W. Virginia Miners Worked in Fear

UNSAFE CONDITIONS

Lax standards frayed nerves before disaster.

Published Apr. 23 2010 2:19AM EDT

cheats/2010/04/23/w-virginia-miners-worked-in-fear/miners_rtgueb — Amy Sancetta / AP Photo

A whistleblower foreman from the West Virginia mine that killed 29 workers earlier this month offers a chilling account to The New York Times of life among the workers.

W. Virginia Miners Worked in Fear

Lax standards frayed nerves before disaster.

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