Five miners were killed and one was injured in a coal mine explosion in north China's Shanxi Province on Wednesday. The accident happened at about 6:50 p.m. at the mine in Yuxian County, Yangquan City, when 30 people were working underground, said a spokesman of the city government.
The mine, owned by Wanlong Mining Co. Ltd., was fully registered with a designed output of 150,000 tons annually.
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Monday, May 26, 2008
3 Indian coal mining fatalaties
A shot-firer, an over-man and an under-manager were killed in a roof collapse in an Indian mine under Pench area of Parasia collieries on May 18. Parasia is located in the Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh.
A report from Business Standard says the age of the workers and the equipment at the mine have been criticised. No new miners have been employed at the mine since 1972.
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A report from Business Standard says the age of the workers and the equipment at the mine have been criticised. No new miners have been employed at the mine since 1972.
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Sunday, May 25, 2008
Crandall Canyon report
The report into the deaths of 9 miners, including 3 rescuers, at Crandall Canyon in August 2007 has been released by the US Department of labor.
A pillar burst or series of pillar bursts, known as a “bump” – within the Crandall Canyon Mine blocked all exits out of what had been the South Barrier of the Main West section of the Mine. Miners were excavating the South Barrier at the time of the bump, which registered a 3.9 on the Richter scale. Debris created by the bump led to the entombment and deaths of six miners.
A second bump killed three others who were part of the effort to rescue the six trapped miners.
Also see:
A New York Times summary of the report.
A pillar burst or series of pillar bursts, known as a “bump” – within the Crandall Canyon Mine blocked all exits out of what had been the South Barrier of the Main West section of the Mine. Miners were excavating the South Barrier at the time of the bump, which registered a 3.9 on the Richter scale. Debris created by the bump led to the entombment and deaths of six miners.
A second bump killed three others who were part of the effort to rescue the six trapped miners.
Also see:
A New York Times summary of the report.
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