Investigation of Mine Explosion at Centralia, Ill
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Lands
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Published: 1947
Total Pages: 492
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Published: 1947
Total Pages: 492
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Robert E Hartley
Publisher: SIU Press
Published: 2006-07-24
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 0809387999
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Death Underground: The Centralia and West Frankfort Mine Disasters examines two of the most devastating coal mine disasters in United States history since 1928. In two southern Illinois towns only forty miles apart, explosions killed 111 men at the Centralia No. 5 mine in 1947 and 119 men at the New Orient No. 2 mine in West Frankfort in 1951. Robert E. Hartley and David Kenney explain the causes of the accidents, identify who was to blame, and detail the emotional impact the disasters had on the survivors, their families, and their communities. Politics at the highest level of Illinois government played a critical role in the conditions that led to the accidents. Hartley and Kenney address how safety was compromised when inspection reports were widely ignored by state mining officials and mine company supervisors. Highlighted is the role of Driscoll Scanlan, a state inspector at Centralia, who warned of an impending disaster but whose political enemies shifted the blame to him, ruining his career. Hartley and Kenney also detail the New Orient No. 2 mine explosion, the attempts at rescue, and the resulting political spin circulated by labor, management, and the state bureaucracy. They outline the investigation, the subsequent hearings, and the efforts in Congress to legislate greater mine safety. Hartley and Kenney include interviews with the survivors, a summary of the investigative records, and an analysis of the causes of both mine accidents. They place responsibility for the disasters on individual mine owners, labor unions, and state officials, providing new interpretations not previously presented in the literature. Augmented by twenty-nine illustrations, the volume also covers the history, culture, and ethnic pluralism of coal mining in Illinois and the United States.
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Public Lands
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Published: 1947
Total Pages: 496
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Robert E Hartley
Publisher: SIU Press
Published: 2006-07-24
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 0809327066
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Death Underground examines two of the most devastating coal mine disasters in United States history since 1928. In two southern Illinois towns only forty miles apart, explosions killed 111 men at the Centralia No. 5 mine in 1947 and 119 men at the New Orient No. 2 mine in West Frankfort in 1951. Robert E. Hartley and David Kenney explain the causes of the accidents, identify who was to blame, and detail the emotional impact the disasters had on the survivors, their families, and their communities.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor
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Published: 1947
Total Pages: 186
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor
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Published: 1947
Total Pages: 144
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Office of the Administrator, Coal Mine Safety and Health
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Published: 2002
Total Pages: 88
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Kansas. Commission to Investigate the Cause of Recent Disastrous Explosions in the Coal-Mines of Southeastern Kansas
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Published: 1905
Total Pages: 20
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