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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 1886   (Display in Date Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Industry Disaster Cause Killed Report
01/21/1886 Orrel View the planets for this day Newburg, WV Coal Explosion 39
01/12/1886 Almy No. 4 View the planets for this day Almy, WY Coal Explosion 13
11/26/1886 Conyngham View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Coal Explosion 12 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/13/1886 Marvine View the planets for this day Scranton, PA Coal Cave-in 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/30/1886 Fair Lawn View the planets for this day Scranton, PA Coal Explosion 6
03/08/1886 Uniondale View the planets for this day Dunbar, PA Coal Explosion 6
 
 
 

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