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State Mine Fatality Lists
Researchers will agree that what is found on these linked pages are terrific resources for those searching for victims of mine accidents and disasters. Follow the links below OR visit our Mine Accident and Fatality Resources by State page.
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Anthracite Mine Accident Victims 1899-1932
Great genealogy resource! These files contain alphabetical listings of all fatal and nonfatal accident victims in Anthracite mining from 1899-1932.
Follow this link for accident and fatality resources for other states.
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Barrick Gold Training Fatalities
On October 17, 2002, a 49-year-old mine rescue team trainer with 26 years mining experience and a 38-year-old co-trainer with 2 years mining experience were fatally injured at an abandoned underground gold mine. Both were participating under oxygen in an exercise to evaluate conditions in this mine. As the team was walking up the steep decline to return to the surface, the victims experienced breathing difficulties and collapsed. The first victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The second victim was transported to a medical facility where he succumbed to his
injuries on October 23, 2002.
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Remote Control Fatal Accident Analysis Report
An analysis was made of the thirty (30) remote control-related fatal accidents that have occurred since October 1984.
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Albion Sands Truck Fatality
Fatal accident report from Alberta, Canada.
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Matewan Before the Massacre
On May 19, 1920, gunshots rang through the streets of Matewan, West Virginia, in an event soon known as the Matewan Massacre. Most historians of West Virginia and Appalachia see this event as the beginning of a long series of events known as the second mine wars.
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Remembering the Lattimer Massacre
In early September 1897, a mining strike in the anthracite coal region of Northeastern Pennsylvania culminated in one of the deadliest labor incidents in U.S. history: the Lattimer Massacre.
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CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports 
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Often called "the voice of CDC," the MMWR series is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. MMWR readership predominantly consists of physicians, nurses, public health practitioners, epidemiologists and other scientists, researchers, educators, and laboratorians.
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Final Reports of Investigation
Found at our companion web site, usminedisasters.com, we've
gathered hundreds of final accident investigation reports too numerous to list here. Visit this page for a complete list of final accident reports located here or linked to from this site.
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MSHA Fatal Accident Investigations
A PDF version of every recent fatal accident investigation at the MSHA web site can be accessed here.
For more fatality information, visit MSHA's Fatality Statistics page for charts and statistics regarding fatal accidents.
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