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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 1895   (Display in Date Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Industry Disaster Cause Killed Report
03/20/1895 Red Canyon View the planets for this day Evanston, WY Coal Explosion 62
01/16/1895 Butte Hardware View the planets for this day Butte, MT Coal Explosives 57
12/19/1895 Egypt View the planets for this day Cumnock, NC Coal Explosion 39
12/20/1895 Nelson View the planets for this day Dayton, TN Coal Explosion 28
02/27/1895 White Ash View the planets for this day Madrid, NM Coal Explosion 24 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/08/1895 Blue Canyon View the planets for this day Lake Whatcom, WA Coal Explosion 23 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/07/1895 Dorrance View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Coal Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/18/1895 West Bear Ridge View the planets for this day Mahony Plane, PA Coal Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/22/1895 Tate View the planets for this day Sturgis, KY Coal Explosives 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/17/1895 Franklin View the planets for this day Franklin Township, WA Coal Fire 4
 
 
 

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