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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 1945   (Display in Date Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Industry Disaster Cause Killed Report
12/26/1945 Belva No. 1 View the planets for this day Fourmile, KY Coal Explosion 24 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/09/1945 Sunnyside No. 1 View the planets for this day Sunnyside, UT Coal Explosion 23 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/17/1945 Bond Valley View the planets for this day Haileyville, OK Coal Explosion 9
03/14/1945 Kenilworth View the planets for this day Kenilworth, UT Coal Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/12/1945 Crucible View the planets for this day Greene, PA Coal Roof Fall 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/19/1945 No. 5 View the planets for this day Omar, WV Coal Roof Fall 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
 
 
 

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