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Federal Government Cites Five Kentucky Mines in August Inspections

By Erica Peterson
Published September 28, 2011 at 11:13 PM EDT

The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has cited five Kentucky coal mines for safety violations. They were among 20 nationwide with a history of compliance problems targeted in MSHA's special impact inspections.The mines cited were the Superior Mining Company's Number 1 mine in Pike County, TRC Mining’s Mine Number 2 in Letcher County and three mines operated by James River Coal. MSHA issued a total of 129 orders and citations to the Kentucky mines.MSHA began the special impact inspections after the explosion last year at the Upper Big Branch Mine inWest Virginia killed twenty-nine miners. Since then, the agency says it's conducted more than 300 impact inspections, which have resulted in nearly 6,000 citations.
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