COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE RALPH YARBOROUGH, Texas, Chairman PETER H. DOMINICK, Colorado RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, Pennsylvania WALTER F. MONDALE, Minnesota WILLIAM B. SAXBE, Ohio RALPH TYLER SMITH, Illinois ROBERT 0. HARRIS, Staff Director JOHN S. FORSYTHE, General Counsel EUGENE MITTELMAN, Minority Counsel SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR HARRISON A. WILLIAMS, JR., New Jersey, Chairman JENNINGS RANDOLPH, West Virginia JACOB K. JAVITS, New York CLAIBORNE PELL, Rhode Island WINSTON L. PROUTY, Vermont GAYLORD NELSON, Wisconsin WILLIAM B. SAXBE, Ohio WALTER F. MONDALE, Minnesota RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, Pennsylvania THOMAS F. EAGLETON, Missouri RALPH TYLER SMITH, Illinois ALAN CRANSTON, California FREDERICK R. BLACKWELL, Counsel GERALD M. FEDER, Associate Counsel (II) CONTENTS CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1970 Bishop, Frank, safety committeeman, Jones & Laughlin Vesta No. 5 mine, Ozonish, John, safety committeeman, Gateway Mine, Gateway Coal Co., Price, David, safety committeeman, Gateway Coal Co., Clarksville, Pa--- Britvich, Michael, Nick De Vince; Henry Knight, Jr., and Elmer Murray, Boyle, W. A. "Tony", President, United Mine Workers of America ; ac- companied by Edward Carey, chief counsel, UMW; Lewis Evans, director of safety, UMW; and Loren Kerr, M.D., director of occupational health, Nader, Ralph, author, consumer advocate. Kilcullen, John L., counsel, National Independent Coal Operators Asso- Yablonski, Joseph “Chip", counsel, and Mrs. Clarice Feldman, co-counsel, miners for democracy; and Michael Trbovich, national chairman, Miners for Democracy; Arnold Miller, treasurer, Black Lung Association; and Harry Patrick, national co-vice chairman, mines for democracy- Russell, Hon. Fred, Under Secretary of the Interior; Hollis M. Dole, as- sistant secretary, mineral resources; Henry Wheeler, Jr., Deputy Direc- tor of the Bureau of Mines for Health and Safety ; James Westfield, Assistant Director for Coal Mine Health and Safety ; Mitchell Melich, solicitor; and William A. Gershuny, assistant solicitor, trial branch -- Gutshall, Mazie B., executive deputy secretary, Department of Mines and Mineral Industries, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; accompanied by Charles B. Manula, deputy secretary of the Bituminous Coal Division-- Riley, Paul C., deputy director, West Virginia Department of Mines--- Russell, Hon. Fred, Under Secretary of the Interior; Hollis M. Dole, as- sistant secretary, mineral resources; Henry Wheeler, Jr., deputy direc- tor of the Bureau of Mines for health and safety ; James Westfield, assistant director for coal mine health and safety ; Mitchell Melich, solicitor; and William A. Gershuny, assistant solicitor, trial branch, and Robert Long, associate solicitor-Resumed.-- Key, Marcus M., M.D., Director. Bureau of Occupational Safety and Health, Environmental Control Administration, Environmental Health Service, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Popick, Bernard, Director, Bureau of Disability Insurance, Social Security STATEMENTS Bishop, Frank, safety committeeman, Jones & Laughlin Vesta No. 5 mine, Page Vestaburg, Pa-- 1 Boyle, W. A. "Tony", President, United Mine Workers of America ; ac companied by Edward Carey, chief counsel, UMW; Lewis Evans, director of safety, UMW; and Loren Kerr, M.D., director of occupational Health, UMW- 194, 266 Britvich, Michael, Nick De Vince; nry Knight, Jr., and Elmer Murray, comprising a panel.. 146 Gutshall, Mazie B., executive deputy secretary, Department of Mines and Mineral Industries, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; accompanied by Charles B. Manula, deputy secretary of the Bituminous Coal Division.- 601 Kerr, Lorin E., M.D., director, Department of Occupational Health, UMWA, Washington, D.C., prepared statement.- 211 Key, Marcus M., M.D., Director, Bureau of Occupational Safety and Health, Environmental Control Administration, Environmental Health Service, 781 Kilcullen, John L., counsel, National Independent Coal Operators Association 255 Leeber, James, President, District 29, UMWA ; accompanied by Charles H. Browning, safety coordinator of District 29 803 Nader, Ralph, author, consumer advocate' 221 Ozonish, John, safety committeeman, Gateway Mine, Gateway Coal Co., Clarksville, Pa-- 2 Popick, Bernard, Director, Bureau of Disability Insurance, Social Security Administration 792 Price, David, safety committeeman, Gateway Coal Co., Clarksville, Pa---- 26 Riley, Paul C., deputy director, West Virginia Department of Mines - 662 Russell, Hon. Fred, Under Secretary of the Interior ; Hollis M. Dole, As sistant Secretary, Mineral Resources; Henry Wheeler, Jr., Deputy Director of the Bureau of Mines for Health and Safety ; James Westfield, Assistant Director for Coal Mine Health and Safety ; Mitchell Melich, solicitor; and William A. Gershuny, assistant solicitor, trial branch--- 366 Russell, Hon. Fred, Under Secretary of the Interior; Hollis M. Dole, As sistant Secretary, Mineral Resources; Henry Wheeler, Jr., Deputy Director of the Bureau of Mines for Health and Safety ; James Westfield, Assistant Director for Coal Mine Health and Safety; Mitchell Melich, solicitor; and William A. Gershuny, assistant solicitor, trial branch, and Robert Long, associate solicitor-Resumed. 686 Supplemental information.. 694 Yablonski, Joseph “Chip", Counsel, and Mrs. Clarice Feldman, co-counsel, Miners for Democracy; and Michael Trbovich, national chairman, 292 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 140 694 766 Articles, publications, etc. : Application for review and demand for public hearing related to notice Bureau of Mines, supplemental information.. "Career Opportunities for Federal Mine Inspectors," Announcement No. WAM-002, Issued Jan. 21, 1970, with no closing date, Bureau of Mines, Department of the Interior.--- trict of Columbia-action against Secretaries of the Interior, and Record-House, July 1, 1970.- Department of the Interior... formation... 235 370 710 Page 612 251 671 328 784 31 609 750 336 233 Articles, publications, etc.—Continued Homer City Mine, Helen Mining Co., P.O. box drawer "D", Homer City, Pa., brief history---"Mines Bureau Health and Safety Activities Reorganized,” Depart ment of the Interior news release, Office of the Secretary, Jan. 15, 1969 Mines presently employing the long wall system of miningSection 103 (1) of Federal Coal Mine Safety Act of 1969 with coal mines in which spot spections must be made every 5 days ---- Register, vol. 35, No. 161, Aug. 19, 1970- Mines, Mount Hope, W. Va., Coal Mine Safety District B.- Charmbury, Hon. H. B., Secretary of Mines and Mineral Industries, Harrisburg, Pa., from L. D. Kimmel, 16th bituminous district; Industries, Edensburg, Pa., June 26, 1970.- mittee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Wash- Interior, U.S. Department of the Interior, Aug. 10, 1970--- ment of Labor, Washington, D.C., from Clarice R. Feldman and June 18, 1970.. The White House. Washington, D.C., from R. Nader, Washington, D.C., June 17, 1970_--- Interior, Washington, D.C., from Hon. John N. Dent, chairman, General Subcommittee on Labor, Washington, D.C. April 22, 1970.- Hon. Harrison A. Williams, Jr., a U.S. Senator from the State of August 13, 1970. August 14, 1970_. son A. Williams, Jr. ; Hon. Jennings Randolph, Hon. Claiborne Pell, Hon. Richard S. Schweiker, U.S. Senators (telegram). of Mines, Mount Hope, W. Va.; J. S. Malesky, Bureau of Mines, ment of the Interior, April 24, 1970 (telegram) of Mines, Department of the Interior, from Joseph A. Yablonski, c/o law offices of Rauh and Silard, Washington, D.C.-- Health, UMWA, Washington, D.C., August 21, 1970---- tion, Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 1970.- 9, 1970.. West Virginia, Aug. 12, 1970, with enclosure-- 242 684 685 291 731 333 210 253 360 669 Page 332 335 19 20 22 143 142 21 365 Communications to Continued Yablonski, Joseph A., Esq., c/o Rauh and Silard,, Washington, D.C., the Interior, Office of the Secretary, Washington, D.C., June 19, 1970 Safety, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Washington, D.C., July 21, 1970---Letters of Information to the Gateway Coal Co., Clarksville, Greene County, Pa., June 3, 1970: No. 1.-- No. 2 Notice of: Abatement or extension, from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, to Gateway Coal Co., Clarksville, Greene County, Pa., June 4, 1970_ to Gateway Coal Co., Clarksville, Greene County, Pa., April 4, 1970.Violation, from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, to Gateway Coal Co., Clarksville, Greene County, Pa., April 4, 1970.Violation, from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, to Gateway Coal Co., Clarksville, Greene County, Pa., June 3, 1970.Questions submitted by Hon. Harrison A. Williams, Jr., a U.S. Senator from the State of New Jersey, to the Department of the Interior.-Record of meetings and briefings held by the Department of the Interior and Bureau of Mines in connection with coal mine health and safety legislation Congress Industry Reports : Coal mine gas (frictional) ignition, Gateway Mine, Gateway Coal Co., Clarksville, Greene County, Pa., by E. M. Rudolph, Federal Coal May 26, 1969 control) Steel Corporation, Vesta-Shannopin Coal Division, Vestaburg, Wash- coal mine safety District A, March 30, 1970_- City, Indiana County, Pa., April 6–8, 1970, by Stanley J. Smetana, federal coal-mine inspector--- tioi, coal operations—raw materials, Frick District, New Eagle, March 30-31, 1970.- City, Pa., April 10, 1970, by Ralph L. Krek, federal coal-mine federal coal-mine inspector.--- Frick District, New Eagle, Washington County, Pa., by Richard H. 574 576 575 4 10 128 295 153 299 157 |
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