Fewer Miners Fail Drug Tests

Fewer West Virginia coal miners failed drug tests last year. Eugene White, director of the West Virginia Mine Safety Office, tells the Times West Virginian that around 290 miners failed drug tests in 2015. That’s down from 310 workers in 2013 and 314 workers in 2014. White said the number of test failures is likely down because fewer miners are working. But coal companies are also taking steps to fight substance abuse among their employees.