You can't expect miners to come in and testify about unsafe conditions in the mine when you have their employers across the table from them. -Tony Oppegard

 

You can't expect miners to come in and testify about unsafe conditions in the mine when you have their employers across the table from them.


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That is a very high number, and it is usually indicative of a very poor safety record.

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I've been criticizing them for 20 years for doing it that way. It's not good government.

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With the price of coal so high, you have operators coming out of the woodwork, trying to get into any seam of coal they can to make a quick buck, opening up a lot of little dog holes. -Tony Oppegard
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Basically, if you see 73 accumulation violations, that's a sign of a mine operator who is not too concerned with safety. It's troubling if you see that many.

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You can't expect miners to come in and testify about unsafe conditions in the mine when you have their employers across the table from them.

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It's the next enforcement step and it's never used. -Tony Oppegard
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I can't over-emphasize how important pre-shift examinations are. It is a key provision put in the act to protect miners' safety.

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