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Date Mine Name Location Mineral Disaster Cause Killed Report
12/21/1951 Orient No. 2 View the planets for this day West Frankfort, IL Bituminous Explosion 119 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/04/1957 Bishop No. 34 View the planets for this day Wise, VA Bituminous Explosion 37 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/27/1958 Bishop No. 34 View the planets for this day Wise, VA Bituminous Explosion 22 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/13/1954 Jamison No. 9 View the planets for this day Farmington, WV Bituminous Explosion 16 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/28/1958 Burton View the planets for this day Nicholas County, WV Bituminous Explosion 14
10/31/1951 United Gas No. 1 View the planets for this day United, WV Bituminous Explosion 12 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/22/1959 River Slope View the planets for this day Port Griffith, PA Anthracite Inundation 12 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/18/1951 Burning Springs View the planets for this day Kermit, WV Bituminous Explosion 11 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/27/1957 Pocahontas No. 31 View the planets for this day McDowell County, WV Bituminous Explosion 11 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/15/1951 Bunker View the planets for this day Cassville, WV Bituminous Explosion 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/23/1959 Phillips and West No. 1 View the planets for this day Robbins, TN Bituminous Explosion 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/05/1953 No. 1 Incline View the planets for this day Bonanza, UT Gilsonite Explosion 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/23/1957 Marianna No. 58 View the planets for this day Marianna, PA Bituminous Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/02/1952 Carpentertown No. 2 View the planets for this day Mt. Pleasant, PA Bituminous Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/01/1959 Sherwood View the planets for this day Iron River, MI Iron Ore Asphyxiation 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/12/1958 Lundale View the planets for this day Lundale, WV Bituminous Roof Fall 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/29/1951 Buttonwood View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/27/1952 Holmes Slope View the planets for this day Minersville, PA Anthracite Inundation 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/24/1952 Arizona Concrete View the planets for this day Maricopa City, AZ Rock Bin Collapse 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/30/1952 Herron View the planets for this day Herron, MI Rock Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/30/1953 O Brien View the planets for this day Lovilia, IA Bituminous Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/31/1954 Santa Rita Open Pit View the planets for this day Santa Rita, NM Copper Explosives 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/18/1957 Evan Jones View the planets for this day Jonesville, AK Bituminous Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/16/1950 Lark, U.S. Smelting View the planets for this day Lark, UT Lead/Zinc Fire 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/09/1957 Glen Rogers No. 2 View the planets for this day Glen Rogers, WV Bituminous Bump 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/13/1952 Elkhorn No. 3 View the planets for this day Evanston, KY Bituminous Fire 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/26/1952 Olga No. 2 View the planets for this day Careta, WV Bituminous Explosives 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/16/1951 U. S. Steel No. 6 View the planets for this day Gary, WV Bituminous Roof Fall 4
05/28/1958 Wharton No. 2 View the planets for this day Barrett, WV Bituminous Roof Fall 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/28/1958 Montana Queen View the planets for this day Queens Point, MT Bituminous Roof Fall 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/30/1950 Avondale View the planets for this day Luzerne County, PA Bituminous Explosion 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/04/1951 Calloway View the planets for this day Ducktown, TN Copper Hoisting 4
04/18/1957 Shade and Millard No. 1 View the planets for this day Panther, WV Bituminous Roof Fall 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/11/1957 Peerless No. 3 View the planets for this day Hackett, AR Bituminous Explosion 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/29/1955 Landsburg View the planets for this day Ravensdale County, WA Bituminous Roof Fall 4
01/17/1958 Spring Canyon No. 4 View the planets for this day Spring Canyon, UT Bituminous Explosion 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/11/1955 Miami Copper View the planets for this day Miami, AZ Copper Fall of Person 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/01/1956 Georgetown No. 12 View the planets for this day Cadiz, OH Bituminous Explosives 4
06/27/1952 Lansford No. 6 View the planets for this day Lansford, PA Bituminous Explosion 4
12/26/1956 Trail Mountain No. 2 View the planets for this day Orangeville, UT Bituminous Explosion 3
06/02/1952 Penokee View the planets for this day Ironwood, MI Iron Ore Cave-in 2
03/28/1955 Little Oak View the planets for this day Belleville, IL Bituminous Asphyxiation 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
 
 
 

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