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4 eastern Kentucky mines being idled

Four eastern Kentucky coal mines are being idled, affecting 260 jobs.

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MSHA orders end to use of defective air packs

Mine operators must immediately begin phasing out use of an emergency breathing device that has proven unreliable in tests and must take the questionable model out of every U.S. mine by Dec. 31, 2013, the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration said Thursday.

Tags: SR-100, breathing aparatus

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