Mining Accident

[Stl Lunatic]

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MINE_EXPLOSION?SITE=MOSTP&SECTION=US

I really can't believe they let this happen in printing out papers saying the miners were alive when they werenot. And also telling 13 families that 12/13 were ok. If I were these people I would be apsolutely mader than ever that they could make a mistake like that...



Rest in peace...

[Padre]

I often say that the media is a lot of what's wrong with the world. This proves it. They were so hot to jump on reporting the first thing they heard that they didn't seem to double check, and now everyone's pissed.

[cavalierlwt]

That really was extra cruel. Those people were literally in the middle of celebrating when they go the bad news. They had probably previously gotten to the point where they were mentally prepared for the miners deaths, threw it all out in a moment of joy, then had to make that journey all over again.

I'll pray for the miners family's.

[SLASHER]

We can only hope they will learn from this mistake.

[CodeRed68]

It's another sad tragedy. This is one of the most dangerous professions. They should vent thier anger on the safety hazards the mining company ingnored instead of being mad that they were told something in error. Just because they were told that the miners were alive doesn't mean that they were alive and the people reporting this in error killed them. That is the way they are acting. Like they said they were alive and now they are not, somehow it is thier fault that they are now dead. It doesn't change the fact that it was a terrible accident that killed the miners. The families should be gratefule that there were people who risked thier own lives and sacrificed thier time and effort to try and rescue them. But all they can do is complain and point fingers.
Anyway, this would not have happened if the media didn't jump and over report every little second of what was happening.

[Mr. Slayer]

I was up late last night listening to the radio when they announced that 12/13 had been rescued. Then the next morning I watched the new and learned of the mistake. My first thoughts were of the families of the men and how their hope was smashed by this horrible mistake. Absolutley horrible.

[TChicken]

Originally posted by CodeRed68
The families should be gratefule that there were people who risked thier own lives and sacrificed thier time and effort to try and rescue them. But all they can do is complain and point fingers.

It is sad that this happened, and I do hope they learn from it, but, really, the families' #1 priority is the people. Don't expect them to thank the company for killing these guys.

[SavageParrot]

I hope they take the company for a lot of money. It's a dangerous enough, shit enough and low paid enough job without them pulling this type of shit. It won't bring those guys back but it might stop this sort of thing happening again.

RIP

[Padre]

I don't remember the exact figures but I saw that this mine had failed three of it last inspections with something like 300+ violations?

That's just fucked up.

It's horrible that a dozen people had to die because of the company's carelessness.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-01-04-mine-violations_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA

[SavageParrot]

It's not carelesness, it's greed. Safety costs money and these guys don't want to spend money they just want to make it...

[Buliwyf]

very sad

[||ASS||Mortimer]

Keep in mind...If this was a lightning strike as they suspect, then of course negligence doesn't come into play.

It was just "Their time to go" as they say...

[ShipWreck]

They has been written up for so many safety vilolations. They should have been closed imo.

[||ASS||Mortimer]

All mines are written up though, and on a daily basis. They have very strict safety codes, and justifiably so. It just so happens that this one is getting all the press because of the accident.

Theres a reason that mining is one of the 5 most dangerous occupations in the world.