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November 4, 2010

Regulators Sue Massey for Alleged Violations at Kentucky Mine
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The Mine Safety and Health Administration says it’s filed its first
legal action to compel the coal giant Massey Energy to address safety
violations at a Kentucky mine. On Wednesday, MSHA said Massey "is
engaged in a pattern of violation" of health and safety standards at its
Mine No. 1 in Kentucky’s Pike County. The move comes as regulators
continue to probe the April 5th deaths of twenty-nine miners at Massey
Energy’s Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia.



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