Lying & Coverup Prove Costly
EHS Today reports that the former security chief at the coal mine in West Virginia where 29 minters died in April 2010, has been sentenced to three years in prison and two years’ probation, on top of a $20,000 fine. He was convicted of lying to investigators and trying to destroy evidence, both felonies.
The former security chief is accused of telling his security officers to send out a warning whenever they saw safety inspectors on site. It is against federal law to warn of an upcoming workplace safety and health inspection.