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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 1900   (Display in Date Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Industry Disaster Cause Killed Report
05/01/1900 Winter Quarters No. 1, 2 View the planets for this day Scofield, UT Coal Explosion 200 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/06/1900 Red Ash View the planets for this day Red Ash, WV Coal Explosion 46 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/02/1900 Berryburg View the planets for this day Berryburg, WV Coal Explosives 32 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/22/1900 Egypt View the planets for this day Cumnock, NC Coal Explosion 23
11/09/1900 Buck Mountain View the planets for this day Mahanoy City, PA Coal Explosion 7
08/21/1900 Issaquah No. 4 View the planets for this day Issaquah, WA Coal Asphyxiation 5
 
 
 

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