County:  Luzerne County, PA Planet links and investigation reports will open in a separate window Displays all records in descending year order Counties where 5 or more disasters occurred Or View From These Lists: Metal/Nonmetal Disasters Coal and Metal/Nonmetal   Date Mine Name Location Mineral Disaster Cause Killed Report 04/16/1963 Forge Slope  Newport Town, PA Bituminous Explosion 4 01/22/1959 River Slope  Port Griffith, PA Anthracite Inundation 12 03/29/1951 Buttonwood  Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 5 10/30/1950 Avondale  Luzerne County, PA Bituminous Explosion 4 01/05/1949 S. Wilkes-Barre  South Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 2 12/11/1947 Franklin  Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 8 04/10/1947 Schooley  Wyoming, PA Anthracite Explosion 10 01/15/1947 Nottingham  Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosion 15 06/02/1938 Butler Slope  Pittston, PA Anthracite Explosion 10 08/24/1936 Clear Spring  West Pittston, PA Anthracite Explosion 5 05/07/1935 South Wilkes-Barre  South Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Hoisting 7 10/24/1931 Mocanaqua  Mocanaqua, PA Anthracite Explosion 4 09/29/1930 Old Forge  Avoca, PA Anthracite Explosion 4 05/25/1928 Baltimore No. 5  Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 10 05/26/1927 Woodward No. 3  Edwardsville, PA Anthracite Explosion 7 11/16/1926 Tomhicken  Hazelton, PA Anthracite Inundation 1 10/30/1926 Susquehanna No. 7  Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Explosion 9 07/03/1926 Pettebone No. 6  Kingston, PA Anthracite Roof Fall 7 08/03/1925 Dorrance  Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 10 05/26/1925 Woodward  Edwardsville, PA Anthracite Explosion 7 06/06/1924 Loomis  Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 14 06/05/1919 Baltimore Tunnel No. 2  Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosives 92 01/05/1918 Barnum  Pittston, PA Anthracite Cave-in 2 08/07/1916 Woodward No. 3  Westmoor, PA Anthracite Explosion 6 03/09/1916 Hollenback  Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 6 02/08/1916 Lance No. 11  Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosion 7 02/17/1915 Prospect  Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 13 01/09/1912 Parrish No. 9  Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosives 6 10/03/1911 Drifton No. 2  Freeland, PA Anthracite Fall of Person 5 05/10/1911 Boston  Larksville, PA Anthracite Asphyxiation 5 01/25/1911 Hughestown No. 10  Pittston, PA Anthracite Explosion 3 03/12/1910 S. Wilkes-Barre No. 5  South Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 7 01/11/1910 Nottingham  Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosion 7 11/09/1909 Auchincloss  Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Fire 9 03/02/1909 No. 14  Pittston, PA Anthracite Explosion 8 08/28/1908 Warrior Run  Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Mine Cars 6 05/13/1908 Prospect  Midvale, PA Anthracite Roof Fall 5 05/12/1908 Mount Lookout  Wyoming, PA Anthracite Explosion 12 08/06/1906 Susquehanna No. 7  Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Explosion 6 04/26/1905 Conyngham  Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Hoisting 10 03/09/1905 Clear Spring  West Pittston, PA Anthracite Hoisting 7 11/02/1904 Auchincloss  Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Hoisting 10 05/05/1904 Lance  Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosives 5 12/09/1902 S. Wilkes-Barre  South Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosives 5 10/25/1901 Buttonwood  Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 6 11/05/1898 Exeter  West Pittston, PA Anthracite Pwd Haulage 9 10/01/1898 Maffett Slope  Midvale, PA Anthracite Fire 5 10/29/1896 Shaft No. 3  South Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 6 06/28/1896 Twin  Pittston, PA Anthracite Roof Fall 58 10/07/1895 Dorrance  Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 7 07/17/1894 West No. 1 Slope  Stockton, PA Anthracite Explosives 8 02/13/1894 Gaylord  Plymouth, PA Anthracite Roof Fall 13 09/21/1893 Lance No. 11  Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosion 6 06/22/1893 Susquehanna No. 1  Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Explosion 5 11/08/1891 Susquehanna No. 1  Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Explosion 12 02/04/1891 Spring Mountain No. 1  Jeansville, PA Anthracite Inundation 13 05/15/1890 Jersey No. 8  Ashley, PA Anthracite Explosion 26 04/02/1890 Susquehanna No. 8  Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Explosion 5 03/03/1890 Shaft No. 3  South Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Fire 8 02/01/1890 Nottingham  Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosion 8 06/11/1889 Gaylord  Plymouth, PA Anthracite Roof Fall 4 11/26/1886 Conyngham  Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 12 12/18/1885 Nanticoke No. 1  Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Inundation 26 10/21/1885 Plymouth No. 2  Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosion 6 09/02/1885 Oak Wood  Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Hoisting 4 08/11/1885 West End  Mocanaqua, PA Anthracite Asphyxiation 10 03/05/1880 Nanticoke No. 2  Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Explosion 6 10/08/1878 Prospect  Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 4 02/06/1872 Henry Shaft  Pittston, PA Anthracite Explosion 4 08/14/1871 Eagle Shaft  Pittston, PA Anthracite Explosion 17 05/27/1871 West Pittston  West Pittston, PA Anthracite Asphyxiation 20 12/18/1869 Sugar Loaf No. 1  Stockton, PA Anthracite Cave-in 10 09/06/1869 Avondale  Plymouth, PA Anthracite Fire 110

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