Truax-Traer Coal Company
United Gas No. 1 Mine Explosion
United, Kanawha County, West Virginia
October 31, 1951
No. Killed - 12
USBM Final Investigation Report 
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Cause of Explosion: Ignition of coal dust when at least twelve unconfined shots were fired on a fall of rock.
The deceased:
- Eugene Debs Barker, 42
- John Andy Barker, 25
- Farrier Lloyd Butler, 31
- Bert C. Clendenin, 25
- Frank Thomas Davis, 25
- Albert Deraimo, 33
- Lawrence A. Hawks, 32
- Estel Bee Postalwait, 34
- Orville Postalwait, 53
- Leslie M. Slack, 47
- Dennit S. Stanley, 25
- James G. Stone, 38
The injured:
- Johnny Akers
- Gapey Joseph Carson
- Alvin Kincaid
- William Pritt
Source: West Virginia Mine Accident Index
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