A U.S coal mining company will cough up $4.2m for safety violations that led to the deaths of two miners in 2006.
Aracoma Coal was found guilty of violating mandatory safety standards and providing false information by the U.S Justice Department in January 2009.
According to the Department, an underground fire trapped 12 miners at the Aracoma mine in January 2006, suffocating two workers as they searched for an escape route.
The company admitted that ventilation controls had been removed and not replaced nearly six-months prior to the incident.
According to the Justice Department, the settlement marks the largest financial settlement in the coal industry’s global history.
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