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Grimes outraged at act to ending state mine safety Inspections Today, the Kentucky Senate approved Senate Bill 297, which would eliminate state mine safety inspections. Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes issued the following statement: "I am outraged that Senate Republicans would put the lives of Kentucky miners in danger. Senate Bill 297 is a slap in the face to the hundreds of miners who enter our coal mines everyday and demonstrates a complete lack of respect for the 53 miners who lost their lives in the Commonwealth in the past decade." Coal miner Roy Middleton died May 20, 2006, at Darby Mine No. 1 after an explosion at the mine in Harlan County. Reports said he died because the equipment he was provided was outdated and did not provide enough oxygen. Roy Middleton's surviving daughter, Natalie Middleton, also expressed frustration after the Senate's passage of Senate Bill 297. "State mine inspections are stronger than federal mine inspections, and they are a necessity, regardless of the number of coal mines in operation," said Middleton. "Cutting inspections will not save the coal industry, it will only allow coal companies to cut corners, putting miners' safety at risk. It took events like the death of my father and five other miners in the Kentucky Darby Mine explosion to bring awareness to this issue. It is unconscionable to think Kentucky would now take a step backwards on improving the safety of miners in the Commonwealth." This story was posted on 2016-03-18 07:38:59
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