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is back, but also one reason the deadly disease is again on the rise. Falsification of the dust sampling used to enforce federal blacklung protections was common at UpperBigBranch, according to miners who worked at the Massey Energy... Published: Sunday, July 08, 2012 Words: 560
lead defense lawyer Bill Taylor's closing argument, the defense in the Blankenship trial did not focus on responding to evidence about blacklung cheating at UpperBigBranch. Taylor dismissed the idea that, "Because [Blankenship] believed... Published: Sunday, November 29, 2015 Words: 1327
a measure he said would help prevent blacklung disease. He noted that his investigation found nearly three-quarters of the UpperBigBranch miners had blacklung disease, while the only sign of drug use by the miners was one autopsy... Published: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 Words: 819
Thursday amid questions about whether the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration took tough enough enforcement actions prior to the UpperBigBranch Mine Disaster a year ago. As the anniversary of the April 5, 2010, explosion approaches,... Published: Friday, April 01, 2011 Words: 633
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
