A MINING DISASTER

A Mining Disaster

A Mining Disaster

Case Study

According to the report of the investigation in a mine explosion occurred at 3:30, on 7 November 1980, No. 17 in the Ferrell Mine, Westmoreland Coal Company in West Virginia. Death of 25 miners in West Virginia is considered the worst accident in the mine, in a quarter century; it is questionable whether the safety, the mines is not enough for life saving of labors.

Assessing the Situation

The explosion killed eleven people, and the recent explosion at a mine in West Virginia, which had 24 workers killed. At the level of impact on ...