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Dangers to Coal Miners
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Build-ups of a hazardous gas are known as damps and can be extremely harmful to miners. Here are the different types of damp threats.
| | Black damp: a mixture of carbon dioxide and nitrogen in a mine can cause suffocation |
| | After damp: similar to black damp, an after damp consists of carbon dioxide and nitrogen and forms after a mine explosion |
| | Fire damp: consists of mostly methane, a flammable gas |
| | Stink damp: so named for the rotten egg smell of the sulfur, a stink damp can explode |
| | White damp: mainly carbon monoxide, suffocates like black damp |
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