I’ve never known a MSHA rep arrest a single person. I grew up in a coal mining family. Dad was safety director, brother a mine boss. About 84 years between them. Never ever heard of them arresting anyone.
Dad would go to court to settle fines they received from MSHA. Most of the time the fines were dismissed.
The mine owners and operators that my brother now works for implements their own mask mandates. MSHA is forced to wear them if they want to come on mine property.
