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improve before facing tougher enforcement. "We think that this final rule will help prevent another tragedy such as occurred at the UpperBigBranch Mine," said MSHA chief Joe Main. Reach KenWard Jr. at kward@wvgazette.com or 304-348-1702.... Published: Sunday, February 03, 2013 Words: 769
I understand now it is a serious issue, and it is against the law," Hughart said. Berger noted previous evidence in the UpperBigBranch cases that suggested MSHA inspectors knew about - and perhaps even cooperated with - mine operators... Published: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 Words: 1368
advance notice of any MSHA inspection. Anyone convicted of doing so can face up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. In the wake of UpperBigBranch, MSHA officials have focused on what they say was Massey's intentional program... Published: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 Words: 662
double as conveyor belt tunnels - because of the mine's rate of liberation of explosive methane gas. Ross said that he "begged MSHA to allow UpperBigBranch to continue using belt air but that agency officials were "adamant they... Published: Friday, November 06, 2015 Words: 1640
might write up a particular issue as a violation, while a different inspector might not. Taylor also got Hutchens to agree that MSHA had cited the UpperBigBranch Mine for making a ventilation change without agency approval, even though... Published: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 Words: 928
MSHA's enforcement of the belt air regulations at UpperBigBranch is inadmissible. "The same is true of evidence and argument that MSHA forced' the UpperBigBranch Mine to adopt a ventilation plan that did not use belt air, the... Published: Monday, November 02, 2015 Words: 1774
The April 5, 2010, explosion was the worst U.S. coal-mining disaster in nearly 40 years. Last month, Berger sentenced former UpperBigBranch miner Thomas Harrah to 10 months in jail. Harrah pleaded guilty to faking a foreman's license... Published: Friday, October 21, 2011 Words: 497
by having Blanchard testify - again over Ruby's objections - about disciplinary actions Blanchard said that Massey had taken against UpperBigBranch miners whose actions led to MSHA citations. Taylor had Blanchard read the names of... Published: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 Words: 1168
ruling from Berger to block evidence and argument that Massey disagreed with MSHA's enforcement of "belt-air ventilation standards at UpperBigBranch. Berger said in that ruling that she also was blocking evidence and argument that... Published: Sunday, November 15, 2015 Words: 1482
notice of any MSHA inspection. Anyone convicted of doing so can face up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. In the wake of UpperBigBranch, MSHA officials have focused on what they say was Massey's intentional program of security... Published: Friday, April 13, 2012 Words: 835