Rescuers work near the blocked tunnel in Ut's Crandall Canyon mine where six coal miners are trapped. Credit: AP Photo/Pool/Rick Bowmer The cause of the massive ...
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Dates: The shafts were sunk in 1900-01 and the colliery permanently closed on 14 April 1934. The explosion on 21 Dec 1910 did not stop coal extraction for long.
The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has launched an investigation into a Westmoreland Coal Company miner's death. On Saturday, May 6, Michael ...
Ossett's Coal Mines. My grandfather was a coal miner all his life. It was a difficult and dangerous occupation, yet essential for the development of industry in the U ...
An industrial explosion tore through small town in northwestern China on Monday, leaving at least 14 people dead and almost 150 injured
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Disease accounted for many deaths in industrial cities during the Industrial Revolution. With a chronic lack of hygiene, little knowledge of sanitary care and no ...
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Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and, since the 1880s, has been widely used to generate electricity.
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Old Monkland Accidents 1900 onwards. This section contains newspaper reports on selected accidents. Please check the indexes in the Accidents Section for details of ...
Roof fall accidents decline, but remain leading cause of coal miner injuries MSHA initiative promotes continuous mining machine operator safety
On average, 50 to 60 miners die in America on the job every year. What makes the job of a miner so dangerous? The latest West ia mine explosion brings back an ...
SURFACE COAL MINING MANAGEMENT. Paul Westcott. The geological characteristics of surface coal mining which distinguish it from other surface mining are the nature of ...
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A. Abutment - In coal mining, (1) the weight of the rocks above a narrow roadway is transferred to the solid coal along the sides, which act as abutments of the arch ...
The Sago Mine disaster was a coal mine explosion on January 2, 2006, at the Sago Mine in Sago, West ia, United States, near the Upshur County seat of Buckhannon.
Back — The roof or upper part in any underground mining cavity. Backfill — Mine waste or rock used to support the roof after coal removal. Barren — Said of rock ...
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Links to PDF versions of Pennsylvania coal mine accident registers, providing documentation on mining accidents for the commonwealth's anthracite and bituminous ...