Patton Mining Petitions Mine Safety & Health Administration for Alternative Dust Protection
July 15, 2025
July 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 15 (TNSFR) -- Patton Mining LLC, Hillsboro, Illinois, has petitioned the U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration to modify an existing mandatory safety standard concerning electric equipment in mines. The company is seeking to allow the use of intrinsically safe Powered Air Purifying Respirators in return air outby the last open crosscut at its Deer Run Mine in Montgomery.
The petition specifically addresses a regulation that governs electric . . .
The petition specifically addresses a regulation that governs electric . . .