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Broadwater Mine Explosives Detonation

Neihart, Cascade County, Montana
April 18, 1896
No. Killed - 9

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News icon Helena Evening Herald, Apr. 18, 1896  (1.3 Mb)  PDF Format
Nine men were killed in a explosion in the surface powder house.
Note: This disaster is included in the MSHA Fatality Archive Database External Link, but was not found on the CDC/NIOSH Disaster List. External Link  See more possible errors and omissions.

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