Death Destruction and Disaster in the American Coal Mining Industry (2001)

Thebook provides a critical review of fatal injuries and safety data occurring inthe coal mining industry since 1900. Excellent charts and graphs are used to magnify and place specialemphasis on safety data from 1982 through 2001. A list of disasters that occurred from 1900 - 2001 are included whichreflect the tragic past of the coal mining industry.  The book provides an individual summarydescribing each of the fatal coal mining injuries that occurred during the year2001.  Beginning and experienced miners,mine managers, and the general public as a whole can glean enormous amounts ofinformation and gain knowledge necessary to improve both their own safety aswell as the safety of their fellow workers.