Mine Safety Panel to Probe Fuel Company Cases Publicly
Published Date: 4/11/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission will hold an open meeting on May 6, 2025, to review important safety violation cases involving Canyon Fuel Company. This meeting affects miners, operators, and legal teams by clarifying responsibility for safety breaches. No new costs or deadlines are introduced, but the session offers a clear look at how safety rules are enforced.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Open Review of Canyon Fuel Case
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission will hold an open meeting on May 6, 2025 to consider Secretary of Labor v. Canyon Fuel Company, LLC, Docket No. WEST 2021-0229. The Commission will review issues including whether the operator violated 30 CFR 50.10(b) and 30 CFR 75.202(a), and whether certain miners are individually liable under 30 U.S.C. 820(c). This session clarifies responsibility for safety breaches and affects miners, mine operators, and their legal teams.
Phone Access to Open Meeting
You can listen to the open meeting by calling 1-(866) 236-7472 and entering passcode 678-100. The phone line provides public access to the Commission's May 6, 2025 session on the Canyon Fuel case.
Accessibility Accommodations Offered
If you plan to attend the meeting in person and need special accessibility features or auxiliary aids (for example, sign language interpreters), you must inform the Commission in advance. Accommodations are subject to 29 CFR 2706.150(a)(3) and 2706.160(d).
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