 County: Fayette County, Pennsylvania
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13 mine disasters of 5 or more fatalities have occurred in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. This is the 7th highest for any county in the United States. Fayette County is tied with Franklin County, Illinois.
Displays all records in descending fatality order |
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| Date
| Mine Name
| Location
| Mineral
| Disaster Cause
| Killed
| Report
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| 12/01/1907 |
Naomi |
Fayette City, PA |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
34 |
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| 06/16/1890 |
Hill Farm |
Dunbar, PA |
Bituminous |
Fire |
31 |
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| 02/02/1922 |
Gates No. 2 |
Brownsville, PA |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
25 |
|
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| 12/23/1899 |
Braznell |
Brownsville, PA |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
19 |
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| 11/21/1903 |
Ferguson |
Connellsville, PA |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
17 |
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| 10/27/1884 |
Youngstown |
Uniontown, PA |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
14 |
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| 07/25/1924 |
Gates No. 1 |
Brownsville, PA |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
10 |
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| 09/23/1898 |
Umpire |
Brownsville, PA |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
8 |
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| 07/06/1905 |
Fuller |
Searights, PA |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
6 |
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| 03/08/1886 |
Uniondale |
Dunbar, PA |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
6 |
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| 07/24/1899 |
Grindstone |
Grindstone, PA |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
5 |
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