Pennsylvania underground coal mines are operating safely, according to results of a reinspection ordered by Gov. Ed Rendell after a series of fatal mine accidents earlier this year in West Virginia. "We owe it to our miners to do everything we can to keep them safe," Rendell said. "...
Between January and March 2023, Acosta Deep Mine in Somerset County; Greenwood Mine in Schuylkill County; Harvey Mine in Greene County; and Nazareth Cement Plant I in Northampton County were collectively issued a total of 53 citations. Of those, 15 were categorized as significant and substantial....
Geologic factors in predicting coal mine roof-rock stability in the upper Kittanning coalbed, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Report of investigations Roof-rock instability in advancing sections of underground coal mines is a major contributing factor to accidents resulting in fatalities and injuries. Suc...
"Those are typically put up in areas where we see a higher number of deer versus vehicle accidents," Harvey said. "Deer often travel in groups and often in single file lines. So, if a deer crosses the road, it doesn't necessarily signal it's an end to the danger. There could be a...
These practices included: learning from the calm demeanor of parents, expression of a philosophy of kind fate, disallowed discourses between men and women and miners blaming themselves for accidents.;In the process of performing the field study Michrina finds grounds for critiquing the ethnographic ...