On Aug. 6, 2007, a seismic “bounce” inside the Crandall Canyon Mine in central Utah caused a collapse that trapped six miners who had just finished their shift underground. On Aug. 16, 2007, three ...

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The owner and operator of Utah's Crandall Canyon mine on Tuesday settled lawsuits filed by the families of the miners and rescuers who were killed or injured by two cave-ins in ...

The industry employs far fewer workers now. Here is a list of recent events in U.S. coal mine safety: 2007 --July: Coal mining company Massey Energy said new federal mine safety rules, inspired by the ...

(CNN) — Here is a look at mine disasters, accidents and deaths in the United States. This is a list of notable mine disasters and is not all-inclusive. December 6, 1907 – Worst coal mine disaster in ...