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Date Mine Name Location Industry Disaster Cause Killed Report
01/05/1943 Boyd View the planets for this day Ducktown, TN MNM Asphyxiation 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/08/1943 Pursglove No. 15 View the planets for this day Pursglove, WV Coal Fire 13 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/10/1943 Mulcahy View the planets for this day Shullsburg, WI MNM Cave-in 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/27/1943 Smith No. 3 View the planets for this day Bearcreek, MT Coal Explosion 74 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/15/1943 Atkinson Quarry View the planets for this day Excursion Inlet, AK MNM Explosives 5
05/05/1943 Nu Rex View the planets for this day LaFollette, TN Coal Explosion 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/11/1943 Praco No. 10 View the planets for this day Praco, AL Coal Explosion 12 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/28/1943 Sayreton No. 2 View the planets for this day Sayreton, AL Coal Explosion 28 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/16/1943 Three Point View the planets for this day Three Point, KY Coal Explosion 12 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/24/1943 Primrose View the planets for this day Minersville, PA Coal Explosion 14 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/06/1943 Nellis No. 3 View the planets for this day Madison, WV Coal Explosion 11 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/02/1943 Federal No. 1 View the planets for this day Grant Town, WV Coal Roof Fall 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
 
 
 

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