Labor & Industry
East Seam crew stands down after marker readings diverge
A change at the second timber brace prompted a second survey before the next shift. The galleries remain open elsewhere; the East Seam face is being held for review.
A QSN investigation
The East Face Review
A continuing account of how Kharad Venn measures, holds and repairs work near the East Seam, and what the evidence does and does not justify when a crew is asked to return. The reporting separates an engineering threshold from a production schedule and follows the record at each handoff.
9 chapters · Follow the reporting in order
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Filed January 27, 2031 · Labor & Industry
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Filed March 2, 2031 · Labor & Industry
Labor & Industry
An old collapse mark keeps the Lantern Fault off the work map
Lamp checks register a warm, shifting draft beyond the fourth marker, but an older map places a collapse in the same direction. Neither record proves a safe passage.
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Filed April 17, 2031 · Labor & Industry
Labor & Industry
The return door that catches on a cold start
At the South Ventilation Line, mechanic Kora Ennet checks the air path at the last occupied junction before anyone treats a larger fan reading as permission to open another face.
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Filed June 11, 2031 · Labor & Industry
Labor & Industry
Dori Tharn: a pale strand is a warning, not a verdict
The rope examiner says the strand near the lower drum has not failed a fiber test. Heavy lifts remain held until the hoist is stopped under a routine stone load.
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Filed December 16, 2031 · Labor & Industry
Labor & Industry
East Seam summary left the direction of three readings out
Source cards show three marker readings with direction noted; the public digest counted them but omitted that column. The omission matters to the trend, though the review found no altered entry.
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Filed December 30, 2031 · Labor & Industry
Labor & Industry
A production schedule cannot certify its own warning
The East Seam record now shows why each marker was read, not just the values. A safe return should require an independent check and a public tolerance, even when that means leaving a shift unfilled.
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Filed May 7, 2032 · Labor & Industry
Labor & Industry
New hinge passes loaded return test; East Seam remains held
The South Ventilation door now returns to its marked stop through a cold start and a loaded run. The result answers one airflow question, not the separate question of rock movement.
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Filed June 1, 2034 · Labor & Industry
Labor & Industry
East Seam crew returns to the marked line under two signatures
A repeat survey stayed within the instrument’s stated tolerance, allowing a supervised check at the access line. The East Seam face remains closed to extraction while the new sign-off rule is tested.
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Filed June 3, 2034 · Labor & Industry
Labor & Industry
Foundry board adds inspection time after East Face review
The communal ironworks now records cooling, tool handoff and inspection time before assigning a short-notice second shift. The change follows years of questions about what a shift total leaves out.