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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 1922   (Display in Date Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Industry Disaster Cause Killed Report
11/22/1922 Dolomite No. 3 View the planets for this day Dolomite, AL Coal Explosion 90
11/06/1922 Reilly No. 1 View the planets for this day Spangler, PA Coal Explosion 79 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/27/1922 Argonaut View the planets for this day Jackson, CA MNM Fire 47 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/02/1922 Gates No. 2 View the planets for this day Brownsville, PA Coal Explosion 25
03/24/1922 Sopris View the planets for this day Sopris, CO Coal Explosion 17 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/25/1922 Acmar No. 3 View the planets for this day Acmar, AL Coal Explosion 11
02/07/1922 Marietta View the planets for this day Pinson Fork, KY Coal Explosion 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/02/1922 Belle Ellen No. 2 View the planets for this day Belle Ellen, AL Coal Explosion 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/27/1922 Holston Quarry View the planets for this day Strawplains, TN MNM Explosives 9
10/20/1922 Progressive No. 11 View the planets for this day McCurtain, OK Coal Explosion 8
11/25/1922 Anthracite No. 4 View the planets for this day Cerrillos, NM Coal Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/30/1922 Layman Galloway View the planets for this day Pineville, KY Coal Explosion 6
11/03/1922 Eddy Creek View the planets for this day Olyphant, PA Coal Explosives 6
09/23/1922 Raleigh-Wyoming No. 2 View the planets for this day Glen Rogers, WV Coal Hoisting 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/29/1922 Lake Creek View the planets for this day Johnston City, IL Coal Explosion 5
03/20/1922 Dilltown No 1 View the planets for this day Dilltown, PA Coal Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
 
 
 

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