Regulators Hindering Investigation, Massey Says: ; Agency Says Barring Coal Operators From Witness Interviews Is Standard Practice

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Massey Energy Co. has accused federal mining regulators of barring the company from participating in interviews with witnesses in the investigation of a fatal mine fire in January.

Massey claimed in a statement released Monday that the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration is hampering the company's own investigation of the fire at its Aracoma Coal Alma No. 1 mine. Two miners died in the Jan. 19 fire. Massey said the agency has barred its subsidiary, mine operator Aracoma Coal Co., from witness interviews.

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Regulators Hindering Investigation, Massey Says: ; Agency Says Barring Coal Operators From Witness Interviews Is Standard Practice

But MSHA said that is standard when investigators believe mine operators will unduly...

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