{Harlan, Kentucky}...Bryant Massingale, the second-shift foreman at the Manalapan Mining Company's P-1 mine at Pathfork in Harlan County in June 2011, admitted Thursday in federal court that he failed to note hazardous conditions in inspection reports, as required, and failed to correct hazardous conditions. The charges include that the company and officials had miners work under sections of the mine roof that weren't properly supported in the weeks before David Partin, 49, of Pineville, was killed June 30, 2011, when a large section of the mine wall fell on him. The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration has proposed a fine of nearly $600,000 for the alleged violations. Those charged are the company; Massingale; operations manager Jefferson Davis; and Joseph Miniard, the mine superintendent. The company is contesting the citations. Manalapan, Davis and Miniard have maintained their innocence in the criminal case. Massingale is to be sentenced in January.
