One fatality is too many, but the drop over recent years was done along with a resurgence of coal mining.
It is common for mining operations to take a safety stand down after a series of safety incidents. This appears to be happening on a statewide scale, with the support of the WV Coal Assn.
I did not know the WV Gov had the authority to order a mandatory shutdown of all operations. I wonder if this is mandatory, or if it something the Coal Assn members volunteered to do?
Can we be so callous as to say, what are a few deaths here and there.
The west virginia coal association is behind this. I saw their spokesman on tv this evening, and he's applauding it as a good idea.
One thing you folks need to know is this.
There are some very good coal operators in this state. However, there are also some very shady operators, who would cut corners on safety if they thought they could get away with it.
The second problem is, there are a lot of state and federal mine inspectors who are on the take.
How can a mine inspector be objective when he is taking trips and WVU football game tickets from mine superintendants?
once upon a time there was a little boy who would grow up to be a politition. While in a store he found a dime on the floor. He had noticed that the pretty horse just outside the door of the store cost exactly a dime to ride. He couldn't wait to ride the horse and have his picture taken on it.