You Are My Sunshine

Overview

You Are My Sunshine was produced by the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. This video tells the story of the Sunshine Mine disaster of 1972 via the stories of 27 people who lived through the disaster. The video examines what happened, what went wrong and discusses lessons learned. The Sunshine fire was the driving force behind the creation of the Metal/Nonmetal Health and Safety Act of 1977. Ninety one miners were lost in this tragic accident.