Court Cases and Other Material Pertaining to Self-Contained Self Rescue Devices (SCSRs), 1977/1981
- Containers:
- Box 198
- Scope and content:
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This box contains court records and related documents on miners' need for Self-Contained Self-Rescuers (SCSRs) as part of their workplace safety provisions. Contents include Pittson Mine Disaster reports, litigation records, publications, and binders for the US Court of Appeals case: Council of the Southern Mountains, Inc., et al. (CSM) v. Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Labor, Eckehard Muessig, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor, and MSHA, and case: Consolidation Coal Co. v. Donovan, et al., all related to the provision of SCSRs to mining employees.
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia UniversityP.O. Box 60691549 University AvenueMorgantown, WV 26506
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Lori HostuttlerEmail: lori.hostuttler@mail.wvu.eduPhone: (304) 293-3536Web: wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu
- Parent restrictions:
- Box 150, Miscellaneous Material from JDM's MSHA Work (Part 1), contains restricted material, possibly including PII and financial information. Please contact the West Virginia and Regional History Center to request access.Audiovisual materials must be digitized for research access. Researchers may access these materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia Regional History Center reference department.
- Parent terms of access:
- Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.