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Internal review outlines missed inspections, weak enforcement at UBB
Federal safety inspectors failed to identify dangerous accumulations of explosive coal dust at the Upper Big Branch Mine, curtailed harsher enforcement actions against mine operator Massey Energy, and did not conduct legally mandated complete mine examinations before the April 2010 explosion that killed 29 miners, the Obama administration disclosed in a report issued Tuesday.
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Internal review outlines missed inspections, weak enforcement at UBB
Federal safety inspectors failed to identify dangerous accumulations of explosive coal dust at the Upper Big Branch Mine, curtailed harsher enforcement actions against mine operator Massey Energy, and did not conduct legally mandated complete mine examinations before the April 2010 explosion that killed 29 miners, the Obama administration disclosed in a report issued Tuesday.
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