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Date Mine Name / Page Link Location Disaster Cause Killed Report
11/03/2018 Cedarville View the planets for this day Women Icon Cedarville, MI Pwd Haulage 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/31/2017 Marigold View the planets for this day Valmy, NV Pwd Haulage 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/03/2016 Harmony View the planets for this day Crystal Springs, MS Inundation 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/17/2013 Revenue-Virginius View the planets for this day Ouray, CO Asphyxiation 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/15/2012 Sterling Materials View the planets for this day Women Icon Verona, KY Pwd Haulage 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/12/2010 Meikle View the planets for this day Elko, NV Falling Object 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/21/2010 Viburnum No. 29 View the planets for this day Viburnum, MO Fire 0 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/15/2009 Ozark View the planets for this day Women Icon Bradford, AR Pwd Haulage 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/24/2008 Pattison Sand View the planets for this day Women Icon Clayton, IA Pwd Haulage 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/19/2007 Nome Operations View the planets for this day Nome, AK Machinery 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/21/2003 North Marion View the planets for this day Women Icon Marion, KS Pwd Haulage 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/21/2002 R-D Mac View the planets for this day Women Icon La Grande, OR Pwd Haulage 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/17/2002 Storm Decline View the planets for this day Elko, NV Heat Stress 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/12/2002 Russell Pit View the planets for this day Women Icon Wellington, CO Pwd Haulage 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/21/2000 Rattlesnake Pit View the planets for this day Women Icon Hurricane, UT Pwd Haulage 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/27/1999 Tiftonia Quarry View the planets for this day Women Icon Chattanooga, TN Fall of Highwall 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/08/1997 Overland Services View the planets for this day Women Icon Bound Brook, NJ Electrical 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/08/1997 Neverson Quarry View the planets for this day Women Icon Bailey, NC Pwd Haulage 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/15/1997 Getchell View the planets for this day Women Icon Golconda, NV Pwd Haulage 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/17/1996 Bullitt Stone View the planets for this day Women Icon Shepherdsville, KY Sliding Material 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/19/1995 Lloyd Logging View the planets for this day Wenatchee, WA Fall of Highwall 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/12/1994 Retsof View the planets for this day Retsof, NY Roof Fall 0 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/10/1993 Magma View the planets for this day Superior, AZ Falling Object 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/12/1986 Lone Star Quarry View the planets for this day Women Icon Cape Girardeau, MO Machinery 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/28/1984 Nevada Moly View the planets for this day Women Icon Tonopah, NV Pwd Haulage 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/10/1982 Magma View the planets for this day Superior, AZ Roof Fall 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/09/1981 Warrier View the planets for this day Riggins, ID Explosives 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/29/1981 Nevada Moly View the planets for this day Women Icon Tonopah, NV Pwd Haulage 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/20/1980 Jefferson Island View the planets for this day Delcambre, LA Inundation 0 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/08/1979 Belle Isle Salt View the planets for this day Franklin, LA Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/30/1978 Gramercy Works View the planets for this day Gramercy, LA Machinery 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/15/1976 Silver Ridge View the planets for this day Quartzville, OR Explosives 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/25/1975 Boron View the planets for this day Boron, CA Asphyxiation 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/04/1975 Bonnie Lake View the planets for this day Bartow, FL Asphyxiation 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/18/1975 Sterling B Shaft View the planets for this day Retsof, NY Explosion 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/15/1975 El Paso Quarry View the planets for this day El Paso, TX Pwd Haulage 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/02/1972 Sunshine View the planets for this day Kellogg, ID Fire 91 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/21/1972 Homestake View the planets for this day Lead, SD Ground Fall 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/11/1971 Inspiration Concentrator View the planets for this day Inspiration, AZ Asphyxiation 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/09/1971 Broward View the planets for this day Miramar, FL Explosives 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/12/1971 Barnett Complex View the planets for this day Rosiclare, IL Asphyxiation 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/05/1971 El Dorado View the planets for this day Shingle Springs, CA Hoisting 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/23/1970 Texavada View the planets for this day Pine Grove, NV Asphyxiation 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/20/1970 Hazard View the planets for this day Foresthill, CA Asphyxiation 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/15/1970 Silver Eagle View the planets for this day Rice, WA Asphyxiation 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/19/1970 Jefferson Island View the planets for this day Jefferson Island, LA Roof Fall 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/05/1968 Belle Isle Salt View the planets for this day Franklin, LA Fire 21 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/27/1963 Cane Creek View the planets for this day Moab, UT Explosion 18 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/01/1959 Sherwood View the planets for this day Iron River, MI Asphyxiation 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/11/1955 Miami Copper View the planets for this day Miami, AZ Fall of Person 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/31/1954 Santa Rita Open Pit View the planets for this day Santa Rita, NM Explosives 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/05/1953 No. 1 Incline View the planets for this day Bonanza, UT Explosion 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/30/1952 Herron View the planets for this day Herron, MI Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/24/1952 Arizona Concrete View the planets for this day Maricopa City, AZ Bin Collapse 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/16/1950 Lark, U.S. Smelting View the planets for this day Lark, UT Fire 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/10/1943 Mulcahy View the planets for this day Shullsburg, WI Cave-in 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/05/1943 Boyd View the planets for this day Ducktown, TN Asphyxiation 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/26/1942 Sandts Eddy Quarry View the planets for this day Easton, PA Explosives 31 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/31/1938 Asheville Quarry View the planets for this day Asheville, NC Explosives 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/30/1936 Funkhouser Quarry View the planets for this day Delta, PA Explosives 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/06/1936 Morning View the planets for this day Mullan, ID Hoisting 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/24/1927 Magma View the planets for this day Superior, AZ Fire 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/03/1926 Barnes-Hecker View the planets for this day Ishpeming, MI Inundation 51 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/05/1924 Milford View the planets for this day Crosby, MN Inundation 41 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/12/1923 Sloss No. 1 View the planets for this day Bessemer, AL Pwd Haulage 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/27/1922 Argonaut View the planets for this day Jackson, CA Fire 47 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/19/1920 Lehigh Quarry View the planets for this day Ormrod, PA Explosives 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/15/1920 Jefferson Island View the planets for this day Delcambre, LA Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/15/1919 Gold Hunter View the planets for this day Mullan, ID Cave-in 0 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/08/1917 Granite Mountain View the planets for this day Butte, MT Fire 163 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/25/1917 North Star View the planets for this day Hailey, ID Snowslide 16 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/23/1915 Brandy City View the planets for this day Brandy City, CA Explosives 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/19/1915 Granite Mountain View the planets for this day Butte, MT Explosives 16 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/14/1914 Balkan View the planets for this day Palatka, MI Inundation 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/23/1913 Leonard View the planets for this day Butte, MT Hoisting 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/17/1913 Miami Copper View the planets for this day Miami, AZ Cave-in 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/07/1912 Eureka Pit View the planets for this day Ely, NV Explosives 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/19/1911 Wharton View the planets for this day Hibernia, NJ Inundation 12 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/03/1911 Butte-Superior View the planets for this day Butte, MT Hoisting 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/23/1911 Giroux View the planets for this day Ely, NV Fire 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/11/1911 Norman View the planets for this day Virginia, MN Rock Slide 14 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/23/1911 Belmont View the planets for this day Tonopah, NV Fire 17 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/18/1911 Keating View the planets for this day Radersburg, MT Explosives 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/28/1910 Jumbo View the planets for this day Jumbo, OK Explosion 14 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/02/1910 Lehigh Quarry View the planets for this day West Coplay, PA Explosives 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/13/1910 Nazareth Quarry View the planets for this day Nazareth, PA Explosives 11 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/02/1910 Alaska-Mexican View the planets for this day Treadwell, AK Explosives 37 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/26/1909 Keystone View the planets for this day Joplin, MO Cave-in 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/20/1907 Rolling Mill View the planets for this day Negaunee, MI Hoisting 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/26/1904 Independence View the planets for this day Victor, CO Hoisting 14 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/04/1896 Anna Lee View the planets for this day Victor, CO Cave-in 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/07/1895 Osceola View the planets for this day Calumet, MI Fire 30 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/29/1895 Sleepy Hollow View the planets for this day Sleepy Hollow, CO Inundation 14 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/14/1893 Red Jacket Shaft View the planets for this day Calumet, MI Hoisting 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/03/1891 Anaconda View the planets for this day Butte, MT Pwd Haulage 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/23/1889 Anaconda View the planets for this day Butte, MT Fire 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/13/1885 Bull Domingo View the planets for this day Silver Cliff, CO Fire 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
 
 
 

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