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MSHA and the WV Office of Miners Health, Safety, and Training investigated the explosion at the Sago Mine in West Virginia, which occurred on January 2, 2006, and resulted in 12 fatalities. As part of the investigation, the agencies requested that NIOSH evaluate the effects of explosions on specific mine ventilation seals and other structures and objects. The results of the study would assist them in a more thorough understanding of the various questions that arose during their investigations of the explosion.
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NIOSH [2009]. Results of in-mine research in support of the investigation of the sago mine explosion. By Cashdollar KL, Weiss ES, Harteis SP, Sapko MJ, Urosek JE. Pittsburgh, PA: 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. 2009-168.