Moffat Coal Company
Oak Hills No. 2 Mine Explosives Detonation
Oak Creek, Routt County, Colorado
February 12, 1921
No. Killed - 5
Colorado Final Investigation Report (536 Kb) 
1921 Colorado Coal Mine Fatalities (2.9 Mb)
Cause of Explosion: Blown-out shot of black powder.
In the News
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The Sun, Feb. 13, 1921 |
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Salt Lake Telegram, Feb. 13, 1921 |
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Miles City Star, Feb. 14, 1921 |
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East Oregonian, Feb. 15, 1921 |
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The Daily Sentinel, Feb. 16, 1921 |
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The Colorado Statesman, Feb. 26, 1921 |
The deceased:
- Edward Hamidy, Italian, hoistman, experience 2 years, age 21 years, single
- Sam Patrick, American, miner, experience 22 years, age 35 years, married, three children
- Weaver Sharp, American, miner, experience 24 years, age 36 years, married, one child
- Celestin Testas, French, shot firer, experience 19 years, age 31 years, married, two children
- Hy Wagner, American, shot firer, experience 28 years, age 60 years, single
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