| Show Utah fuel I Hit I In ift Report I On Mine Blast BiasI State Officials Officials' I Clai Claim lc ini i i Violations ns of f Coal Coar Safety Code c eVl e ei i Vl Violations lationS of i sections sections' of ot the ge general eral coal c cb l mine s safety fe y cod code OJ were ere Ii shown in a report and Ei find findings i nd- nd d. d ings on the thc Co Co 3 s Sunnyside Sun Suri coal o l. l mJ mine e explosion pJ May 9 at p p. p m in which killed 23 3 miners rs which was rel released as d Thurs Thursday ay by th the tho Utah B state ate 1 Industrial iri- iri 1 commission Th The v findings are re a s result of t a a h hearing aring conducted d May 17 in Price 4 I the h o order is signed d b by Lii the re i. i i InduStrial i. I r E E. Mv r. r f. f Royle chairman R R. R HI H. H D Dal- Dal l- l rymple jand O Av t tI I 1 o d says S y that thai t mine foremen r ce certificates Issued issued d t to Arch Morrison end lt t inc ti 1 1 an r Mark Mark- ark kos kose koc k Jr Jr- Jr foreman of ot the mine be i BP 1 for fOi six six- ef et cf- cf June Julie 15 if for or violation 01 sections sections' o s 2 i arid d 6 69 of ot the geJer general l co coal safety f orders ders iSsued by bythe y the state stat 1 industrials I i Warns W ns Others In the In-the the order warning g to all Utah co coat coal i mine operators oper t rB that thai that they must h bide abide id b byall sections of of the th safety code This by to by th the commission on not does oes not not- charge the superintendent superintend superintend- ent rit- rit ritan an arid foreman and foreman as being sible Ible Jor for th the explosion I or the ie re- re suIts thereof and cites them only for o or violation of sections enumerated n er- er which was as brought to our atten attention through investigation of th the accident nt nt s said id th 1 Some strong ng language guage was as in injected In in the ese words words' Ye f We regret t to commens commensurate rate rat penalties on the higher t i j The Th m e rep report says f. f further Su Subordinate Su fu bo bordi ate ff ot of necessity necessity sity Utilize equipment supplied hem by superior officers rs e censure censure- censure them by For this reason reon Jf f for far no no other top t P. P n m U g ment baht hIti t escape c p lr z r O of culp cul t. t p f l Co mine e eNo No 1 J Sunnyside vi l 1 tons U the thi safet safety c code S Je team Lessons c ir hui At con coi l lon the order e poin points Dut u U that at coal al l. l fining companies o panie must t advantage of of the lea lea- s- s sons s 's safety ety t of f fth th co coal l. l ty orders of f the th c c commis sion in n with lUi mining c coal l in u ih asserted d Mr M. Ro 1 If any vi violations violations' s 's similar ro r t to tU those at cx- cx ex fi ii th e thes the's s t st ps a better ett etter be taken to remedy them themi The Th serVed flotIe on on the 60 c coal aP al' mining companies in Utah 1 i U that Ut t violations i l. l tl of tp the sa safety ety code de' de involving haz hazards hazard to o oT miners e siw s iw will hot be tolerated He e added ded t tl discovery of f will wille 1 e c followed up by court rt a action atlon Uon to enforce strict J ct compliance k Mr r. r Royle s said h ml slon plans to to increase its lits inspection n He added jadd dd d there then e are ar are v t two tO t rs' rs nl nd th the plan plan-Is to o Increase se o one one e or or tW necessary c s- s sary ry and and th the c insi insisted u o 1 Section 69 re refers refer ers t to t permissible pe le equipment Se Section Uon 26 states that i equip equip- be used at working faces nall gassy s. s 1 A p rr centrifugal n ii ugal 6 t i i alU although ough of ig ignition is 15 5 not tot knowingly no chargeable char gc ble to t the e. e o of ible equipment the fact remains that ii other other ther than permissible equipment pt n a mine ii classified d as g g gassy ss is contributing on ng to toa practice that can and does result in hi ter er stated the commission find find- fags J I |
