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Coal Mine Disasters in the United States
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View the Mine Disaster Calendar Cause of Disaster:  Inundation   (Display in Fatality Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Mineral Killed Report
07/24/2002 Quecreek View the planets for this day Friedens, PA Bituminous 0  Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/03/1981 Grays Knob No. 5 View the planets for this day Grays Knob, KY Bituminous 3  Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/04/1978 Moss No. 3 Portal View the planets for this day Duty, VA Bituminous 5  Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/01/1977 Porter Tunnel View the planets for this day Tower City, PA Anthracite 9  Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/06/1968 Saxsewell No. 8 View the planets for this day Hominy Falls, WV Bituminous 4  Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/22/1959 River Slope View the planets for this day Port Griffith, PA Anthracite 12  Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/27/1952 Holmes Slope View the planets for this day Minersville, PA Anthracite 5  Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/02/1928 Locust Springs View the planets for this day Locust Gap, PA Anthracite 0 
04/08/1927 Carbonado View the planets for this day Carbonado, WA Bituminous 7  Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/17/1917 Wilkeson View the planets for this day Wilkeson, WA Bituminous 6  Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/16/1914 Cannon View the planets for this day Franklin, WA Bituminous 1  Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/24/1912 Superba and Lemont View the planets for this day Evans Station, PA Bituminous 18  Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/26/1907 Berwind-White No. 38 View the planets for this day Foustwell, PA Bituminous 0 
05/26/1898 Kaska William View the planets for this day Middleport, PA Anthracite 6  Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/20/1892 Primrose View the planets for this day Minersville, PA Anthracite 10  Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/04/1891 Spring Mountain No. 1 View the planets for this day Jeansville, PA Anthracite 13  Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/09/1889 White Ash View the planets for this day Greeley, CO Bituminous 11  Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/18/1885 Nanticoke No. 1 View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Anthracite 26  Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/23/1885 Franklin View the planets for this day Houtzdale, PA Bituminous 4 
05/13/1885 North Ashland View the planets for this day North Ashland, PA Anthracite 5  Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/16/1883 Diamond View the planets for this day Braidwood, IL Bituminous 69  Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
 
 
 

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