All Pennsylvania Mine Disasters in Year Order
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All Pennsylvania Mine Disasters in Descending Year Order
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Date Mine Name Location Mineral Disaster Cause Killed Report
07/24/2002 Quecreek View the planets for this day Friedens, PA Bituminous Inundation 0 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/25/1995 L.V. No. 4 Slope View the planets for this day Keffers, PA Anthracite Fall of Rib 2 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 Anthracite Explosion 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/16/1984 Greenwich Collieries View the planets for this day Green Township, PA Bituminous Explosion 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/03/1983 Homer City View the planets for this day Homer City, PA Bituminous Explosion 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/02/1979 Rushton View the planets for this day Women Icon Osceola Mills, PA Bituminous Roof Fall 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/19/1979 Mathies View the planets for this day Courtney, PA Bituminous Hoisting 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/01/1977 Porter Tunnel View the planets for this day Tower City, PA Anthracite Inundation 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/26/1971 Nemacolin View the planets for this day Nemacolin, PA Bituminous Fire 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/01/1970 Russellton View the planets for this day Russellton, PA Bituminous Roof Fall 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/09/1966 Sapper View the planets for this day Uniontown, PA Bituminous Roof Fall 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/14/1966 Lykens No. 1 View the planets for this day Joliett, PA Anthracite Roof Fall 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/01/1966 Dora No. 2 View the planets for this day Dora, PA Bituminous Asphyxiation 5 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
08/13/1963 Sheppton View the planets for this day Sheppton, PA Anthracite Cave-in 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/16/1963 Forge Slope View the planets for this day Newport Town, PA Bituminous Explosion 4
12/06/1962 Robena No. 3 View the planets for this day Carmichaels, PA Bituminous Explosion 37 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
09/23/1957 Marianna No. 58 View the planets for this day Marianna, PA Bituminous Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/27/1952 Lansford No. 6 View the planets for this day Lansford, PA Bituminous Explosion 4
03/27/1952 Holmes Slope View the planets for this day Minersville, PA Anthracite Inundation 5 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
03/29/1951 Buttonwood View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 5 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
05/04/1949 Packer No. 5 View the planets for this day Girardville, PA Anthracite Fire 4
01/05/1949 S. Wilkes-Barre View the planets for this day South Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 2
12/11/1947 Franklin View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/05/1947 Anita View the planets for this day Jefferon County, PA Bituminous Explosion 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/10/1947 Schooley View the planets for this day Wyoming, PA Anthracite Explosion 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/15/1947 Nottingham View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosion 15 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/12/1945 Crucible View the planets for this day Greene, PA Bituminous Roof Fall 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/07/1944 Emerald View the planets for this day Clarksville, PA Bituminous Fire 6
09/24/1943 Primrose View the planets for this day Minersville, PA Anthracite Explosion 14 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/26/1942 Sandts Eddy Quarry View the planets for this day Easton, PA Limestone Explosives 31 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/30/1941 Kent No. 2 View the planets for this day McIntyre, PA Bituminous Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/13/1941 Revloc No. 1 View the planets for this day Revloc, PA Bituminous Explosion 4
07/15/1940 Sonman View the planets for this day Portage, PA Bituminous Explosion 63 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/02/1938 Butler Slope View the planets for this day Pittston, PA Anthracite Explosion 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/27/1938 St. Clair No. 1 Slope View the planets for this day Pottsville, PA Anthracite Explosion 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/12/1938 Harwick View the planets for this day Harwick, PA Bituminous Explosion 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/28/1937 Kramer View the planets for this day DuBois, PA Bituminous Explosion 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/30/1936 Funkhouser Quarry View the planets for this day Delta, PA Slate Explosives 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/24/1936 Clear Spring View the planets for this day West Pittston, PA Anthracite Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/07/1935 South Wilkes-Barre View the planets for this day South Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Hoisting 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/21/1935 Gilberton View the planets for this day Gilberton, PA Anthracite Explosion 13 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/11/1933 Oakmont View the planets for this day Barking, PA Bituminous Explosion 7
10/24/1931 Mocanaqua View the planets for this day Mocanaqua, PA Anthracite Explosion 4
05/29/1931 Richards View the planets for this day Mount Carmel, PA Anthracite Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/29/1930 Old Forge View the planets for this day Avoca, PA Anthracite Explosion 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/17/1930 Sherman View the planets for this day Pottsville, PA Anthracite Explosion 4
08/08/1930 Gilberton View the planets for this day Gilberton, PA Anthracite Roof Fall 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/21/1929 Kinloch View the planets for this day Parnassus, PA Bituminous Explosion 45 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/15/1928 Irvona No. 3 View the planets for this day Coalport, PA Bituminous Explosion 13 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/09/1928 Hillside No. 1 View the planets for this day South Riverside, PA Bituminous Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/02/1928 Locust Springs View the planets for this day Locust Gap, PA Anthracite Inundation 0
05/25/1928 Baltimore No. 5 View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/19/1928 Mather No. 1 View the planets for this day Mather, PA Bituminous Explosion 195 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/20/1928 Kinloch View the planets for this day Parnassus, PA Bituminous Explosion 12 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/26/1927 Woodward No. 3 View the planets for this day Edwardsville, PA Anthracite Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/02/1927 Ellsworth No. 53 View the planets for this day Cokeburg, PA Bituminous Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/30/1927 Ehrenfeld No. 3 View the planets for this day Ehrenfeld, PA Bituminous Explosion 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/16/1926 Tomhicken View the planets for this day Hazelton, PA Anthracite Inundation 1
10/30/1926 Susquehanna No. 7 View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Explosion 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/26/1926 Clymer No. 1 View the planets for this day Clymer, PA Bituminous Explosion 44 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/03/1926 Pettebone No. 6 View the planets for this day Kingston, PA Anthracite Roof Fall 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/06/1926 Randolph View the planets for this day Port Carbon, PA Anthracite Explosion 5
02/03/1926 Horning No. 4 View the planets for this day Horning, PA Bituminous Explosion 20 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/03/1925 Dorrance View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/22/1925 Woodward View the planets for this day Edwardsville, PA Anthracite Explosion 7
04/26/1925 New Slope Construction View the planets for this day Sewickley, PA Bituminous Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/26/1925 Hutchison View the planets for this day Millgrove, PA Bituminous Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/25/1924 Gates No. 1 View the planets for this day Brownsville, PA Bituminous Explosion 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/06/1924 Loomis View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 14 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/26/1924 Lancashire No. 18 View the planets for this day Shanktown, PA Bituminous Explosion 36
12/08/1923 Mt. Jessup No. 1 View the planets for this day Jessup, PA Anthracite Roof Fall 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/21/1923 Kaska William View the planets for this day Kaska-William, PA Anthracite Explosion 5
11/06/1922 Reilly No. 1 View the planets for this day Spangler, PA Bituminous Explosion 79 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/03/1922 Eddy Creek View the planets for this day Olyphant, PA Anthracite Explosives 6
03/20/1922 Dilltown No 1 View the planets for this day Dilltown, PA Bituminous Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/02/1922 Gates No. 2 View the planets for this day Brownsville, PA Bituminous Explosion 25
03/09/1921 Rahn No. 11 View the planets for this day Seek, PA Anthracite Explosion 5
07/19/1920 Renton No. 3 View the planets for this day Renton, PA Bituminous Explosion 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/02/1920 Ontario View the planets for this day Cokeburg, PA Bituminous Explosion 6
04/19/1920 Lehigh Quarry View the planets for this day Ormrod, PA Limestone Explosives 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/08/1919 Lansford View the planets for this day Lansford, PA Anthracite Explosion 8
06/05/1919 Baltimore Tunnel No. 2 View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosives 92 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/07/1918 Harmar View the planets for this day Harmarville, PA Bituminous Explosion 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/17/1918 Short Mountain View the planets for this day Lykens, PA Anthracite Cave-in 4
01/05/1918 Barnum View the planets for this day Pittston, PA Anthracite Cave-in 2
03/13/1917 Henderson No. 1 View the planets for this day Hendersonville, PA Bituminous Explosion 14 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/18/1916 Ocean View the planets for this day Greensburg, PA Bituminous Roof Fall 8
08/07/1916 Woodward No. 3 View the planets for this day Westmoor, PA Anthracite Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/30/1916 Robindale View the planets for this day Seward, PA Bituminous Explosion 8
03/09/1916 Hollenback View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/11/1916 Ernest No. 2 View the planets for this day Ernest, PA Bituminous Explosion 27 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/08/1916 Lance No. 11 View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/27/1915 Foster Tunnel View the planets for this day Coaldale, PA Anthracite Explosion 0 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/31/1915 Orenda View the planets for this day Boswell, PA Bituminous Explosion 19 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/30/1915 Patterson No. 2 View the planets for this day Elizabeth, PA Bituminous Mine Cars 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/24/1915 Smokeless Valley No. 1 View the planets for this day Johnstown, PA Bituminous Explosion 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/17/1915 Prospect View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 13 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/09/1914 Tripp View the planets for this day Scranton, PA Anthracite Hoisting 13 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/16/1914 Lehigh No. 4 View the planets for this day Lansford, PA Anthracite Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/29/1914 Mary D View the planets for this day Mary D, PA Anthracite Hoisting 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/02/1913 East Brookside View the planets for this day Tower City, PA Anthracite Explosion 20 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/23/1913 Cincinnati View the planets for this day Finleyville, PA Bituminous Explosion 97 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/24/1912 Superba and Lemont View the planets for this day Evans Station, PA Bituminous Inundation 18 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/21/1912 Cherry Valley View the planets for this day Cherry Valley, PA Bituminous Fire 1
01/09/1912 Parrish No. 9 View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosives 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/09/1911 Adrian View the planets for this day Punxsutawney, PA Bituminous Explosion 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/03/1911 Drifton No. 2 View the planets for this day Freeland, PA Anthracite Fall of Person 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/12/1911 Marvine View the planets for this day Scranton, PA Anthracite Mine Cars 3
07/15/1911 Sykesville View the planets for this day Sykesville, PA Bituminous Explosion 21 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/27/1911 Cameron View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Anthracite Explosion 5
05/10/1911 Boston View the planets for this day Larksville, PA Anthracite Asphyxiation 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/07/1911 Price-Pancoast View the planets for this day Throop, PA Anthracite Fire 73 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/22/1911 Hazel View the planets for this day East Canonsburg, PA Bituminous Roof Fall 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/25/1911 Hughestown No. 10 View the planets for this day Pittston, PA Anthracite Explosion 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/02/1910 Lehigh Quarry View the planets for this day West Coplay, PA Limestone Explosives 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/13/1910 Nazareth Quarry View the planets for this day Nazareth, PA Limestone Explosives 11 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 Anthracite Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/05/1910 Ernest No. 2 View the planets for this day Ernest, PA Bituminous Explosion 12 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/11/1910 Nottingham View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/09/1909 Auchincloss View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Fire 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/31/1909 Franklin No. 2 View the planets for this day Johnstown, PA Bituminous Explosion 13 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/23/1909 Lackawanna No. 4 View the planets for this day Wehrum, PA Bituminous Explosion 21 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/09/1909 Eureka No. 37 View the planets for this day Windber, PA Bituminous Explosives 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/02/1909 No. 14 View the planets for this day Pittston, PA Anthracite Explosion 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/25/1909 Orenda No. 2 View the planets for this day Boswell, PA Bituminous Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/28/1908 Rachel and Agnes View the planets for this day Marianna, PA Bituminous Explosion 154 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/28/1908 Warrior Run View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Mine Cars 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/03/1908 Knickerbocker View the planets for this day Shenandoah, PA Anthracite Explosion 2
07/15/1908 Williamstown View the planets for this day Williamstown, PA Anthracite Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/13/1908 Prospect View the planets for this day Midvale, PA Anthracite Roof Fall 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/12/1908 Mount Lookout View the planets for this day Wyoming, PA Anthracite Explosion 12 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/19/1907 Darr View the planets for this day Van Meter, PA Bituminous Explosion 239 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/01/1907 Naomi View the planets for this day Fayette City, PA Bituminous Explosion 34 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/17/1907 Sonman View the planets for this day Sonman, PA Bituminous Hoisting 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/18/1907 Johnson No. 1 View the planets for this day Priceburg, PA Anthracite Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/26/1907 Berwind-White No. 38 View the planets for this day Foustwell, PA Bituminous Inundation 0
03/02/1907 Holden View the planets for this day Taylor, PA Anthracite Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/24/1906 Rolling Mill View the planets for this day Johnstown, PA Bituminous Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/06/1906 Susquehanna No. 7 View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/15/1906 Shenandoah City View the planets for this day Shenandoah, PA Anthracite Explosives 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/15/1905 Braznell View the planets for this day Bentleyville, PA Bituminous Explosion 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/29/1905 Hazel Kirk No. 2 View the planets for this day Monongahela, PA Bituminous Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/13/1905 Clyde View the planets for this day Fredericktown, PA Bituminous Explosion/Fire 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/06/1905 Fuller View the planets for this day Searights, PA Bituminous Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/27/1905 Eleanora View the planets for this day DuBois, PA Bituminous Explosion 13 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/26/1905 Conyngham View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Hoisting 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/09/1905 West Pittston View the planets for this day West Pittston, PA Anthracite Hoisting 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/18/1905 Lytle View the planets for this day Minersville, PA Anthracite Roof Fall 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/02/1904 Auchincloss View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Hoisting 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/25/1904 Williamstown View the planets for this day Williamstown, PA Bituminous Asphyxiation 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/05/1904 Locust Gap View the planets for this day Locust Gap, PA Anthracite Fire 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/05/1904 Lance View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosives 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/30/1904 Maple Hill View the planets for this day Mahanoy City, PA Anthracite Explosives 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/25/1904 Harwick View the planets for this day Cheswick, PA Bituminous Explosion 179 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/21/1903 Ferguson View the planets for this day Connellsville, PA Bituminous Explosion 17 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/09/1902 S. Wilkes-Barre View the planets for this day South Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosives 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/29/1902 Luke Fidler View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Anthracite Explosion 7
07/16/1902 Berwind-White No. 4 View the planets for this day Windber, PA Bituminous Explosives 4
07/10/1902 Rolling Mill View the planets for this day Johnstown, PA Bituminous Explosion 112 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/06/1902 Catsburg View the planets for this day Monongahela, PA Bituminous Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/25/1901 Buttonwood View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/10/1901 Port Royal No. 2 View the planets for this day Port Royal, PA Bituminous Explosion/Fire 19 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/25/1901 Gates View the planets for this day Georges Township, PA Bituminous Explosion 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/09/1900 Buck Mountain View the planets for this day Mahanoy City, PA Anthracite Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/23/1899 Braznell View the planets for this day Brownsville, PA Bituminous Explosion 19 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/24/1899 Grindstone View the planets for this day Grindstone, PA Bituminous Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/05/1898 Exeter View the planets for this day West Pittston, PA Anthracite Pwd Haulage 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/01/1898 Maffett Slope View the planets for this day Midvale, PA Anthracite Fire 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/23/1898 Umpire View the planets for this day Brownsville, PA Bituminous Explosion 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/26/1898 Kaska William View the planets for this day Middleport, PA Anthracite Inundation 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/30/1897 Von Storch View the planets for this day Scranton, PA Anthracite Fire 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/28/1897 Jermyn No. 1 View the planets for this day Rendham, PA Anthracite Fire 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/13/1897 Wadesville View the planets for this day Wadesville, PA Anthracite Fall of Person 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/29/1896 Shaft No. 3 View the planets for this day South Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/28/1896 Twin View the planets for this day Pittston, PA Anthracite Roof Fall 58 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/18/1896 Eddy Creek View the planets for this day Olyphant, PA Anthracite Roof Fall 4
03/23/1896 Berwind View the planets for this day DuBois, PA Bituminous Explosion 13 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/07/1895 Dorrance View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/18/1895 West Bear Ridge View the planets for this day Mahony Plane, PA Anthracite Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/11/1894 Henry Clay View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Anthracite Expl. Vessel 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/08/1894 Luke Fidler View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Anthracite Explosion/Fire 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/25/1894 Gilberton View the planets for this day Ashland, PA Anthracite Explosion 2
07/17/1894 West No. 1 Slope View the planets for this day Stockton, PA Anthracite Explosives 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/13/1894 Gaylord View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Anthracite Roof Fall 13 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/21/1893 Lance No. 11 View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/22/1893 Susquehanna No. 1 View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/01/1893 Neilson View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Anthracite Fire 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/23/1892 York Farm View the planets for this day Pottsville, PA Anthracite Explosion 15 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/20/1892 Primrose View the planets for this day Minersville, PA Anthracite Inundation 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/08/1891 Susquehanna No. 1 View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Explosion 12 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/03/1891 Richardson View the planets for this day Glen Carbon, PA Anthracite Asphyxiation 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/04/1891 Spring Mountain No. 1 View the planets for this day Jeansville, PA Anthracite Inundation 13 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/27/1891 Mammoth View the planets for this day Mt. Pleasant, PA Bituminous Explosion 109 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/16/1890 Hill Farm View the planets for this day Dunbar, PA Bituminous Fire 31 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/15/1890 Jersey No. 8 View the planets for this day Ashley, PA Anthracite Explosion 26 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/02/1890 Susquehanna No. 8 View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/03/1890 Shaft No. 3 View the planets for this day South Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Fire 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/01/1890 Nottingham View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosion 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/11/1889 Gaylord View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Anthracite Roof Fall 4
05/09/1889 Kaska William View the planets for this day Middleport, PA Anthracite Hoisting 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/03/1888 Kettle Creek View the planets for this day Westport, PA Bituminous Explosives 17 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/01/1887 Bast View the planets for this day Big Mine Run, PA Anthracite Asphyxiation 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/27/1887 Tunnel View the planets for this day Ashland, PA Anthracite Asphyxiation 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/26/1886 Conyngham View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 12 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/13/1886 Marvine View the planets for this day Scranton, PA Anthracite Cave-in 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/30/1886 Fair Lawn View the planets for this day Scranton, PA Anthracite Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/08/1886 Uniondale View the planets for this day Dunbar, PA Bituminous Explosion 6
12/18/1885 Nanticoke No. 1 View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Inundation 26 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/21/1885 Plymouth No. 2 View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/23/1885 Franklin View the planets for this day Houtzdale, PA Bituminous Inundation 4
09/08/1885 Otto View the planets for this day Pottsville, PA Anthracite Explosion 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/02/1885 Oak Wood View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Hoisting 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/11/1885 West End View the planets for this day Mocanaqua, PA Anthracite Asphyxiation 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/13/1885 North Ashland View the planets for this day North Ashland, PA Anthracite Inundation 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/06/1885 Cuyler View the planets for this day Raven Run, PA Anthracite Roof Fall 10 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
10/27/1884 Youngstown View the planets for this day Uniontown, PA Bituminous Explosion 14
08/21/1884 Greenback/Buckridge View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Anthracite Fire 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/20/1884 West Leisenring View the planets for this day West Leisenring, PA Bituminous Explosion 19
05/24/1882 Kohinoor View the planets for this day Shenandoah, PA Anthracite Explosion 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
03/05/1880 Nanticoke No. 2 View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Explosion 6
11/02/1879 Mill Creek View the planets for this day Mill Creek, PA Bituminous Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/06/1879 Audenried View the planets for this day Audenried, PA Anthracite Explosion/Fire 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/08/1878 Prospect View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/15/1878 Potts View the planets for this day Locustdale, PA Anthracite Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/09/1877 Wadesville View the planets for this day Wadesville, PA Anthracite Fire 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/12/1876 Rush Run Slope View the planets for this day Nesquehoning, PA Anthracite Explosion 4 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
02/06/1872 Henry Shaft View the planets for this day Pittston, PA Anthracite Explosion 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/02/1871 Otto Red Ash View the planets for this day Branchdale, PA Anthracite Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/14/1871 Eagle Shaft View the planets for this day Pittston, PA Anthracite Explosion 17 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/27/1871 West Pittston View the planets for this day West Pittston, PA Anthracite Asphyxiation 20 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/16/1871 Bast Breaker View the planets for this day Ashland, PA Anthracite Expl. Vessel 4
08/29/1870 Preston No. 3 View the planets for this day Girardville, PA Anthracite Hoisting 7
08/10/1870 Pottsville View the planets for this day Middleport, PA Anthracite Hoisting 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/22/1870 Diamond Slope View the planets for this day Wolf Creek, PA Anthracite Expl. Vessel 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/18/1869 East Sugar Loaf No. 1 View the planets for this day Stockton, PA Anthracite Cave-in 10
09/06/1869 Avondale View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Anthracite Fire 110 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/13/1860 Hoch View the planets for this day Forestville, PA Anthracite Explosion 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/07/1860 Reppliers View the planets for this day Minersville, PA Anthracite Explosion 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/19/1847 Spencer View the planets for this day Pottsville, PA Anthracite Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/12/1846 Delaware-Hudson View the planets for this day Carbondale, PA Anthracite Roof Fall 14 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
 
 
 

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