine since january. msha has been using enforcement tools. as far as shutting the mine under a temporary bases, msha does not have that power. what they've done is tried to shut down two mines recently because the mine operators haven't paid civil penalties at all, but if -- but the mine operator has to have a chance to correct the violation and, yes, they can keep working. that is the way the min...

The serious violations deserve the scrutiny and deserve to be looked at. it must also be noted that because a violation is issued will mean that the operator is taking attention of something that's wrong. in most cases, most responsible operators will correct whatever is wrong in order for that violation to go away. is there an adjudication process here on the serious violations which are not contested by the company? yes, there is. is that adjudication process too long? perhaps it is, but following the sago and air coma disasters which should be mentioned as well, another mine owned by this s...

It comes to this mining community. one side is the side you've heard from. you've heard from the family members who have loved ones in this mine here, this upper big branch mild. holed up in a mining office building three miles away from where we are. they're furious, frustrated, fuming. and i talked to someone in a meeting with a family members the night before last saying chairs were thrown, ceo don blankenship of massey was there and the only word they haven't heard is sorry. that's one side of the story. the other side is many miners here in raleigh who see massey energy as a way they can ...

National average is 2%. according to the mine safety and health administration within the last 15 months, two types of violations came up again and again, coal dust accumulation and inadequate ventilation, conditions that could lead to a massive explosion. the massey company declined to respond to cnn's questions about its safety violations. instead, directing us to a statement it issued after the explosion. quote, our top priority is the safety of our miners and the well-being of their families. within its questionable safety record, you may wonder why this mine was still in operation. federa...

Gaseous, that takes more ventilation, rock dusting. i assure you of this, however it happened and we can find out, we will not put our miners in danger any way we know about it. we just don't know. >> thank you. our thoughts and prayers are with the family. i must also thank the people of west virginia have been very kind to the press, taking care and feeding us. they are very good. >> i want to say this, they are asking for respect for their privacy, a family time for them. it's private. they are private people. if there is a time they want to talk they will. >> we understand. you heard the l...