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Book Historical Mining Disasters

Download or read book Historical Mining Disasters written by Jane DeMarchi and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Mine Disasters

Download or read book Mine Disasters written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Death Underground

    Book Details:
  • Author : Robert E Hartley
  • Publisher : SIU Press
  • Release : 2006-07-24
  • ISBN : 9780809387991
  • Pages : 276 pages

Download or read book Death Underground written by Robert E Hartley and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2006-07-24 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death Underground: The Centralia and West Frankfort Mine Disasters examines two of the most devastating coal mine disasters in United States history since 1928. In two southern Illinois towns only forty miles apart, explosions killed 111 men at the Centralia No. 5 mine in 1947 and 119 men at the New Orient No. 2 mine in West Frankfort in 1951. Robert E. Hartley and David Kenney explain the causes of the accidents, identify who was to blame, and detail the emotional impact the disasters had on the survivors, their families, and their communities. Politics at the highest level of Illinois government played a critical role in the conditions that led to the accidents. Hartley and Kenney address how safety was compromised when inspection reports were widely ignored by state mining officials and mine company supervisors. Highlighted is the role of Driscoll Scanlan, a state inspector at Centralia, who warned of an impending disaster but whose political enemies shifted the blame to him, ruining his career. Hartley and Kenney also detail the New Orient No. 2 mine explosion, the attempts at rescue, and the resulting political spin circulated by labor, management, and the state bureaucracy. They outline the investigation, the subsequent hearings, and the efforts in Congress to legislate greater mine safety. Hartley and Kenney include interviews with the survivors, a summary of the investigative records, and an analysis of the causes of both mine accidents. They place responsibility for the disasters on individual mine owners, labor unions, and state officials, providing new interpretations not previously presented in the literature. Augmented by twenty-nine illustrations, the volume also covers the history, culture, and ethnic pluralism of coal mining in Illinois and the United States.

Book Mine Disasters

Download or read book Mine Disasters written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Metal mine Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1912

Download or read book Metal mine Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1912 written by United States. Bureau of Mines and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Coal mine Fatalities in the United States  1870 1914

Download or read book Coal mine Fatalities in the United States 1870 1914 written by United States. Bureau of Mines and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Metal mine Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1938

Download or read book Metal mine Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1938 written by Charles George Maier and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: