Posts tagged inspection

• Miner's Death Reveals Safety Issues

  Bret Hanna | September 27, 2010 10:57 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A 28-year-old miner from Moab died on May 26th in the Pandora Complex uranium mine when he was hit in the back by a boulder that was 15 wide, 11 feet long and anywhere from 4 to 30 inches thick. A...

• Mine Inspections Increase In The Wake Of West Virginia Disaster

  Bret Hanna | April 24, 2010 8:23 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has launched an aggressive inspection program of 57 mines in the wake of the Upper Big Branch Mine explosion that killed 29 miners. The...