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All Coal Mine Disasters in the United States
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Date Mine Name Location Mineral Disaster Cause Killed Report
09/23/2001 Jim Walter No. 5 View the planets for this day Brookwood, AL Bituminous Explosion 13 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/02/2006 Sago View the planets for this day Tallmansville, WV Bituminous Explosion 12 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/06/2007 Crandall Canyon View the planets for this day Huntington, UT Bituminous Bump 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/20/2006 Darby No. 1 View the planets for this day Holmes Mill, KY Bituminous Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/10/2007 Gibson View the planets for this day Princeton, IN Bituminous Hoisting 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/16/2007 Crandall Canyon View the planets for this day Huntington, UT Bituminous Bump 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/22/2003 McElroy View the planets for this day Cameron, WV Bituminous Explosion 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/17/2007 Tri-Star Job No. 3 View the planets for this day Barton, MD Bituminous Fall of Highwall 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/13/2007 Cucumber View the planets for this day Cucumber, WV Bituminous Roof Fall 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/19/2005 Bell County Prep Pl. View the planets for this day Middlesboro, KY Bituminous Pwd Haulage 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/03/2005 Stillhouse No. 1 View the planets for this day Cumberland, KY Bituminous Roof Fall 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/17/2003 Twilight Mountain View the planets for this day Twilight, WV Bituminous Pwd Haulage 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/31/2000 Willow Creek View the planets for this day Helper, UT Bituminous Explosion/Fire 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/19/2006 Alma No. 1 View the planets for this day Melville, WV Bituminous Fire 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/24/2002 Quecreek View the planets for this day Friedens, PA Bituminous Inundation 0 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
 
 
 

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