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They had been slapped with $2 million in fines since 2007. >> massey in general had excellent safety record last year. we watched their safety increase. this particular mine is troubling. they would not let the mine continuing operating with the ventilation violation. what they were cited for was not being able to dilute and carry away the methane. >> after the sago mine disaster four years ago, the mines were outfitted with the airtight emergency chamber with four days of food, watered water and air. >> indications are from what we found underground majority of miners didn't have the opportun...

Making the miners leave the mine or sections of the mine because of violations and that's what's most troubling. >> so basically you're saying the mine was shut down so, ellen, you've got people watching this news coverage wondering how then could that mine stay hope? >> because the agency will shut down, for instance, if there's a ventilation violation they may make all the miners withdraw from the mine, leave the mine, the company has to correct the ventilation, and then the miners can go back in and work. that is how the 1977 mine act works. that the mine operators get to correct the violat...

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