Congressman seeks probe of Utah mine collapse
WASHINGTON (AP) - May 8, 2008 Democratic Rep. George Miller of California is the chairman of
the House Education and Labor Committee. Miller says his
investigation into the August 2007 deaths at Crandall Canyon led
him to make a criminal referral to the Justice Department.
Miller says UtahAmerican Energy may have misled federal mine
safety inspectors on how safe the mine was. He says investigation
shows the company may have downplayed a "bump" that burst pillars
in another section of the mine months before the accident.
The Labor Department is still investigating the Crandall Canyon
collapse.
