Legal Opinion
Plateau Mining Corp. v. Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 17, 2008No. 06-9582PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTZ, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises out of a citation issued to Plateau Mining Corporation after a fatal methane explosion at its Willow Creek Mine on July 31, 2000. The citation, issued by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), alleged that the accident was the result of a deficient mine-ventilation system. An administrative law judge (ALJ) affirmed the citation, though not on the primary theory of liability advanced by MSHA. On review, the commissioners of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (the Commission) split evenly, with the effect of allowing the…
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