FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

1331 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., N.W., SUITE 520N

WASHINGTON, DC 20004-1710

 

April 25, 2025

SECRETARY OF LABOR,

MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH      

ADMINISTRATION (MSHA)           

 

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BEN’S CREEK OPERATIONS WV, LLC

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Docket No. WEVA 2023-0530

 

 

 

 

ORDER

 

            On April 16, 2024, the Commission issued a Direction for Review granting the Secretary of Labor’s Petition for Discretionary Review of the Judge’s decision on the captioned matter. Upon further consideration of the issues before the Commission, we have determined that review was improvidently granted. Accordingly, the Direction for Review is hereby VACATED.

 

 

 

 

/s/ Mary Lu Jordan

Mary Lu Jordan, Chair

 

 

 

 

/s/ Timothy J. Baker

Timothy J. Baker, Commissioner

 

 

 

 

/s/ Moshe Z. Marvit

                                                                                    Moshe Z. Marvit, Commissioner

 

                                   

 

 

 

Distribution:

 

Thomas A. Paige, Esq. 

Office of the Solicitor 

U.S. Department of Labor 

Division of Mine Safety and Health 

200 Constitution Avenue NW, Suite N4428  

Washington, DC 20210 

Paige.Thomas.a@dol.gov

 

Albert Grimmett, Superintendent

Ben’s Creek Operations WV, LLC

Surface Mine 1

109 Capitol Street, Suite 1000

Charleston, WV  25301

 

Melanie Garris
US Department of Labor/MSHA 

Office of Assessments, Room N3454 

200 Constitution Ave NW 

Washington, DC 20210 

Garris.Melanie@DOL.gov

 

Chief Administrative Law Judge Glynn F. Voisin
Federal Mine Safety Health Review Commission
1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 520N
Washington, DC 20004-1710
GVoisin@fmshrc.gov