Massey Energy Company Upper Big Branch Mine Explosion Montcoal, West Virginia April 5, 2010 29 Killed Upper Big Branch by Holy Water and Whiskey Lyrics to this song and more mining music

Resources:

MSHA's Internal Review MSHA's Report of Investigation McAteer Report of Investigation McAteer Report of Investigation (5.1 Mb) MSHA Single Source Page 2010 Fatal Coal Accidents WV Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training

Video: The Miners Lost Video: President Obama's Eulogy for the Miners President Obama's Eulogy (text) Wikipedia Senate Hearing - April 27, 2010

News Articles:

• WSAZ - News Channel 3 summary of news updates  (2.8 Mb)  
  updates included are from 4/5/2010 to 6/29/2011
• Feds unveil record settlement in W.Va. mine blast
• See more at the Yahoo Mine Rescue Group

Upper Big Branch Mine Victims
No.	Name	Date of Birth	Age
1	Carl Acord	01/07/58	52
2	Jason Matthew Atkins	09/14/84	25
3	Christopher Lee Bell, Sr.	09/14/76	33
4	Gregory Steven Brock	01/08/63	47
5	Kenneth A. Chapman	09/17/56	53
6	Robert Eugene Clark	02/20/69	41
7	Charles Timothy Davis, Sr.	09/17/58	51
8	Cory Thomas Davis	05/22/89	20
9	Michael Lee Elswick	unknown	56
10	William Ildon Griffith	09/12/55	54
11	Steven J. Harrah	02/27/70	40
12	Dean Jones	unknown	47
13	Richard Keith Lane	07/14/64	45
14	William Roosevelt Lynch	03/24/51	59
15	Joe Marcum	unknown	57
16	Ronald Lee Maynor	unknown	33
17	Nicholas McCroskey	10/29/83	26
18	James "Eddie" Mooney	unknown	51
19	Adam Keith Morgan	05/10/88	21
20	Rex Lane Mullins	02/01/60	50
21	Josh Scott Napper	08/22/84	25
22	Howard "Boone" Payne	unknown	52
23	Dillard Earl Persinger	10/16/77	32
24	Joel R. Price	12/01/54	55
25	Gary Wayne Quarles	07/01/76	33
26	Deward Allan Scott	10/17/51	58
27	Grover Dale Skeens	08/18/52	57
28	Benny Ray Willingham	05/14/48	61
29	Ricky Workman	07/04/59	50

Average age of the 29 miners:	44.28 yrs.
Oldest miner killed:	Benny Willingham, 61
Youngest miner killed:	Cory Davis, 20