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Jim Walter shuts mine over 'hot spots' The deepest vertical shaft mine in the U.S. lay idle last week, a victim of chemical 'hot spots' and a Mine Safety and [...]

MSHA rule seen as favorable to industry Industry is calling the Mine Safety and Health Admin.'s final rule on patterns of violation fair, but the United Mine Workers is wondering [...]

Repeat violators' penalties to rise 200/0-40% Operators, be prepared to pay an additional 20%, 30% or 40% in fines if your mine has a history of significant and substantial (S&S) [...]

Without checking methane levels, MSHA ended an imminent-danger order at Pyro Mining Co.'s William Station mine in Kentucky two days before an explosion killed 10 men. The agency dropped the [...]

Labor Secretary Lynn Martin has announced an across-the-board increase for all civil penalties stemming from Mine Safety and Health Admin. violations. The beefed up fine will let unsafe operators know [...]

MSHA issues $6.5 million in fines The Mine Safety and Health Admin. issued $6,510,700 in fines last week to coal companies it claims tampered with dust samples. Although MSHA said [...]

MSHA, W. Va. launch safety program Small mines in West Virginia will get some extra inspectors knocking on their portals beginning this month. The mines are the target of a [...]

MSHA proposes fine increases Coal operators who violate federal mine health and safety laws may find themselves paying higher penalties in 1991. The Mine Saftey and Health Admin. has proposed [...]

MSHA blitzing 42 mines over safety Mine operators beware. Last week Mine Safety and Health Admin. inspectors swooped down on several mines, the beginning of a nationwide assessment of 42 [...]

MSHA proposes 'hazard' rule A rule just proposed by Mine Safety and Health Admin. will affect all coal mines, and requires labeling for all hazardous chemicals used in mine operations. [...]

Recall may cost industry $12.6 million The recent Mine Safety and Health Administration recall of self-contained self-rescuers could cost 450 operators $12.6 million if they decide to replace the SCSRs. [...]

UMW maps health and safety course Among the United Mine Workers future health and safety targets are two familiar foes of the union: belt entry air ventilation and diesel-powered equipment. [...]

MSHA hits Pyro with more fines Pyro Mining Co.'s beleaguered William Station mine faces over $50,000 in fines from the Mine Safety and Health Admin. MSHA issued $51,500 in fines [...]

Industry won a potentially major victory last week in its effort to win belt air ventilation as an option in mining. Pittston Coal Group won an appeal of a ventilation [...]

At a marathon meeting in Pittsburgh late last week, Jim Walter Resources, the United Mine Workers, and two federal agencies tried to work out a novel plan to reopen Walter's [...]

Operators voice concern on rule Operators in Kentucky and West Virginia have expressed firsthand to the Mine Safety and Health Admin. concerns and questions on the agency's new pattern of [...]

Delaying its hearing, a House panel says it will await the federal mine safety agency's final report on its role in the Pyro Mining explosion that killed 10 Kentucky miners. [...]

Mine Safety & Health Admin. head William Tattersall has targeted four states with the highest mining fatalities for a special program to reduce deaths and serious injuries. Kentucky, West Virginia, [...]

The Mine Safety & Health Admin. last week defended its decision to end an imminent-danger order at Pyro Mining's William Station mine (CO 5121) two days before the fatal explosion [...]

A federal grand jury in Lexington, Ky., indicted eight persons involved in operating illegal mines, the Mine Safety & Health Admin. reported. The grand jury charged the eight with conspiracy [...]

MSHA ventilation plan draws fire William Tattersall, assistant labor secretary for mine safety and health, said last week he expects two rules dealing with patterns of violations and ventilation to [...]

Pyro ventilation plan gets nod Pyro Mining is expected to get the green light to use a controversial ventilation method at the William Station mine where 10 miners died last [...]

Pittston mine survives odd legal skirmish Following a bizarre legal tangle last week, one of the Pittston Coal Group Inc.'s largest operations in southwestern Virginia is still producing coal after [...]

Safety commission supports Pittston plan Pittston Coal Group Inc., which has been in a running battle to get official approval for increased airflow in its McClure No. 1 mine in [...]

The Mine Safety and Health Administration, in issuing a final rule regarding backup alarms, has given the green light for operators to use 'smart' alarms to detect people or objects [...]

MSHA unveils diesel rule The Mine Safety & Health Administration's proposed rule on regulating diesel equipment in underground coal mines, affecting about 89 large mines and 27 small mines, will [...]