Religions > Atheism > Former West Virginia mine foreman indicted-Sago Mine chief charged
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11485436/
Former West Virginia mine foreman indicted
Sago Mine chief charged with faking credentials, accident reports in
2004
Updated: 6:14 p.m. ET Feb. 21, 2006
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - A former Sago Mine foreman was indicted Tuesday on
federal charges that he falsified inspection reports at the mine in 2004
and was never certified as a miner or mining foreman.
The 116-count indictment against Robert L. Dennison, 35, is not related
to the Jan. 2 explosion that led to the deaths of 12 miners.
Dennison was hired in May 2004 by the mine’s former owner, Anker Energy,
and was fired in August of that year after the company learned he was
not certified to do safety inspections, according to the indictment.
“This type of allegedly fraudulent activity has no place in the mining
environment, especially when the safety of miners is placed at risk,”
U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Johnston said.
If convicted, Dennison could face up to five years in prison and $10,000
in fines for each of 113 counts. He could receive up to five years and
$250,000 in fines for each of the remaining counts.
Dennison has never been issued an underground miner’s card. His only
certification is as a mining truck driver, according to the West
Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training.
On his first inspection form, Dennison allegedly failed to include his
foreman’s certification number. On subsequent inspections, the
indictment says, he listed a number that belongs to a foreman who does
not know Dennison.
The indictment, issued by a grand jury in Elkins, also alleges that
Dennison lied to an investigator with the federal Mine Safety and Health
Administration who questioned him.
The cause of the blast at the mine about 100 miles north of Charleston
has not been determined but is believed to have occurred in an abandoned
section of the mine that had been sealed off.
The Sago Mine was cited for 208 alleged safety violations during 2005,
at least 17 of which were considered serious. The mine’s current owner
has said it inherited many of the safety problems and had been working
to correct them.
The mine was purchased last year by Ashland, Ky.-based International
Coal Group. ICG formally took control of the mine in November, but
started work there as management consultants in June.
© 2006 The Associated Press
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22 Feb 2006 12:17:59 PM |
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stoney wrote:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11485436/
Former West Virginia mine foreman indicted
Sago Mine chief charged with faking credentials, accident reports in
2004
Updated: 6:14 p.m. ET Feb. 21, 2006
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - A former Sago Mine foreman was indicted Tuesday on
federal charges that he falsified inspection reports at the mine in 2004
and was never certified as a miner or mining foreman.
It's just like the Shrub regime and Abu Ghraib: the lower ranks
take the blame and face charges, those who gave the orders and
created the situation (the mine owner, the Whitewash House) get
to walk.
Bob Dog
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Former West Virginia mine foreman indicted-Sago Mine chief charged |
23 Feb 2006 11:21:31 AM |
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On 22 Feb 2006 10:17:59 -0800, wrote in alt.atheism
stoney wrote:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11485436/
Former West Virginia mine foreman indicted
Sago Mine chief charged with faking credentials, accident reports in
2004
Updated: 6:14 p.m. ET Feb. 21, 2006
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - A former Sago Mine foreman was indicted Tuesday on
federal charges that he falsified inspection reports at the mine in 2004
and was never certified as a miner or mining foreman.
It's just like the Shrub regime and Abu Ghraib: the lower ranks
take the blame and face charges, those who gave the orders and
created the situation (the mine owner, the Whitewash House) get
to walk.
Exactly.
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shove a wooden cross up their arses and rotate
at a high rate of speed. I trust you'll
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