Summary
Less than a year after nine men perished in two separate wall collapses at Crandall Canyon Mine outside Huntington, the Mine Safety and Health Administration has fined the mine owner for "flagrant" fire and and explosion safety violations at its Aberdeen Mine in Price.
Murray Energy subsidiary Andalex Resources Inc. has been fined $420,300 for the violations. The mine was cited for "excessive accumulations of hydraulic oil and fine coal particles (that) covered the hoses, electrical conduit and tram motors on electric equipment," according to an MSHA press release. The mine owner, Robert Murray, also "allowed excessive accumulations of potentially explosive float coal dust and other combustible material to accumulate on a dangerously maintained conveyor belt." Such accumulations create conditions that "provide substantial fuel to propagate a mine fire," MSHA stated.See the full content of this document
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Price Mine Violations Disturbing
These violations would be disturbing in any mine. But they are...
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