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All Mine Disasters in the United States
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State:  Ohio   (Display in Date Order)   (Display in Day Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Industry Disaster Cause Killed
11/05/1930 No. 6 View the planets for this day Millfield, OH Coal Explosion 82  
03/16/1940 Willow Grove No. 10 View the planets for this day St. Clairesville, OH Coal Explosion 72  
07/05/1944 Powhatan View the planets for this day Powhatan Point, OH Coal Fire 66  
11/29/1940 Nelms View the planets for this day Cadiz, OH Coal Explosion 31  
07/25/1916 Waterworks Tunnel View the planets for this day Cleveland, OH MNM Explosion 20  
10/29/1919 Amsterdam No. 2 View the planets for this day Amsterdam, OH Coal Fire 20  
04/21/1910 Amsterdam No. 2 View the planets for this day Amsterdam, OH Coal Explosion 15  
05/17/1913 Imperial View the planets for this day Belle Valley, OH Coal Explosion 15  
07/13/1872 Atwater Slope View the planets for this day Portage County, OH Coal Fire 10  
12/23/1925 Webb View the planets for this day Bellaire, OH Coal Fire 9  
07/11/1877 Brookfield View the planets for this day Brookfield, OH Coal Asphyxiation 7  
02/10/1881 Robbins View the planets for this day Robbins, OH Coal Explosion 6  
06/21/1937 Keystone View the planets for this day Keystone, OH Coal Explosives 6  
11/03/1906 San Toy No. 1 View the planets for this day Corning, OH Coal Hoisting 5  
01/03/1931 Midvale No. 4 View the planets for this day Midvale, OH Coal Explosion 5  
05/01/1956 Georgetown No. 12 View the planets for this day Harrison County, Ohio Coal Explosives 4  
12/05/1935 Wolf Run View the planets for this day Amsterdam, OH Coal Explosion 4  
09/14/1966 Morgan View the planets for this day St. Clairesville, OH Coal Fire 3  
09/14/1966 Red Tail No. 2 View the planets for this day Bethesda, OH Coal Fire 3  
12/11/1941 Powhatan No. 1 View the planets for this day Powhatan, OH Coal Fire 2  
03/10/1930 Wolf Run View the planets for this day Amsterdam, OH Coal Fire 2  
 
 
 

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