The Sago Mining Crisis

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that the tragedy of the Sago Mining crisis, one of the worst mining-related disasters in United States history, goes beyond the deaths of the miners and includes a vast network of miscommunication and uncoordinated response, which were partially responsible for the wide-spread death caused by the explosion. The paper presents a case study of this crisis that includes an in-depth overview of the crisis timeline, with pre-crisis, crisis and post-crisis events, and an analysis of the crisis management plan and its implementations. The paper concludes that the crisis management failures were a lack of communication, especially underground, because of out-of-date technologies, rescue process plan and the rescue teams.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Research Questions
Crisis Timeline
Methods of Research
Analysis
Conclusion
Implications

From the Paper:

"Prior to the Sago Mine explosion, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration cited the Sago mine two hundred and eight separate times for regulation violations in 2005 alone. Out of these, ninety-six were considered to be significant and substantial violations. Further, the West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training issued 144 citations on Sago Mines in 2005, many of them for violations that were most likely factors in causing the accident (such as a failure to maintain control over methane and dust accumulation or fix shafts)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• ABC News. "Rescuers Break Ground in Miner Mission. 3 Jan. 2006.
• BBC News and Current Affairs. "Fury Over US Mine Rescue Fiasco." 4 January 2006.
• Dao, James. "Blast Traps 13 in a Coal Mine in West Virginia." The New York Times. 3 Jan. 2006.
• McLachlan, Justin. "West Virginia Mine Explosion, My Time There." New York Times. 3 Jan. 2006.
• Mine Safety and Health Administration. "Emergency Mine Evacuation." Federal Resister. 9 March 2006, p.p. 12252-12271.

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