All Ohio Mine Disasters in Descending Fatality Order
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All Ohio Mine Disasters in Descending Fatality Order
State:  Ohio   (Display in Date Order)   (Display in Day Order)
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Date Mine Name Location Mineral Disaster Cause Killed Report
11/05/1930 Millfield No. 6 View the planets for this day Millfield, OH Bituminous Explosion 82 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/16/1940 Willow Grove No. 10 View the planets for this day St. Clairesville, OH Bituminous Explosion 72 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/05/1944 Powhatan View the planets for this day Powhatan Point, OH Bituminous Fire 66 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/29/1940 Nelms View the planets for this day Nelms, OH Bituminous Explosion 31 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/25/1916 Waterworks Tunnel View the planets for this day Cleveland, OH Tunnel Explosion 20
10/29/1919 Amsterdam No. 2 View the planets for this day Amsterdam, OH Bituminous Fire 20
04/21/1910 Amsterdam No. 2 View the planets for this day Amsterdam, OH Bituminous Explosion 15 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/17/1913 Imperial View the planets for this day Belle Valley, OH Bituminous Explosion 15 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/03/1872 Atwater Slope View the planets for this day Atwater, OH Bituminous Fire 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/23/1925 Webb View the planets for this day Bellaire, OH Bituminous Fire 9
07/11/1877 Brookfield View the planets for this day Brookfield, OH Bituminous Asphyxiation 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/10/1881 Robbins View the planets for this day Robbins, OH Bituminous Explosion 6
06/21/1937 Rupert View the planets for this day Keystone, OH Bituminous Explosives 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/03/1906 San Toy No. 1 View the planets for this day Corning, OH Bituminous Hoisting 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/03/1931 Midvale No. 4 View the planets for this day Midvale, OH Bituminous Explosion 5
05/01/1956 Georgetown No. 12 View the planets for this day Cadiz, OH Bituminous Explosives 4
12/05/1935 Wolf Run View the planets for this day Amsterdam, OH Bituminous Explosion 4
09/14/1966 Red Tail No. 2 View the planets for this day Bethesda, OH Bituminous Fire 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/10/1930 Wolf Run View the planets for this day Amsterdam, OH Bituminous Fire 2
12/11/1941 Powhatan No. 1 View the planets for this day Powhatan, OH Bituminous Fire 2
 
 
 

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