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Mine Name
Location
Mineral
Disaster Cause
Killed
Report
01/13/2007
Cucumber
Cucumber, WV
Bituminous
Roof Fall
2
09/28/1964
Bradshaw No. 6
Bradshaw, WV
Bituminous
Explosion
3
12/27/1957
Pocahontas No. 31
McDowell County, WV
Bituminous
Explosion
11
04/18/1957
Shade and Millard No. 1
Panther, WV
Bituminous
Roof Fall
4
06/26/1952
Olga No. 2
Careta, WV
Bituminous
Explosion
4
02/16/1951
U. S. Steel No. 6
Gary, WV
Bituminous
Roof Fall
4
08/06/1948
Berwind No. 11
Capels, WV
Bituminous
Roof Fall
6
01/15/1946
Havaco No. 9
Welch, WV
Bituminous
Explosion
15
01/22/1941
Carswell
Kimball, WV
Bituminous
Explosion
6
01/10/1940
Bartley No. 1
Bartley, WV
Bituminous
Explosion
91
11/30/1928
Princess Poca
Roderfield, WV
Bituminous
Explosion
6
05/22/1928
Yukon-Pocahontas No. 1
Yukon, WV
Bituminous
Explosion
17
04/02/1928
Keystone No. 2
Keystone, WV
Bituminous
Explosion
8
05/13/1927
Shannon Branch No. 3
Capels, WV
Bituminous
Explosion
8
03/28/1924
Yukon No. 2
Yukon, WV
Bituminous
Explosion
24
07/18/1919
Carswell
Kimball, WV
Bituminous
Explosion
6
12/22/1918
Havaco
Havaco, WV
Bituminous
Explosion
4
03/28/1916
King No. 98
Kimball, WV
Bituminous
Explosion
10
03/26/1912
Jed
Jed, WV
Bituminous
Explosion
81
11/18/1911
Bottom Creek
Vivian, WV
Bituminous
Explosion
18
08/01/1911
Standard-Pocahontas
Welch, WV
Bituminous
Asphyxiation
6
01/12/1909
Lick Branch
Switchback, WV
Bituminous
Explosion
67
12/29/1908
Lick Branch
Switchback, WV
Bituminous
Explosion
50
12/14/1906
Pulaski
Eckman, WV
Bituminous
Explosives
6
07/19/1906
Dixon-Pocahontas
Welch, WV
Bituminous
Explosion
5
07/02/1906
Keystone
Keystone, WV
Bituminous
Explosion
4
11/04/1905
Tidewater No. 3
Vivian, WV
Bituminous
Explosion
7
07/05/1905
Tidewater
Vivian, WV
Bituminous
Explosion
5
02/26/1905
Grapevine
Wilcoe, WV
Bituminous
Explosion
7
09/15/1902
Big Four
Algoma, WV
Bituminous
Explosion
17
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