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20 miners escape violent rockburst at Idaho silver mine, April and November incidents killed two workers
Posted by Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH of George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services on December 15, 2011
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Just before 8:00 pm local time, a powerful burst of rock exploded in an area where at least 20 miners were working in the Lucky Friday mine. All the miners escaped to safety but several remain hospitalized. This silver mine in the Coeur d’Alene region has been the site of numerous serious incidents this year,…