A West Virginia coal miner has been sentenced to two years’ probation for falsifying safety records at an Ohio County mine. U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced the sentencing of 32-year-old Sean A. Chase of Spencer in federal court earlier this …
West Virginia mining regulators are calling for more reforms to protect coal miners’ health and safety. A report from the Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training recommends tougher state standards to prevent explosions and revised inspection and enforcement measures. …
A longtime mine inspector and safety official will now head such efforts in West Virginia, after Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has appointed Eugene White as director for the Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training. White most recently has been …
A coal miner who says he was fired for enforcing safety standards that slowed down both production and the sealing of the Upper Big Branch mine in southern West Virginia is suing Alpha Natural Resources. The State Journal said Glen …