Letcher NewsLocal news for Letcher, KY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Reprimanded miner sues over safety issue- March 21, 2008 "But as long as companies discriminate against miners for making safety complaints, miners are going to be reluctant to complain about safety issues." A Letcher County coal miner has filed a lawsuit claiming that his employer improperly disciplined him for videotaping underground safety problems involving cracked mine seals and showing the footage to federal inspectors.Charles Scott Howard filed the lawsuit in Letcher Circuit Court on Thursday. He is seeking financial damages for 'the...http://www.topix.net/city/letcher-ky/2008/03/reprimanded-miner-sues-over-safety-issue?from... |