ELR Citation: 43 ELR 20123
No(s). 11-1464 (D.C. Cir. Jun 7, 2013)

The D.C. Circuit held that a mining company's failure to maintain adequate emergency lifelines in its mine's escapeways was a significant and substantial violation of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, thereby affirming the Department of Labor's Federal Mine Safety & Health Review C...