by getterdone » Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:56 am
Right now MSHA has a portion of the Stillwater mine in MT. shut down. the area that is closed
is where a couple of vehicles caught on fire. The area where one of the miners was killed last
week is not shut down. Yes they have a lot of power, but as I have stated before, if the miners
did not have them, working conditions would be much worse. And No they are not perfect.
After working underground in a gold mine for 10 years and knowing the inspectors personally,
I can say the did more good than harm. All the companies want is production, money is the
driving force.