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Section 110(c) of the Mine Act authorizes MSHA to penalize foreman, supervisors, managers as well as corporate officers and directors for violations of the Mine Act and 30 C.F.R. It is perhaps MSHA’s most feared enforcement tool.
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MSHA Issues Interprestation of Section 110(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977
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Commission Affirms Unwarrantable Failure Where Water Accumulated in Escapeway; But Announces 'Lack of Authority' Defense to Section 110(c)
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ALJ Holds Independent Contractor Liable For Condition That Predated Contract
ALJ Says 17 Inch Water Accumulation in Escapeway Is S & S and Unwarrantable, Fines Operator and Three Foreman Who Did Not Think Accumulation Was Hazardous
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