united states mine rescue association
All Mine Disasters in the United States
Sorted by Mineral

View the Mine Disaster CalendarMineral:  Anthracite   (Display in Date Order)   (Display in Day Order)

Planet links and investigation reports will open in a separate window

Displays all records in descending fatality order
Coal Mineral Disaster List Only Metal/Nonmetal Mineral Disasters List Only
 
Date Mine Name Location Industry Disaster Cause Killed Report
09/06/1869 Avondale View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Coal Fire 110 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/05/1919 Baltimore Tunnel No. 2 View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Coal Explosives 92 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/07/1911 Price-Pancoast View the planets for this day Throop, PA Coal Fire 73 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/28/1896 Twin View the planets for this day Pittston, PA Coal Roof Fall 58 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/15/1890 Jersey No. 8 View the planets for this day Ashley, PA Coal Explosion 26 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/18/1885 Nanticoke No. 1 View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Coal Inundation 26 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/27/1871 West Pittston View the planets for this day West Pittston, PA Coal Asphyxiation 20 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/02/1913 East Brookside View the planets for this day Tower City, PA Coal Explosion 20 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/14/1871 Eagle Shaft View the planets for this day Pittston, PA Coal Explosion 17 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/15/1947 Nottingham View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Coal Explosion 15 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/23/1892 York Farm View the planets for this day Pottsville, PA Coal Explosion 15 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/06/1924 Loomis View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Coal Explosion 14 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/24/1943 Primrose View the planets for this day Minersville, PA Coal Explosion 14 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/12/1846 Delaware-Hudson View the planets for this day Carbondale, PA Coal Roof Fall 14 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/04/1891 Spring Mountain No. 1 View the planets for this day Jeansville, PA Coal Inundation 13 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/13/1894 Gaylord View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Coal Roof Fall 13 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/21/1935 Gilberton View the planets for this day Gilberton, PA Coal Explosion 13 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/17/1915 Prospect View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Coal Explosion 13 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/09/1914 Tripp View the planets for this day Scranton, PA Coal Hoisting 13 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/08/1891 Susquehanna No. 1 View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Coal Explosion 12 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/22/1959 River Slope View the planets for this day Port Griffith, PA Coal Inundation 12 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/26/1886 Conyngham View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Coal Explosion 12 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/12/1908 Mount Lookout View the planets for this day Wyoming, PA Coal Explosion 12 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/10/1947 Schooley View the planets for this day Wyoming, PA Coal Explosion 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/02/1904 Auchincloss View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Coal Hoisting 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/26/1905 Conyngham View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Coal Hoisting 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/25/1928 Baltimore No. 5 View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Coal Explosion 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/03/1925 Dorrance View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Coal Explosion 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/02/1938 Butler Slope View the planets for this day Pittston, PA Coal Explosion 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/09/1889 Kaska William View the planets for this day Middleport, PA Coal Hoisting 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/18/1869 Sugar Loaf No. 1 View the planets for this day Stockton, PA Coal Cave-in 10
04/01/1893 Neilson View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Coal Fire 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/20/1892 Primrose View the planets for this day Minersville, PA Coal Inundation 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/10/1873 Henry Clay View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Coal Explosion 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/06/1885 Cuyler View the planets for this day Raven Run, PA Coal Roof Fall 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/11/1885 West End View the planets for this day Mocanaqua, PA Coal Asphyxiation 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/01/1977 Porter Tunnel View the planets for this day Tower City, PA Coal Inundation 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/10/1870 Pottsville View the planets for this day Middleport, PA Coal Hoisting 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/05/1898 Exeter View the planets for this day West Pittston, PA Coal Pwd Haulage 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/30/1926 Susquehanna No. 7 View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Coal Explosion 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/09/1909 Auchincloss View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Coal Fire 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/08/1919 Lansford View the planets for this day Lansford, PA Coal Explosion 8
08/08/1930 Gilberton View the planets for this day Gilberton, PA Coal Roof Fall 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/21/1884 Greenback/Buckridge View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Coal Fire 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/17/1894 West No. 1 Slope View the planets for this day Stockton, PA Coal Explosives 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/13/1886 Marvine View the planets for this day Scranton, PA Coal Cave-in 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/02/1909 No. 14 View the planets for this day Pittston, PA Coal Explosion 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/01/1890 Nottingham View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Coal Explosion 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/03/1890 Shaft No. 3 View the planets for this day South Wilkes-Barre, PA Coal Fire 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/11/1947 Franklin View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Coal Explosion 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/27/1938 St. Clair No. 1 Slope View the planets for this day Pottsville, PA Coal Explosion 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/16/1914 Lehigh No. 4 View the planets for this day Lansford, PA Coal Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/12/1910 S. Wilkes-Barre No. 5 View the planets for this day South Wilkes-Barre, PA Coal Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/18/1907 Johnson No. 1 View the planets for this day Priceburg, PA Coal Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/02/1907 Holden View the planets for this day Taylor, PA Coal Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/15/1906 Shenandoah City View the planets for this day Shenandoah, PA Coal Explosives 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/09/1905 Clear Spring View the planets for this day West Pittston, PA Coal Hoisting 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/09/1900 Buck Mountain View the planets for this day Mahanoy City, PA Coal Explosion 7
10/07/1895 Dorrance View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Coal Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/03/1891 Richardson View the planets for this day Glen Carbon, PA Coal Asphyxiation 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/09/1877 Wadesville View the planets for this day Wadesville, PA Coal Fire 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/29/1870 Preston No. 3 View the planets for this day Girardville, PA Coal Hoisting 7
02/19/1847 Spencer View the planets for this day Pottsville, PA Coal Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/29/1902 Luke Fidler View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Coal Explosion 7
07/03/1926 Pettebone No. 6 View the planets for this day Kingston, PA Coal Roof Fall 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/08/1916 Lance No. 11 View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Coal Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/11/1910 Nottingham View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Coal Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/07/1935 South Wilkes-Barre View the planets for this day South Wilkes-Barre, PA Coal Hoisting 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/26/1927 Woodward No. 3 View the planets for this day Edwardsville, PA Coal Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/26/1925 Woodward View the planets for this day Edwardsville, PA Coal Explosion 7
07/15/1908 Williamstown View the planets for this day Williamstown, PA Coal Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/07/1916 Woodward No. 3 View the planets for this day Westmoor, PA Coal Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/30/1886 Fair Lawn View the planets for this day Scranton, PA Coal Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/25/1901 Buttonwood View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Coal Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/09/1912 Parrish No. 9 View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Coal Explosives 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/29/1914 Mary D View the planets for this day Mary D, PA Coal Hoisting 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/21/1893 Lance No. 11 View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Coal Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/21/1885 Plymouth No. 2 View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Coal Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/06/1906 Susquehanna No. 7 View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Coal Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/28/1908 Warrior Run View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Coal Mine Cars 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/08/1885 Otto View the planets for this day Pottsville, PA Coal Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/03/1922 Eddy Creek View the planets for this day Olyphant, PA Coal Explosives 6
03/09/1916 Hollenback View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Coal Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/29/1896 Shaft No. 3 View the planets for this day South Wilkes-Barre, PA Coal Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/05/1880 Nanticoke No. 2 View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Coal Explosion 6
05/06/1879 Audenried View the planets for this day Audenried, PA Coal Explosion/Fire 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/26/1898 Kaska William View the planets for this day Middleport, PA Coal Inundation 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/30/1897 Von Storch View the planets for this day Scranton, PA Coal Fire 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/11/1894 Henry Clay View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Coal Expl. Vessel 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/18/1895 West Bear Ridge View the planets for this day Mahony Plane, PA Coal Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/08/1894 Luke Fidler View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Coal Fire 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/10/1911 Boston View the planets for this day Larksville, PA Coal Asphyxiation 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/22/1893 Susquehanna No. 1 View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Coal Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/22/1870 Diamond Slope View the planets for this day Wolf Creek, PA Coal Expl. Vessel 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/02/1890 Susquehanna No. 8 View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Coal Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/01/1887 Bast View the planets for this day Big Mine Run, PA Coal Asphyxiation 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/13/1885 North Ashland View the planets for this day North Ashland, PA Coal Inundation 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/13/1897 Wadesville View the planets for this day Wadesville, PA Coal Fall of Person 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/24/1882 Kohinoor View the planets for this day Shenandoah, PA Coal Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/03/1880 Short Mountain View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Coal Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/15/1878 Potts View the planets for this day Locustdale, PA Coal Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/02/1871 Otto Red Ash View the planets for this day Branchdale, PA Coal Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/27/1887 Tunnel View the planets for this day Ashland, PA Coal Asphyxiation 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/29/1951 Buttonwood View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Coal Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/09/1921 Rahn No. 11 View the planets for this day Seek, PA Coal Explosion 5
10/03/1911 Drifton No. 2 View the planets for this day Freeland, PA Coal Fall of Person 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/27/1911 Cameron View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Coal Explosion 5
02/21/1923 Kaska William View the planets for this day Kaska-William, PA Coal Explosion 5
12/08/1923 Mt. Jessup No. 1 View the planets for this day Jessup, PA Coal Roof Fall 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/06/1926 Randolph View the planets for this day Port Carbon, PA Coal Explosion 5
05/13/1908 Prospect View the planets for this day Midvale, PA Coal Roof Fall 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/29/1931 Richards View the planets for this day Mount Carmel, PA Coal Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/24/1936 Clear Spring View the planets for this day West Pittston, PA Coal Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/28/1897 Jermyn No. 1 View the planets for this day Rendham, PA Coal Fire 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/18/1905 Lytle View the planets for this day Minersville, PA Coal Roof Fall 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/27/1952 Holmes Slope View the planets for this day Minersville, PA Coal Inundation 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/09/1902 S. Wilkes-Barre View the planets for this day South Wilkes-Barre, PA Coal Explosives 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/01/1898 Maffett Slope View the planets for this day Midvale, PA Coal Fire 5
05/05/1904 Locust Gap View the planets for this day Locust Gap, PA Coal Fire 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/05/1904 Lance View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Coal Explosives 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/30/1904 Maple Hill View the planets for this day Mahanoy City, PA Coal Explosives 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/12/1876 Rush Run Slope View the planets for this day Nesquehoning, PA Coal Explosion 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/06/1872 Henry Shaft View the planets for this day Pittston, PA Coal Explosion 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/02/1885 Oak Wood View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Coal Hoisting 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/17/1918 Short Mountain View the planets for this day Lykens, PA Coal Cave-in 4
04/18/1896 Eddy Creek View the planets for this day Olyphant, PA Coal Roof Fall 4
09/29/1930 Old Forge View the planets for this day Avoca, PA Coal Explosion 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/08/1884 Henry Clay View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Coal Explosion 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/17/1930 Sherman View the planets for this day Pottsville, PA Coal Explosion 4
10/24/1931 Mocanaqua View the planets for this day Mocanaqua, PA Coal Explosion 4
05/04/1949 Packer No. 5 View the planets for this day Girardville, PA Coal Fire 4
06/11/1889 Gaylord View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Coal Roof Fall 4
03/16/1871 Bast Breaker View the planets for this day Ashland, PA Coal Expl. Vessel 4
10/08/1878 Prospect View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Coal Explosion 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/14/1966 Lykens No. 1 View the planets for this day Joliett, PA Coal Roof Fall 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/11/1985 M. S. and W. No. 2 Slope View the planets for this day Carlstown, PA Coal Explosion 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/12/1911 Marvine View the planets for this day Scranton, PA Coal Mine Cars 3
01/25/1911 Hughestown No. 10 View the planets for this day Pittston, PA Coal Explosion 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/26/1964 Glen Burn View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Coal 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 Coal Explosion 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/13/1860 Hoch View the planets for this day Forestville, PA Coal Explosion 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/05/1918 Barnum View the planets for this day Pittston, PA Coal Cave-in 2
08/03/1908 Knickerbocker View the planets for this day Shenandoah, PA Coal Explosion 2
07/25/1995 L.V. No. 4 Slope View the planets for this day Keffers, PA Coal Fall of Rib 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/05/1949 S. Wilkes-Barre View the planets for this day South Wilkes-Barre, PA Coal Explosion 2
08/25/1894 Gilberton View the planets for this day Ashland, PA Coal Explosion 2
05/07/1860 Reppliers View the planets for this day Minersville, PA Coal Explosion 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/13/1963 Sheppton View the planets for this day Sheppton, PA Coal Cave-in 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/02/1928 Locust Springs View the planets for this day Locust Gap, PA Coal Inundation 0
09/27/1915 Foster Tunnel View the planets for this day Coaldale, PA Coal Explosion 0 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
 
 
 

Search Parameters for ALL Mine Disasters:
Decade   |   Year   |   Month   |   State   |   City and State   |   County   |   Mine Name   |   Company   |   Mineral Type   |   Cause
ALL Coal Mine Disasters ALL M/NM Mine Disasters

Or try the Key Letter Search Tool Magnify Icon to locate mine disasters by mine name.

View the Mine Disaster Historical Markers we've located.

Accident Resources Training Resources Mine Rescue Resources Online Quizzes