Mine Disasters Commemorated with Historical MarkerMouseover the link for a reduced image of the marker or monumentFollow the link for more information about the disaster and markerAccidents shown below are displayed in ascending year orderTo date, we have included 79 markers, memorials, or monuments |
| |
No. |
Date |
Mine |
City and State |
Industry |
Cause |
Killed |
1. |
04/07/1869 |
KY-Yellow Jacket |
Gold Hill, Nevada |
MNM |
Fire |
37 |
2. |
09/06/1869 |
Avondale |
Plymouth, Pennsylvania |
Coal |
Fire |
110 |
3. |
07/03/1872 |
Atwater |
Atwater, Ohio |
Coal |
Fire |
10 |
4. |
07/24/1876 |
Black Diamond |
Nortonville, California |
Coal |
Explosion |
6 |
5. |
03/04/1881 |
Almy No. 2 |
Almy, Wyoming |
Coal |
Explosion |
38 |
6. |
02/03/1882 |
Midlothian |
Coalfield, Virginia |
Coal |
Explosion |
32 |
7. |
02/16/1883 |
Diamond |
Braidwood, Illinois |
Coal |
Inundation |
69 |
8. |
01/24/1884 |
Crested Butte |
Crested Butte, Colorado |
Coal |
Explosion |
59 |
9. |
03/13/1884 |
Laurel |
Pocahontas, Virginia |
Coal |
Explosion |
112 |
10. |
01/21/1886 |
Orrel |
Newburg, West Virginia |
Coal |
Explosion |
39 |
11. |
09/09/1889 |
White Ash |
Greeley, Colorado |
Coal |
Inundation |
11 |
12. |
12/24/1889 |
Utica |
Angels Camp, California |
MNM |
Cave-in |
17 |
13. |
06/16/1890 |
Hill Farm |
Dunbar, Pennsylvania |
Coal |
Fire |
31 |
14. |
01/27/1891 |
Mammoth No. 1 |
Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania |
Coal |
Explosion |
109 |
15. |
01/07/1892 |
Osage Mine No. 11 |
Krebs, Oklahoma |
Coal |
Explosion |
100 |
16. |
09/28/1893 |
Mansfield |
Crystal Falls, Michigan |
Coal |
Inundation |
28 |
17. |
12/19/1895 |
Egypt |
Cumnock, North Carolina |
Coal |
Explosion |
39 |
18. |
02/18/1896 |
Vulcan |
New Castle, Colorado |
Coal |
Explosion |
49 |
19. |
06/28/1896 |
Twin |
Pittston, Pennsylvania |
Coal |
Roof Fall |
58 |
20. |
05/01/1900 |
Winter Quarters |
Scofield, Utah |
Coal |
Explosion |
184 |
21. |
05/19/1902 |
Fraterville |
Coal Creek, Tennessee |
Coal |
Explosion |
184 |
22. |
07/10/1902 |
Rolling Mill |
Johnstown, Pennsylvania |
Coal |
Explosion |
112 |
23. |
02/04/1907 |
Thomas No. 25 |
Thomas, West Virginia |
Coal |
Explosion |
25 |
|
24. |
12/06/1907 |
Monongah |
Monongah, West Virginia |
Coal |
Explosion |
362 |
25. |
12/19/1907 |
Darr |
Van Meter, Pennsylvania |
Coal |
Explosion |
239 |
26. |
11/28/1908 |
Rachel and Agnes |
Marianna, Pennsylvania |
Coal |
Explosion |
154 |
27. |
11/13/1909 |
St. Paul No. 2 |
Cherry, Illinois |
Coal |
Fire |
259 |
28. |
04/07/1911 |
Price-Pancoast |
Throop, Pennsylvania |
Coal |
Fire |
73 |
29. |
04/24/1911 |
Ott No. 20 |
Elk Garden, West Virginia |
Coal |
Explosion |
23 |
30. |
12/09/1911 |
Cross Mountain |
Briceville, Tennessee |
Coal |
Explosion |
84 |
31. |
03/20/1912 |
San Bois No. 2 |
McCurtain, Oklahoma |
Coal |
Explosion |
73 |
32. |
04/23/1913 |
Cincinnati |
Courtney, Pennsylvania |
Coal |
Explosion |
97 |
33. |
04/28/1914 |
Eccles 5 and 6 |
Eccles, West Virginia |
Coal |
Explosion |
183 |
34. |
09/04/1914 |
Union No. 1 |
Adamson, Oklahoma |
Coal |
Cave-in |
13 |
35. |
02/06/1915 |
Carlisle |
Carlisle, West Virginia |
Coal |
Explosion |
21 |
36. |
03/02/1915 |
Layland No. 3 |
Layland, West Virginia |
Coal |
Explosion |
115 |
37. |
06/068/1917 |
Granite Mountain |
Butte, Montana |
MNM |
Fire |
163 |
38. |
08/04/1917 |
West Kentucky No. 7 |
Clay, Kentucky |
Coal |
Explosion |
62 |
39. |
06/05/1919 |
Baltimore Tunnel No. 2 |
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
Coal |
Explosives |
92 |
40. |
08/27/1922 |
Argonaut |
Jackson, California |
MNM |
Fire |
47 |
41. |
02/05/1924 |
Milford |
Crosby, Minnesota |
MNM |
Inundation |
41 |
42. |
03/08/1924 |
Castle Gate No. 2 |
Castle Gate, Utah |
Coal |
Explosion |
172 |
43. |
04/28/1924 |
Benwood |
Benwood, West Virginia |
Coal |
Explosion |
119 |
44. |
05/27/1925 |
Farmville |
Coal Glen, North Carolina |
Coal |
Explosion |
53 |
|
45. |
09/24/1926 |
Pabst |
Ironwood, Michigan |
MNM |
Powered Haulage |
3 |
46. |
11/03/1926 |
Barnes-Hecker |
Ishpeming, Michigan |
MNM |
Inundation |
51 |
47. |
12/09/1926 |
Francisco No. 2 |
Francisco, Indiana |
Coal |
Powered Haulage |
37 |
48. |
04/30/1927 |
Federal No. 3 |
Everettville, West Virginia |
Coal |
Explosion |
97 |
49. |
05/19/1928 |
Mather |
Mather, Pennsylvania |
Coal |
Explosion |
195 |
50. |
11/05/1930 |
Millfield No. 6 |
Millfield, Ohio |
Coal |
Explosion |
82 |
51. |
12/24/1932 |
Moweaqua |
Moweaqua, Illinois |
Coal |
Explosion |
54 |
52. |
01/10/1940 |
Bartley No. 1 |
Bartley, West Virginia |
Coal |
Explosion |
91 |
53. |
03/16/1940 |
Willow Grove No. 10 |
Neffs, Ohio |
Coal |
Explosion |
72 |
54. |
03/26/1942 |
Sandts Eddy Quarry |
Easton, Pennsylvania |
MNM |
Explosives |
31 |
55. |
02/27/1943 |
Smith No. 3 |
Bearcreek, Montana |
Coal |
Explosion |
74 |
56. |
11/06/1943 |
Nellis No. 3 |
Madison, West Virginia |
Coal |
Explosion |
11 |
57. |
07/05/1944 |
Powhatan |
Powhaten Point, Ohio |
Coal |
Fire |
66 |
58. |
03/25/1947 |
Centralia No. 5 |
Centralia, Illinois |
Coal |
Explosion |
111 |
59. |
01/22/1959 |
River Slope |
Port Griffith, Pennsylvania |
Coal |
Inundation |
12 |
60. |
03/08/1960 |
Island Creek No. 22 |
Holden, West Virginia |
Coal |
Fire |
15 |
61. |
12/06/1962 |
Robena No. 3 |
Carmichaels, Pennsylvania |
Coal |
Explosion |
37 |
62. |
08/13/1963 |
Oneida No. 2 Slope |
Oneida, Pennsylvania |
Coal |
Cave-in |
1 |
63. |
08/27/1963 |
Cane Creek |
Moab, Utah |
MNM |
Explosion |
18 |
64. |
07/23/1966 |
Siltix |
Mt. Hope, West Virginia |
Coal |
Explosion |
7 |
|
65. |
03/05/1968 |
Belle Isle |
Franklin, Louisiana |
MNM |
Fire |
21 |
66. |
05/06/1968 |
Saxsewell No. 8 |
Hominy Falls, West Virginia |
Coal |
Inundation |
4 |
67. |
11/20/1968 |
Consol No. 9 |
Farmington, West Virginia |
Coal |
Explosion |
78 |
68. |
12/30/1970 |
Finley Nos. 15 and 16 |
Hyden, Kentucky |
Coal |
Explosion |
38 |
69. |
02/26/1972 |
Buffalo Creek |
Saunders, West Virginia |
Coal |
Dam Failure |
125 |
70. |
05/02/1972 |
Sunshine |
Kellogg, Idaho |
MNM |
Fire |
91 |
71. |
03/09/1976 |
Scotia |
Oven Fork, Kentucky |
Coal |
Explosion |
26 |
72. |
03/01/1977 |
Porter Tunnel |
Tower City, Pennsylvania |
Coal |
Inundation |
9 |
73. |
11/20/1980 |
Jefferson Island |
Delcambre, Louisiana |
MNM |
Inundation |
0 |
74. |
12/08/1981 |
Grundy No. 21 |
Whitewell, Tennessee |
Coal |
Explosion |
13 |
75. |
12/19/1984 |
Wilberg |
Orangeville, Utah |
Coal |
Fire |
27 |
76. |
09/23/2001 |
JWR No. 5 |
Brookwood, Alabama |
Coal |
Explosion |
13 |
77. |
07/24/2002 |
Quecreek |
Friedens, Pennsylvania |
Coal |
Inundation |
0 |
78. |
01/02/2006 |
Sago |
Tallmansville, West Virginia |
Coal |
Explosion |
12 |
79. |
04/05/2010 |
Upper Big Branch |
Montcoal, West Virginia |
Coal |
Explosion |
29 |
|