On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:30:40 -0400, Harryk
wrote:



Officials: W. Va. Mine Operator Kept Two Sets Of Safety Records

Categories: National News, Accidents and Disasters

by Howard Berkes

Federal mine disaster investigators disclosed a few pieces of new
information Tuesday night from their year-long look at the April 2010
deadly Upper Big Branch mine explosion. They said that:

- Mine owner Massey Energy kept two sets of records that chronicled
safety problems. One internal set of production reports detailed those
problems and how they delayed coal production. But the other records,
which are reviewed by federal mine safety inspectors and required by
federal law, failed to mention the same safety hazards. Some of the
hazards that were not disclosed are identical to those believed to
have contributed to the explosion.

These guys should be strung up by their Republican balls.