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View the Mine Disaster CalendarAll Mine Disasters in the Year 1905   (Display in Date Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Industry Disaster Cause Killed Report
02/20/1905 Virginia City View the planets for this day Virginia City, AL Coal Explosion 112
04/03/1905 Zeigler View the planets for this day Zeigler, IL Coal Explosion 49 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/18/1905 Rush Run-Red Ash View the planets for this day Red Ash, WV Coal Explosion 24 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/02/1905 Diamondville No. 1 View the planets for this day Diamondville, WY Coal Explosion 18
04/30/1905 No. 19 View the planets for this day Wilburton, OK Coal Explosion 13
04/27/1905 Eleanora View the planets for this day DuBois, PA Coal Explosion 13 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/26/1905 Conyngham View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Coal Hoisting 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/06/1905 Granville Quarry View the planets for this day Granville, NY MNM Cave-in 10
03/22/1905 Oswalt View the planets for this day Princeton, IN Coal Explosion 9
11/15/1905 Braznell View the planets for this day Bentleyville, PA Coal Explosion 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/04/1905 Tidewater No. 3 View the planets for this day Vivian, WV Coal Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/12/1905 Cora View the planets for this day Butte, MT MNM Explosives 7
03/09/1905 Clear Spring View the planets for this day West Pittston, PA Coal Hoisting 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/04/1905 Horton View the planets for this day Horton, WV Coal Fire 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/26/1905 Grapevine View the planets for this day Wilcoe, WV Coal Explosion 7
01/16/1905 Decatur No. 1 View the planets for this day Decatur, IL Coal Fire 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/06/1905 Fuller View the planets for this day Searights, PA Coal Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/13/1905 Clyde View the planets for this day Fredericktown, PA Coal Fire 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/20/1905 Cabin Creek View the planets for this day Kayford, WV Coal Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/29/1905 Hazel Kirk No. 2 View the planets for this day Monongahela, PA Coal Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/05/1905 Tidewater View the planets for this day Vivian, WV Coal Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/18/1905 Lytle View the planets for this day Minersville, PA Coal Roof Fall 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/07/1905 No. 101 View the planets for this day Shrewsbury, WV Coal Pwd Haulage 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
 
 
 

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