The head of security at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch mine was arrested Monday on charges he impeded investigators and lied to them as they probed an explosion at the West Virginia mine that killed 29 workers. Hughie Stover, 60, …
A legislative committee debating a measure that would place limits on awards in medical malpractice lawsuits and change some rules for the litigation could vote on the measure early this week. The Senate Finance Committee last Thursday wrapped up a …
A rash of pipeline accidents across the country _ including one in San Bruno, Calif., last September that killed eight people _ has raised safety concerns and overburdened federal investigators, a top safety official said Thursday. It’s too soon to …
Federal safety regulators will hold a hearing this week in Washington, D.C., on the natural gas explosion that killed eight people in the San Francisco Bay area. The San Francisco Chronicle says 10 employees of Pacific Gas & Electric will …
A former secretary who claimed she was sexually harassed by a former dean at a Southern California college will receive $2.5 million. The Daily Breeze of Torrance says El Camino College settled a lawsuit with Nyesha Artiaga last month. The …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued Associated Milk Producers Inc. of Blair and Bechel Bros. Inc. of Plum City, Wis., one willful safety citation each for failing to provide fall protection for workers. Associated …
Storms with heavy rain, high winds and hail knocked out power, and flooded homes and roads in Ohio and Indiana, and three homes in Kentucky were destroyed in what state police called an apparent tornado. Sandbags were being distributed in …
Four earthquakes were recorded near Greenbrier in central Arkansas on Feb. 27 – including one with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 that was reported felt in four other states. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the 4.7 quake at 11 p.m. …
Wind-driven wildfires destroyed nearly 70 homes and burned more than 110,000 acres (45,000 hectares) in West Texas, and gusty conditions threatened to wreak further havoc on Feb. 28, authorities said. Smoke from the fast-moving fires, which stretched through much of …
A Chinese ship involved in an accident at APM Terminals in Portsmouth that damaged a new crane made by the vessel’s owner has been seized by federal authorities. The federal court issued a warrant for the Zhen Hua 24 after …