DN! Massey Energy Mine (1) Cited for 1,300+ Safety Violations

Massey Energy Mine Cited for 1,300+ Safety Violations in Years Leading up to Deadly Explosion
Four people remain missing in a West Virginia coal mine two days after a huge explosion killed at least twenty-five miners in the worst mining disaster in the United States in more than a quarter-century. According to federal records, MSHA cited the Upper Big Branch mine for more than 1,300 safety violations from 2005 through Monday. Fifty citations came in the last month alone. We speak with Chuck Nelson, an underground coal miner for thirty years, and journalist Jeff Biggers

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