“If you have a foreman who is not doing pre-shift examinations properly, you should discharge that person, because every miner working there is relying on that person.”
“Basically, if you see 73 accumulation violations, that's a sign of a mine operator who is not too concerned with safety. It's troubling if you see that many.”
“With the price of coal so high, you have operators coming out of the woodwork, trying to get into any seam of coal they can to make a quick buck, opening up a lot of little dog holes.”
