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View the Mine Disaster CalendarAll Mine Disasters in the Year 1927   (Display in Fatality Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Industry Disaster Cause Killed Report
01/31/1927 Nortonville View the planets for this day Nortonville, KY Coal Explosion 5
03/30/1927 Ehrenfeld No. 3 View the planets for this day Ehrenfeld, PA Coal Explosion 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/30/1927 Saline No. 2 View the planets for this day Ledford, IL Coal Explosion 8
04/02/1927 Cokeburg No. 53 View the planets for this day Cokeburg, PA Coal Explosion 6
04/08/1927 Carbonado View the planets for this day Carbonado, WA Coal Inundation 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/30/1927 Federal No. 3 View the planets for this day Everettville, WV Coal Explosion 97 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/13/1927 Shannon Branch No. 3 View the planets for this day Capels, WV Coal Explosion 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/26/1927 Woodward No. 3 View the planets for this day Edwardsville, PA Coal Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/27/1927 Delagua No. 3 View the planets for this day Delagua, CO Coal Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/03/1927 West Kentucky No. 7 View the planets for this day Clay, KY Coal Explosion 16 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/29/1927 Quincy Shaft No. 2 View the planets for this day Hancock, MI MNM Rock Fall 7
11/24/1927 Magma View the planets for this day Superior, AZ MNM Fire 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/20/1927 Franco No. 1 View the planets for this day Johnston City, IL Coal Explosion 7
 
 
 

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