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crushed or pinned by fast-moving underground equipment, under a new rule finalized Wednesday by West Virginia's mine safety board. The Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety unanimously approved the rule, acting under pressure from safety... Published: Thursday, April 10, 2014 Words: 969
members sent the matter to a subcommittee - scheduled to meet on Jan. 9 - for still more discussion. "Regulators have been talking about proximity detection for years, yet miners continue to be crushed and die needlessly," Mountain... Published: Saturday, December 21, 2013 Words: 1065
of machines had either safety device. Last week, White provided those numbers in response to a request from the Gazette. Reach KenWard Jr. at kward@wvgazette.com or 304-348-1702.... Published: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 Words: 634
Last week, the West Virginia Mine Safety Technology Task Force approved the recommendation. It's scheduled to be considered by the state Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety during a meeting on Thursday. Task force members voted last... Published: Monday, September 30, 2013 Words: 520
that the new board makeup sets up a situation where no safety initiatives can be pursued because of repeated 3-3 votes. Reach KenWard Jr. at kward@wvgazette.com or 304-348-1702.... Published: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 Words: 548
being killed. A requirement for workers to wear highly visible strobe lights in underground mines might also have helped, Browning told the board last week. But Browning said that, without a rule on those issues, state inspectors are... Published: Sunday, August 25, 2013 Words: 932
of her husband, Steven, in a 2012 crushing accident at an Alpha Natural Resources mine. Like the MSHA rule, the West Virginia Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety rule gives operators three years to comply. The state rule requires proximity... Published: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 Words: 576
with "a clean slate" to begin "tackling this problem." Creation of the subcommittee - set to meet Jan. 9 - is the latest maneuver by the board, which renewed discussions of proximity devices after a Charleston Gazette story in August... Published: Friday, December 13, 2013 Words: 635
board members, including Stan Suboleski (right) during a press conference after the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster in April 2010. Reach KenWard Jr. at kward@wvgazettemail.com, 304-348-1702 or follow @kenwardjr on Twitter.... Published: Monday, November 16, 2015 Words: 1516
helped rescue two survivors, James Woods and Timothy Blake, from the mine. "Their efforts were heroic," Harvey said. Reach KenWard Jr. at kward@wvgazette.com or 304-348-1702.... Published: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 Words: 869
