Federal mining officials are citing
Patriot Coal for serious violations during a severe coal burst that killed two
miners in May.
The federal Mine Safety and Health
Administration issued three citations Tuesday for the Boone County
Citations said Patriot didn't
adequately protect miners from hazards, report a similar burst three days
earlier or preserve evidence about the earlier burst.
On May 12, miners Eric Legg and
Gary Hensley were killed at the Brody Mine No. 1 after coal shot out at them.
A coal burst three days earlier
covered a worker in coal up to his waist but didn't injure him. It wasn't
reported.
State officials previously cited
similar violations
