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Mining contractors explain the violations that were occurring with the overseers of the Upper Big Branch Mine, explaining that the workers had no voice since they were not part of a labor union; they had to do what they were told or they were fired. The Upper Big Branch mining disaster occurred in West Virginia in 2010 and was an explosion that killed 29 of the 31 miners working that day.

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Mining Contractor: ‘Either Do It, Or You’re Fired’ appeared first on Witnify.

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A women reflects on a note that was left by her son to his girlfriend right before he was tragically killed in the Upper Big Branch mine disaster. The tragedy took place in West Virginia and was an mining explosion responsible for the death of 29 mine workers in 2010.

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Mother, Sister, and Aunt of a Mining Disaster: ‘It Was Just a Freak Accident’ appeared first on Witnify.

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Danny Pettry of West Virginia discusses the coal mine explosion that happened in Montcoal, near his hometown of Beckley. He comments on the people who lost their lives and shares his hopes for those injured in the disaster. The Upper Big Branch Mine disaster on April 5, 2010 killed twenty-nine of the thirty-one miners who were on site that day.

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Kevin Lambert, a survivor of the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster on April 5, 2010, recalls what went wrong and explains why he knew something was going to happen because of a change in the fans. He then comments on the mine's previously tarnished safety record and shares his thoughts on his employer's business practice. Lambert also shares his thoughts on his fellow miners that perished in the incident and explains that miners understand the risk they take working underground for a living.

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Spencer Adkins, longest serving on-air personality on WOWK TV, gives a visual explanation on how the explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia happened. His first person account uses a bottle of Coca Cola to visually show what exactly happened in the coal mine and how an increased level of Methane is possible. The Upper Big Branch Mine disaster occurred on April 5, 2010 roughly 1,000 feet (300 m) underground and killed twenty-nine of the thirty-one miners who were on site that day.

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Spencer Adkins Recreates the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster appeared first on Witnify.