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All Mine Disasters in the United States
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View the Mine Disaster CalendarAll Mine Disasters in the Year 1892   (Display in Fatality Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Industry Disaster Cause Killed Report
01/07/1892 Osage No. 11 View the planets for this day Krebs, OK Coal Explosion 100 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
05/10/1892 Roslyn View the planets for this day Roslyn, WA Coal Explosion 45 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/14/1892 Anaconda View the planets for this day Butte, MT MNM Cave-in 9
07/23/1892 York Farm View the planets for this day Pottsville, PA Coal Explosion 15 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/29/1892 Norrie View the planets for this day Ironwood, MI MNM Cave-in 10
 
 
 

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