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Blankenship gets a year behind bars in UBB mine disaster

Guilty verdict was a landmark occupational safety case

April 6, 2016

Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship was sentenced today to a year in prison for his role in the Upper Big Branch mine disaster that killed 29 miners.

Prosecutors urge jail time for Blankenship

Judge is a coal miner's daughter

March 31, 2016

Donald Blankenship, former CEO of Massey Energy, will be sentenced April 6 for his role in the Upper Big Branch mine tragedy – and federal prosecutors want him to do jail time.

UMWA: Blankenship verdict sends a message

December 8, 2015

The conviction last week of former Massey Energy Co. CEO Don Blankenship on charges related to the 2010 disaster at the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia will hopefully keep miners alive going forward, according to United Mine Workers of America International (UMWA) President Cecil E. Roberts.

Massey Energy CEO Blankenship indicted in UBB explosion

November 14, 2014

A federal grand jury in Charleston, West Virginia indicted former Massey Energy CEO for routinely violating federal mine safety rules at the Upper Big Branch Mine, leading to one of the worst mining disasters in U.S. history.

UBB victims’ families furious about Blankenship video

Former Massey CEO funds Youtube effort to clear his name

April 8, 2014

Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship has taken to video to defend himself against charges that he is responsible for the Upper Big Branch disaster – to the outrage of victims’ family members. Dozens of them and their supporters gathered earlier this month outside a federal courthouse in Charleston, West Virginia, to protest the claims made in the video.

Former Massey official sentenced to 42 months in prison

Stiff sentence meant to deter others

September 13, 2013

A former Massey Energy executive who admitted to helping hide safety violations at the company was sentenced Tuesday to 3 ½ years in prison – a year longer than the term recommended under federal sentencing guidelines.

Mining exec charged for giving “heads up” on MSHA inspections

November 30, 2012

Federal prosecutors this week filed criminal charges against a Massey Energy executive in connection with illegal practices at mines owned by Massey Energy – the company that operated the Upper Big Branch (UBB) mine, site of the worst mining disaster in U.S. history.

Former Massey security director sentenced to three years in UBB case

March 2, 2012

A former Massey Energy security director was sentenced to 36 months in jail on Wednesday for making a false statement and obstructing a government investigation into the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster.

Wall Street reforms will open mining companies' safety records

December 23, 2011

New rules adopted Wednesday by the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the disclosure of company safety information will affect mine operators as well as the financial industry, according to an AFL-CIO blog post.

Critics say justice not served by Upper Big Branch Mine settlement

December 7, 2011

An advocacy group is charging that the $209 million settlement in the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster announced yesterday does not serve justice, and that the mine operator should instead face criminal prosecution for the deaths of 29 workers in an explosion on April 5, 2010.

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