Monday, May 21, 2012

Alpha Subsidiary Cited

{Charleston, West Virginia}...Alpha Natural Resources' subsidiary Kingston Resources has been cited with 45 safety violations in the March mine wall collapse that killed 34 year old section foreman Jeremy Sigler of Pool at the Kingston No. 2 Mine near Mossy in Fayette County. State investigators have concluded Kingston did not ensure proper support of underground mine roof and walls in part of the mine. One citation included a fine of $10,000 for not controlling the mine wall, or rib, in the area where Sigler was killed.