Legal Opinion
Patsi Ayala, and Myra Lynn Guthrie v. Joy Manufacturing Company, United States of America, Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 16, 1989No. 86-1619PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKAY, Circuit Judge.
On April 15, 1981, fifteen miners were killed in a methane and coal dust explosion in a Colorado coal mine. The plaintiffs alleged that the explosion was caused by the improperly wired lighting system on a continuous mining machine. They further alleged that the Mine Safety Health Administration (MSHA) inspector negligently provided technical assistance on specific wiring connections and that he inspected and failed to detect that the lighting system was improperly and dangerously installed in violation of mandatory federal safety standards, see 30 C.F.R. § 75.313 (1988),…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Berkovitz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- United States v. S.A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio GrandenseSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Rick Morgan v. City of Rawlins and Abe DeherreraCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
- McMichael v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- Lois Patterson, Administratrix of the Estate of Gracie Altizer, Deceased Allyne Muncey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by59 opinions
- Patsy Ayala, and Donna M. Ayala v. The United States of America, Patsy Ayala v. The United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
- Riddle v. MondragonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
- Hunt v. BennettCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
- Riddle v. MondragonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
- Pedro Leonardo Mascheroni v. Board of Regents of the University of California, University of California, Los Alamos National LaboratoryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
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