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Relative of UBB victims shares perspective
14 Nov 2025 08:45 GMT
… three family members in the Upper Big Branch mine disaster in 2010 is sharing … of a life at a mine in Nicholas County.
“I … deceased Thursday morning at a mine in Nicholas County.
“I’ … Lipscomb prioritized helping his fellow miners escape the flooding when it …
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Cecil Roberts reflects on growing up in coal country, going to Vietnam, and why too many miners die on the job
26 Oct 2025 10:54 GMT
… the coal industry, the mine workers and their leader since … with the history of the mine workers’ struggles? What should … Crandall Canyon. And, of course, Upper Big Branch. You all were marching at … Boyle, president of the United Mine Workers, flew down. He …
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Best of Gazette-Mail: MSHA cuts fueling safety fears 15 years after Upper Big Branch
31 Aug 2025 10:40 GMT
… coal dust explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in Raleigh County.
The catastrophe … their families of the nearby Upper Big Branch mine disaster that killed 29.
Gazette … Upper Big Branch mine. The deadly explosion claimed 29 lives, the worst U.S. mining …
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From the pulpit to the picket line: For many miners, religion and labor rights have long been connected in coal country
07 Oct 2025 12:40 GMT
… armed guards hired by the mine owners.
Miner preachers and independent churches … and class forged by industrial mining have shaped central Appalachia’s … explosion in Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch coal mine in nearby Montcoal.
Kristian …
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My time at the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster, part 3
18 Jul 2025 04:15 GMT
The 15th anniversary of the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster took place on … alive or dead.
Four miners were still unaccounted for. … memorial service for the 29 miners in Beckley, where President … would never see their miners again.
The Mine Safety and Health …
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Annual Upper Big Branch Miners’ Memorial race postponed to June 19-21 due to weather conditions
29 May 2025 12:58 GMT
… this weekend.
The highly anticipated Upper Big Branch Miners’ Memorial race, initially scheduled to …
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My time at the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster, part 2
16 May 2025 12:09 GMT
The 15th anniversary of the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster took place on … reporters had gathered at the mine’s security office, waiting.
… approaching the longwall.
Then, a mine supervisor interrupted.
“I don’t … each box with a miner’s name and distribute …
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Logan man fatally injured at Raleigh mining plant with many safety violations
01 Sep 2025 20:48 GMT
… according to West Virginia’s mine inspection office and the worker … caused death at Raleigh County mine with history of safety … safety fears 15 years after Upper Big Branch
kAm|:?6C 25G@42E6D 92G6 … 39;s MSHA proposes weakening mine safety plan rules
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Remembering UBB: The 15th anniversary of the Upper Big Branch mine disaster
05 Apr 2025 23:39 GMT
… , 2010, 29 miners lost their lives at the Upper Big Branch mine in Whitesville following … a coal dust explosion, causing the worst mining … of Massey Energy who owned Upper Big Branch mine, spent a year in prison …
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'Recipe for disaster': MSHA cuts fueling safety fears 15 years after Upper Big Branch
05 Apr 2025 10:37 GMT
… coal dust explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in Raleigh County.
The catastrophe … their families of the nearby Upper Big Branch mine disaster that killed 29.
Gazette … Upper Big Branch mine. The deadly explosion claimed 29 lives, the worst U.S. mining …
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