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USMineDisasters_060103.appHeader = "Timeline| Coal mining’s high stakes";
USMineDisasters_060103.appFooter = "Sources: MSNBC News Services, U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration";
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USMineDisasters_060103[i-1].body = "An explosion at International Coal Group’s Sago mine near Tallmansville, W.Va., kills 12.";

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USMineDisasters_060103[i-1].body = "Explosions at a Jim Walter Resources Inc. mine in Brookwood, Ala., kill 13 people.";

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USMineDisasters_060103[i-1].body = "A blast at a Southmountain Coal Co. mine in Norton, Va., kills eight.";

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USMineDisasters_060103[i-1].body = "An explosion at a Pyro Mining Co. mine in Wheatcroft, Ky., kills 10.";

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USMineDisasters_060103[i-1].body = "A coal pile collapses at Consolidation Coal Co.’s mine in Fairview, W.Va., killing five.";

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USMineDisasters_060103[i-1].body = "A fire at Emery Mining Corp.’s mine in Orangeville, Utah, kills 27.";

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USMineDisasters_060103[i-1].body = "An explosion at Consolidation Coal Co.’s mine in Farmington, W.Va., kills 78.";

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USMineDisasters_060103[i-1].body = "An explosion at the Phelps Dodge mine in Dawson, N.M., kills 120.";

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USMineDisasters_060103[i-1].body = "An explosion at the Phelps Dodge mine in Dawson, N.M., kills 263.";

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USMineDisasters_060103[i-1].body = "A fire at the St. Paul Coal Co. mine in Cherry, Ill., kills 259.";

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USMineDisasters_060103[i-1].body = "An explosion at Consolidation Coal Co.’s mine in Monongah, W.Va., kills 362.";

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