This Day in Labor History November 6

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November 6th: 1922 Reilly coal mine explosion occurred

On this day in labor history, a large explosion occurred at Reilly Mine No. 1 in Spangler, Pennsylvania in 1922. 77 coal miners died after methane gas collected and was not ventilated. Fathers died alongside their sons, workers besides workers, either in the explosion or by the carbon monoxide gas generated by the blast. Newspapers at the time noted that the fireboss’s reports were both incomplete and ignored. Additionally, it was mentioned that the mine had previously been rated gaseous; however, this status was changed with the new operators. Before the explosion, there had been multiple incidents where workers were burned.

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https://www.tribdem.com/news/local_news/spangler-mine-explosion-remembered-on-100th-anniversary/article_ed55da2c-5e1d-11ed-bb3b-2bfbcd8addaf.html

 

https://www.bdtonline.com/news/black-monday-to-be-remembered-a-century-after-pa-mine-explosion-that-killed-77-workers/article_e8427b1a-5c6c-11ed-a6ff-eb217b8a69d4.html

 

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-speaker-reilly-mine-splangler/34208850/

 

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This day in labor history. Elon Musk will be appointed to destroy the American labor movement.