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dust sampling devices were places for the collection of such samples. As the Gazette has previously reported, evidence from the UpperBigBranch Mine Disaster investigation showed not only that blacklung disease was not something... Published: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 Words: 539
charge of MSHA. After his confirmation in October 2009, Main announced an ambitious agenda that included a long-stalled effort to end deadly blacklung disease. A little more than five months later, though, the UpperBigBranch Mine... Published: Sunday, October 28, 2012 Words: 1523
A new and more detailed analysis has confirmed that most of the miners killed in the UpperBigBranch Mine Disaster suffered from blacklung, a finding that adds to the growing evidence that there's been a resurgence of the deadly... Published: Saturday, May 18, 2013 Words: 865
industry executive tapped by President Donald Trump to run the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration faced questions Wednesday about blacklung disease, former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship and his own safety and health record.... Published: Thursday, October 05, 2017 Words: 785
Also earlier this week, a former coal miner sued Massey Energy and Alpha Natural Resources, alleging that dust-sample cheating at the UpperBigBranch Mine and other operations led him to contract the most serious form of blacklung.... Published: Saturday, July 14, 2012 Words: 624
Massey subsidiary also has been charged with conspiracy, fueling hope that higher-ranking officials still may have to answer for their actions. UpperBigBranch also offered compelling evidence that miners are not being adequately protected... Published: Sunday, March 31, 2013 Words: 1177
Main said. "We want to get it right and we want to take the time to do that." Main has said several times that the strain of the UpperBigBranch probe has not forced his agency staff to lose focus on other priorities, such as MSHA's... Published: Thursday, January 06, 2011 Words: 738
behavior by mine management may have been much more widespread. It also cites autopsy reports that indicated that three-quarters of the UpperBigBranch victims had blacklung disease. While unrelated to the disaster, McAteer said,... Published: Friday, May 20, 2011 Words: 1440
state’s investigation into the UpperBigBranch Mine disaster, talks to reporters about the investigation’s progress in July. Reach KenWard Jr. at kward@wvgazette.com or 304-348-1702.... Published: Sunday, February 20, 2011 Words: 616
There was little love lost between Blankenship and Ward, especially after the March 5, 2010, disaster that killed 29 workers at Massey's UpperBigBranch mine. In the trial after the accident, prosecutors presented a damning summary... Published: Sunday, February 18, 2018 Words: 1615