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All Coal Mine Disasters in the United States
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View the Mine Disaster CalendarAll Coal Disasters in the Year 1893   (Display in Date Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Industry Disaster Cause Killed Report
01/10/1893 Como View the planets for this day Como, CO Coal Explosion 24
04/01/1893 Neilson View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Coal Fire 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/13/1893 Choctaw View the planets for this day Alderson, OK Coal Explosion 9
02/14/1893 Chicago and Iowa View the planets for this day Albia, IA Coal Explosion 8
09/21/1893 Lance No. 11 View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Coal Explosion 6
06/22/1893 Susquehanna No. 1 View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Coal Explosion 5
 
 
 

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