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Date Mine Name / Page Link Location Disaster Cause Killed Report
04/03/1867 Bright Hope View the planets for this day Clover Hill, VA Explosion 69
03/20/1895 Red Canyon View the planets for this day Evanston, WY Explosion 62
01/16/1895 Butte Hardware View the planets for this day Butte, MT Explosives 57
03/19/1855 Midlothian View the planets for this day Coalfield, VA Explosion 55
03/18/1839 Black Heath View the planets for this day Richmond, VA Explosion 53
01/21/1886 Orrel View the planets for this day Newburg, WV Explosion 39
12/19/1895 Egypt View the planets for this day Cumnock, NC Explosion 39
01/26/1924 Lancashire No. 18 View the planets for this day Shanktown, PA Explosion 36
10/03/1906 Pocahontas View the planets for this day Pocahontas, VA Explosion 36
03/17/1925 Barrackville No. 41 View the planets for this day Barrackville, WV Explosion 33
02/03/1882 Midlothian View the planets for this day Coalfield, VA Explosion 32
11/04/1916 Bessie View the planets for this day Palos, AL Explosion 30
12/20/1895 Nelson View the planets for this day Dayton, TN Explosion 28
01/28/1931 Little Betty View the planets for this day Dugger, IN Explosion 28
11/06/1923 Glen Rogers View the planets for this day Glen Rogers, WV Explosion 27
02/25/1901 Diamondville No. 1 View the planets for this day Diamondville, WY Fire 26
02/02/1922 Gates No. 2 View the planets for this day Brownsville, PA Explosion 25
01/10/1893 Como View the planets for this day King, CO Explosion 24
05/22/1900 Egypt View the planets for this day Cumnock, NC Explosion 23
10/26/1901 Diamondville No. 1 View the planets for this day Diamondville, WY Explosion 22
04/29/1919 Majestic View the planets for this day Majestic, AL Explosion 22
01/09/1928 Peabody No. 18 View the planets for this day West Frankfort, IL Explosion 21
10/29/1919 Amsterdam No. 2 View the planets for this day Amsterdam, OH Fire 20
05/15/1854 English Pit View the planets for this day New Richmond, VA Explosion 20
05/27/1901 New Richland View the planets for this day Dayton, TN Explosion 20
02/20/1884 West Leisenring View the planets for this day West Leisenring, PA Explosion 19
12/02/1905 Diamondville No. 1 View the planets for this day Diamondville, WY Explosion 18
02/02/1909 Short Creek View the planets for this day Short Creek, AL Explosion 18
11/30/1863 Raccoon Pit View the planets for this day Clover Hill, VA Explosion 17
03/31/1902 Nelson View the planets for this day Dayton, TN Explosion 16
05/01/1907 Whipple View the planets for this day Scarbro, WV Explosion 16
10/05/1914 Mulga View the planets for this day Mulga, AL Explosion 16
11/29/1930 Lutie No. 5 View the planets for this day Lutie, OK Explosion 15
06/30/1919 Alderson No. 5 View the planets for this day Alderson, OK Explosion 15
01/24/1906 Poteau No. 6 View the planets for this day Witteville, OK Explosives 14
03/04/1897 Kansas and Texas No. 44 View the planets for this day Huntington, AR Explosion 14
10/27/1884 Youngstown View the planets for this day Uniontown, PA Explosion 14
11/21/1878 Sullivan View the planets for this day Sullivan, IN Explosion 13
09/04/1914 Union No. 1 View the planets for this day Adamson, OK Roof Fall 13
04/30/1905 Wilburton No. 19 View the planets for this day Wilburton, OK Explosion 13
02/27/1906 Piper No. 2 View the planets for this day Piper, AL Explosion 12
01/10/1914 Rock Castle View the planets for this day Rock Castle, AL Explosion 12
01/26/1907 Penco View the planets for this day Lorentz, WV Explosion 12
12/20/1917 Barbour No. 3 View the planets for this day Catoosa, TN Explosion 11
10/19/1916 Jamison No. 7 View the planets for this day Barrackville, WV Explosion/Fire 11
08/31/1921 Harco View the planets for this day Harrisburg, IL Explosion 11
11/20/1903 Bonanza No. 20 View the planets for this day Bonanza, AR Explosion 11
05/22/1891 Pratt No. 1 Shaft View the planets for this day Pratt City, AL Explosion 11
06/15/1844 Black Heath View the planets for this day Richmond, VA Explosion 11
03/16/1907 Greeno View the planets for this day Tacoma, VA Explosion 11
01/09/1883 Coulterville View the planets for this day Coulterville, IL Explosion 10
03/02/1923 Arista View the planets for this day Arista, WV Explosion 10
08/21/1920 Degnan-McConnel No. 19 View the planets for this day Degnan, OK Explosion 10
01/13/1902 Milby and Dow View the planets for this day Dow, OK Fire 10
05/11/1904 Big Muddy View the planets for this day Herrin, IL Explosives 10
10/05/1906 Dutchman View the planets for this day Blossburg, NM Explosion 10
12/18/1869 Sugar Loaf No. 1 View the planets for this day Stockton, PA Cave-in 10
11/20/1908 Red Lodge View the planets for this day Red Lodge, MT Fire 9
12/23/1925 Webb View the planets for this day Bellaire, OH Fire 9
04/13/1859 Bright Hope View the planets for this day Clover Hill, VA Explosion 9
02/22/1912 Western No. 5 View the planets for this day Lehigh, OK Fire 9
07/27/1915 United Coal No. 1 View the planets for this day Christopher, IL Explosion 9
03/13/1893 Choctaw View the planets for this day Alderson, OK Explosion 9
03/22/1905 Oswalt View the planets for this day Princeton, IN Explosion 9
02/10/1908 Moody View the planets for this day South Carrolton, KY Explosion 9
01/19/1930 Lillybrook No. 1 View the planets for this day Lillybrook, WV Explosion 8
09/27/1929 Covington No. 7 View the planets for this day Tahona, OK Explosion 8
03/30/1927 Saline No. 2 View the planets for this day Ledford, IL Explosion 8
02/16/1926 Nelson View the planets for this day Nelson Creek, KY Explosion 8
05/20/1876 Midlothian View the planets for this day Coalfield, VA Fire 8
10/20/1922 Progressive No. 11 View the planets for this day McCurtain, OK Explosion 8
10/23/1911 O Gara No. 9 View the planets for this day Harrisburg, IL Explosives 8
07/26/1920 Sublet No. 6 View the planets for this day Sublet, WY Explosives 8
07/08/1919 Lansford View the planets for this day Lansford, PA Explosion 8
03/30/1916 Robindale View the planets for this day Seward, PA Explosion 8
07/16/1912 Carbon Hill View the planets for this day Gayton, VA Explosion 8
03/31/1903 Sandoval View the planets for this day Sandoval, IL Explosives 8
06/07/1906 Rocky Fork View the planets for this day Red Lodge, MT Fire 8
11/15/1908 Pratt No. 3 View the planets for this day Ensley, AL Fire 8
11/20/1894 Blanche View the planets for this day Colliers, WV Explosives 8
01/06/1931 Glen Rogers No. 2 View the planets for this day Glen Rogers, WV Explosion 8
11/18/1916 Ocean View the planets for this day Greensburg, PA Roof Fall 8
12/20/1927 Franco No. 1 View the planets for this day Johnston City, IL Explosion 7
12/26/1896 Oswalt View the planets for this day Princeton, IN Explosion 7
11/29/1902 Luke Fidler View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Explosion 7
02/26/1905 Grapevine View the planets for this day Wilcoe, WV Explosion 7
05/26/1925 Woodward View the planets for this day Edwardsville, PA Explosion 7
09/11/1933 Oakmont View the planets for this day Barking, PA Explosion 7
11/30/1850 Cox Pit View the planets for this day Winterpock, VA Explosion 7
08/29/1870 Preston No. 3 View the planets for this day Girardville, PA Hoisting 7
01/20/1911 Carbon Hill No. 1 View the planets for this day Carbon Hill, VA Explosion 7
12/01/1929 Old Ben No. 8 View the planets for this day West Frankfort, IL Explosion 7
12/28/1901 McAlester No. 1 View the planets for this day Hartshorne, OK Hoisting 6
06/02/1920 Ontario View the planets for this day Cokeburg, PA Explosion 6
01/19/1909 Stone Canyon View the planets for this day Chancellor, CA Explosion 6
03/23/1903 Athens No. 2 View the planets for this day Athens, IL Explosives 6
12/03/1919 Bogle No. 3 View the planets for this day Jacksonville, IN Explosion 6
03/08/1886 Uniondale View the planets for this day Dunbar, PA Explosion 6
12/22/1906 Breese-Trenton View the planets for this day Breese, IL Hoisting 6
02/10/1881 Robbins View the planets for this day Robbins, OH Explosion 6
01/14/1914 Spencer-Newland No. 7 View the planets for this day Mulberry, KS Hoisting 6
04/12/1903 Central Slope No. 77 View the planets for this day Carbon, OK Explosion 6
01/10/1909 Carbon Hill View the planets for this day Gayton, VA Explosion 6
01/20/1912 Kemmerer No. 4 View the planets for this day Kemmerer, WY Explosion 6
09/06/1879 Grizzly View the planets for this day Alta, UT Asphyxiation 6
04/29/1901 McAlester No. 5 View the planets for this day Alderson, OK Explosives 6
03/19/1898 Pratt Slope No. 2 View the planets for this day Birmingham, AL Explosion 6
06/20/1928 National No. 1 View the planets for this day National, WV Explosion 6
11/03/1922 Eddy Creek View the planets for this day Olyphant, PA Explosives 6
11/30/1942 West Kentucky No. 10 View the planets for this day Providence, KY Explosion 6
03/05/1880 Nanticoke No. 2 View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Explosion 6
04/02/1927 Cokeburg No. 53 View the planets for this day Cokeburg, PA Explosion 6
01/31/1883 Crested_Butte View the planets for this day Crested Butte, CO Avalanche 6
06/07/1944 Emerald View the planets for this day Clarksville, PA Fire 6
05/31/1925 Piper No. 2 View the planets for this day Piper, AL Asphyxiation 6
07/24/1876 Black Diamond View the planets for this day Nortonville, CA Explosion 6
01/15/1925 Diamond No. 1 View the planets for this day Providence, KY Explosion 6
02/21/1899 Blocton No. 2 View the planets for this day Blocton, AL Explosion 5
04/21/1899 Cook and White View the planets for this day Madrid, NM Explosion 5
05/06/1926 Randolph View the planets for this day Port Carbon, PA Explosion 5
01/29/1926 New Orient No. 2 View the planets for this day West Frankfort, IL Explosion 5
08/21/1900 Issaquah No. 4 View the planets for this day Issaquah, WA Asphyxiation 5
05/27/1911 Cameron View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Explosion 5
08/09/1928 Hillside No. 1 View the planets for this day South Riverside, PA Explosion 5
11/03/1931 Whitman No. 20 View the planets for this day Holden, WV Explosion 5
01/03/1931 Midvale No. 4 View the planets for this day Midvale, OH Explosion 5
04/20/1904 Stearns No. 5 View the planets for this day Stearns, KY Explosion 5
01/16/1912 Carbon Hill View the planets for this day Carbon Hill, VA Explosives 5
09/21/1924 Rains View the planets for this day Rains, UT Explosion 5
09/29/1922 Lake Creek View the planets for this day Johnston City, IL Explosion 5
06/19/1903 Blossburg No. 3 View the planets for this day Blossburg, NM Explosives 5
01/10/1923 Dolomite No. 1 View the planets for this day Dolomite, AL Explosion 5
02/21/1923 Kaska William View the planets for this day Kaska-William, PA Explosion 5
09/20/1897 Belle Ellen No. 3 View the planets for this day Belle Ellen, AL Fire 5
05/03/1920 Submarine View the planets for this day Clinton, IN Explosion 5
01/31/1927 Nortonville View the planets for this day Nortonville, KY Explosion 5
03/15/1903 Cardiff View the planets for this day Cardiff, IL Explosion 5
01/04/1897 Alderson No. 1 View the planets for this day Alderson, OK Explosion 5
04/18/1917 Linden View the planets for this day Mason, WV Explosives 5
11/04/1948 Milt No. 1 View the planets for this day Kitzmiller, MD Asphyxiation 5
11/18/1925 Finley View the planets for this day Madisonville, KY Explosion 5
03/09/1921 Rahn No. 11 View the planets for this day Seek, PA Explosion 5
09/17/1930 Sherman View the planets for this day Pottsville, PA Explosion 4
12/05/1935 Wolf Run View the planets for this day Amsterdam, OH Explosion 4
03/13/1941 Revloc No. 1 View the planets for this day Revloc, PA Explosion 4
10/03/1942 Dixie Star View the planets for this day Alva, KY Explosion 4
10/27/1948 Powellton No. 3 View the planets for this day Elkridge, WV Roof Fall 4
12/16/1948 Christmas View the planets for this day St. Meinrad, IN Roof Fall 4
10/24/1931 Mocanaqua View the planets for this day Mocanaqua, PA Explosion 4
06/27/1952 Lansford No. 6 View the planets for this day Lansford, PA Explosion 4
01/29/1955 Landsburg View the planets for this day Ravensdale County, WA Roof Fall 4
05/01/1956 Georgetown No. 12 View the planets for this day Cadiz, OH Explosives 4
12/27/1928 Carolina View the planets for this day Sanford, NC Hoisting 4
12/12/1961 A and B View the planets for this day Pine Top, KY Roof Fall 4
04/16/1963 Forge Slope View the planets for this day Newport Town, PA Explosion 4
02/16/1951 U. S. Steel No. 6 View the planets for this day Gary, WV Roof Fall 4
04/18/1896 Eddy Creek View the planets for this day Olyphant, PA Roof Fall 4
05/04/1949 Packer No. 5 View the planets for this day Girardville, PA Fire 4
06/11/1889 Gaylord View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Roof Fall 4
12/31/1921 Docena View the planets for this day Adamsville, AL Explosion 4
07/16/1902 Berwind-White No. 4 View the planets for this day Windber, PA Explosives 4
06/07/1942 Poteau View the planets for this day Poteau, OK Explosion 4
06/17/1918 Short Mountain View the planets for this day Lykens, PA Cave-in 4
10/09/1894 Coal Creek View the planets for this day Newcastle, WA Explosion 4
10/17/1895 Franklin View the planets for this day Franklin Township, WA Fire 4
11/04/1917 Prockter View the planets for this day Amherstdale, WV Electrical 4
12/22/1918 Havaco View the planets for this day Havaco, WV Explosion 4
08/19/1925 Lochgelly View the planets for this day Lochgelly, WV Fall of Person 4
09/23/1885 Franklin View the planets for this day Houtzdale, PA Inundation 4
10/25/1920 Rum Creek No. 1 View the planets for this day Dehue, WV Roof Fall 4
03/16/1871 Bast Breaker View the planets for this day Ashland, PA Expl. Vessel 4
02/19/1918 Caswell Creek View the planets for this day Freeman, WV Roof Fall 4
09/01/1936 Metz View the planets for this day Fulton, MO Asphyxiation 4
02/21/1934 Glen Rogers No. 2 View the planets for this day Glen Rogers, WV Explosion 4
09/12/1911 Marvine View the planets for this day Scranton, PA Mine Cars 3
02/14/1921 O Gara No. 8 View the planets for this day Eldorado, IL Asphyxiation 3
12/26/1956 Trail Mountain No. 2 View the planets for this day Orangeville, UT Explosion 3
08/14/1968 Lundale No. 1 View the planets for this day Lundale, WV Roof Fall 3
06/11/1971 Federal No. 2 View the planets for this day Miracle Run, WV Roof Fall 3
04/20/1890 Spring Valley No. 2 View the planets for this day Spring Valley, IL Asphyxiation 3
07/06/1906 Mill Creek View the planets for this day Coopers, WV Roof Fall 3
12/15/1942 Peacock View the planets for this day Rock Springs, WY Pwd Haulage 3
08/25/1894 Gilberton View the planets for this day Ashland, PA Explosion 2
01/05/1918 Barnum View the planets for this day Pittston, PA Cave-in 2
11/28/1914 Bonar View the planets for this day East Bernstadt, KY Explosives 2
08/18/1936 Esry View the planets for this day Moberly, MO Fire 2
01/05/1949 S. Wilkes-Barre View the planets for this day South Wilkes-Barre, PA Explosion 2
12/19/1916 Oliphant-Johnson View the planets for this day Bruceville, IN Explosion 2
12/27/1929 East No. 5 View the planets for this day Stotesbury, WV Explosion 2
12/11/1941 Powhatan No. 1 View the planets for this day Powhatan, OH Fire 2
08/03/1908 Knickerbocker View the planets for this day Shenandoah, PA Explosion 2
03/28/1907 Seattle Electric View the planets for this day Renton County, WA Fall of Person 2
02/12/1899 Diamondville No. 1 View the planets for this day Diamondville, WY Asphyxiation 2
03/10/1930 Wolf Run View the planets for this day Amsterdam, OH Fire 2
09/01/1914 Rockwood View the planets for this day Rockwood, TN Explosion 1
11/16/1926 Tomhicken View the planets for this day Hazelton, PA Inundation 1
01/21/1912 Cherry Valley View the planets for this day Cherry Valley, PA Fire 1
07/21/2011 Navajo View the planets for this day Women Icon Fruitland, NM Pwd Haulage 1
01/02/1939 Crown Hill No. 6 View the planets for this day Clinton, IN Fire 1
02/14/1893 Cedar View the planets for this day Albia, IA Explosives 1
07/02/1928 Locust Springs View the planets for this day Locust Gap, PA Inundation 0
12/30/1917 Acme View the planets for this day Fleming, KY Explosives 0
03/15/1916 Sesser View the planets for this day Sesser, IL Fire 0
04/26/1907 Berwind-White No. 38 View the planets for this day Foustwell, PA Inundation 0
12/14/1987 Slate Top View the planets for this day Woodbine, KY Roof Fall 0
 
 
 

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