The Mine Safety and Health Administation (MSHA) recently conducted an investigation into a fatal accident at the Blue Knob Surface Mine in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. On Thurs., March 7, a ...

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A 38-year-old highwall mining machine operator is the second fatality in the coal mining industry of 2018. The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) released a brief report detailing the ...

GREEN RIVER - A Sweetwater County trona miner who was crushed to death in a February accident did not follow established mining procedures, a federal report issued Friday said. The Mine and Safety ...