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Settlement reached for safety penalties by Genesis Inc Company ordered to pay $548,865 by Duane Williams, KLCB-KTNY Radio March 23, 2010 Genesis Inc. has agreed to a settlement of $548,865 for citations and penalties issued as a result of inspections prompted by hazard complaints registered on the heels of a mining fatality, according to The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration. It is the result of a mechanic at the company's Troy Mine being killed in July 2007 when falling material trapped him in the cab of his truck. The miner's death brought to light seriously flawed ground control (roof) conditions at the mine, and miners made numerous hazard complaints to MSHA between August 2007 and April 2008. Those complaints resulted in dozens of citations being issued by MSHA inspectors. An administrative law judge with the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission approved the settlement and ordered the company to make payments to Mine Safety and Health Administration. In a separate settlement resolved in August 2009, Genesis Inc., agreed to pay $60,000 for one violation that contributed directly to the July 2007 fatality. As a result of the litigation between Mine Safety and Health Administration and Genesis Inc., the company has begun implementing new ground control measures and workplace examination procedures. During the first quarter inspection of fiscal year 2010, no ground control violations were detected. _____________________________ Story by Duane Williams, KLCB-KTNY Radio, www.todaysbestcountryonline.com, e-mail: klcb@frontiernet.net.

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