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Criminal investigation begins

May 7, 2008

House Education and Labor Committee chairman Rep. George Miller asks U.S. Attorney for Utah Brett Tolman to conduct criminal investigation of Laine Adair, general manager of Murray Energy Corp.'s U...

Huntsman Sr. donates to fund

Apr 1, 2008

A $100,000 donation from Jon Huntsman Sr. guarantees sufficient funding for Crandall Canyon memorial on outskirts of Huntington.

Heirs file suit

Mar 31, 2008

Heirs of six miners fatally trapped Aug. 6 and two rescuers injured 10 days later filed a lawsuit against the mine's owners, operators and their roof-control consultant, seeking unspecified compens...

Negligence found

Mar 30, 2008

Audit by Department of Labor's own Office of Inspector General found MSHA "negligent" in protecting underground miners at Crandall Canyon and nationwide. It cites local, regional and national defic...

Were warnings ignored?

Mar 5, 2008

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee accuses Murray Energy of ignoring warning signs of Crandall Canyon's dangerous conditions, suggests company doing unauthorized mining when the...

Second mine memorial

Feb 27, 2008

Murray Energy Corp. said it will develop a monument to Crandall Canyon victims — especially the six who remain entombed — near the mine site.

Memorial design established

Nov 29, 2007

The families of Crandall Canyon victims pick Karen Jobe Templeton's "Heroes Among Us" design for miner memorial near Huntington. They also endorse development of a second memorial close to the mine.

Families express outrage

Oct 2, 2007

Family members of several Crandall Canyon victims express harsh feelings about Murray Energy and MSHA in hearing conducted by the House Education and Labor Committee.

Hearings begin

Sep 4, 2007

Senate Appropriations subcommittee holds first congressional hearing on Crandall Canyon disaster, putting Mine Safety and Health Administration director Richard Stickler on the hot seat.

The search ends

Aug 30, 2007

Search for the six miners buried in the original mine collapse called off.

Fatal rescue attempt

Aug 15, 2007

Second implosion of the mine's walls kills three would-be rescuers and injures six others.

The mine collapses

Aug 5, 2007

At 2:48 a.m., the walls of the Crandall Canyon mine in Emery County blow in, trapping six miners on a crew excavating coal pillars that held up the roof. Around-the-clock rescue effort begins.

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