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Originally posted by JennRN
You know, these mines can get violations for not having enough toilet paper in the restroom( no joke). So before we start pointing to that as the cause, we need to look at all the facts.
That being said, I think miners don't get paid enough for what they do.
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Two excellent points.
I just read a piece about the new owner of the mine -- they took over in November -- and they get very high marks from everyone in terms of trying to bring the safety standards up. Even the United Mineworkers, who don't represent workers at the mine, give the company high marks.
Additionally, according to the story I read, over half of the violations carry fines of $46.
Yes, that's $46.
They can't be real serious.
To be fair, there were a number of more serious violations, but according to the article, there was a Federal mine inspector onsite every day that this mine was open.
The point is that when something like this happens, possibly because of the often deserved legend of the big bad nasty mine owner, we tend to rush to judgement.
Like the folks who started the "miscommunication," the media, and all others involved in this situation, perhaps we should wait until there is more information and evaluate the company, et al when the heat of the moment has passed.