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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 1976   (Display in Date Order)

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Displays all records in descending fatality order

 
Date Mine Name Location Industry Disaster Cause Killed Report
03/09/1976 Scotia View the planets for this day Oven Fork, KY Coal Explosion 15 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/11/1976 Scotia View the planets for this day Oven Fork, KY Coal Explosion 11 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/15/1976 Silver Ridge View the planets for this day Quartzville, OR MNM Explosives 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
 
 
 

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