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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 1929   (Display in Date Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Industry Disaster Cause Killed Report
12/17/1929 Old Town View the planets for this day McAlester, OK Coal Explosion 61 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/21/1929 Kinloch View the planets for this day Parnassus, PA Coal Explosion 45 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/26/1929 Kingston No. 5 View the planets for this day Kingston, WV Coal Explosion 14 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/27/1929 Connellsville View the planets for this day Yolande, AL Coal Explosion 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/27/1929 Covington No. 7 View the planets for this day Tahona, OK Coal Explosion 8
12/01/1929 Old Ben No. 8 View the planets for this day West Frankfort, IL Coal Explosion 7
02/28/1929 Stone Mt. Quarry View the planets for this day Decatur, GA MNM Expl. Vessel 7
09/04/1929 Calaveras View the planets for this day Copperopolis, CA MNM Cave-in 5
06/05/1929 Halcon View the planets for this day Bear Creek, VA Coal Roof Fall 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/27/1929 East No. 5 View the planets for this day Stotesbury, WV Coal Explosion 2
 
 
 

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