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(111,095 posts) Mon Nov 24, 2014, 03:06 PM Nov 2014

Six owners of Eastern Kentucky coal mines among top 10 nationally for unpaid fines

http://www.kentucky.com/2014/11/23/3555978/six-owners-of-eastern-kentucky.html#storylink=omni_popular#wgt=pop

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Coal operations in Eastern Kentucky accounted for six of the top 10 highest unpaid health and safety fines nationwide, according to an analysis by two news organizations.

In addition, fines at Eastern Kentucky mines were included in the delinquent payments of a seventh coal-mine owner in the top 10, West Virginia billionaire Jim Justice, but the report did not break out unpaid fines by state for his mines.

Mine Safety and Health News, a news service that covers federal mine regulatory issues, and National Pubic Radio teamed up for the analysis of unpaid federal fines.

The comparison showed that mines with delinquent penalties since 2009 have an injury rate that is 50 percent higher than mines that paid their fines.

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Six owners of Eastern Kentucky coal mines among top 10 nationally for unpaid fines (Original Post) kentuck Nov 2014 OP

I guess it's fair to say then that the regulations/fines aren't protecting workers RiverLover Nov 2014 #1

The sad part is that the serfs vote for the people that make sure they stay in power and are not world wide wally Nov 2014 #2

RiverLover

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1. I guess it's fair to say then that the regulations/fines aren't protecting workers

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon Nov 24, 2014, 03:25 PM

Nov 2014

& aren't very incentivizing to the disgustingly wealthy owners who are literally making money off the backs of their serfs. And this is in addition to contributing to the slow death of life on earth.

Wonderful.

world wide wally

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2. The sad part is that the serfs vote for the people that make sure they stay in power and are not