Company admits mine disaster lapses

An Australian drilling company has admitted three health and safety violations in connection with a pit disaster in New Zealand in 2010 in which 29 miners were killed.

Company admits mine disaster lapses
Tue, 31 Jul, 2012 - 09:52

An Australian drilling company has admitted three health and safety violations in connection with a pit disaster in New Zealand in 2010 in which 29 miners were killed.

VLI Drilling pleaded guilty in a New Zealand court today to charges that it failed to keep its workers safe at the Pike River coal mine.

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