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Company: Alpha Natural Resources
Current Parent Company: Alpha Metallurgical Resources
Penalty: $209,000,000
Year: 2011
Date: December 6, 2011
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: workplace safety or health violation
Secondary Offense: mining violation
Mega-Scandal: Upper Big Branch Disaster
Violation Description: Alpha Natural Resources Inc. has agreed to make payments and safety investments totaling $209 million in connection with the criminal investigation of the April 5, 2010, explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine (UBB) in Montcoal, W.Va., announced Attorney General Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney R. Booth Goodwin II for the District of West Virginia and officials with the FBI and Department of Labor's Office of Inspector General. The explosion at the UBB mine claimed the lives of 29 coal miners and injured two others. At the time of the explosion, the mine was owned by Massey Energy Company, whose operations came under Alpha's control in a June 1, 2011, merger.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
Prosecution Agreement: non-prosecution agreement
Facility State: West Virginia
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Tennessee
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: mining and minerals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: coal mining
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