Word: dasovich
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Dates: during 1976-1976
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Between the 24th and the 26th of February, 1972, 3.72 inches of rain fell on Logan County, West Virginia--not unusual as the state climatologist would later testify. But it was enough, because there were no spillways built into the dam. On the morning of the 26th, Steve Dasovich, head of operations at the Buffalo mine, sent bulldozers to relieve pressure on the dam. It was too late for that, though. When they got to the dam a little before 7 a.m., it was gone. And 21 million cubic feet of water and God knows how many tons...
...Steve Dasovich later admitted under oath that the tragedy could have been avoided if a drain ditch had been built. The construction would have meant closing down Buffalo's No. 5 mine for a few weeks, curtailing production. You do not get where Steve Dasovich is by curtailing production...
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