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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 1920   (Display in Date Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Industry Disaster Cause Killed Report
11/23/1920 Parrish View the planets for this day Parrish, AL Coal Explosion 12 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/21/1920 No. 19 View the planets for this day Degnan, OK Coal Explosion 10
07/19/1920 Renton No. 3 View the planets for this day Renton, PA Coal Explosion 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/26/1920 Sublet No. 6 View the planets for this day Sublet, WY Coal Explosives 8
11/16/1920 Arnold View the planets for this day Earlington, KY Coal Fire 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/02/1920 Ontario View the planets for this day Cokeburg, PA Coal Explosion 6
05/22/1920 Mallory No. 3 View the planets for this day Mallory, WV Coal Roof Fall 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/03/1920 Submarine View the planets for this day Clinton, IN Coal Explosion 5
04/14/1920 Dawson No. 6 View the planets for this day Dawson, NM Coal Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/22/1920 Black Diamond No. 11 View the planets for this day Black Diamond, WA Coal Cave-in 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/25/1920 Rum Creek No. 1 View the planets for this day Dehue, WV Coal Roof Fall 4
 
 
 

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