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Effects Linger Year After Blacksville Mine Explosion
A year after the Blacksville No. 11 disaster in West Virginia, families of nine miners killed pursue a $140,000 damage suit. Production halted. safety upgrades and new protocols were implemented. Consol Coal Co reports a 40 percent drop in accident frequency across its mines.
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Blacksville
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Blacksville No. 11
Consolidation Coal Co
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West Virginia
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John Ashcrafl
State Mines Department
West Virginia-Pennsylvaniee
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Blacksville No. 1
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Consol
Steve Liming
United Mines Workers
Liming
Tian-Howrs