Charleston Gazette-Mail1d
State board hears WV mine fatality reports highlighting critical safety failures
West Virginia mine fatality reports heard by the Coal Mine Health and Safety Board, on Sept. 17, 2024, highlighted critical ...
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Mine Safety Lapses Revealed in West Virginai
The Coal Mine Health and Safety Board heard reports at its monthly meeting from state mine inspection office representatives ...
Coal miner killed on the job in West Virginia. The death marks fourth in the state this year
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A coal miner was killed on the job in West Virginia on Friday night, Gov. Jim Justice said. The ...
Charleston Gazette-Mail10d
Latest WV mine death occurred at site with 2,000+ violations since 2019
West Virginia's fourth mine fatality of 2024 occurred at a Logan County mine with a long history of mine safety and health ...
Winona Ryder says movie about West Virginia coal miners is ‘brilliant,’ one of her favorites
While promoting her newest film, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” Winona Ryder said “Matewan,” a movie about the West Virginia coal miners filmed in the Mountain State, is one of ...
Free black lung screenings to be held in local counties for coal miners
Free black lung screenings will be held in a part of Mercer and Tazewell counties in 2024. According to a press release, the ...
The Herald-Dispatch10d
Latest WV mine death occurred at site with thousands of violations
West Virginia's fourth mine fatality of 2024 occurred at a Logan County mine with a long history of mine safety and health ...
Opinion
Parkersburg News and Sentinel9dOpinion
Mine Safety: Operators must double effort to protect workers
Last week, we lost another West Virginia coal miner. Though his home was in South Williamson, Ky., Gary Chapman did his work at the Mountaineer II Mine near Sharples, W.Va. He is the fourth coal miner ...