One miner's life = $440.00
Not that we should be surprised, but we should at least know that mine safety enforcement has eased substantially under the Bush Administration:
At one point last year, the Mine Safety and Health Administration fined a coal company $440 for a "significant and substantial" violation that ended in the death of a Kentucky man. The firm, International Coal Group Inc., is the same company that owns the Sago mine in West Virginia, where 12 workers died last week.
The $440 fine remains unpaid.
The story, from the Philadelphia Enquirer.
At one point last year, the Mine Safety and Health Administration fined a coal company $440 for a "significant and substantial" violation that ended in the death of a Kentucky man. The firm, International Coal Group Inc., is the same company that owns the Sago mine in West Virginia, where 12 workers died last week.
The $440 fine remains unpaid.
The story, from the Philadelphia Enquirer.
posted by Ruby K at 10:27 AM
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