The Monongah Mine Disaster

Join Kelli as she goes over the deadliest mine explosion in history - the Monongah Mine Disaster of 1907. In the industrial world of the early 20th century, there was little regulation over safety in the workplace or fair wages. The Monongah mine in West Virginia was no exception. Fine coal dust in the air, coupled with pockets of methane gas, made conditions incredibly unsafe. When the rail carting mine cars out of the mine snapped, 19 beds filled with coal went careening back into the deep...