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View the Mine Disaster CalendarAll Mine Disasters in the Year 1909   (Display in Date Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Industry Disaster Cause Killed Report
11/13/1909 St. Paul No. 2 View the planets for this day Cherry, IL Coal Fire 259 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/12/1909 Lick Branch View the planets for this day Switchback, WV Coal Explosion 67 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/12/1909 Callahan Quarry View the planets for this day South Bethlehem, NY MNM Explosives 29
01/10/1909 Zeigler View the planets for this day Zeigler, IL Coal Explosion/Fire 26 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/23/1909 Lackawanna No. 4 View the planets for this day Wehrum, PA Coal Explosion 21 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/02/1909 Short Creek View the planets for this day Short Creek, AL Coal Explosion 18
10/31/1909 Franklin No. 2 View the planets for this day Johnstown, PA Coal Explosion 13 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/03/1909 Northwestern View the planets for this day Roslyn, WA Coal Explosion/Fire 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/21/1909 Rock Island No. 8 View the planets for this day Hartshorne, OK Coal Explosion 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/06/1909 Toller View the planets for this day Tollerville, CO Coal Explosion 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/09/1909 Auchincloss View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Coal Fire 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/23/1909 Mine A View the planets for this day Herrin, IL Coal Explosion/Fire 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/02/1909 No. 14 View the planets for this day Pittston, PA Coal Explosion 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/11/1909 Baker View the planets for this day Clay, KY Coal Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/09/1909 Eureka No. 37 View the planets for this day Windber, PA Coal Explosives 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/10/1909 Carbon Hill View the planets for this day Gayton, VA Coal Explosion 6
03/31/1909 Echo View the planets for this day Buery, WV Coal Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/20/1909 Sunnyside View the planets for this day Evansville, IN Coal Explosives 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/26/1909 Keystone View the planets for this day Joplin, MO MNM Cave-in 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/19/1909 Stone Canyon View the planets for this day Chancellor, CA Coal Explosion 6
01/25/1909 Washington No. 5 View the planets for this day Franklin, MD Coal Mine Cars 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/25/1909 Orenda No. 2 View the planets for this day Boswell, PA Coal Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/13/1909 Granville Quarry View the planets for this day Granville, NY MNM Landslide 5
02/10/1909 Zeigler View the planets for this day Zeigler, IL Coal Explosion 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/29/1909 Northwestern View the planets for this day Ashford County, WA Coal Asphyxiation 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
 
 
 

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