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61 mine disasters of 5 or more fatalities have occurred in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.  This is the most for any county in the United States.

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Date Mine Name Location Mineral Disaster Cause Killed Report
09/06/1869 Avondale View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Anthracite Fire 110   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/05/1919 Baltimore Tunnel No. 2 View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosives 92   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/28/1896 Twin View the planets for this day Pittston, PA Anthracite Roof Fall 58   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/15/1890 Jersey No. 8 View the planets for this day Ashley, PA Anthracite Explosion 26   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/18/1885 Nanticoke No. 1 View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Inundation 26   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/27/1871 West Pittston View the planets for this day West Pittston, PA Anthracite Asphyxiation 20   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/14/1871 Eagle Shaft View the planets for this day Pittston, PA Anthracite Explosion 17   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/15/1947 Nottingham View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosion 15   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/06/1924 Loomis View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 14   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/13/1894 Gaylord View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Anthracite Roof Fall 13   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/17/1915 Prospect View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 13   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/04/1891 Spring Mountain No. 1 View the planets for this day Jeansville, PA Anthracite Inundation 13   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/12/1908 Mount Lookout View the planets for this day Wyoming, PA Anthracite Explosion 12   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/26/1886 Conyngham View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 12   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/22/1959 River Slope View the planets for this day Port Griffith, PA Anthracite Inundation 12   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/08/1891 Susquehanna No. 1 View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Explosion 12   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/26/1905 Conyngham View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Hoisting 10   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/03/1925 Dorrance View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 10   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/02/1904 Auchincloss View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Hoisting 10   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/25/1928 Baltimore No. 5 View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 10   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/10/1947 Schooley View the planets for this day Wyoming, PA Anthracite Explosion 10   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/18/1869 Sugar Loaf No. 1 View the planets for this day Stockton, PA Anthracite Cave-in 10  
08/11/1885 West End View the planets for this day Mocanaqua, PA Anthracite Asphyxiation 10   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/02/1938 Butler Slope View the planets for this day Pittston, PA Anthracite Explosion 10   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/05/1898 Exeter View the planets for this day West Pittston, PA Anthracite Pwd Haulage 9  
10/30/1926 Colliery No. 7 View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Explosion 9   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/09/1909 Auchincloss View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Fire 9   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/17/1894 West No. 1 Slope View the planets for this day Stockton, PA Anthracite Explosives 8   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/03/1890 Shaft No. 3 View the planets for this day South Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Fire 8   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/01/1890 Nottingham View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosion 8   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/02/1909 No. 14 View the planets for this day Pittston, PA Anthracite Explosion 8   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/11/1947 Franklin View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 8   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/07/1935 South Wilkes-Barre View the planets for this day South Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Hoisting 7   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/11/1910 Nottingham View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosion 7   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/07/1895 Dorrance View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 7   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/26/1927 Woodward No. 3 View the planets for this day Edwardsville, PA Anthracite Explosion 7   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/03/1926 Pettebone No. 6 View the planets for this day Kingston, PA Anthracite Roof Fall 7   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/09/1905 Clear Spring View the planets for this day West Pittston, PA Anthracite Hoisting 7   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/26/1925 Woodward View the planets for this day Edwardsville, PA Anthracite Explosion 7  
02/08/1916 Lance No. 11 View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosion 7   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/12/1910 S. Wilkes-Barre No. 5 View the planets for this day South Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 7   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/21/1893 Lance No. 11 View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosion 6  
08/06/1906 Susquehanna No. 7 View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Explosion 6  
03/05/1880 Nanticoke No. 3 View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Explosion 6  
08/28/1908 Warrior Run View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Mine Cars 6   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/09/1916 Hollenback View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 6   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/21/1885 Plymouth No. 2 View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosion 6   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/25/1901 Buttonwood View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 6  
01/09/1912 Parrish No. 9 View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosives 6   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/29/1896 Shaft No. 3 View the planets for this day South Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 6  
08/07/1916 Woodward No. 3 View the planets for this day Westmoor, PA Anthracite Explosion 6   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/02/1890 Susquehanna No. 8 View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Explosion 5   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/10/1911 Boston View the planets for this day Larksville, PA Anthracite Asphyxiation 5   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/29/1951 Buttonwood View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 5   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/24/1936 Clear Spring View the planets for this day West Pittston, PA Anthracite Explosion 5   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/01/1898 Midvale View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Fire 5  
05/13/1908 Prospect View the planets for this day Midvale, PA Anthracite Roof Fall 5   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/09/1902 S. Wilkes-Barre View the planets for this day South Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosives 5  
10/03/1911 Drifton No. 2 View the planets for this day Freeland, PA Anthracite Fall of Person 5   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/05/1904 Lance View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosives 5   Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/22/1893 Susquehanna No. 1 View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Explosion 5  
 

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