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Rum Creek No. 1 Mine Roof Fall

Dehue, Logan County, West Virginia
October 25, 1920
No. Killed - 4



An assistant mine foreman, a motorman, and two miners were instantly killed when they were caught by a fall of slate at this mine.

The deceased:
  • Carl Baserge
  • Delato Battista
  • Ernest S. Richardson
  • James Smith

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