Mistakes doomed Utah mine, reports say

[RamboLiberal]

Source: CNN/AP

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) -- The collapse of the Crandall Canyon mine one year ago was so extensive, federal officials found no other mining disaster in the last 50 years to compare to it.

Hundreds of coal pillars, overloaded by aggressive mining that carved out too many voids, collapsed within seconds on August 6, 2007, entombing six miners nearly half a mile underground.

Satellite radar images show that a 69-acre section of the mine caved in -- the equivalent of 63 football fields without the end zones.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration said the mine was "destined to fail" because the mining company made critical miscalculations and didn't report early warning signs. But MSHA itself also was faulted by its parent agency, both for lax oversight before the collapse and for its handling of a haphazard rescue effort that left three more people dead.

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The DOL report heavily criticized Bob Murray's volatile behavior during the crisis, especially at daily briefings for family members, where he "frequently became very irate and would start yelling," even making young children cry, it said. He told family members that "the media is telling you lies" and "the union is your enemy."



Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/06/utah.mine.anniv.ap/index.html

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That jerk Murray should be in jail!

[underpants]

1. Bob Murray is the epitome of what we have become

Not only does he use a tragedy to air his ridiculous political beliefs but you saw the official who was supposed to oversee his operation taking orders from HIM. Hell he used to work for him no wonder. And in the tradition of the old town boss -the Sheriff stood waiting at Murray's beck and call.

Murray should be in jail.

[Hugin]

6. He'll just blame his little squirrel buddy...

And so the cycle continues.

[TankLV]

9. Can we now go after this inhuman bastard and PUT HIM IN PRISON

to rot for the rest of his life?!

His actions and LIES lead DIRECTLY to the deaths of all those miners and rescuers!!!

[madrchsod]

2. will criminal charges be brought against him?

i`m betting no

[BrotherBuzz]

3. Bob Murray never made mistakes depositing checks

[underpants]

7. He was also very good at making the children of dead miners cry

The DOL report heavily criticized Bob Murray's volatile behavior during the crisis, especially at daily briefings for family members, where he "frequently became very irate and would start yelling," even making young children cry, it said. He told family members that "the media is telling you lies" and "the union is your enemy."

[MadMaddie]

4. Like we already knew another

government organization run by a political hack failed. Nothing new to see here...move along...

[mikeytherat]

5. "willful criminal negligence" = "mistakes"

Oops. My bad.

:mad:

mikey_the_rat

[underpants]

8. But hey, he *did* buy 9 tombstones

On Wednesday, family members were to mark the anniversary of the cave-in by dedicating a circle of nine tombstones commissioned by mine boss Bob Murray in a serene spot of Crandall Canyon.

That and making the children cry (see post above) this guy HAS to be the worst person in the world...well at least in Utah

[gratuitous]

10. Yeah, what is this "mistakes" nonsense?

Overdug, failed to report early warning signs, and then blamed everyone else for what he damn well knew was his own fault. A real piece of work.