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
Through Sept. 30, OSHA’s operations should go on mostly unaffected by the new federal budget compromise. OSHA faces a slight budget reduction, but not the large one called for by House Republicans.
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Tags: federal budget, MSHA, NIOSH, OSHA budget
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
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
October 15, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Six months ago, 29 men died in the worst U.S. coal-mining disaster in 40 years. Since then, another 13 miners have died, despite a crackdown by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). What’s going on?
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Tags: MSHA, pattern of violations, Upper Big Branch mine
January 6, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Is tough enforcement a good thing? The number of miners killed on the job in the U.S. last year fell to the lowest number in the 100+ years that records have been kept.
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Tags: Joseph Main, mining deaths, MSHA
July 22, 2009 by Jim Burger
No contrast between the Bush administration and the Obama administration is more stark than the dramatically different signals they’ve sent in selecting nominees to head federal safety and labor agencies.
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Tags: Joseph Main, MSHA, nominee, OSHA
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