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He said live wires were left exposed and accumulation of coal dust and methane was routinely ignored. this from reuters, jimmy platte, 54 years old, worked for massey said the explosion at upper big branch mine on monday was an accident waiting to happen. he said he and other miners were sometimes required to put in 18 to 20-hour days. he says they were told to work what he says was unmineable coal, which opened wide cracks in the mine ceiling, making a roof collapse more likely. mr. platte said the main difference between working for nonunionized massey and working for other mine companies th...

And others saying miners were evacuated three times from the upper big branch mine because of dangerously high methane levels. a 22-year-old electrician who worked in the mine as a subcontractor went on record saying, quote, no one will say this who works at that mine, but everyone knows it has been dangerous for years. specifically, according to that subcontractor, workers had regularly been told to work 12 hour shifts when eight hours is the industry standard. he said live wires were left exposed and accumulation of coal dust and methane was routinely ignored. this from reuters, jimmy platte...