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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 1963   (Display in Fatality Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Industry Disaster Cause Killed Report
04/16/1963 Forge Slope View the planets for this day Newport Town, PA Coal Explosion 4
04/25/1963 Compass No. 2 View the planets for this day Dola, WV Coal Explosion 22 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/13/1963 Sheppton View the planets for this day Sheppton, PA Coal Cave-in 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/27/1963 Cane Creek View the planets for this day Moab, UT MNM Explosion 18 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/16/1963 Carbon No. 2 View the planets for this day Helper, UT Coal Explosion 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
 
 
 

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