In 1907, 240 coal miners went to work at the Darr Mine in Van Meter, and only one came home....
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According to the most recent Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) quarterly call, there were 15 coal-related fatalities and 13...
Three years after the Obama administration lowered the allowable limits for miners’ exposure to coal dust, the Trump administration has...
The Senate on Wednesday narrowly approved President Donald Trump’s selection of a retired coal company executive to oversee U.S. mining...
Deaths in U.S. coal mines this year have surged ahead of last year’s, and federal safety officials say workers who...
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced that – for the third consecutive year – none...
Former Massey CEO Don Blankenship asked President Donald Trump on Tuesday to resist attempts in Congress to enhance criminal penalties...
A reported 25 miners died in work-related accidents at U.S. mines in 2016 – down from 29 in 2015 –...
Federal investigators have concluded that a worker crushed to death by a machine at a Kentucky coal mine wasn’t wearing...
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration released data that indicates Fiscal Year 2016 was the safest...