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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 1904   (Display in Date Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Industry Disaster Cause Killed Report
01/25/1904 Harwick View the planets for this day Cheswick, PA Coal Explosion 179 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/28/1904 Tercio View the planets for this day Tercio, CO Coal Explosion 19 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/07/1904 Burnett No. 5 View the planets for this day Burnett, WA Coal Explosion 17 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/26/1904 Independence View the planets for this day Victor, CO MNM Hoisting 14 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/02/1904 Auchincloss View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Coal Hoisting 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/25/1904 Williamstown View the planets for this day Williamstown, PA Coal Asphyxiation 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/11/1904 Big Muddy View the planets for this day Herrin, IL Coal Explosives 10
02/25/1904 Minnie Healey View the planets for this day Butte, MT MNM Cave-in 5
05/05/1904 Locust Gap View the planets for this day Locust Gap, PA Coal Fire 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/05/1904 Lance View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Coal Explosives 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/20/1904 Stearns No. 5 View the planets for this day Stearns, KY Coal Explosion 5
01/30/1904 Maple Hill View the planets for this day Mahanoy City, PA Coal Explosives 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
 
 
 

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