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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 1894   (Display in Date Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Industry Disaster Cause Killed Report
08/24/1894 Franklin View the planets for this day Franklin, WA Coal Fire 37 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/13/1894 Gaylord View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Coal Roof Fall 13 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/20/1894 Blanche View the planets for this day Colliers, WV Coal Explosives 8
07/17/1894 West No. 1 Slope View the planets for this day Stockton, PA Coal Explosives 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/11/1894 Henry Clay View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Coal Expl. Vessel 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/08/1894 Luke Fidler View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Coal Fire 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/09/1894 Coal Creek View the planets for this day Newcastle, WA Coal Explosion 4
08/25/1894 Gilberton View the planets for this day Ashland, PA Coal Explosion 2
 
 
 

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