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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 1931   (Display in Date Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Industry Disaster Cause Killed Report
01/28/1931 Little Betty View the planets for this day Dugger, IN Coal Explosion 28
01/06/1931 Glen Rogers No. 2 View the planets for this day Glen Rogers, WV Coal Explosion 8
12/28/1931 Overton No. 1 View the planets for this day Irondale, AL Coal Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/03/1931 Whitman No. 20 View the planets for this day Holden, WV Coal Explosion 5
05/29/1931 Richards View the planets for this day Mount Carmel, PA Coal Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/03/1931 Midvale No. 4 View the planets for this day Midvale, OH Coal Explosion 5
10/24/1931 Mocanaqua View the planets for this day Mocanaqua, PA Coal Explosion 4
 
 
 

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