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Mining Publication: Historical Summary of Coal Mine Explosions in the United States, 1959-81
Keywords: Disasters U.S. Bureau of Mines United States
Original creation date: February 1983
Authors: JK Richmond, GC Price, MJ Sapko, EM Kawenski
Information Circular - February 1983
Download PDF Document (2.80 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 10002679
Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, IC 8909, 1983 Feb; :1-53
This Bureau of Mines publication presents investigators' reports of all major coal mine explosion disasters that occurred in the United States from 1959 through November 1981, along with a brief analysis of common factors in these disasters. The report reviews the federal mine health and safety acts of 1969 and 1977, and discusses how implementation of these acts has reduced the number of both fatalities and disasters. Current Bureau health and safety research is summarized, and an appendix lists most of the ignitions and explosions in the period of record.
Image of publication Historical Summary of Coal Mine Explosions in the United States, 1959-81Information Circular - February 1983
Download PDF Document (2.80 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 10002679
Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, IC 8909, 1983 Feb; :1-53
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Page last reviewed: July 16, 2015
Page last updated: July 16, 2015
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program
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