Utah mine collapse caused by faulty design: probe

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Source: Reuters

Utah mine collapse caused by faulty design: probe

By Dan WhitcombThu Jul 24, 6:11 PM ET

A 2007 Utah coal mine collapse that killed six miners and three rescuers was triggered by a faulty mine design, federal investigators said on Thursday, rejecting the owner's claim that it was caused by an earthquake.

In announcing its findings, the Mine Safety and Health Administration fined the Crandall Canyon Mine's operator $1.6 million for a violations of its safety code. Genwal's engineering firm, Agapito Associates Inc., was fined $220,000.

Six coal miners were killed in the dramatic cave-in of the Crandall Canyon Mine in central Utah on August 6, 2007 that drew worldwide media coverage as rescuers made frantic efforts from below ground and above to reach the men.

Ten days later two mine employees and a Mine Safety and Health Administration inspector died during a second collapse that forced officials to end the rescue effort and say there was no hope of finding the trapped miners alive.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080724/us_nm/mine_utah_dc

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Robert Murray the mine swine:

"Outspoken Crandall Canyon Mine owner Robert Murray said at the time that the collapse was due to an earthquake in the area, but MSHA investigators dismissed that assertion in releasing the findings at a briefing with reporters in Utah on Thursday."

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1. Why isn't mine owner charged with murder or manslaughter?

He clearly authorized breaking the law for profit which resulted in the deaths of 9 people. The reason Robert Murray won't be charged is his major republican connections that he regularly pays for.

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2. This was obvious from the start. The Press was so gullible.