MSHA completes internal fixes spurred by Upper Big Branch disaster

摘要

Arlington, VA-The Mine Safety and Health Administration has addressed all of the 100 corrective actions recommended in its 2012 internal review following the Upper Big Branch mine explosion in April 2010, the agency announced Jan. 13. MSHA's review of its actions leading up to the explosion, which killed 29 miners, identified several missteps by agency personnel, including failure to examine portions of the West Virginia mine and failure to spot accumulations of coal dust, as well as flaws in the ventilation plan.