Company:  Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company   (Fatality Order) Planet links and investigation reports will open in a separate window Displays all records in descending date order   Date Mine Name Location Mineral Disaster Cause Killed Report 03/09/1916 Hollenback  Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 6  02/08/1916 Lance No. 11  Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosion 7  03/12/1910 S. Wilkes-Barre No. 5  South Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 7  01/11/1910 Nottingham  Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosion 7  05/05/1904 Lance  Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosives 5  12/09/1902 S. Wilkes-Barre  South Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosives 5  09/21/1893 Lance No. 11  Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosion 6  05/15/1890 Jersey No. 8  Ashley, PA Anthracite Explosion 26  03/03/1890 Shaft No. 3  South Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Fire 8  02/01/1890 Nottingham  Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosion 8  05/06/1879 Audenried  Audenried, PA Anthracite Explosion/Fire 6

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