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Federal Mine Safety Commission Finds Indiana Coal Company Violated Safety Standards After Mine Operator Causes Risk of Catastrophic Explosion
September 02, 2022
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release:

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Commission levels $102K in penalties for 'unwarrantable failures'

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The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission has ruled unanimously that the operator of a Francisco, Indiana coal mine violated mandatory safety standards when it continued to operate an energized drill during a methane inundat . . .

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