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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 1912   (Display in Date Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Industry Disaster Cause Killed Report
03/26/1912 Jed View the planets for this day Jed, WV Coal Explosion 81 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/20/1912 San Bois No. 2 View the planets for this day McCurtain, OK Coal Explosion 73
08/13/1912 Abernant View the planets for this day Abernant, AL Coal Explosion 18 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/24/1912 Superba and Lemont View the planets for this day Evans Station, PA Coal Inundation 18 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/18/1912 Hastings View the planets for this day Hastings, CO Coal Explosion 12 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/07/1912 Eureka Pit View the planets for this day Ely, NV MNM Explosives 10
12/09/1912 Great Northern Development View the planets for this day Cordova, AK MNM Avalanche 9
02/22/1912 Western No. 5 View the planets for this day Lehigh, OK Coal Fire 9
07/16/1912 Carbon Hill View the planets for this day Gayton, VA Coal Explosion 8
07/11/1912 Panama View the planets for this day Moundsville, WV Coal Explosion 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/13/1912 Norrie View the planets for this day Ironwood, MI MNM Cave-in 7
01/09/1912 Parrish No. 9 View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Coal Explosives 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/20/1912 Kemmerer No. 4 View the planets for this day Kemmerer, WY Coal Explosion 6
01/19/1912 Central View the planets for this day Central City, KY Coal Explosives 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/16/1912 Carbon Hill View the planets for this day Carbon Hill, VA Coal Explosives 5
04/21/1912 Coil View the planets for this day Madisonville, KY Coal Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/21/1912 Cherry Valley View the planets for this day Cherry Valley, PA Coal Fire 1
 
 
 

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