Law360, New York (October 25, 2011, 6:39 PM ET) -- A nationwide miners union has accused Massey Energy Co. of “industrial homicide” for ignoring hazards that caused an April 2010 coal mine explosion, according to a report released Tuesday that also implies Massey executives may have planted evidence.
The United Mine Workers of America blamed the Upper Big Branch Mine explosion that killed 29 workers on a spark that ignited a pocket of methane, creating a fireball fueled by accumulated coal dust, agreeing with an independent panel that also issued a report on the immediate cause...
Miners Union Calls Massey Blast 'Industrial Homicide'
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