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Coal industry seeks grip on workplace drug abuse in Kentucky
In Hazard Kentucky industry officials hear coal miners face drug issues including OxyContin use. MSHA official cites fatalities and toxicology links while regulators in Kentucky Virginia and West Virginia push for answers. Warrant sweeps involve 103 people. mining safety remains a concern amid high prescription narcotics dispensed per capita in Appalachia.
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Hazard, Ky
Danny Osborne Jr
Appalachia
West Virginia
David Dye
U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration
MSHA
Kentucky
Virginia
Hazard
Prestonsburg
Dye
Ment
Pike
Floyd
U.S