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Mine Disasters in the United States

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Mine Disaster Calendar
Inconsistencies and/or possible errors related
to disaster data discovered during research.
Disaster Information Issue
A and B Mine Roof Fall
Knott County, Kentucky
December 12, 1961
No. Killed - 4
News article identifies this operation as the Bradley-Breeding No. 4 truck mine.
Amsterdam No. 2 Mine Explosion
Amsterdam, Ohio
April 21, 1910
No. Killed - 15
The number of fatalities is in question.
Anaconda Mine Cave-in
Butte, Montana
May 14, 1892
No. Killed - 9
Not included on either government list, and the date is in question.
Egypt Mine Explosion
Cumnock, North Carolina
Dec. 19, 1895
No. Killed - 39
NIOSH list identifies this as the Cumnock Mine.
Egypt Mine Explosion
Cumnock, North Carolina
May 22, 1900
No. Killed - 23
NIOSH list identifies this as the Cumnock Mine.
Finley Mine Explosion
Madisonville, Kentucky
November 18, 1925
No. Killed - 5
The date of this accident is uncertain.
Fraterville Mine Explosion
Coal Creek, Tennessee
May 19, 1902
No. Killed - 184
The number of fatalities is in question.
Frontenac Shaft No. 2 Mine Explosion
Frontenac, Kansas
November 9, 1888
No. Killed - 40
The number of fatalities is in question.
Harwick Mine Explosion
Cheswick, Pennsylvania
January 25, 1904
No. Killed - 179
The number of fatalities is in question.
Haverstraw Clay Pit Landslide
Haverstraw, New York
January 10, 1906
No. Killed - 19
Not included on either government list.
Keystone Mine Explosion
Keystone, Ohio
June 21, 1937
No. Killed - 6
The NIOSH list uses the mine name Rupert.
Laurel Mine Explosion
aka East Mine
Pocahontas, Virginia
March 13, 1884
No. Killed - 112
The number of fatalities and the mine name is in question.
Lawson Mine Explosion
Black Diamond, Washington
October 1, 1902
No. Killed - 11
The number of fatalities is in question.
Lawson Mine Explosion
Black Diamond, Washington
November 6, 1910
No. Killed - 16
The number of fatalities is in question.
Little Cottonwood Canyon Mine Avalanche
Alta, Utah
January 12, 1881
No. Killed - 10
Not included on the NIOSH list.
Minnie Healey Mine Cave-in
Butte, Montana
February 25, 1904
No. Killed - 5
Not included on either government list.
Norrie Mine No. 8 Cave-in
Ironwood, Michigan
September 29, 1892
No Killed - 10
Not included on the NIOSH list.
Pabst Mine "H" Shaft Rescue
Ironwood, Michigan
September 24, 1926
No. Killed - 3
The number of fatalities is in question.
Pioneer Mine Explosion
Kettle Island, Kentucky
March 29, 1930
No. Killed - 16
The date of this accident is uncertain.
Pulaski Mine Powder Explosion
Eckman, West Virginia
December 14, 1906
No. Killed - 6
Not included on the NIOSH disaster list.
Red Canyon No. 5 Mine Explosion
Evanston, Wyoming
March 20, 1895
No. Killed - 62
The number of fatalities is in question.
Richardson Colliery Asphyxiations
Glen Carbon, Pennsylvania
October 3, 1891
No. Killed - 7
The day of this accident in October is incorrect on the NIOSH list.
Shenandoah Mine Avalanche
Silverton, Colorado
March 19, 1906
No. Killed - 12
Not included on either government list.
Sullivan Mine Explosion
Sullivan, Indiana
November 21, 1878
No. Killed - 13
The number of fatalities is in question.
Utah-Apex Mine Cave-in
Bingham, Utah
October 16, 1923
No. Killed - 6
Not included on the NIOSH list.
Utica Gold Mine Cave-in
aka Lane Mine
Angels Camp, California
December 24, 1889
No. Killed - 17
Not included on either government list.




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