According to Doug Conaway, director of the West Virginia Office of Miners Health, Safety and Training, 10 members of a 12-man crew escaped that portion of the mine at Melville and joined with another mine crew to leave the mine on a … Blankenship later told the Charleston Daily Mail he couldn't recall making any threats. The collapse of around 3km² of underground mine area caused the disaster. After the deal, the Massey subsidiary pledged a renewed focus on safety after the fines were levied. Apr. As of February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. I have just added archive links to one external link on Aracoma Alma Mine accident. Aracoma is a Massey Energy subsidiary. The nation's sixth biggest mining company by production, Massey Energy took in $24 million in net income in the fourth quarter of 2009. The underground collapse was caused by the disintegration of around … The nation's sixth biggest mining company by production, Massey Energy took in $24 million in net income in the fourth quarter of 2009.

If necessary, add {{cbignore}} after the link to keep me from modifying it. The company is well known in West Virginia, in part because CEO Don Blankenship grew to become a fixture in state politics, doling out thousands of dollars to candidates he favored – most of them Republicans. The fine was the largest penalty in the history of the coal industry. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. He later recused himself after photographs surfaced showing that he vacationed with Blankenship in the French Riviera. Another member of the court hearing the case was Chief Justice Elliott "Spike" Maynard. I moved the page since 1) the Sago Mine Disaster page has dropped the year and 2) Federal guidelines define mine disasters as causing 5 or more deaths, while accidents are thos with 4 or less. They show the company was fighting many of the steepest fines, or simply refusing to pay them. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{sourcecheck}} (last update: 15 July 2018). Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 09:03, 8 July 2017 (UTC), Wikipedia:WikiProject Occupational Safety and Health, Template:WikiProject Occupational Safety and Health, WikiProject Occupational Safety and Health, https://web.archive.org/20110629071103/http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1529802, http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1529802, https://web.archive.org/web/20110622091958/http://www.wvgazette.com/News/200901140871, http://www.wvgazette.com/News/200901140871, http://www.herald-dispatch.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060121%2FNEWS01%2F601210322%2F1001%2FNEWS, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Aracoma_Alma_Mine_accident&oldid=906848802, Stub-Class United States articles of Low-importance, Unknown-importance West Virginia articles, Start-Class Occupational Safety and Health articles, Low-importance Occupational Safety and Health articles, WikiProject Occupational Safety and Health articles, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, If you have discovered URLs which were erroneously considered dead by the bot, you can report them with, If you found an error with any archives or the URLs themselves, you can fix them with, This page was last edited on 18 July 2019, at 17:48. I made the following changes: When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs. Aracoma later admitted in a plea agreement that two permanent ventilation controls had been removed in 2005 and not replaced, according to published reports. The federal records catalog the problems at the Upper Big Branch mine, operated by the Performance Coal Company. Youngamerican 05:18, 29 January 2006 (UTC) External links modified. "If you're going to start taking pictures of me, you're liable to get shot," Blankenship told the reporter before grabbing his camera. Hello fellow Wikipedians, I have just modified 2 external links on Aracoma Alma Mine accident. The explosion occurred at 3:27 PM local time on Monday, April 5, 2010, at the Upper Big Branch Mine South near the community Montcoal, about 30 miles (48 km) south of Charleston.

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In 2004, he spent millions on advertising that attacked a West Virginia state Supreme Court justice, leading to the election of challenger Brent Benjamin. The disaster took place on 21 January 1960 at the Coalbrook North Mine of the Clydesdale Colliery near Sasolburg, Orange Free State, South Africa. Alternatively, you can add {{nobots|deny=InternetArchiveBot}} to keep me off the page altogether. The fire trapped 12 miners. The company paid what was then the largest financial settlement in the history of the coal industry for the 2006 fire at the Aracoma mine, also in West Virginia. Data kept by the Mine Safety and Health Administration show the Upper Big Branch mine has suffered three worker fatalities in last 12 years. The two widows of the miners killed in Aracoma were unsatisfied by the plea agreement, telling the judge they believed the company cared more about profits then safety. The fire trapped 12 miners. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Two suffocated as they looked for a way to escape. A fire broke out around 5:45 p.m. Thursday on a belt line about 10,000 feet into at an Aracoma Coal Co. mine in Melville, Logan County. The company paid what was then the largest financial settlement in the history of the coal industry for the 2006 fire at the Aracoma mine, also in West Virginia. Coalbrook mine disaster with 435 deaths is the worst ever disaster in South Africa's mining history. Records Show Upper Big Branch Mine Amassed Scores of Safety Citations, Thousands in Fines, Fact-checking Trump and Biden during 2nd presidential debate, 5 key takeaways from the final presidential debate, Teenage suspect allegedly plotted to kill Joe Biden: Federal prosecutors, 'Yes, I'm nervous': Mayor urges calm after police shooting of unarmed Black couple.

"One can only hope that the level of criminal neglect evident at the Aracoma accident was not repeated at the Upper Big Branch mine," Stanley said Monday night. 6, 2010 — -- The West Virginia coal mine where an explosion killed 25 workers and left another four unaccounted for in the worst mining disaster since 1984 had amassed scores of citations from mining safety officials, including 57 infractions just last month for violations that included repeatedly failing to develop and follow a ventilation plan. Please follow the instructions below and mark the |checked= to true, Cheers.—cyberbot IITalk to my owner:Online 12:04, 15 February 2016 (UTC). The mine was operated by the Performance Coal, a subsidiary of Massey Energy. The conflicts surrounding the state Supreme Court saga triggered a cascade of changes, including a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that called on judges to recuse themselves when major donors come before them in court, and a vote by the West Virginia legislature to adopt public financing of judicial campaigns. Another Massey subsidiary agreed to pay $4.2 million in criminal and civil fines last year and admitted to willfully violating mandatory safety standards that led to the deaths of two miners. Editors have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the RfC before doing mass systematic removals. Youngamerican 05:18, 29 January 2006 (UTC).

No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Please take a moment to review my edit. We are working diligently on rescue efforts and continue to partner with all of the appropriate agencies.". He told ABC News Monday there are a lot of similarities between the Aracoma mine and the one involved in this week's tragedy, and he has concerns about Massey's checkered track record on safety issues. After the Aracoma accident, Massey Energy released a statement that said the company "is a recognized leader in safety innovation and performance and remains committed to working with federal and state agencies to fully understand the causes of the accident and to prevent a similar occurrence at Massey Energy or elsewhere in the future. Performance is a subsidiary of Massey Energy.

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But Bruce Stanley, the attorney who tried the Aracoma Mine accident case, had doubts.

I moved the page since 1) the Sago Mine Disaster page has dropped the year and 2) Federal guidelines define mine disasters as causing 5 or more deaths, while accidents are thos with 4 or less. ", Monday night, Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship released a statement saying, "Our top priority is the safety of our miners and the well-being of their families. When an ABC News reporter tried to interview Blankenship about the possible conflicts in the parking lot of a Massey Energy office in Belfry, Ky., Blankenship became agitated. "Quite frankly, I don't know what I said except that I know I'm never loud, vulgar or rude to strangers," he said. Massey had a $70 million case before the state Supreme Court and, once elected, Benjamin made the controversial decision not to recuse himself because of Blankenship's support of him and to hear arguments anyway.