Mine Disasters in the United States - By Year

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All Mine Disasters in the United States
Sorted by Year

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All Mine Disasters in the Year 1972 (Display in Date Order)

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Only Coal Disasters

Metal/Nonmetal Disasters

Date	Mine Name	Location	Industry	Disaster Cause	Killed	Report

02/26/1972

Saunders, WV

Coal

Dam Failure

125

05/02/1972

Kellogg, ID

MNM

Fire

91

07/22/1972

Blacksville No. 1

Blacksville, WV

Coal

Fire

9

12/16/1972

Itmann, WV

Coal

Explosion

5

03/21/1972

Lead, SD

MNM

Ground Fall

3

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