Centralia No. 5 Mine Explosion Centralia No. 5 Mine Explosion On March 25‚ 1947‚ a blast in Centralia Coal Mine killed 111 workers. Centralia Coal Mine No. 5 had been operational since 1907 and had never suffered a major disaster. Prior to this event only four shotfirers were killed in 1921 (Fleege). Because of the safety record of the mine‚ it was considered relatively safe and a disaster seemed remote. The United States had just ended a war and the economy was picking up and production
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Midterm Case Analysis: The Blast in Centralia No.5- A Mine Disaster No One Stopped Question 1 In 1941‚ Congress authorized that the United States Bureau of Mine to conduct inspections periodically through the mines. During the same year‚ Governor Green appointed Driscoll Scanlan to become the Illinois state mine inspector. Scanlan went right to work and began inspections in his district‚ where he concluded that Centralia No. 5 was the worse mine condition within the district. On February 7‚ 1942
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CASE ANALYSIS: "THE BLAST IN CENTRALIA NO. 5" The Problem The obvious problem with Centralia No. 5 is that an explosion killed 111 people. However‚ prior to the actual explosion‚ the problem is less obvious‚ especially since Centralia No. 5 was similar to so many mines that did not explode. In this analysis‚ I will examine the possible roles and responsibilities of Driscoll O. Scanlan‚ the mine inspector‚ given the "corruption of modern administrative enterprises" prior to the accident. From this
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honor of the Centralia massacre. The large bronze statue known as The Sentinel is the most noticeable and immediately commanded my attention at the center of the park. It was commissioned and placed in 1924 in the name of the four Legionnaires who were killed on that fateful date of November 11‚ 1919. There is also a tiny plaque on the ground which is a bit more difficult to notice and gives a lasting memory to those were killed in the tragedy. John Regan‚ co-owner of the Centralia Square Antique
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lead to a disaster. In the case of the Centralia #5 Mine‚ failure to act was responsible for the death of 111 men‚ the widowing of 79 women and leaving 76 children under the age of 18 without a Father. History: On March 25‚ 1947‚ in Centralia‚ Illinois‚ the explosion of the Centralia #5 Mine resulted in the death of 111 hardworking men. Most of these men dedicated their lives to the Bell & Zoller Coal Company mining coal at the company’s Centralia #5 Mine. This group of men attempted on numerous
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In 1947‚ One hundred eleven men were killed in an explosion that took place at the Centralia No 5 mines located in the state of Illinois. The explosion was caused by highly explosive coal dust that was ignited by an explosive charge. During that time‚ Driscoll Scanlan was one of l6 Illinois state mine inspectors‚ appointed by Governor Green. He was given the responsibility of policing the mines as well as the operators. Additionally‚ it was his duty to make sure that the company’s was in compliance
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The Blast in Centralia No. 5: Logistic Alternatives The Centralia Coal Mine No.5 blast was a tragic and preventable disaster that according to John Martin‚ “no one stopped.” With only 31 survivors a total of 111 hard working coal miners lost their lives on this dreadful day which to most of them was soon approaching. There were many factors that contributed to this tragedy and several alternatives that Driscoll Scanlan‚ the state inspector‚ could have focused on in order to help prevent this
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Dream Song number 5 takes place in three different locations and features only one major character‚ Henry with several minor ones that are mentioned in passing. It also has an omniscient narrator. Each stanza of Dream Song number 5 occurs in a different place. The first in a bar‚ the second in a plane‚ and the last in an unidentified but confining place. In the first stanza‚ Henry is unhappy and drunk. He is even compared to St.Stephen who was stoned to death. The word “stoned” can refer to the act
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. What are the total number of divisors of 600(including 1 and 600)? a. b. c. d. 24 40 16 20 2. What is the sum of the squares of the first 20 natural numbers (1 to 20)? a. b. c. d. 2870 2000 5650 44100 3. What is∑ items? a. b. c. d. ( )‚ where is the number of ways of choosing k items from 28 ) where is the number of ways of choosing k items from 28 406 * 306 * 28 * 56 * 4. What is ∑ items? ( a. b. c. d. 5. A call center agent has
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The numbers are overwhelming: Over the next 17 years‚ 350 million rural residents (more than the entire U.S. population today) will leave the farm and move to China’s cities. That will bring the Chinese urban population from just under 600 million today to close to 1 billion‚ changing China into a country where more than two-thirds of its people are city dwellers‚ says Jonathan Woetzel‚ a director in McKinsey’s Shanghai office. The change will reverse China’s centuries-old identity as a largely rural
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