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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 1918   (Display in Date Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Industry Disaster Cause Killed Report
09/28/1918 Royalton North No. 1 View the planets for this day Royalton, IL Coal Explosion/Fire 21 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/27/1918 Silver Open Pit View the planets for this day Virginia, MN MNM Explosives 18
02/21/1918 Amasa-Porter View the planets for this day Crystal Falls, MI MNM Cave-in 17
05/20/1918 Villa View the planets for this day Villa, WV Coal Fire 13 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/28/1918 Burnett View the planets for this day Burnett, WA Coal Explosion 12 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/07/1918 Harmar View the planets for this day Harmarville, PA Coal Explosion 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/17/1918 Short Mountain View the planets for this day Lykens, PA Coal Cave-in 4
12/22/1918 Havaco View the planets for this day Havaco, WV Coal Explosion 4
02/19/1918 Caswell Creek View the planets for this day Freeman, WV Coal Roof Fall 4
01/05/1918 Barnum View the planets for this day Pittston, PA Coal Cave-in 2
 
 
 

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