State: Illinois
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| Mine Name
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| Disaster Cause
| Killed
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12/21/1951 |
Orient No. 2 |
West Frankfort, IL |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
119 |
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02/16/1883 |
Diamond |
Braidwood, IL |
Bituminous |
Inundation |
69 |
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12/24/1932 |
Moweaqua |
Moweaqua, IL |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
54 |
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04/03/1905 |
Zeigler |
Zeigler, IL |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
49 |
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01/25/1924 |
McClintock |
Johnston City, IL |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
33 |
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11/03/1908 |
Zeigler |
Zeigler, IL |
Bituminous |
Fire |
31 |
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07/24/1947 |
Old Ben No. 8 |
West Frankfort, IL |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
27 |
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01/10/1909 |
Zeigler |
Zeigler, IL |
Bituminous |
Explosion/Fire |
26 |
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08/31/1921 |
Harco |
Harrisburg, IL |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
11 |
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04/05/1915 |
Panama |
Panama, IL |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
11 |
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05/11/1904 |
Big Muddy |
Herrin, IL |
Bituminous |
Explosives |
10 |
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01/09/1883 |
Coulterville |
Coulterville, IL |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
10 |
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08/01/1936 |
Kathleen |
Dowell, IL |
Bituminous |
Fire |
9 |
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06/02/1917 |
Rend No. 2 |
Herrin, IL |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
9 |
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12/23/1909 |
Mine A |
Herrin, IL |
Bituminous |
Explosion/Fire |
8 |
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10/23/1911 |
O Gara No. 9 |
Harrisburg, IL |
Bituminous |
Explosives |
8 |
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03/31/1903 |
Sandoval |
Sandoval, IL |
Bituminous |
Explosives |
8 |
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01/29/1907 |
Johnston City |
Johnston City, IL |
Bituminous |
Explosives |
7 |
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12/20/1927 |
Franco No. 1 |
Johnston City, IL |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
7 |
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02/14/1941 |
Fidelity |
Du Quoin, IL |
Bituminous |
Explosives |
7 |
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12/01/1929 |
Old Ben No. 8 |
West Frankfort, IL |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
7 |
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02/23/1921 |
Kathleen |
Dowell, IL |
Bituminous |
Fire |
7 |
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03/15/1903 |
Cardiff |
Cardiff, IL |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
5 |
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09/17/1917 |
Orient |
Orient, IL |
Bituminous |
Hoisting |
5 |
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09/29/1922 |
Lake Creek |
Johnston City, IL |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
5 |
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02/19/1913 |
Seagraves |
Eldorado, IL |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
4 |
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02/10/1909 |
Zeigler |
Zeigler, IL |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
3 |
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07/09/1986 |
Orient No. 6 |
Waltonville, IL |
Bituminous |
Roof Fall |
3 |
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02/14/1921 |
O Gara No. 8 |
Eldorado, IL |
Bituminous |
Asphyxiation |
3 |
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03/28/1955 |
Little Oak |
Belleville, IL |
Bituminous |
Asphyxiation |
1 |
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03/15/1916 |
Sesser |
Sesser, IL |
Bituminous |
Fire |
0 |
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