(Billings) The former safety manager at Signal Peak Energy LLC undergound coal mine near Roundup was sentenced recently for conspiring to make false reports about a mine accident in which an employee had his fingers crushed, resulting in partial amputation according to United States Attorney Jesse Lasslovich.
Curtis Floyd, 47, of Billings was sentenced to two years of probation and a $2,000 in a plea agreement. Floyd pleaded guilty in January to an information charging him with conspiracy to submit false statements in mine records.
Laslovich said about the case “As Signal Peak Energy’s safety manager, Floyd had a duty to make sure miners were safe and protected and to document and report accidents. Floyd not only failed the miners, but he also flaunted mandatory mine health and safety reporting regulations. We expect mines and their managers to operate in compliance with all regulations, and when they don’t they will be held accountable.”
