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US Labor Department's MSHA cites corporate culture as root cause of Upper Big Branch Mine disaster

United States Department of Labor | December 06, 2011 | 7:17 pm Energy Europe Coal 

ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that it has imposed a fine of $10,825,368, the largest in agency history, following its investigation into the April 2010 explosion at the Upper Big Branch-South...

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