A coal company successfully overturns convictions and avoids $200,000 in fines after a mine blast that injured two workers, according to multiple reports. The incident is described as an “earthquake” blast or a blast that caused an apparent shockwave at the mine. Two workers are reported to have been taken to hospital following the blast. The company had previously been found liable in connection with the incident, resulting in the imposition of fines. However, the company then seeks to challenge the outcome and ultimately has the convictions quashed, according to the articles. While the reports agree on the core outcome—quashing the convictions and removing the $200,000 penalty—they do not provide detailed information in the provided excerpts about the specific legal grounds for the appeal or the regulator’s original findings. The coverage focuses on the court or decision that results in the company being “off the hook” financially after the earlier enforcement action related to the blast.