July 1, 2011 by Fred Hosier
An official from the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) delivered a stinging indictment of the operators of the Upper Big Branch (UBB) mine in West Virginia where 29 miners were killed in an explosion.
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Tags: Massey Energy, mine explosion, MSHA, productivity, records, training, Upper Big Branch, worker intimidation
April 15, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Usually, a business knows it’s being investigated by OSHA, MSHA, or any other safety agency because the inspector comes to the company’s facility. A recent safety citation shows that’s not always the case.
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Tags: Cobalt Coal Corp., MSHA fines, Spike TV, TV show Coal
April 5, 2011 by Fred Hosier
One year ago today, 29 miners died in an explosion at the Upper Big Branch (UBB) mine in West Virginia, owned by Massey Energy. In the last 12 months, what’s been done to make sure a disaster like UBB never happens again?
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Tags: explosion, Joe Main, Massey Energy, MSHA, Upper Big Branch
March 21, 2011 by Fred Hosier
On March 25, 1911, 146 workers died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Co. fire in New York City. It’s been called an event that fundamentally changed U.S. workplace conditions. But have workplace safety attitudes really changed in 100 years?
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Tags: BP, fire safety, immigrants, safety attitudes, safety too costly, Triangle Shirtwaist fire, Upper Big Branch mine, workplace conditions
March 7, 2011 by Fred Hosier
What if you could predict which days would produce the most workplace injuries? One study suggests that a particular annual occurrence increases the likelihood for injuries on one day each year.
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Tags: car crashes, Daylight Savings Time, more dangerous day of the year
February 24, 2011 by Fred Hosier
It really does matter how safety training is delivered to employees. New research shows the best training contains something called the “dread factor.”
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Tags: cost of safety, dread factor, hands-on training, safety research, Safety training
November 15, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Six months before 29 workers died in its Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia, owner Massey Energy received three Sentinels of Safety awards from the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
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Tags: Celeste Monforton, Massey Energy, MSHA, safety award, Upper Big Branch mine
November 8, 2010 by Fred Hosier
The top safety officer for Massey Energy, owner of the Upper Big Branch mine where 29 miners died in an explosion on April 5, has invoked her Fifth Amendment rights and won’t be interviewed by those investigating the disaster.
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Tags: Gov. Joe Manchin, Massey Energy, MSHA, safety officer, Upper Big Branch mine disaster
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