Submitted by Jake Blumgart on July 27, 2011 - 8:21pm
Date Published:
Fri, 07/01/1977
This paper explores the effectiveness of the Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, the nation's first truly significant mine safety regulatory law. The author finds that the empowered inspectorate created by the law demonstrably lowered death, disabling injury, and non-disabling injury rates. However, the fines levied upon unlawful mine operators appeared to have a negligible effect on safety. The study also confirms an obvious fact: Speeding up production leads to higher injury rates.
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