The Williamson Daily News reported that a coal company with three southern West Virginia mines in operation with a total of 245 violations against them had a complaint filed by the US Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration officially dropped.

MSHA announced that its complaint filed with the US District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia against Resurrection Coal Co. Inc, for collection of delinquent civil penalties, had been dismissed upon receipt of the final payment installment.

The civil penalties, all of which had become final orders of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, were assessed for 245 violations of mine safety and health standards found during inspections at three of Resurrection Coal’s operations: Mine No 1 and Mine No 2 in McDowell County and Mine No 4 in Wyoming County.

The entire civil penalty assessment totaled USD 44,158.33.

On Jan 12, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia filed a complaint against Resurrection Coal for failure to pay final civil penalties that were assessed for violations cited by MSHA under provisions of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. The complaint demanded a judgment against the company for delinquent debt totaling USD 42,656.89, plus interest of USD 1,501.44, and any interest accrued until the payment was balanced. On March 14, Resurrection Coal reached a settlement with the US Attorney’s Office to pay the full amount requested in the complaint in installments. The first installment of USD 14,719 was paid the following morning.

After the third and final payment was received and cleared by the Treasury Department, the US Attorney’s Office dismissed the complaint.

Source - The Williamson Daily News

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