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Darby Mine Fatal Underground Coal Mine Explosion Accident Report Kentucky Darby LLC
Darby Mine No. 1

May 20, 2006
Fatal Underground Coal Mine Explosion

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Reports

Fatal Accident Report (Without Appendices - 885 kb)

Fatal Accident Report (With Appendices - 13,317 kb)

Internal Review - Issued 06/28/2007

Appendices

Appendix A - List of Injured Miners

Appendix B - Mine Map - Active Underground Areas

Appendix C - Time Line of Rescue Events

Appendix D - List of Persons Participating in Mine Rescue

Appendix E - Persons Participating in the Investigation

Appendix F - Map of Evidence Collected During Investigation

Appendix G - Mine Map - Information gathered by the Investigation

Appendix H - Mine Map - Detailed information for A Left Section

Appendix I - Mine Map - Detailed information for A Left Section

Appendix J - Mine Map - Detailed information for B Left Section

Appendix K - Mine Map - Detailed information for B Left Section

Appendix L - Mine Map - Detailed information for the Mains

Appendix M - Mine Map - Detailed information for the A Left

Appendix N - Seal Requirements Specified in the Vent Plan

Appendix O - Typical Roof Strap

Appendix P - Analysis of Rock Dust Used at the Mine

Appendix Q - Mine Map - Flames and Forces from the Explosion

Appendix R - Mine Map - Results of the Testing on Mine Dust

Appendix S - Torch Components

Appendix T - Roof Strap Segments P13 and P43

Appendix U - Photograph of Amon Brock's Notepad

Appendix V - Roof Strap Flame Cutting Experiments

Appendix W - Lightning Strike Analysis

Appendix X - Map of Electrical Equipment

Appendix Y - Selected Photographs

Appendix Z - Victim Information

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