I think that the fact that other Massey Energy mines have been inspected, since this explosion and before this explosion, in close proximity of that time, and been determined to be unsafe--and, quite frankly, one of the upper leaders of MSHA declared that this was pitiful, that these mines were in terrible condition.
Discussing the safety inspections of Massey Energy mines before and after the explosion.
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