| 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.
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Egypt Mine Explosion
Cumnock, North Carolina
Dec. 19, 1895
No. Killed - 39 |
NIOSH list identifies this as the Cumnock Mine.
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Egypt Mine Explosion
Cumnock, North Carolina
May 22, 1900
No. Killed - 23 |
NIOSH list identifies this as the Cumnock Mine.
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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 Explosion
Frontenac, Kansas
November 9, 1888
No. Killed - 40 |
The number of fatalities is in question. |
Funkhouser Quarry Explosion
Delta, Pennsylvania
November 30, 1936
No. Killed - 7 |
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.
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Keel Ridge Fall of Ground
Iron Mountain, Michigan
April 10, 1883
No Killed - 8 |
Not included on the NIOSH list.
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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 Avalanche
Alta, Utah
January 12, 1881
No. Killed - 10 |
Not included on the NIOSH list.
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Minnie Healey Mine Cave-in
Butte, Montana
February 25, 1904
No. Killed - 5 |
Not included on either government list.
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Norrie Mine No. 8 Cave-in
Ironwood, Michigan
September 29, 1892
No Killed - 10 |
Not included on the NIOSH list.
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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.
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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.
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Shenandoah Mine Avalanche
Silverton, Colorado
March 19, 1906
No. Killed - 12 |
Not included on either government list.
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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.
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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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