The Virginia Trucking Association last week urged the more than one million Virginians that were projected to travel by car during the Independence Day holiday to be cautious and to keep the roads safe. The association also urged all drivers to be particularly careful for the rest of the summer as they go on vacations…
Conditions in Eagle Mine 3 are perilous. The United States Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) conducted a regular impact inspection on June 24, 2014, at Eagle Mine 3, operated by Rhino Eastern LLC, in Wyoming County, West Virginia. It was during this inspection that MSHA found 38 violations and issued citations for equipment condition…
It is a widely held misconception that the familiar phrase “First, do no harm” comes from the Hippocratic Oath, an oath many physicians take when they enter medical practice. Today there is no single oath that all physicians take upon entering practice. Just like most people believe the above to be true many also believe…
A nasty oil train derailment in Canada killed more than 45 people in 2013, which spurred regulators in the US and Canada to make changes to train safety regulations. But many say the changes are not enough. The Delaware chapter of the Sierra Club has noted in recent weeks that while the railroad and oil…
A one-car accident injured five people near New Haven, West Virginia on July 4. The crash occurred around 11:00 p.m. on northbound W.Va. 62 when a driver carrying four passengers fell asleep, according to the Mason County Sheriff. The vehicle swerved into the right-hand ditch, but it hit a large rock that redirected the vehicle…