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View the Mine Disaster CalendarAll Mine Disasters in the Year 1914   (Display in Fatality Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Industry Disaster Cause Killed Report
01/10/1914 Rock Castle View the planets for this day Rock Castle, AL Coal Explosion 12
01/14/1914 Spencer-Newland No. 7 View the planets for this day Mulberry, KS Coal Hoisting 6
01/21/1914 Boston View the planets for this day Bingham, UT MNM Fire 5
02/16/1914 Cannon View the planets for this day Franklin, WA Coal Inundation 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/28/1914 Eccles No. 5 and 6 View the planets for this day Eccles, WV Coal Explosion 183 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/30/1914 Union Pacific No. 2 View the planets for this day Cumberland, WY Coal Mine Cars 5 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
06/30/1914 Sycamore No. 1 View the planets for this day Cinderella, WV Coal Asphyxiation 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/14/1914 Balkan View the planets for this day Palatka, MI MNM Inundation 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/04/1914 Copper Flat Steam Pit View the planets for this day McGill, NV MNM Explosives 5
09/01/1914 Rockwood View the planets for this day Rockwood, TN Coal Explosion 1
09/04/1914 Union No. 1 View the planets for this day Adamson, OK Coal Roof Fall 13
09/16/1914 Lehigh No. 4 View the planets for this day Lansford, PA Coal Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/17/1914 Centennial-Eureka View the planets for this day Eureka, UT MNM Cave-in 11
10/05/1914 Mulga View the planets for this day Mulga, AL Coal Explosion 16
10/27/1914 Royalton North No. 1 View the planets for this day Royalton, IL Coal Explosion 52 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/09/1914 Sibley No. 9 Shaft View the planets for this day Ely, MN MNM Cave-in 5
11/28/1914 Bonar View the planets for this day East Bernstadt, KY Coal Explosives 2
12/09/1914 Tripp View the planets for this day Scranton, PA Coal Hoisting 13 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
 
 
 

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