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Article: MSHA nets $70K in fines from Utah mine
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- August 29, 2008
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A subsidiary of Murray Energy Corp. has been forced to pay more
than $70,000 in overdue fines for health and safety violations at
the Aberdeen Mine in Carbon County.
The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration said this week
that it collected the $70,000 in overdue civil penalties this summer
from Murray subsidiary Andalex Resources Inc. MSHA cited nine
violations in August and October 2007 at the Aberdeen Mine,
including problems with the mine's roof-control plan, as well as
inadequate installation of barriers between the coal face and
walkway areas, which presented potential safety hazards for workers.
The agency also cited the company for excess accumulations of
coal dust within the ...