Investigation uncovers serious malpractice at mine where worker was killed

An official investigation at a coal mine where a miner was killed in an accident last week has uncovered a pattern of malpractice. The investigation at the Halemba mine in Ruda Slaska, conducted by a special commission appointed by Interior Minister Krzysztof Janik, discovered violations of working procedures, irregularities in the use of machinery and equipment, and inaccuracies in the documentation. Last week a train ran into a three-member workteam operating 525 meters underground at Halemba, killing one miner and severely injuring another. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A4) M.T.