Mining Accidents and Injury

The recent indictment of Don Blankenship is rare. So rare in fact that it marks the first time the former CEO of a mining company has faced federal charges for ...

According to the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the number of mine operators who chronically violate safety regulations has dropped sharply in the past few years. During inspections, mines that ...

According to a recent study performed by a Stanford University law professor, union coal mines are statistically safer than non-union mining operations. The professor found that there were significantly less ...

Those of us who live in this area have coal miners in our families or we know someone who does. The personal injury attorneys and legal staff at Hewitt & ...