US EditionVoices from coal country say closures of MSHA offices will endanger mine safety
- The Upper Big Branch mine explosion in southern West Virginia happened fifteen years ago.
- Safety regulations and their enforcement faced scrutiny before and after the fatal explosion.
- The disaster killed 29 of Stanley Stewart's coworkers, raising concerns about mining safety.
- Stewart stated the proposed MSHA changes are 'idiotic' and give companies free rein.
- Miners worry about safety impacts from MSHA office closures and reduced enforcement staffing.
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Charleston Gazette-Mail
The Herald-Dispatch'Recipe for disaster': MSHA cuts fueling safety fears 15 years after Upper Big Branch
Trump administration cuts to the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, or MSHA, are fueling mine safety fears among miner advocates who say a lack of adequate resources at the agency has increased the risk of another disaster like the explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in Raleigh County that left 29 miners dead on April 5, 2010, 15 years ago Saturday. Former MSHA leaders see parallels between agency workforce shortcomings now and those…
Associated Press News
Voices from coal country say closures of MSHA offices will endanger mine safety
Stanley “Goose” Stewart, who survived the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster that killed 29 workers 15 years ago Saturday, calls a recommendation by the Trump administration to close three dozen offices of the Mine Safety and Health Administration across the country “idiotic.”
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