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All Mine Disasters in the United States
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View the Mine Disaster CalendarAll Mine Disasters in the Year 1965   (Display in Fatality Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Industry Disaster Cause Killed Report
04/30/1965 Llewellyn Shaft View the planets for this day Farmington, WV Coal Explosion 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/24/1965 No. 2-A View the planets for this day Robbins, TN Coal Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/16/1965 Mars No. 2 View the planets for this day Wilsonburg, WV Coal Fire 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/28/1965 Dutch Creek No. 1 View the planets for this day Redstone, CO Coal Explosion 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
 
 
 

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