PA coal mine operator guilty of “flagrant” safety violation
Dangerous conditions uncovered after miner gets shocked
Rox Coal Inc., which operates the Geronimo Mine in Somerset County, Pa., has been found in violation of a mandatory electrical hazard safety standard by an administrative law judge with the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission. The ALJ deemed the violation “quintessentially flagrant” and ordered the company to pay a $110,000 civil penalty.
The ALJ’s finding sustained the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) issuance and assessment of the violation as flagrant following an investigation into an electrical accident at the Geronimo Mine.