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218:, both for lax oversight before the collapse and for its handling of a haphazard rescue effort that left three more people dead. An independent review of MSHA's role in Crandall Canyon by retired MSHA managers Earnest Teaster and Joseph Pavlovich, found that the agency failed to properly consider bounce activity in the mine prior to approving the mining plan, failed to properly evaluate the roof control plan and failed to follow established
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had been a part-owner for 12 months. Prior to the collapse, the
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211:$ 1.34 million "for violations that directly contributed to the deaths of six miners last year," plus nearly $ 300,000 for other violations. The government also levied a $ 220,000 fine against a mining consultant, Agapito Associates, "for faulty analysis of the mine's design."
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the mine, concluding that "MSHA improperly allowed media representatives and family members to enter the rescue area, and allowed an unlimited number of persons underground during the rescue operation."
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