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

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

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

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

Sources have told a newspaper that federal authorities are interviewing current and former Massey Energy employees as part of a “sprawling criminal investigation” into the April 5 fatal explosion in the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia.

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Tags: criminal charges, Massey Energy, miner fatalities, Upper Big Branch mine