Forwarded from US Mine Rescue ... Excerpt: Rescuers located the man thanks to a special transmitter worn by miners [in Poland]. ... Polish coal miner saved...
Back fines for safety violations have been uncollected for three years. One excuse? Computer problems. U.S. Is Reducing Safety Penalties for Mine Flaws By...
Forwarded from U.S. Mine Rescue http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0610,gustafson,72394,6.html ... Early probe of the Sago disaster raises explosive questions ...
Forwarded from U.S. Mine Rescue http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/03/politics/03mine.html ... Senators Threaten to Intervene to Improve Mine Safety New York Times...
I notice that the National Mining Association has just started a new financial sponsorship of a political program on PBS, Washington Week. Interesting timing....
Emergency Mine Rule to Go Into Effect By NANCY ZUCKERBROD The Associated Press Tuesday, March 7, 2006; 5:02 PM WASHINGTON -- The government warned coal...
forwarded from U.S. Mine Rescue ... Senate mine-safety bill passed; lacks several protections in House measure March 11, 2006 By John Stamper HERALD-LEADER...
Forwarded from U.S. Mine Rescue ... Missing wall key to Alma mine accident that killed two Thursday, March 23, 2006 By Dennis B. Roddy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette...
forwarded from U.S. Mine Rescue ... Push stalls for mine safety measure Friday, March 17, 2006 By Maeve Reston, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette WASHINGTON -- The...
MELVILLE, W.Va.--Mine safety officials investigating a fire that killed two men inside the Aracoma Coal Co.'s Alma No. 1 mine believe a crucial section of wall...
Forwarded from U.S. Mine Rescue ... Massey mine was cited in days before fatal fire Charleston Gazette - Charleston, WV, USA By Ken Ward Jr. Staff writer The...
Forwarded from U.S. Mine Rescue ... Criminal probe of mine fire initiated Charleston Gazette - WV, USA By Tara Tuckwiller Staff writer The U.S. Attorney's...
Forwarded from U.S. Mine Rescue ... Sago official lied about training; examiner's notes 'disappeared' Charleston Gazette - Charleston,WV,USA By Ken Ward Jr. ...
Forwarded from U.S. Mine Rescue ... Mine fire warnings thwarted U.S. inspector at Aracoma urged temporary shutdown Sunday, April 23, 2006 By Dennis B. Roddy,...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/27/AR2006042701010.html Mine Survivor Tells Families About Failure Of Air Packs By Vicki Smith ...
Text of Randal McCloy Jr.'s letter About three weeks before the explosion that occurred on January 2, 2006, toward the end of our shift, Junior Toler and I...
Death in the Mines. Thursday, May 11 in Lafayette. Website with photos: http://denver.yourhub.com/Event.aspx?contentid=82839 Next Thursday, May 11, the...
Forwarded from U.S. Mine Rescue ... Five miners killed in Kentucky coal mine explosion, one escaped ABC13.com May 20, 2006 An explosion in an eastern Kentucky...
Mining industry pushing for rollback of rescue rules Monday, May 22, 2006 By Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette BOULDER, Colo. -- Although the anguish and...
Forwarded from U.S. Mine Rescue ... Toughest rules are missing from federal mine safety bill Charleston Gazette - WV, USA By Ken Ward Jr. Staff writer June 4,...
What a Miner's Life is Worthhttp://www.counterpunch.org/stclair06032006.html Weekend Edition June 3 / 4, 2006 $230.76 Per Dead Miner What a Miner's Life is...
Vol. 70/No. 24 July 3, 2006 Miners' families demand 'Justice!' Hold picket lines in Harlan, Kentucky, to protest exclusion from probe of deadly blast...
Forwarded from US Mine Rescue 2 workers from Sago Mine have shot themselves Deaths raise fears about emotional toll from disaster Charleston Gazette -...
Attention: Sago Outrage subscribers: At the time that i launched Sago Outrage, i saw a need for a forum which would allow participants to discuss, and...
December 03, 2006 Charles Peters Golf course seduction tests loyalties Foxes guarding chicken coops have been characteristic of regulatory agencies under the...