Comments: We are told by Pro Uranium Bunch that mining is so safe, regulations will be so strict that uranium mining will be great. This is not true, so Virginia needs to keep the Ban! Look at the following statement from MSHA: “While many mine operators have improved working conditions at their mines, we continue to see unacceptable conditions at some mines that put lives at risk,” said Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Joseph A. Main.
MSHA News Release: [08/27/2013]
Contact: Amy Louviere
Phone: 202-693-9423
Release Number 13-1783-NAT
Contact: Amy Louviere
Phone: 202-693-9423
Release Number 13-1783-NAT
MSHA announces results of July impact inspections
ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that federal inspectors issued 149 citations and 16 orders during special impact inspections conducted at nine coal mines and four metal/nonmetal mines last month. The monthly inspections, which began in force in April 2010 following the explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine, involve mines that merit increased agency attention and enforcement due to their poor compliance history or particular compliance concerns. These matters include: high numbers of violations or closure orders; frequent hazard complaints or hotline calls; plan compliance issues; inadequate workplace examinations; a high number of accidents, injuries or illnesses; fatalities; adverse conditions, such as increased methane liberation, faulty roof conditions and inadequate ventilation; and respirable dust.
