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Miners Sue Patriot Coal Over Workplace Safety

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Five miners at the Federal Number 2 mine have filed a class action lawsuit against the operator, Patriot Coal, and individual managers.

The miners claim there were intentional, willful, reckless, and wanton violations of employee safety.

The suit claims one of the defendants found high methane levels on 19 occasions and failed to evacuate the mine, and falsified readings.

The mined filed the suit "on behalf of all others similarly situated."