So I just recently came across this article on msha.gov while google searching "site:.gov "Mojave Underground""
This article (posted to the web 12/08/200 is labeled under "Accidents that could have resulted in a fatality, but did not. " As far as I'm aware, there was no accident, nor was there any chance of it. I've drafted a letter to MSHA regarding this article, requesting it be removed. Pending our legal departments approval.
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To Whom it may Concern:
My name is Michael Capps. I am the President of Mojave Underground Inc, and recently came across an article on your site at the following web address:
I would like to disagree with the information posted about my organization and our discovery of ‘a room full of sweating dynamite’.
To start off, the date on the article is 06/08/2007. Mojave Underground was not founded until Sept. 22, 2007. Therefore it would have been impossible for Mojave Underground and its members to have come across such a location. The room in question was not discovered until summer of 2008.
Second, this room with dynamite is well below freezing temperatures. Dynamite must be within an operating temperature for nitroglycerin to be effective. Depending on the dynamite questioned, this temperature is usually around 50-70 degrees Fahrenheit or more.
Third, dynamite has a life span where nitroglycerin looses its effectiveness. Generally, the lifespan is about 40 years, during which time, the dynamite becomes more unstable. After appx 40 years, the nitro has had enough time to become inert, rendering the sticks as harmless. These sticks are dated 1947, making the sticks 61 years old at the time of finding.
Lastly, the room was discovered by trained and experienced explorers, who know proper protocol and procedure when around explosive materials.
Later examination of these sticks by an expert revealed the sticks to be completely inert. The title of the site in question is “Accidents that could have resulted in a fatality, but did not.†This title labels this occurrence as having had an accident, in which there were no fatalities. There were in fact no accidents of any kind. We question the source and accuracy of repeating inaccurate info. If MSHA insists on repeating inaccurate and unsupported facts, we will review same to see if our organization has been libelled. It is the official request of Mojave Underground Incorporated to have this article removed from msha.gov website, and its records.
Regards,
Michael Capps
President
Mojave Underground Inc.
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We will see how they respond. More than likely, our friendly DOGM tipped them off, seeing how they do keep very close tabs on this site.
This article (posted to the web 12/08/200 is labeled under "Accidents that could have resulted in a fatality, but did not. " As far as I'm aware, there was no accident, nor was there any chance of it. I've drafted a letter to MSHA regarding this article, requesting it be removed. Pending our legal departments approval.
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To Whom it may Concern:
My name is Michael Capps. I am the President of Mojave Underground Inc, and recently came across an article on your site at the following web address:
I would like to disagree with the information posted about my organization and our discovery of ‘a room full of sweating dynamite’.
To start off, the date on the article is 06/08/2007. Mojave Underground was not founded until Sept. 22, 2007. Therefore it would have been impossible for Mojave Underground and its members to have come across such a location. The room in question was not discovered until summer of 2008.
Second, this room with dynamite is well below freezing temperatures. Dynamite must be within an operating temperature for nitroglycerin to be effective. Depending on the dynamite questioned, this temperature is usually around 50-70 degrees Fahrenheit or more.
Third, dynamite has a life span where nitroglycerin looses its effectiveness. Generally, the lifespan is about 40 years, during which time, the dynamite becomes more unstable. After appx 40 years, the nitro has had enough time to become inert, rendering the sticks as harmless. These sticks are dated 1947, making the sticks 61 years old at the time of finding.
Lastly, the room was discovered by trained and experienced explorers, who know proper protocol and procedure when around explosive materials.
Later examination of these sticks by an expert revealed the sticks to be completely inert. The title of the site in question is “Accidents that could have resulted in a fatality, but did not.†This title labels this occurrence as having had an accident, in which there were no fatalities. There were in fact no accidents of any kind. We question the source and accuracy of repeating inaccurate info. If MSHA insists on repeating inaccurate and unsupported facts, we will review same to see if our organization has been libelled. It is the official request of Mojave Underground Incorporated to have this article removed from msha.gov website, and its records.
Regards,
Michael Capps
President
Mojave Underground Inc.
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We will see how they respond. More than likely, our friendly DOGM tipped them off, seeing how they do keep very close tabs on this site.
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