Bailey Coal Mine
The Bailey Coal Mine is located in Graysville, Greene County, Pennsylvania, about 45 miles from Pittsburgh. The mine began operations in 1984 under MSHA ID: 3607230, with 108.2M tons of assessable coal reserves. It is the oldest coal mine at the Pennsylvania Mining Complex (PAMC), which consists of three mines located mostly in Pennsylvania and […]
Enlow Fork Coal Mine
Enlow Fork Mine located in Claysville, Pennsylvania started operating in 1989. It is an underground thermal coal mine that uses continuous longwall mining technology. The mine is part of the Pennsylvania Mining Complex (PAMC), owned by Consol Energy Inc. Other mines forming the Pennsylvania Mining Complex (PAMC) operations are the Bailey and Harvey mines. The […]
River View Coal Mine
River View mining complex is located in Union County, Kentucky. It comprises two mines: River View (Mine #1) and Henderson County (Mine #2). The mining complex is owned and operated by River View Coal LLC, a subsidiary of Alliance Resource Partners LP. River View (Mine #1) has been operational since 2009 while the Henderson County […]
North Antelope Rochelle Coal Mine
The North Antelope Rochelle Mine (NARM) is the world’s largest coal mine. It occupies about 5,344 acres 65 miles (105 km) south of Gillette in Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. The mine is operated by Powder River Coal, a subsidiary of Peabody Energy. In 1999, the company combined the North Antelope Mine, (which started its operations in 1983) and the Rochelle […]
Black Thunder Coal Mine
The Black Thunder Coal Mine is a surface coal mine near Wright, in Campbell County, Wyoming. It is located in the Powder River Basin, which contains one of the world’s largest coal deposits. The Black Thunder Coal Mine was opened in 1977 under the Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) until Arch Coal acquired it in 1998. Thunder Basin Coal […]
Personal Injury and Workers’ compensation Statutes of Limitations
It is not unusual for an illness or injury to implicate several statutes of limitation. A person can be diagnosed with terminal cancer as a result of workplace exposure to asbestos or another hazardous substance, for example. Such a person might also pass away as a result of his or her illness. Under such circumstances, […]
All You Need to Know About the Federal Black Lung Program
Federal Black Lung Program, or Division of Coal Mine Workers’ Compensation, administers benefits filed under the Black Lung Benefits Act. Under this Act, miners who are totally disabled from pneumoconiosis due to coal mine employment and their survivors may file for compensation. “Totally disabled” means the victim is unable to perform the work they did […]
EEOICPA Claims Process
The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (EEOICPA) compensates employees/survivors of the Department of Energy (DOE) and its contractors and subcontractors suffering from specific illnesses due to exposure to radiation and other toxic substances as authorized by the Act. Stephens and Stephens EEOICPA claims attorneys help victims affected by toxic exposures at covered facilities get […]
Elmiron Lawsuit
Elmiron is a prescription drug for treating interstitial cystitis (IC), also known as bladder pain syndrome. The drug, which Janssen Pharmaceuticals manufactures, was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in the US in 1996. It was a relief for patients and clinicians treating interstitial cystitis- a chronic condition affecting the bladder. […]