May Mine Disasters/Rescues
Successful Mine Rescues in May 1907 — Seven miners were rescued after 100 hours in the flooded Mine No. 38 of the Berwind-White Operations at Foustwell (near Johnstown), Pennsylvania. Their
Successful Mine Rescues in May 1907 — Seven miners were rescued after 100 hours in the flooded Mine No. 38 of the Berwind-White Operations at Foustwell (near Johnstown), Pennsylvania. Their
It is a good time to remind people of Sunshine (the tragedy that could have been prevented, and that caused MESA to shift from Interior to labor, and become MSHA).
Below you will find a chart of coal mine disasters that occurred during the month of May. This document shows a list of the coal mine disasters with the information
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued a Fatality Alert after a truck driver was killed in a powered haulage accident at Rye Dredge & Plant, a Trinity Industries sand
Over half the fatals this year (4 out of 7) have been caused by Powered Haulage. MNM Fatal #3 – Powered Haulage, TX (4/13/18) Coal Fatal #4 – Fatal Alert
See updated fatal summary for 2018 below. Click here for the updated fatal summary (doc). Click here for the updated fatal summary (PDF). MNM Fatal #2 – Fatal Alert is now
Successful Mine Rescues in April 1913 — Sixty-seven miners escaped from the Cincinnati Mine following the explosion that claimed 98 lives on April 23, 1913, including one apparatus wearing rescuer.
Click here to download the April M/NM mine disasters PDF.
Click here to download the April coal mine disasters PDF.
Coal miner killed in Harlan County Courtesy: Brian O'Brian By WYMT News Staff | Posted: Wed 11:27 AM, Mar 28, 2018 | Updated: Wed 11:36 AM, Mar 28, 2018 HARLAN CO.,