21 mai 1860 - Henri Fayol started working at "Compagnie de Commentry-Fourchambault-Decazeville" aka "Comambault"

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He was hired by Stéphane Mony, who had decided to hire the best engineers from the Saint-Étienne Mining School. Henri joined the firm as an engineer and trainee manager. he studied the causes of underground fires, how to prevent them, how to fight them, how to reclaim mining areas that had been burned, and developed a knowledge of the structure of the basin.