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Some legal experts said investigative reports that faulted Massey for failing to prevent a massive coal-dust explosion could result in higher payments.

Mine Firm to Meet Blast Victims' Kin Kris Maher 2011

My friend, on the other hand, would wake up to find coal-dust around the fireplace and icing-sugar footprints snaking through the house.

Charlie Condou: The three of us 2011

This I devoured, standing, grimed with coal-dust, my knees trembling under me.

Chapter 20 2010

In an exhaustive 1,000-page report, the Mine Safety and Health Administration reaffirmed its previous conclusion that Massey Energy Co. management failed to prevent a small methane-gas ignition from turning into a powerful coal-dust explosion that swept through the mine, killing most miners instantly.

Feds Blame Owner of West Virginia Mine Kris Maher 2011

Massey's report, which relies largely on records of air readings on the day of the accident and on outside experts, concluded that conditions in the mine were consistent with a natural-gas inundation, rather than a coal-dust explosion.

Massey Weighs In on Blast Kris Maher 2011

Massey general counsel Shane Harvey said the company doesn't believe that missing water sprays or worn bits on a piece of mining equipment contributed to a methane ignition followed by a massive coal-dust explosion.

Massey Rejects U.S. Findings in Mine Explosion Kris Maher 2011

Mr. Stricklin said federal investigators concluded that the explosion occurred because broken water sprays on a cutting machine failed to put out an initial spark that ignited methane gas and triggered a coal-dust explosion.

Agency Blames Massey for Fatal Mine Disaster Kris Maher 2011

Mr. Stricklin said federal investigators concluded that the explosion occurred because broken water sprays on a cutting machine failed to put out an initial spark that ignited methane gas and triggered a coal-dust explosion.

Agency Blames Massey for Fatal Mine Disaster Kris Maher 2011

Despite that defeat, the Mine Safety and Health Administration is proposing the new rules which would require companies to provide gear to each miner to measure coal-dust exposure — a growing hazard to miners — and install alarms to protect them from heavy machinery.

Mine-Safety Rules Put Onus on Firms Kris Maher 2011

For example, bags of concrete showed no signs of embedded coal-dust particles.

Massey Weighs In on Blast Kris Maher 2011