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Lawmakers assail Bureau of Mines over safety enforcement
Sen. Randolph and Rep. Hechler criticized the Bureau of Mines for weak health and safety enforcement after a GAO report cited slow fine collection and reduced proposed fines. They highlighted a fatal Ohio mine accident and questioned interior officials over production priorities and inspector training.
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Washington
UPI
Gennings Randolph
Ken Hechler
DW. Va
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Harrison A. Williams Jr
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Randolph
West Virginia
Government Accounting Office
GAO
Hechler
Ohio
Thomas Michael Ball
Franklin
Hanna Coal Co
New Athens
Bureau of Mines
Sue Bollman
Denver
Colo
United Mine Workers of America
Department
Interior Department
Elburt F. Osborn
Williams’ Labor Subcommittee
Osborn
Williams
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
Bureau
Everett Turner