Department of Labor Completed Impact Inspections at 15 Mines With Histories of Repeated Health, Safety Violations in January 2024
February 27, 2024
February 27, 2024
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety & Health Administration issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024:
The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration completed impact inspections at 15 mines in 10 states in January 2024, issuing 188 violations.
The agency began conducting impact inspections after an April 2010 explosion in West Virginia at the Upper Big Branch Mine killed 29 miners.
The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration completed impact inspections at 15 mines in 10 states in January 2024, issuing 188 violations.
The agency began conducting impact inspections after an April 2010 explosion in West Virginia at the Upper Big Branch Mine killed 29 miners.