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on the labor committee. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., introduced her own, much more limited, mine safety bill this week. Reach KenWard Jr. at kward@wvgazette.com or 304-348-1702.... Published: Thursday, July 22, 2010 Words: 361
that set eliminating the disease as a national goal. And in May, an independent investigation of the April 2010 disaster at Massey's UpperBigBranch Mine reported the "alarming finding" that 71 percent of the disaster victims had black... Published: Thursday, July 21, 2011 Words: 801
miners who said they were told to operate the mine unlawfully, that the mine cheated on coal-dust sampling aimed at protecting workers from blacklung disease, and that the operation ignored the need to apply crushed limestone, or rock... Published: Saturday, November 14, 2015 Words: 1161
mine safety after an April 15 White House meeting with Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and MSHA chief Joe Main. Reach KenWard Jr. at kward@wvgazette.com or 304-348-1702.... Published: Sunday, April 25, 2010 Words: 1894
to channel large amounts of fresh air through mazes of underground tunnels. Proper mine ventilation is key to preventing blacklung disease and to preventing the buildup of explosive methane gas and coal dust. Generally, federal regulations... Published: Thursday, April 28, 2011 Words: 995
health problem in an area that has traditionally been underfunded," said Wegman, who previously served on a federal panel examining blacklung disease and is part of a National Academy of Sciences review of mine emergency escape practices... Published: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Words: 542
in late September issued 11 closure orders alleging ventilation violations the agency said could lead to mine explosions and blacklung disease. Main, a former United Mine Workers safety director, launched what MSHA calls "impact inspections"... Published: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 Words: 526
lawyer Blair Brown cross-examines former UBB miner stanley “Goose” stewart on Tuesday. illustration by Jeff Pierson. Reach KenWard Jr. at kward@wvgazettemail.com, 304-348-1702 or follow @kenwardjr on Twitter.... Published: Thursday, October 22, 2015 Words: 912
touted by Massey. Massey has been pushing the scrubber issue in the wake of the deaths of 29 workers in an explosion at the company's UpperBigBranch Mine in Raleigh County. Massey has also complained that MSHA required ventilation... Published: Thursday, May 13, 2010 Words: 652
Elizabeth Chamberlin talks to a reporter during the rescue operations following the UpperBigBranch Mine Disaster. Reach KenWard Jr. at kward@wvgazettemail.com, 304-348-1702 or follow @kenwardjr on Twitter.... Published: Monday, November 09, 2015 Words: 2003