Does anybody know if it is simply coincidence or a mis-perception

Greyhound

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Mon Jan-02-06 05:29 PM
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Does anybody know if it is simply coincidence or a mis-perception

on my part, but I don't remember hearing this kind of story
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/02/mine.explosion/index.html (coal miners trapped in WV)
since the 70's, when we enacted all kinds of safety requirements. Is this a result of deregulation that was in the "clean air" law that shrubCo pushed through a couple of years ago? When I was a kid it seemed we had this story about every week and they became less frequent as safety standards were increased.

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EuroObserver

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Mon Jan-02-06 05:35 PM
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1. First I hear of this knind of event in the USA

in many a long year.

Maybe we'll learn something in this thread about what kinds of corners might be being cut these money-grubbing days...

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avb7

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Mon Jan-02-06 05:35 PM
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2. I'm curious to know if.......

this is a union mine or a non-union operation. Anyone know?

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rinsd

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Mon Jan-02-06 05:40 PM
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3. The last time miners were trapped was only a few of years ago..

http://archives.cnn.com/2002/US/07/27/mine.accident/

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znowboarding

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Mon Jan-02-06 05:41 PM
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5. remember the little girl from texas

anyone remember her name? Jessica?

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hobo_baggins

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Mon Jan-02-06 05:41 PM
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4. i remember one a few years ago up in pennsylvania

i believe they were all safely rescued

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Greyhound

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Mon Jan-02-06 06:45 PM
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6. So what I'm getting is that it ranges from no to we're not sure? n/t

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Garbo 2004

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Mon Jan-02-06 06:49 PM
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7. Note at the bottom of the article other recent events:

Edited on Mon Jan-02-06 06:50 PM by Garbo 2004

"In February 2003, three contract workers were killed by a methane explosion while drilling an air shaft at a Consol Energy Mine near Cameron, West Virginia, according to the Associated Press. Three mining deaths occurred in the state in 2005, the lowest total there since 2000, the AP reported.

In July 2002, nine miners were rescued after being trapped for 77 hours in a mine near Somerset, Pennsylvania."

The 2002 event with the trapped miners was widely covered in the media. There was a successful rescue operation, carried live on cable TV news of course.

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Greyhound

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Mon Jan-02-06 06:53 PM
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8. That is what got me thinking about it in the first place.

lowest since 2000, last year of semi-responsible government. :shrug:

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Garbo 2004

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Mon Jan-02-06 07:12 PM
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9. Maybe this site, NIOSH, will help answer your question. This page has

graphs, other info also available on specific topics. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/statistics/disasters.htm

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Greyhound

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Mon Jan-02-06 09:49 PM
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10. Thanks that's great. There are/have been fewer for last 15 or so. n/t

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