Hutchinson Coal Company Linden Mine Explosives Detonation
Mason, Mason County, West Virginia
April 18, 1917
No. Killed - 5
The Independent-Herald, Apr. 26, 1917
Five miners were killed by a powder explosion.
The deceased:
- John Fields, 21
- Claud Fogelsong, 21
- William Harper, 51
- Henry Hennesy, 52
- John Chaffion, 19
Source: West Virginia Mining Fatalities, 1883-1986 (3.7 Mb)
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