45 taps hack with pattern of violations to head Mine Safety and Health Admin

[Tanuki]

http://www.wvgazettemail.com/news-politics/20170906/democratic-leader-calls-for-scrutiny-of-trumps-mine-safety-nominee
"The ranking Democrat on the House committee that oversees worker safety issues is calling for close scrutiny of President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration.

Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., questioned the record of Trump nominee David Zatezalo and said in a prepared statement that the nation’s coal miners “deserve leadership in MSHA who have a demonstrated record of leading by example.”

“There is abundant data which suggests that the nominee for Assistant Secretary of MSHA has repeatedly failed to abide by basic mine safety standards, and neglected to adequately protect the health and safety of miners for whom he was responsible,” said Scott, the ranking minority member on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. “This nominee merits careful scrutiny, as there are substantial questions about his suitability for this important position.”
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In 2010 and 2011, while Zatezalo was a top Rhino executive, the company had a series of run-ins with MSHA over safety and health conditions at mines in West Virginia and Kentucky, during a period when then-MSHA chief Joe Main was ramping up agency enforcement following the deaths of 29 miners at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch Mine in April 2010.

One of Rhino’s mines received back-to-back warning letters from MSHA about a “pattern of violations” at the operation and another Rhino mine was targeted by a rare MSHA lawsuit after agency staffers said they caught officials there providing advance notice of an MSHA inspection to workers underground.".....(more)

[eleny]

1. I wonder how miners feel about this guy

The article didn't say.