Source
Spokane, WA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2002-132, 2002 Jan; :68 minutes
Abstract
The video "You Are My Sunshine" tells the story of the Sunshine Mine Disaster of 1972 through the eyes of 27 people who lived through it. The video explores what happened, what went wrong, and what were the lessons learned. The Sunshine Fire was the catalyst for the Metal/Nonmetal Health and Safety Act of 1977, which put in place the MNM regulations we currently have in this country. This video describes in vivid detail what happened during this tragic and historic event which cost the lives of 91 miners.
Keywords
Mine-disasters; Mine-fires; Mine-escapes; Mining-industry; Metal-mining; Nonmetal-mining; Hard-rock-mines
Contact
NIOSH, Spokane Research Laboratory, 315 E. Montgomery, Spokane, WA 99207
Document Type
Video; Numbered Publication
Email Address
efc8@cdc.gov
Identifying No.
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2002-132
Source Name
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
