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Joe Whitcomb: February 16, 2025
Continental Cement Company petitioned for review of a decision by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, which found that the company...
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Joe Whitcomb: February 15, 2025
GMS Mine Repair and Maintenance, Inc. (GMS) petitioned for judicial review of a decision by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission...
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Joe Whitcomb: December 15, 2024
In Northshore Mining Co. v. Secretary of Labor, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reviewed citations issued by the Mine Safety and Health...
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Joe Whitcomb: December 12, 2024
In Kenamerican Resources, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit addressed a violation under the Federal Mine...
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Joe Whitcomb: December 10, 2024
In Jones Brothers, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor, Mine Safety & Health Administration, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit addressed a...
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Joe Whitcomb: December 08, 2024
In Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC v. Secretary of Labor, Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), the United States Court of Appeals addressed...
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Joe Whitcomb: November 06, 2024
Adam Armstrong, a former employee of Argos USA LLC, filed a lawsuit against Argos and his supervisor, Robert Charles Kocian, in South Carolina's...
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Joe Whitcomb: November 05, 2024
Cactus Canyon Quarries, Inc. operates a non-coal surface mine regulated by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act). This...
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Joe Whitcomb: October 31, 2024
On August 12, 2013, a significant accident occurred at Consol Pennsylvania Coal Co.'s mine, involving miner Robert Stern. Stern was crushed between...
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Joe Whitcomb: September 24, 2024
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reviewed a dispute between Jones Brothers, Inc. and the Secretary of Labor. The issue was...
