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1. Decade in Review: 2006

   17 hrs ago | Charleston Gazette

   The Jan. 2, 2006, Sago mine disaster reminded everyone just how dangerous coal mining can be, when an explosion filled the Upshur County mine with smoke and deadly gas, killing 12 men.

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   Related Topix: Explosion, Charleston, WV, Aracoma, WV

2. A Year in Reading: Ed Park w/Photo

   Monday Dec 21 | The Millions (A Blog about Books)

   ... Mark Novak's Coal Mountain Elementary finds the common denominator in accounts of coal-mining disastersa 'one in Sago, West Virginia, the others in China. None of the words here are Nowak's. Instead, he juxtaposes excerpts of Chinese newspaper ...

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3. We owe our miners much more than we can pay back

   Sunday Dec 6 | The Times West Virginian

   ... in an explosion at the Farmington No. 9 Mine. And the day honors the 12 miners who were killed Jan. 2, 2006, in the Sago Mine in Upshur County. And the day honors those killed in smaller-scale accidents. And those who spent their careers in the ...

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   Related Topix: Explosion, Monongah, WV, Marion County, WV, Farmington, WV, Upshur County, WV, Opinion

4. Several arrested in Upshur County t.....

   Oct 12, 2009 | The Inter-Mountain

   ... County Sheriff's Department is also investigating Landers for allegedly stealing a Yamaha 350 from a residence near Sago. The Yamaha was valued at $1,200 and was traded for a pickup truck at a residence on Brushy Fork. On Oct. 1, while questioning ...

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   Related Topix: Bakers Run, WV

5. Psychology of Safety: Punishment to fit the crime?

   Feb 8, 2006 | Industrial Safety & Hygiene News

   ... misfortunes are not known publicly, but traumatic all the same. Here they are: On January 2nd, an explosion rocked the Sago mine in Tallmansville, W.Va., leading to the deaths of 12 miners. At the Gator Bowl on the same day, football enthusiasts ...

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6. Carbonoks Sees New Opportunities in MSHA Green Light

   Aug 16, 2009 | WTRF-TV

   ... example, the feds require 15 psi blast capability. Carbonoks' unit failed at 232 psi, Johnson said. The explosion at Sago Mine in Upshur County that killed 12 miners is believed to have measured at 100-110 psi pressure. The Sago disaster of 2006 has ...

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7. New Restaurant to Open Next Week in Buckhannon

   Jul 29, 2009 | The State Journal

   ... flat screen TVs and a bar, and many of its design features come from local businesses. For example, Ron Hinkle Glass in Sago made its lights. The owner says he is been working on the restaurant for about three years and is excited to finally open to ...

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   Related Topix: Buckhannon, WV, Seafood, Life, Food

8. Judge throws out two Sago Mine lightning citations

   Jul 12, 2009 | Customer Interaction Solutions

   CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A federal judge has thrown out two of five citations that alleged International Coal Group did not have required lightning protections on electrical equipment at the Sago Mine prior to the January 2006 disaster that killed 12 miners.

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   Related Topix: Charleston, WV, Explosion, Scott Depot, WV

9. Judge throws out two Sago Mine lightning citations

   Jul 11, 2009 | Charleston Gazette

   Click here to read the judge's ruling. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A federal judge has thrown out two of five citations that alleged International Coal Group did not have required lightning protections on electrical equipment at the Sago Mine prior to the January 2006 disaster that killed 12 miners.

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   Related Topix: Charleston, WV, Upshur County, WV, Scott Depot, WV