JULIAN, W.Va., June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Massey Energy
Company (NYSE: MEE) today released the following statement after an
administrative law judge ruled that there is no pattern of
violations that would lead to stricter regulation at Massey
Energy's Tiller No. 1 Mine in Knox County, Virginia. Joe Main, assistant secretary
of the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA), previously criticized the ruling and called
for changes that will make it easier for MSHA to prevail in court
in future cases:
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"We are disappointed in the comments by MSHA. The agency
has eliminated informal conferences designed to review citations;
has criticized operators for filing appeals; and now complains that
the appeals process should be stacked in its favor. Citations
are judgment calls and even the most conscientious inspector can
make the wrong judgment. Unfortunately, however, whether it's
the tragedy at UBB or citations at the Tiller Mine, the current
administration at MSHA clearly does not want its own conduct
reviewed or questioned."
Massey Energy Company, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, with operations in
West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia, is the largest coal producer in
Central Appalachia and is included
in the S&P 500 Index. http://masseyubb.com
SOURCE Massey Energy Company