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US Department of Labor conducted 13 impact inspections in December 2024 at mines with histories of repeated safety, health violations
16 Jan 2025 19:44 GMT
… conducts impact inspections at mines that merit increased agency … Virginia at the Upper Big Branch Mine killed 29 miners.
Of the 119 … needed during winter months. Mine operators must conduct adequate … conditions existed at the mine:
Inadequate on-shift …
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Federal mine safety initiatives under threat from incoming Trump regime, GOP congress
10 Jan 2025 13:06 GMT
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Future unclear for mine inspections
Justice-controlled mining operations have been the …
MSHA cited projected increases in mining activities due to implementation of … six mine deaths.
There have been 71 mine fatalities since the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster …
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US Department of Labor completed 14 impact inspections in November 2024 at mines with histories of repeated health, safety violations
24 Dec 2024 00:40 GMT
… West Virginia at the Upper Big Branch Mine killed 29 miners.
Since 2023, MSHA’s … surface area coverage during the mining cycle and in a consistent … System installed on a continuous mining machine, inspectors observed the CMM …
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DOL completed 15 mine inspections in October, including in Pa.
05 Dec 2024 22:02 GMT
… of those mines, operated by the Rosebud mining company in … unwarrantable failure findings.”
The mine in Mt. Pleasant, the … communication and encouraging active miner participation,” said Assistant … an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia …
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US Department of Labor conducted impact inspections at 15 mines with histories of repeated health, safety violations in October 2024
05 Dec 2024 19:59 GMT
… West Virginia at the Upper Big Branch Mine killed 29 miners.
Since 2023, MSHA’ … transparent communication and encouraging active miner participation,” said Assistant Secretary … MSHA standards, which unnecessarily jeopardize miners’ lives, are troubling and …
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Thrills on Wheels Car and Food Truck Festival and Upper Big Branch Memorial Race kick off on June 1
30 May 2024 13:05 GMT
… weekend is coordinated around the Upper Big Branch Mine Memorial race, which will take …
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Upper Big Branch mine remembrance ceremony
06 Apr 2024 14:41 GMT
… an explosion occurred at the Upper Big Branch Mine approximately 1,000 feet underground … -one miners on site were killed. This was the deadliest mining disaster … on the 14th anniversary.
The Upper Big Branch Mine is located in Montcoal of …
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Upper Big Branch deaths remembered
06 Apr 2024 02:47 GMT
… Friday to remember the Upper Big Branch Mine explosion on its 14th … exited to visit the Miners Memorial Garden near Shoemaker … on Main Street. The Upper Big Branch Mine disaster occurred on April … County, at the Upper Big Branch coal mine located in Montcoal. …
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Fallen miners honored at Upper Big Branch 14th Anniversary Rememberance Ceremony
05 Apr 2024 21:14 GMT
… ) – The 14th anniversary of the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster was recognized on Friday … 29 brave coal miners were killed in the Upper Big Branch mine disaster. The anniversary … lost these 29 courageous miners in the Upper Big Branch mine disaster—a day we …
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Remembering the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster 14 years later
05 Apr 2024 20:02 GMT
… Encyclopedia, the Upper Big Branch mine disaster was the worst coal mining disaster in the … on November 28, 1968.
The Upper Big Branch mine disaster occurred between 3:00 … 29 brave coal miners were killed in the Upper Big Branch mine disaster. The anniversary …
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