Today Is First Anniversary of Deadly Upper Big Branch Explosion
One year ago today, 29 coal miners were killed in an explosion at a West Virginia mine that had a long and troubling record of safety violations.
One year ago today, 29 coal miners were killed in an explosion at a West Virginia mine that had a long and troubling record of safety violations.
As we approach Tuesday, April 5, the first anniversary of the deadly blast at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch (W.Va.) mine that killed 29 coal miners, the nation’s top mine safety official today called for tougher laws and bigger penalties for safety violators.
A former employee at Massey Energy Co.’s Upper Big Branch mine who conducted vital safety inspections was charged yesterday with using a false foreman’s license and lying to federal investigators who are probing the April 5, 2010, explosion that killed 29 coal miners.
Alpha Natural Resources has reached an $8.5 billion deal to buy Massey Energy Corp., owner of the Upper Big Branch (W.Va.) coal mine where 29 miners were killed in an April explosion, and owner of other mines with long histories of safety and health violations.
The April coal mine explosion at the Massey Energy Co.’s Upper Big Branch (W.Va.) mine that killed 29 miners “was preventable” if the mine had been in compliance with federal safety rules, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) officials told the families of the victims last night.
« Previous 1 2 3
Sign the pledge to fight for a common-sense immigration process that creates a road map to citizenship for aspiring Americans.
Click here »
Tell us about the good stuff happening where you live and work.
