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All Mine Disasters in the United States
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Company:  West Kentucky Coal Company   (Fatality Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Mineral Disaster Cause Killed Report
11/30/1942 West Kentucky No. 10 View the planets for this day Providence, KY Bituminous Explosion 6
03/12/1934 West Kentucky No. 10 View the planets for this day Wheatcroft, KY Bituminous Fire 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/03/1927 West Kentucky No. 7 View the planets for this day Clay, KY Bituminous Explosion 16 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/08/1925 West Kentucky No. 9 View the planets for this day Sturgis, KY Bituminous Explosion 17 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/04/1917 West Kentucky No. 7 View the planets for this day Clay, KY Bituminous Explosion 62 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
 
 
 

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