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  2. Report: Miner died in Taylor County after strap broke - AOL

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    GRAFTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — A 34-year-old miner from Preston County died after a hook and strap assembly broke at the Leer Mine in Taylor County in September, according to a new report.

  3. Preston County dad dies after accident at Taylor County mine

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    A 34-year-old from Preston County died Friday after being injured in an accident at the Leer Mine in Taylor County.

  4. List of gold mining disasters - Wikipedia

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    Kamituga mine, Kamitung town, South Kivu: Democratic Republic of the Congo: 50+ people died after a mine collapse due to heavy rain. Three tunnels to the mine were blocked as a result of the heavy flow of water. [11] 7 November 2021 Kondago village Niger Niger: Niger gold mine collapse - 30+ miners killed. [12] 21 February 2022 Gbomblora ...

  5. 12 rescued from underground mine after fatality during tour - AOL

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    Mikesell said the fatal victim and the four people injured were part of a group that was removed from the mine, but another group of 12 people 1,000 feet down wound up being unable to surface due ...

  6. 2024 Tabas coal mine explosion - Wikipedia

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    Twenty-two people were trapped in the mine. [6] The explosion occurred at a depth of 250 m (820 ft). [7] According to IRNA, the explosion occurred after a methane gas leak. Twenty-eight people who evacuated the mine were hospitalized. [8] All of the workers were either at blocks B or C of the mine during the explosion.

  7. List of explosions - Wikipedia

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    1887 Nanaimo mine explosion – A coal mine exploded in an explosives accident and killed 150 miners, including 53 Chinese Canadian laborers. 15 July 1890 United States

  8. List of UK caving fatalities - Wikipedia

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    Porth yr Ogof – the scene of 11 fatalities. The following is a list of the 138 identified recorded fatalities associated with recreational caving in the UK. The main causes of death have been drowning when cave diving, drowning as the result of flooding or negotiating deep water, injuries incurred from falling from a height, and injuries incurred as the result of rock falls.

  9. Anaconda Road massacre - Wikipedia

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    On April 19, 1920, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and the Metal Mine Workers Industrial Union called for a strike in the mines around Butte. They hoped the strike would help secure higher wages, an eight-hour day, and end the use of the rustling card, a system that allowed employers to blacklist employees involved in union organizing, among other goals. [1]