Tank's Poetry
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united states mine rescue association
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Tank's Poetry |
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All coal seams in this area are gaseous. Open lights were used and black powder and squibs were used for blasting. It is thought that the ventilation arrangements were poor and that tests for gas were made with open lights, resulting in a local explosion. At the time of this disaster, there were no laws to provide for the health and safety of persons employed in the Anthracite industry. Mine Explosion Daily Sentinel & Gazette, Milwaukee, Wisconsin March 8, 1847 On Friday afternoon as some of the miners who were employed in Spencer's mine at Pottsville, were probing the air with their lamps, the foul air ignited, when a most terrific explosion took place, killing 6 men, and dangerously injuring the seventh, who is not expected to live. |
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Seven men were killed in an ignition of gas at this mine. It is believed that the ventilation arrangements were poor and that tests for gas were made with open lights, resulting in a local explosion.
