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33 mine disasters of 5 or more fatalities have occurred in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.  This is the 2nd highest for any county in the United States.

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Date Mine Name Location Mineral Disaster Cause Killed Report
07/23/1892 York Farm View the planets for this day Pottsville, PA Anthracite Explosion 15   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/24/1943 Primrose View the planets for this day Minersville, PA Anthracite Explosion 14   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/21/1935 Gilberton View the planets for this day Gilberton, PA Anthracite Explosion 13   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/06/1885 Cuyler View the planets for this day Raven Run, PA Anthracite Roof Fall 10   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/09/1889 Kaska William View the planets for this day Middleport, PA Anthracite Hoisting 10   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/20/1892 Primrose View the planets for this day Minersville, PA Anthracite Inundation 10   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/10/1870 Pottsville Colliery View the planets for this day Middleport, PA Anthracite Hoisting 9   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/01/1977 Porter Tunnel View the planets for this day Tower City, PA Anthracite Inundation 9   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/27/1938 St. Clair No. 1 Slope View the planets for this day Pottsville, PA Anthracite Explosion 8   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/08/1930 Gilberton View the planets for this day Gilberton, PA Anthracite Roof Fall 8   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/19/1847 Spencer View the planets for this day Pottsville, PA Anthracite Explosion 7   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/15/1906 Shenandoah City View the planets for this day Shenandoah, PA Anthracite Explosives 7  
11/09/1900 Buck Mountain View the planets for this day Mahanoy City, PA Anthracite Explosion 7  
10/23/1891 Richardson View the planets for this day Glen Carbon, PA Anthracite Asphyxiation 7   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/09/1877 Wadesville View the planets for this day Wadesville, PA Anthracite Fire 7  
08/29/1870 Preston No. 3 View the planets for this day Girardville, PA Anthracite Hoisting 7  
05/29/1914 Mary D View the planets for this day Mary D, PA Anthracite Hoisting 6   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/26/1898 Kaska William View the planets for this day Middleport, PA Anthracite Inundation 6   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/08/1885 Otto View the planets for this day Pottsville, PA Anthracite Explosion 6   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/18/1895 West Bear Ridge View the planets for this day Mahony Plane, PA Anthracite Explosion 5   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/02/1871 Otto Red Ash View the planets for this day Branchdale, PA Anthracite Explosion 5  
01/15/1878 Potts View the planets for this day Locustdale, PA Anthracite Explosion 5  
05/24/1882 Kohinoor View the planets for this day Shenandoah, PA Anthracite Explosion 5  
04/27/1887 Tunnel View the planets for this day Ashland, PA Anthracite Asphyxiation 5   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/01/1887 Bast View the planets for this day Big Mine Run, PA Anthracite Asphyxiation 5   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/09/1921 Rahn No. 11 View the planets for this day Seek, PA Anthracite Explosion 5  
04/22/1870 Diamond Slope View the planets for this day Wolf Creek, PA Anthracite Expl. Vessel 5   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/27/1952 Holmes Slope View the planets for this day Minersville, PA Anthracite Inundation 5   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/13/1897 Wadesville View the planets for this day Wadesville, PA Anthracite Fall of Person 5  
05/06/1926 Randolph Colliery View the planets for this day Port Carbon, PA Anthracite Explosion 5  
01/30/1904 Maple Hill View the planets for this day Mahanoy City, PA Anthracite Explosives 5   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/18/1905 Lytle View the planets for this day Minersville, PA Anthracite Roof Fall 5  
02/21/1923 Williams View the planets for this day Kaska-William, PA Anthracite Explosion 5  
 

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