Mine Inspections: Frequent Federal Inspectors Stay Weeks
West Virginia mine safety inspectors typically remain at large underground mines for eight days with some visits reaching up to 50 days. Inspections occur without notice and cover electrical hazards dust levels ventilation and roof control. If life threatening conditions are found mines can be shut down immediately and citations issued for lesser offenses.
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West Virginia
Jesse Cole
US Mine Safety and Health Administration
Mount Hope
Cole
Nick Joe Rahall
D-W.va
Rahall
COMPAC expands in Mingo County as Collins heads new council
John Collins III of Matewan, 34, elected chairman of the Mingo County Area Council of COMPAC, UMW political arm, with Ellis Layne and Babe Stone as officers. He aims to inform working and retired people about government, including issues like black lung and mine safety.
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Matewan
W.va
Compac
United Mine Workers
Mingo County
John Collins III
UMW
Ellis Layne
Ragland
Babe Stone
North Matewan
Collins
Coal Pier Construction Firms Named
Parsons Brinckerhoff of New York names four firms Tidewater Construction Peter Kiewit Sons Raymond International and EDC Inc to prepare a construction proposal for a Pig Point coal export terminal in Suffolk. The study priced a 40 million ton annual facility at 270 million, with Portsmouth at 385 million and Pig Point at 481 million per VPA study. Coal firms will decide on feasibility and cost before authorization.
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Richmond, Va
Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc
New York
Pig Point
Suffolk
Tidewater Construction Corp
Norfolk
Peter Kiewit Sons
Omaha
Neb
Raymond International
Houston
EDC Inc
Ramsey, N.J
Richmond Times- Dispatch
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Richard C. McGinity
McGinity
McGinnty
John Dalton
Virginia Port Authority
Portsmouth
VPA
Pittston
A.T. Massey
Island Creek
United
InterMountain and
Westmoreland Coal
Patterson Named UMW District 23 President in Kentucky
Patterson pledges safety and union organizing as top goals while honoring existing contracts. He plans to meet mine owners to ensure contract adherence and stresses the contract as a non negotiable guide, noting prior leadership and past national race. He also highlights concerns about grievance delays and operators’ profits.
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Madisonville
Lee Roy Patterson
United Mine Workers of America
Patterson
UMW
Kentucky
Tommy Gaston
District 23
Arnold Miller
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John Jarvis
Senate Appropriations Committee
MSHA
Jarvis
Coalfield News
Lexington, Ky
Italy
State Department of Energy
Big Sandy Coal Producers Association
David S. Barrington
Silver Branch Coal Corp
Lexington
Silver Branch
Barrington
Sandy Fork
State Energy and Agriculture
William B. Sturgill
Big Sandy
Sturgill
Energy Department
Ken Hoskins
Hoskins
Kansas City, Mo
Hyatt Regency
WU Lark
M. Y. Kanawati, M.D
Bluefield
Cherry Street
American Academy of Ophthalmology
The
American Board of Ophthalmology
Trustee's Sale
Dry Gulch Junction
DRY Gulch Junction, Inc
O Steam Railroad
Southwest
Virginia
Wytheville
U. S
Big Walker Lookout
Western Town Steam Railroad
Pric
Straw L. Trout
W Bt
J. G. Sheets & Sons, Inc
Je 4 Street
Roanike
Pensant
South Highlands
Ite Willmatt
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Odowner
Commercial Credit Plan Incorporated
Bluefie
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Efield
American Credit Indemnity Company
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