Bush Officials Knew Of "Serious Structural Problems" At Utah Mine Before Cave-In
Bureau of Land Management inspectors noted serious structural problems at Utah's Crandall Canyon Mine at least three years before two roof collapses killed nine people in August, Congress was told Tuesday.
Yet the government's mine safety agency in another agency -- the Labor Department -- didn't know of the concerns about Crandall Canyon until after the accident, Kevin Stricklin, a coal mine safety and health administrator for Labor, told a Senate hearing on the accident.
The Labor Department had approved a plan to mine there.



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AP | October 3, 2007 11:54 AM