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 Here's what they were saying about mine safety "Back in the Day." The list below is a chronology of vintage articles from newspapers across the nation about mine fatalities in the United States and efforts to improve mine safety. The early efforts by the U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) and the Mine Enforcement and Safety Administration (MESA) are chronicled through archived articles from 1910 to 1977.
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Will Conduct Investigations and Co-Operate with Mine Operators and Miners to Render Less Risk of Life July 31, 1910 New Bureau of Mines
Joseph Austin Holmes Appointed by President September 1, 1910 Life Savers for Miners
Training Men and Cars Specially Constructed October 31, 1910 Death in the Coal Mines
Highest Rate in the World in North America February 4, 1911 30,000 Miners Expected at Great Meet
July 16, 1911 President Taft will witness a mine explosion at Forbes Field
September 17, 1911 Plans for Big Celebration Complete
40,000 Miners and Experts Expected at Forbes Field Demonstration Tomorrow October 29, 1911 Miners' Welfare Cause of Taft
Bureau of Mines Marks Great Step Forward April 12, 1912 Hazardous Career of Life Savers
April 20, 1912 Mine Death Rate is Less
American Coal Industry Has Passed High Mark of Death and is Progressing Toward Safety July 1, 1912 A Pennsylvania Mine Slander Refuted
November 21, 1912 2,360 Coal Miners Killed Last Year
But Bureau of Mines States Number Killed Was Lowest Since 1906 May 11, 1913 Deaths Reduced in Mining
December 24, 1913 Michigan and Minnesota Mines Prevent Accidents
December 27, 1913 Coal Mining is Still Dangerous
Much Room for Improvement in Conditions in American Mines May 7, 1914 List of Mine Casualties
Alarmingly Great During 1913, Number is Discredit to Industry Says Expert December 2, 1914 Casualty List in Coal Mines Decreases
February 24, 1915 Tale of Rescue is Told by Official
Bureau of Mines Explains How 47 Workmen Escape Death April 4, 1915 Check Death's Harvest
Great Progress Made in Mine Precaution December 4, 1915 Pageant to Mark Dedication of U.S. Bureau of Mines in Pittsburgh
August 24, 1919 Bureau of Mines Work is Reviewed
April 12, 1921 Bureau of Mines Makes Report on Explosive Dusts
September 24, 1921 Few Lives Lost in Mines in 1921
Lowest Record Since 1903 is Made in Collieries Last Year February 14, 1922 Coal Mine Fatalities Drop
Decrease of 26 Per Cent Sown in Bureau Report for January March 31, 1922 Coal Mine Fatalities in February Show Increase
March 31, 1922 1,950 Coal Mine Deaths for 1922
Many Big Disasters Occur During Year Despite Efforts to Promote Safety February 17, 1923 Fewer Coal Miners Killed During 1923
May 3, 1924 Mine Accidents Take 148 Lives
June 30, 1929 Mine Disaster Loss Too High
State Officials Disappointed at Slight Death Decrease September 29, 1929 Mines' Death Rate Lowered
Safety Methods and Results Explained at Coal Institute Here September 13, 1930 Mine Deaths Gain as Output Slumps
November 11, 1933 Fewer Fatalities in Mines During 1933
March 31, 1934 Death in Mines
March 14, 1937 Mine Safety Held Periled by Politics
January 29, 1940 Mine Conditions are Better but They're Nothing to Brag About
March 31, 1947 Federal Coal Mine Safety Code has "Clean-Up" Clause
April 2, 1947 Coal Mining Death Rate Decreasing
April 19, 1947 Century of Coal Mining Took 32,000 Lives
December 7, 1948 Mine Fatalities Hit Record Low
January 24, 1955 25 Mine Fatalities Boost Total to 378
December 23, 1955 Rock Deaths in Mines Up
May 29, 1956 233 Mine Deaths in Six Months
July 26, 1956 Mine Fatalities Lowest in Years
April 22, 1958 Lethal Coal Dust is Threat
Bureau of Mines Drags Heels May 17, 1968 Coal Mine Safety Measure Approved
October 30, 1969 Death in the Coal Mines
July 6, 1970 Coal Mine Safety Program Proposed
February 1, 1971 Mines Bureau Accused of Neglecting Safety Laws
June 1, 1971 Miners' Death Rate Takes Sharp Upturn
Nearly Doubles in 2-Month Period After 25-Year Safety Record Set September 8, 1971 Increase of Mine Fatals Ruins Early Hopes of New Safety Record
September 13, 1971 Deaths in Deep Mines Up Over Totals in 1970
December 24, 1971 Coal Mining Death Rate Fell in 1971
January 11, 1972 Major Mine Disasters Likely to be Reduced
October 27, 1972 Day Defends Mine Safety
September 12, 1974 Coal Mine Death Rate at New Low
December 16, 1974 Mine Mishaps Decline to Record Levels
April 7, 1975 Bureacratic Feud is Rekindled
May 28, 1975 Fatality Rate Among Coal Miners on the Rise
November 11, 1975 Miners Don't Dig Training Plan Idea
July 15, 1976 Coal Mine Deaths Drop in 1976; 144 are Killed
January 4, 1977 Safety in Mines Subject of Bills
February 23, 1977 Mine Enforcement Transfer Urged
April 1, 1977 Experimental Mine Opens for Tests on Safety
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