), ▁and ▁" The ▁C aves ▁of ▁Jer ich o " ▁by ▁The ▁Band , ▁from ▁the ▁album ▁" J er ich o " ▁released ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁under ▁the ▁Rh ino ▁label . ▁ ▁Mine ▁conditions ▁The ▁dis aster ▁occurred ▁in ▁sh aft s ▁ 1 5 ▁and ▁ 1 6 ▁of ▁a ▁" tr uck ▁mine ", ▁just ▁outside ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Hy den , ▁Kentucky , ▁owned ▁by ▁Charles ▁and ▁Stanley ▁Fin ley , ▁which ▁had ▁opened ▁the ▁previous ▁March ▁on ▁le ased ▁land , ▁although ▁their ▁company ▁had ▁been ▁min ing ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁for ▁ten ▁years . ▁The ▁small ▁operation ▁involved ▁about ▁ 1 7 0 ▁employees , ▁who ▁were ▁not ▁members ▁of ▁United ▁Mine ▁Work ers . ▁Th irty - four ▁inf ra ctions ▁had ▁been ▁reported ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁three ▁months ▁of ▁operation , ▁but ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁fixed , ▁and ▁the ▁mine ▁had ▁been ▁shut ▁down ▁for ▁ 3 ▁days ▁in ▁June ▁due ▁to ▁safety ▁concerns . ▁ ▁The ▁Bureau ▁of ▁M ines ▁had ▁declared ▁the ▁mine ▁an ▁" im min ent ▁danger " ▁due ▁to ▁bl ast ing ▁safety ▁ha z ards ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁but ▁allowed ▁the ▁mine ▁to ▁continue ▁operation . ▁The ▁ha z ards , ▁which ▁included ▁excess ▁accum ulation ▁of ▁coal ▁dust ▁and ▁elect rical ▁spark ▁ha z ards , ▁were ▁discovered ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 9 ▁and ▁ordered ▁to ▁be ▁clean ed ▁up ▁by ▁December ▁ 2 2