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Summary of 2010 fatal accidents at coal mines and preventative recommendations In 2010, the disaster at West Virginia’s Upper Big Branch (UBB) Mine killed 29 coal miners. This tragic event accounted for 60 percent of t
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Document Date: 2014-07-24 09:56:20


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