Family members of the miners killed in the Sago Mine disaster share their thoughts on the failure to rescue their loved ones and describe their hopes for a change in mining safety legislation. They also comment on the disparity of mining company profit versus how much money is invested into safety technology for the miners. On January 2, 2006, a methane gas explosion in the Sago coal mine near Tallmansville, West Virginia trapped and killed 12 miners, leaving one miner in critical condition.

Ron Woolen, Director of West Virginia's Office of Miners' Health, Safety & Training, discusses the investigation of the Sago Mine disaster that occurred on January 2, 2006, killing 12 miners. Woolen explains what they have discovered about the potential cause of the accident in this 2007 interview with Emily Corio of West Virginia Public Broadcasting. Woolen also shares his recommendations for continuing the investigation and comments on several aspects of the case like previous citations, possible causes, and electricity in the mine.

Dr. Julian Bailes, the physician who first treated miner Randal McCloy, remembers the calls he received about the trapped miners and describes the state of McCloy when he arrived at the hospital as the sole survivor. Then Dr. Antonios Zikos of Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA recalls the organ failure McCloy suffered from as he arrived to use his hospital's hyperbaric chamber. Zikos explains the treatment process McCloy went through in the hyperbaric chamber and Bailes shares his thoughts on the miner's seemingly miraculous survival. On January 2, 2006, a methane gas explosion in the Sago coal mine near Tallmansville, West Virginia trapped and killed 12 miners, leaving one miner in critical condition.