safety violations

A lawyer suing the former Massey Energy Co. says investors might have made better decisions about putting money into the coal company had it been required to report safety violations to the U.S.

Securities and Exchange Commission before last year's Upper Big Branch mine disaster that killed 29 miners.

Regulators have proposed fining MillerCoors $128,500 over alleged safety violations at its brewery in Golden.

Federal regulators have fined Newmont Mining Corp. more than $500,000 for safety violations they say contributed to the death of a worker at an underground gold mine in Nevada.

A new warning system designed to prevent runway accidents was unveiled Thursday at Los Angeles International Airport, which has been plagued for years by close calls and other safety violations on its runways and taxiways.