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All Mine Disasters in the United States
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View the Mine Disaster CalendarCounty:  Northumberland County, PA   (Display in Date Order)

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Counties where 5 or more disasters occurred

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Or View From These Lists: Only Coal Disasters Metal/Nonmetal Disasters
 
Date Mine Name Location Mineral Disaster Cause Killed Report
04/01/1893 Neilson View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Anthracite Fire 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/10/1873 Henry Clay View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Anthracite Explosion 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/21/1884 Greenback/Buckridge View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Anthracite Fire 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/29/1902 Luke Fidler View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Anthracite Explosion 7
10/11/1894 Henry Clay View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Anthracite Expl. Vessel 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/29/1931 Richards View the planets for this day Mount Carmel, PA Anthracite Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/27/1911 Cameron View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Anthracite Explosion 5
05/05/1904 Locust Gap View the planets for this day Locust Gap, PA Anthracite Fire 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/08/1894 Luke Fidler View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Anthracite Fire 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/03/1880 Short Mountain View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Anthracite Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/08/1884 Henry Clay View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Anthracite Explosion 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/26/1964 Glen Burn View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Anthracite Explosives 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/03/1964 Bednarczyk Nos. 2, 3 View the planets for this day Gowen City, PA Anthracite Explosion 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/02/1928 Locust Springs View the planets for this day Locust Gap, PA Anthracite Inundation 0
 
 
 

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