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First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 1 reports

UBB foreman reaches deal with state

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A lower-level foreman from Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch Mine has reached an agreement with West Virginia regulators and will voluntarily give up his foreman's license for three years, according to state records made public Tu ... [Published Charleston Gazette - Apr 16 2013]
First reported Mar 15 2013 - Updated Mar 15 2013 - 1 reports

More mine rescue reforms needed, report says

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Federal regulators should revisit and potentially strengthen their requirements for coal operators to provide emergency breathing devices for miners to use in escapes from underground mine fires or explosions, a new National Academy ... [Published Charleston Gazette - Mar 15 2013]
First reported Feb 26 2013 - Updated Feb 26 2013 - 1 reports

Raleigh mine had history of visibility violations

On the morning of Jan. 23, state inspectors discovered a series of identical violations on four coal-mining cars at Metinvest's Affinity Mine in Raleigh County.The Charleston GazetteAdvertiserCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- On the morning of Jan. 23, state inspectors ... [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Feb 26 2013]
First reported Feb 05 2013 - Updated Feb 05 2013 - 1 reports

Tomblin administration defends progress on mine safety legislation

The Tomblin administration on Tuesday defended the pace of its work to implement last year's mine safety legislation, as state regulators moved forward with a previously stalled requirement to increase fines for safety and health violations.The Charleston ... [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Feb 05 2013]
First reported Jan 24 2013 - Updated Jan 24 2013 - 1 reports
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Occupational Health News Roundup [The Pump Handle]

On April 5, 2010, an explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine in Raleigh County, West Virginia killed 29 miners. Four different investigative bodies reached the same conclusion about the causes of the blast: that mine owner Massey Energy disregarded fundamental ... [Published ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - Jan 24 2013]

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Act of Vengeance: Don Blankenship says, ?If the... [Published Charleston Gazette - May 23 2013]
UBB foreman reaches deal with state [Published Charleston Gazette - Apr 16 2013]
More mine rescue reforms needed, report says [Published Charleston Gazette - Mar 15 2013]
WJU Names New President [Published Intelligencer Wheeling News-Register - Mar 08 2013]
Raleigh mine had history of visibility violations [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Feb 26 2013]
Tomblin, MSHA seek greater focus on coal safety [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Feb 21 2013]
Tomblin speech light on talk of energy issues [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Feb 14 2013]
Tomblin administration defends progress on mine... [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Feb 05 2013]
W.Va.'s new coal dust standards go unenforced [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Feb 03 2013]
Occupational Health News Roundup [The Pump Handle] [Published ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - Jan 24 2013]
Hilda Solis steps down as Labor Secretary. So h... [Published Ezra Klein - Jan 10 2013]
Mine safety absent from presidential campaign's... [Published Charleston Gazette - Oct 27 2012]
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Occupational Health News Roundup [The Pump Handle] [Published ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - Jan 24 2013]
On April 5, 2010, an explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine in Raleigh County, West Virginia killed 29 miners. Four different investigative bodies reached the same conclusion about the causes of the blast: that mine owner Massey Energy disregarded fundamental ...
Hilda Solis steps down as Labor Secretary. So h... [Published Ezra Klein - Jan 10 2013]
On Wednesday, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis announced that she was stepping down. That prompted all sorts of Twitter snark : "[W]e have a secretary of labor??" And so on. But, yes, the United States does have a secretary of labor! And now ...
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