In other news, USA Today is reporting less than three weeks before last week’s explosion at West Virginia’s Sago Mine, the mine’s owner International Coal Group was cited for: “combustible conditions” that showed “a high degree of negligence for the health and safety of the miners.” The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration — MSHA — cited the mine 16 times for unsafe conditions in the last year. In most cases, coal dust and other flammable material had begun caking on the mine floor and walls. The documents also show MSHA levied only $1,221 dollars in fines for the violations.