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Wilkeson Coal and Coke Company
Wilkeson Mine Inundation

Wilkeson, Washington
December 17, 1917
No. Killed – 6



See also:   Wilkeson Mine Explosion, Dec. 14, 1925

Cause of accident: Six men were killed in this mine by an inrush of water and glacial clay which flooded the working areas.

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