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Coal miners could pay if inspectors lose offices on DOGE list
BY NADIA RAMLAGAN KY NEWS CONNECTION Dozens of mine safety field offices in Kentucky and across the country would close under a proposal by the federal Department of Government Efficiency. According to an analysis by the nonprofit Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center, offices in Barbourville and Harlan are on a list of seven in Kentucky slated
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MSHA releases report on Mingo County mine fatality
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) mine investigators have issued a final report on a fatal mining accident on a Mingo County strip job from this past February. The report stated that dozer operator Billy Mapes, 73, was killed when his machine overturned on the Grapevine South Surface
