Mining Accidents in the United States
1800's
HISTORICAL COAL MINE ACCIDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES 1839-1976
Information for historical coal mine diasters list was
obtained from the following pubications
Bureau of Mines Bulletin 509, Injury Experience in Coal Mining, 1948.
Documentation of Major Coal Mine Diasters in the United States
Not Classified as Explosion of Gas or Dust; 1846-1962
Bureau of Mines Bulletin 586, Historical Summery of Coal Mine Explosions
in the United States 1810-1958.
Archives at the National Mine Health & Safty Academy Library
Most Accident reports are available in the library archives at the Academy.
Please contact the MSHA Library at the Academy fo availability of a particular
report. The Library number is 304-256-3267 or 304-256-3229
Booklet compiled by Jane DeMarchi, Questions; Call 304-256-3217.
or Email jdemarch@msha.cov
DATE NAME OF MINE LOCATION OF MINE KILLED TYPE
1800's
03-18-1839 Black Heath New Richland, VA 10 Explosion
06-15-1844 Black Heath New Richland, VA 11 Explosion
01-12-1846 Delaware & Hudson Carbondale, PA 14 Cave-in
01-1847 Spencer Pottsville, PA 7 Explosion
1850 Cox's Pit, Clover Hill Winterpock, VA 7 Explosion
1854 Chesterfield New Richland, VA 19 Explosion
1855 Midlothian Coalfield, VA 55 Explosion
1859 Bright Hope Winterpock, VA 9 Explosion
1863 Raccoon, Clover Hill Winterpock, VA 17 Explosion
04-03-1857 Bright Hope Winterpock, VA 69 Explosion
09-05-1869 Avondale Plymouth, PA 110 Fire
03-22-1870 Potts Locustdale, PA 5 Explosion
05-10-1870 Heins & Glassmire Middleport, PA 9 Cage fall (shaft)
08-29-1870 Preston No.3 Girardville, PA 7 Cage fall (shaft)
05-27-1871 West Pittston West Pittston, PA 20 Smoke
08-14-1871 Eagle Shaft Pittston, PA 17 Explosion
10-02-1871 Otto Red Ash Branch Dale, PA 5 Explosion
07-1872 Atwater Slope Portage County, OH 10 Fire
06-10-1873 Henry Clay Shamokin, PA 10 Fire
05-20-1876 Midlothian Coalfield, VA 8 Fire
07-24-1876 Black Diamond Nortonville, CA 5 Fire
05-09-1877 Wadesville Wadesville, PA 7 Fire
07-11-1877 Brookfield Brookville, OH 7 Suffocation
01-15-1878 Potts Lundale, PA 5 Explosion
11-21-1878 Sullivan Sullivan, IN 8 Explosion
05-06-1879 Audenried Andenried, PA 6 Explosion
11-02-1879 Mill Creek Mill Creek, PA 5 Explosion
03-05-1880 No. 2 Shaft Nanticoke, PA 6 Explosion
05-03-1880 Lykens Valley Shamoken, PA 5 Explosion
02-10-1881 Robbins Robbins, OH 6 Explosion
03-04-1881 Almy Almy, WY 38 Explosion
02-03-1882 Midlothian Coalfield, VA 32 Explosion
05-24-1882 Kohinoor Shenandoah, PA 5 Explosion
01-09-1883 Coulterville Coulterville, IL 10 Explosion
02-16-1883 Diamond Braidwood, IL 69 Inrush of water
01-24-1884 Crested Butte Crested Butte, CO 59 Explosion
02-20-1884 West Leisenring West Leisenring, PA 19 Explosion
03-13-1884 Laurel Pocahintas, VA 112 Explosion
08-21-1884 Buck Ridge Shamokin, PA 7 Fire
10-27-1884 Youngstown Uniontown, PA 14 Explosion
04-06-1885 Cuyler Raven Run, PA 10 Roof Fall
08-11-1885 West End Mocanaqua, PA 10 Gas/Boiler Fire
12-18-1885 Nanticoke No. 1 Nanticoke, PA 26 Inrush of
01-13-1886 Almy No. 4 Almy, WY 13 Explosion
01-21-1886 Newburg Newburg, WV 39 Explosion
03-08-1886 Uniondale Dunbar, PA 6 Explosion
08-30-1886 Fair Lawn Scranton, PA 6 Explosion
09-13-1886 Marvine Scranton, PA 8 Suffocated by gas
11-26-1886 Conyngham Wilkes-Barre, PA 12 Explosion
04-04-1887 Old Savanna No. 2 Savanna, OK 18 Explosion
04-27-1887 Tunnel Ashland, PA 5 Suffocated by gas
10-01-1887 Bast Girardville, PA 5 Suffocated by gas
03-29-1888 Keith & Perry No. 6 Rich Hill, MO 24 Explosion
11-03-1888 Kettle Creek Westport, PA 17 Explosion
11-09-1888 Shaft No. 2 Frontenac, KS 40 Explosion
05-19-1889 Kaska Willam Middleport, PA 10 Mine car fell on
men in cage
09-09-1889 White Ash Near Greeley, CO 10 Inrush of water
02-01-1890 Nottingham Plymouth, PA 8 Explosion
03-03-1890 Shaft No. 3 South Wilkes=Barre, PA 8 Fire
04-02-1890 Susquehanna No. 4 Nanticoke, PA 5 Explosion
05-15-1890 Jersey No. 8 Ashley, PA 26 Explosion
06-16-1890 Hill Farm Dunbar, PA 31 Fire
01-27-1891 Mammouth Mount Pleasent, PA 109 Explosion
02-04-1891 Spring Mountain No. Jeanesville, PA 13 Inrush of water
05-22-1891 Pratt No. 1 Shaft Pratt City, AL 11 Explosion
10-23-1891 Richardson Glen Carbon, PA 7 Suffocation by gas
11-08-1891 Susquehanna No. 1 Nanticoke, PA 12 Explosion
01-07-1892 No. 11 Krebs, OK 100 Explosion
04-20-1892 Lytle Minersville, PA 10 Inrush of water
05-10-1892 Roslyn Roslyn, WV 45 Explosion
07-23-1892 York Farm Pottsville, PA 15 Explosion
01-10-1893 Como King, CO 24 Explosion
02-14-1893 Chicago and Iowa Albia, Iowa 8 Explosion
03-13-1893 Choctaw Alderson, OK 9 Explosion
04-01-1893 Neilson Shamokin, PA 10 Fire
06-22-1893 Susquehanna No. 1 Nanticoke, PA 5 Explosion
09-21-1893 Lance No. 11 Plymouth, PA 6 Explosion
03-13-1894 Gaylord Plymouth, PA 13 Explosion
07-17-1894 East Sugar Loaf Stockton, PA 8 Dynamite explosion
08-24-1894 Franklin Franklin, PA 37 Fire
10-08-1894 Luke Fidler Shamokin, PA 5 Fire
10-11-1894 Henry Clay Shamokin, PA 6 Boiler explosion
11-20-1894 Blanche Standard, WV 8 Explosion
01-22-1895 Tate Sturgis, KY 5 Powder explosion
02-18-1895 West Bear Ridge Mahoney Plane, PA 5 Explosion
02-27-1895 White Ash Madrid, NM 24 Explosion
03-20-1895 Red Canyon Red Canyon 60 Explosion
04-08-1895 Blue Canyon Lake Whacom, WA 23 Explosion
01-07-1895 Dorrance Wilkes-Barre, PA 7 Explosion
12-19-1895 Comnock Cumnock, PA 39 Explosion
12-20-1895 Nelson Dayton, TN 28 Explosion
02-18-1896 Vulcan New Castle, CO 49 Explosion
03-23-1896 Berwind DuBois, PA 13 Explosion
06-28-1896 Twin Pittston, PA 58 Roof fall
10-29-1896 Shaft No. 2 South Wilkes-Barre, PA 6 Explosion
12-26-1896 Oswald Prinston, IN 7 Explosion
01-04-1897 No. 1 Alderson, OK 5 Explosion
01-13-1897 Wadesville Wadesville, PA 5 Crosshed fell/shaft
03-04-1897 Kansas & Texas No. 44 Huntington, AK 14 Explosion
09-03-1897 Sunshine Sunshine, CO 12 Explosion
09-20-1897 Belle Ellen Belle Ellen, AL 5 Fire
09-28-1897 Jermyn No. 1 Rendham, PA 5 Fire
10-30-1897 Von Storch Scranton, PA 6 Fire
05-26-1898 Kaska William Middleport, PA 6 Inrush of water
03-19-1898 No. 2 Slope Alabama 6 Explosion
09-23-1898 Umpire Brownsville, PA 8 Explosion
10-01-1898 Midvale Wilkes-Barre, PA 5 Fire
11-05-1898 Exeter West Pittston, PA 9 Cage Accident
02-21-1899 Blocton No. 2 Blocton, AL 5 Explosion
04-21-1899 Cook & White Madrid, NM 5 Explosion
05-23-1899 Gumnock Cumnock, PA 23 Explosion
07-24-1899 Grindstone Grindstone, PA 5 Explosion
12-09-1899 Carbon Hill No. 7 Carbonado, WA, PA 31 Explosion
12-23-1899 Sumner Sumner, PA 19 Explosion
1900's
03-06-1900 Red Ash Red Ash, WV 46 Explosion
05-01-1900 Winter Quarters 1 & 4 Scofield, UT 200 Explosion
05-23-1900 Cumnock Cumnock, NC 23 Explosion
08-21-1900 Issaquah Issaquah, WA 5 Fire
11-09-1900 Buck Moutain Mahanoy City, PA 7 Explosion
02-25-1901 Daimondville No 1 Daimondville, WY 26 Fire
04-29-1901 McAlester No 5 Alderson, OK 6 Explosion
05-15-1901 Chatham Farmington, WV 10 Explosion
05-27-1901 Richland Dayton, TN 20 Explosion
06-10-1901 Port Royal No 2 Port Royal, PA 19 Explosion
09-16-1901 Spring Gulch Spring Gulch, CO 6 Explosion
10-25-1901 Buttonwood Plymouth, PA 6 Explosion
10-26-1901 Diamondville Daimondville, WY 22 Explosion
09-22-1902 Stafford Stafford, WV 6 Explosion
11-11&14 Pocahontas Pocahontas, PA 17 Fires
12-28-1901 No 1 Hartshorne, OK 6 Haulage
1-13-1902 Milby & Dow Dow, OK 10 Fire
01-24-1902 Lost Creek No 2 Oskaloosa, IA 20 Explosion
03-06-1902 Catsburg Monongahela, PA 5 Explosion
03-31-1902 Nelson Dayton, TN 16 Explosion
05-19-1902 Fraterville Coal Creek, TN 184 Explosion
07-10-1902 Rolling Mill Johnstown, PA 112 Explosion
08-07-1902 Bowen Bowen, CO 13 Explosion
09-15-1902 Algoma No 7 Algoma, WV 17 Explosion
10-01-1902 Lawson Black Diamond, WV 11 Explosion
11-29-1902 Luke Fidler Shamokin, PA 7 Explosion
03-15-1903 Cardiff Cardiff, IL 5 Explosion
03-23-1903 Athens No 2 Athens, IL 6 Explosion
03-31-1903 Sandoval Sandoval, IL 8 Explosion
04-12-1903 Central Slope 77 Carbon, OK 6 Explosion
06-19-1903 Blassburg No 3 Bossburg, NM 5 Explosion
06-30-1903 Hanna No 1 Hanna, WY 169 Explosion
11-20-1903 Bonanza No 20 Bonanza, AR 11 Explosion
11-21-1903 Ferguson Connellsville, PA 17 Explosion
01-25-1904 Harwick Cheswick, PA 179 Explosion
04-20-1904 Stearns No 5 Stearns, KY 5 Explosion
05-05-1904 Locust Gap Locust Gap, PA 5 Fire
05-11-1904 Big Muddy Herrin, IL 10 Explosion
10-28-1904 Terico Terico, CO 19 Explosion
11-02-1904 Auchincloss Nanticoke, PA 10 Haulage
12-04-1904 Horton Horton, WV 7 Fire
12-07-1904 No 5 Burnett, WA 17 Explosion
01-16-1905 No 1 Decatur, IL 6 Fire
02-18-1905 Lytle Minersville, PA 5 Haulage
02-20-1905 Virginia City Virginia City, AL 112 Explosion
02-26-1905 Grapevine Wilcoe, WV 6 Explosion
03-09-1905 Clear Spring West Pittston, PA 7 Haulage
03-18-1905 Rush Run & Red Ash Red Ash, WV 24 Explosion
03-22-1905 Oswald Prinston, ID 9 Explosion
04-03-1905 Zeigler Zeigler, IL 49 Explosion
04-22-1905 Cabin Creek Kayford, WV 6 Explosion
04-26-1905 Conyngham Wilkes-Barre, PA 10 Haulage
04-27-1905 Eleanora DuBois, PA 13 Explosion
04-30-1905 No 19 Wilburton, OK 13 Explosion
07-05-1905 Tidewater Vivian, WV 5 Explosion
07-06-1905 Fuller Searight, PA 6 Explosion
10-13-1905 Clyde Fredericktown, PA 6 Fire
10-29-1905 Hazel Kirk No 2 Monongahela, PA 5 Explosion
11-04-1905 Tidewater Vivian, WV 7 Explosion
11-15-1905 Braznell Bentleyville, PA 7 Explosion
12-02-1905 Diamondville No 1 Diamondville, WV 18 Explosion
01-04-1906 Coaldale Coaldale, WV 22 Explosion
01-18-1906 Detriot Detroit, WV 18 Explosion
01-24-1906 Poteau No 6 Witteville, OK 14 Explosion
02-08-1906 Parrel Parrel, WV 23 Explosion
02-19-1906 Maitland Walsenburg, CO 14 Explosion
02-27-1906 Little Cahaba Piper, AL 12 Explosion
03-22-1906 Century No 1 Century, WV 23 Explosion
04-22-1906 Cuatro Terico, CO 18 Explosion
06-17-1906 Red Lodge Red Lodge, MT 8 Fire
08-06-1906 Susquehanna No 7 Nanticoke, PA 6 Explosion
10-03-1906 Pocahontas Pocahontas, VA 36 Explosion
10-05-1906 Dutchman Blossburg, MN 10 Explosion
10-24-1906 Rolling Mill Johnstown, PA 7 Explosion
11-03-1906 San Toy No 1 San Toy, OH 5 Haulage
12-22-1906 Breese-Trenton Breese, IL 6 Haulage
01-14-1907 Deering No 7 Clinton, IN 7 Explosion
01-23-1907 Primero Primero, CO 24 Explosion
01-26-1907 Lorentz Penco, WV 12 Explosion
01-29-1907 Stuart Stuart, WV 84 Explosion
02-04-1907 Thomas No 25 Thomas, WV 25 Explosion
03-02-1907 Holden Taylor, PA 7 Explosion
03-16-1907 Bond & Bruce Tacoma, VA 11 Explosion
04-26-1907 Morgan Black Diamond, WA 7 Explosion
05-01-1907 Whipple Scarbro, WV 16 Explosion
05-19-1907 Engleville Engleville, CO 5 Fire
06-18-1907 Johnson No 1 Priceburg, PA 7 Explosion
08-17-1907 Sonman Sonman, PA 5 Haulage
12-01-1907 Naomi Fayette City, PA 34 Explosion
12-06-1907 Monongah No 6 & 8 Monongah, WV 362 Explosion
12-16-1907 Yolande Yolande, AL 57 Explosion
12-19-1907 Darr Jocobs Creek, PA 239 Explosion
12-31-1907 Bernal Cartage, NM 11 Explosion
01-30-1908 Backman Hawks Nest WV 9 Explosion
02-10-1908 Moody South Carrolton, KY 9 Explosion
03-28-1908 Hanna No 1 Hanna, WY 59 Explosion
05-12-1908 Mount Lookout Wyoming, PA 12 Explosion
05-13-1908 Prospect Wilkes-Barre, PA 5 Roof fall/bump
07-15-1908 Williamstown Williamstown, PA 6 Explosion
08-26-1908 Hailey-Okla. No 1 Haileyville, OK 29 Fire
08-28-1908 Warrior Run Wilkes-Barre, PA 6 Haulage
11-16-1908 Pratt No 3 Ensley, AL 8 Fire
11-20-1908 Red Lodge Red Lodge, MT 9 Fire
11-28-1908 Rachel & Agnes Marianna, PA 154 Explosion
12-29-1908 Lick Branch Switchback, WV 50 Explosion
01-10-1909 Zeigler Zeigler, IL 26 Explosion
01-10-1909 Carbon Hill Gayton, VA 6 Explosion
01-12-1909 Lick Branch Switchback, WV 67 Explosion
01-19-1909 Stone Canyon Chancellor, CA 6 Explosion
01-25-1909 Orenda No 2 Boswell, PA 5 Explosion
01-25-1909 Washington No 5 Franklin, MD 5 Haulage
02-02-1909 Short Creek Short Creek, AL 18 Explosion
03-02-1909 No 14 Pittson, PA 8 Explosion
03-02-1909 Sunnyside Evansville, IN 6 Explosion
03-31-1909 Echo Buery, WV 6 Explosion
04-09-1909 Eureka No 37 Wimber, PA 7 Explosion
06-23-1909 Lackawanna No 4 Wehrun, PA 21 Explosion
07-06-1909 Toller Tollerville, CO 9 Explosion
10-03-1909 Northwestern Roslyn, WA 10 Explosion
10-12-1909 Rock Island No 8 Hartshorne, OK 10 Explosion
10-31-1909 Franklin No 2 Johnstown, PA 13 Explosion
11-09-1909 Auchinloss Nanticoke, PA 9 Fire
11-13-1909 Cherry Cherry, IL 259 Fire
12-11-1909 Baker No 5 Clay, KY 7 Explosion
12-23-1909 Mine A Herrin, IL 8 Explosion
01-11-1910 Nottingham Plymouth, PA 7 Explosion
01-31-1910 Primero Primero, CO 75 Explosion
02-01-1910 Brower Bowder, KY 34 Explosion
02-05-1910 Ernest No 2 Ernest, PA 12 Explosion
02-08-1910 Barhell No 1 Stearns, KY 6 Explosion
03-12-1910 S Wilkes-Barre S. Wilkes-Barre, PA 7 Explosion
03-31-1910 Great Western No 2 Wilburton, OK 6 Explosion
04-20-1910 Mulga Mulga, AL 40 Explosion
04-21-1910 Amsterdam Amsterdam, OH 15 Explosion
05-05-1910 Palos No 3 Palos, AL 84 Explosion
10-08-1910 Starksville Starksville, CO 56 Explosion
11-03-1910 Yolande No 1 Yolande, AL 5 Explosion
11-06-1910 Lawson Black Diamond, WA 16 Explosion
11-08-1910 Victor Anerican No 3 Delagua, Co 79 Explosion
11-11-1910 Shoal Creek No 1 Panama, IL 6 Explosion
11-25-1910 Providence No 3 Providenc, KY 10 Explosion
12-22-1910 Leyden Leyden, CO 10 Fire
12-14-1910 Greenco Tacoma, VA 8 Explosion
12-31-1910 Lick Fork Thacker, WV 10 Haulage
01-20-1911 Carbon Hill Carbon Hill, VA 7 Explosion
02-09-1911 Cokedale Trinidad, CO 17 Explosion
03-18-1911 No 16 Mineral, KS 5 Explosion
03-22-1911 Hazel Canonsburg, PA 9 Haulage
04-07-1911 Price-Pancoast Troop, PA 73 Fire
04-08-1911 Banner Littleton, AL 128 Explosion
04-24-1911 Ott No 20 Elk Garden, WV 23 Explosion
5-10-1911 Boston Larksville, PA 5 Fire
05-27-1911 Cameron Shamokin, PA 5 Explosion
07-15-1911 Sykesville Syskesville, PA 21 Explosion
08-01-1911 Standard Welch, WV 6 Explosion
10-23-1911 O'Gara No 9 Harrisburg, IL 8 Explosion
11-09-1911 Adrian Punxuatawney, PA 8 Explosion
11-18-1911 Bottom Creek Vivian, WV 18 Explosion
12-09-1911 Cross Mountain Briceville, TN 84 Explosion
01-09-1912 Parrish Plymouth, PA 6 Explosion
01-16-1912 Carbon Hill Carbon Hill, VA 5 Explosion
01-19-1912 Central Central City, KY 5 Explosion
01-20-1912 Kemmerer No 4 Kemmerer, WY 6 Explosion
02-22-1912 Western No 5 Lehigh, OK 9 Fire
03-20-1912 San Bois No 2 McCurtain, OK 73 Explosion
03-26-1912 Jed Jed, WV 81 Explosion
04-21-1912 Coil Madisonville, KY 5 Explosion
06-18-1912 Hastings Hastings, CO 12 Explosion
07-11-1912 Panama Moundsville, WV 8 Explosion
17-16-1912 Carbon Hill Gayton, VA 8 Explosion
07-24-1912 Superba and Lemont Evans Station, PA 18 Inundation
08-12-1912 Abernent Albernant, AL 18 Explosion
0219-1913 Seagraves Eldornant, IL 5 Explosion
04-23-1913 Cincinnati Finleyville, PA 98 Explosion
05-06-1913 Taylor Mine Beaver Dam, KY 5 Suffocation
05-17-1913 Noble Belle Valley, OH 15 Explosion
08-02-1913 East Brookside Tower City, PA 20 Explosion
10-22-1913 Stag Canon No 2 Dawson, NM 263 Explosion
11-18-1913 Acton No 2 Acton, AL 24 Explosion
12-16-1913 Vulcan New Castle, CO 37 Explosion
01-10-1914 Rock Castle Rock Castle, CO 12 Explosion
01-14-1914 No 7 Mulberry, KS 6 Haulage
04-28-1914 Eccles No 5 & No 6 Eccles, WV 181 Explosion
04-30-1914 No 2 Cumberland, WY 5 Haulage
05-29-1914 Maryd Maryd. PA 6 Haulage
06-30-1914 No 1 Cinderella, WV 5 Fire
09-04-1914 No 1 Adamson, OK 13 Roof fall/bump
09-16-1914 Lehigh No 4 Lansford, PA 7 Explosion
10-05-1914 Mulga Mulga, AL 16 Explosion
10-27-1914 North or No 1 Royalton, IL 52 Explosion
12-09-1914 Tripp Scranton, PA 13 Haulage
02-06-1915 Carlisle Carlisle, WV 21 Explosion
02-17-1915 Prospect Wilkes-Barre, PA 13 Explosion
02-18-1915 New Home No 2 Rich Hill MO 5 Explosion
03-02-1915 Layland No 3 Layland, WV 115 Explosion
04-05-1915 Shoal Creek Panama, IL 11 Explosion
05-24-1915 Smokless Valley No 1 Johnstown, PA 9 Explosion
07-27-1915 United Coal No 1 Christopher, IL 9 Explosion
07-30-1915 Patterson No 2 Elizabeth, PA 9 Haulage
08-31-1915 Orenda Boswell, PA 19 Explosion
11-16-1915 Northwestern Ravendale, WA 31 Explosion
11-30-1915 Boomer No 2 Boomer, WV 23 Explosion
02-08-1916 Lance Plymouth, PA 7 Explosion
02-11-1916 Ernest No 2 Ernest, PA 27 Explosion
02-29-1916 Davis No 42 Kempton, MD 16 Explosion
03-09-1916 Hollenback Wilkes-Barre, PA 6 Explosion
03-28-1916 King Kimball, WV 10 Explosion
03-30-1916 Robindale Seward, PA 8 Explosion
08-08-1916 Woodward Wilkes-Barre, PA 6 Explosion
10-19-1916 Jamison No 7 Barracksville, WV 11 Explosion
10-22-1916 Roden Marvel, AL 18 Explosion
11-04-1916 Bessie Palos, AL 30 Explosion
11-18-1916 Ocean Mine Greensbury, PA 8 Roof Fall
12-13-1916 Fidelity No 9 Stone City, KS 20 Explosion
03-13-1917 Hendersonville No 1 Henderson, PA 14 Explosion
04-27-1917 Hastings Hastings, CO 121 Explosion
06-02-1907 Rend No 2 Herrin, IL 9 Explosion
06-13-1917 Banner Banner, AL 6 Explosion
08-04-1917 West Kentucky No 7 Clay, KY 62 Explosion
09-17-1917 Orient Orient, IL 5 Haulage
11-29-1917 Old Ben No 11 Christopheer, IL 18 Explosion
12-15-1917 Yukon No 1 Bluefield, WV 18 Explosion
12-17-1917 Wilkeson Wilkeson, WA 6 Inundation
12-20-1917 No 3 Catoosa, TN 11 Explosion
05-20-1918 Villa Villa, WV 13 Fire
08-07-1918 Harmer Harmerville, PA 8 Explosion
08-28-1918 Burnett Burnett, WA 12 Explosion
09-28-1918 North Roylton, IL 21 Explosion
03-31-1919 Empire Aguilar, CO 13 Explosion
04-29-1919 Majestic Majestic, AL 22 Explosion
06-05-1919 Baltimore Tunnel #2 Wilkes-Barre, PA 92 Explosives
06-30-1919 Alderson No 5 Alderson, OK 15 Explosion
07-08-1919 Lansford Colliery Lansford, PA 8 Explosion
07-18-1919 Carswell Kimball WV 6 Explosion
08-06-1919 Wierwood Wierwood, WV 7 Explosion
08-18-1919 Oakdale LaVeta, Co 18 Explosion
10-29-1919 No 2 Amsterdam, OH 20 Fire
12-03-1919 No3 Jacksonville, IN 6 Explosion
1920's to March of 1976
04-14-1920 Stag Canon No 1 & 6 Dawson, NM 5 Explosion
05-03-1920 Submarine Clinton, IN 5 Explosion
05-22-1920 Mallory No 3 Mallory, WV 5 Roof fall/bump
06-02-1920 Onterio Cokesburg, PA 6 Explosion
07-19-1920 Renton No 3 Renton, PA 9 Explosion
08-21-1920 No 19 Degnan, OK 10 Explosion
11-16-1920 Arnold Earlington, KY 6 Fire
11-23-1920 Parrish Parrish, AL 12 Explosion
02-12-1921 Moffat No 1 & 2 Oak Hill, Co 5 Explosion
02-23-1921 Kathleen Dowell, IL 7 Fire
06-09-1921 Rahn No 11 Seek, PA 5 Explosion
08-31-1921 Harco Harrisburg, IL 12 Explosion
12-13-1921 Satanic Morrison, CO 6 Fire
01-30-1922 Layman Hulen, KY 6 Explosion
02-02-1922 Belle Ellen No 2 Belle Ellen, AL 9 Explosion
02-02-1922 Gates No 2 Gates, PA 25 Explosion
02-07-1922 Marietta Pinson, Fork, KY 9 Explosion
03-20-1922 Dilltown No 1 Dilltown, PA 5 Explosion
03-24-1922 Sopris No 2 Sopris, CO 17 Explosion
05-25-1922 Acmar No 3 Acmar, AL 11 Explosion
06-25-1922 Central Coal & Coke Huntington, AR 5 Haulage
09-23-1922 Raleigh-Wyoming #2 Glen Rogers, WV 5 Explosion
09-29-1922 Lake Creek Johnston City, IL 5 Explosion
10-10-1922 No 11 Progressive McCurtain, OK 8 Explosion
11-05-1922 #4 Anthracite Mine Madrid, NM 7 Explosion
11-06-1922 Reilly No 1 Spamgler, PA 79 Explosion
11-22-1922 Dolomite No 3 Dolomite, AL 90 Explosion
11-25-1922 No 4 Cerillos, NM 12 Explosion
01-10-1923 Dolomite No 1 Dolomite, AL 5 Explosion
02-08-1923 Stag Canon No 1 Dawson, NM 120 Explosion
02-21-1923 Alliance Kaska, PA 5 Explosion
03-02-1923 Arista Arista, WV 10 Explosion
05-05-1923 Southwestern Aguilar, CO 10 Explosion
06-26-1923 Richards Colliery Mount Carmel, PA 5 Explosion
08-14-1923 Frontier No 1 Kemmerer, WY 99 Explosion
10-07-1923 Midwest Palisades, CO 6 Explosion
11-06-1923 Glen Rogers Beckley, WV 27 Explosion
12-07-1923 Black Hawk Happy, Perry Co. KY 9 Explosion
12-08-1923 Mount Jessup No 1 Jessup, PA 5 Roof fall/bump
01-25-1924 McClintock Johnston City IL 33 Explosion
01-26-1924 Lancashire, No 18 Shanktown, PA 36 Explosion
03-08-1924 No 2 Castle Gate, UT 172 Explosion
03-28-1924 Yukon No 2 Yukon, WV 26 Explosion
04-28-1924 Benwood Benwood, WV 119 Explosion
06-06-1924 Loomis Colleries Nanticoke, PA 14 Explosion
07-25-1924 Gates No 1 Brownsville, PA 10 Explosion
09-16-1924 Sublet No 5 Sublet, WY 39 Explosion
09-21-1924 Rains Rains, UT 5 Explosion
12-17-1924 Burnett Burnett, WA 7 Explosion
01-15-1925 Diamond No 1 Prividence, KY 6 Explosion
02-20-1925 City Sullivan, IND 52 Explosion
03-17-1925 Barracksville Barracksville, WV 33 Explosion
04-26-1925 New Slope Sewickley, PA 5 Explosion
04-26-1925 Hutchison Millgrove, PA 5 Explosion
05-22-1925 Woodward Edwardsville, PA 7 Explosion
05-27-1925 Carolina Farmville, NC 53 Explosion
05-31-1925 No 2 Piper, AL 6 Explosion
06-08-1925 No 9 Sturgis, KY 17 Explosion
07-23-1925 Rockwood Rockwood, TN 10 Explosion
08-03-1925 Dorrance Wilkes-Barre, PA 10 Explosion
11-13-1925 Finley Madisonville, KY 5 Explosion
12-10-1925 Overton No 2 Irondale, AL 53 Explosion
12-14-1925 Wilkeson Tacoma, WA 5 Explosion
12-22-1925 Webb Bellaire, OH 9 Fire
01-13-1926 No 21 Wilburton, OK 91 Explosion
01-14-1926 Jamison No 8 Farmington, WV 19 Explosion
01-29-1926 New Orient No 2 West Frankfort, IL 5 Explosion
01-29-1926 Mossboro No 1 Helena, AL 27 Explosion
02-03-1926 Horning No 4 Horning, PA 20 Explosion
02-16-1926 Nelson Nelson, KY 8 Explosion
03-08-1926 Eccles No 5 Eccles, WV 19 Explosion
05-06-1926 Randolop Colliery Part Carbon, PA 5 Explosion
07-03-1926 Pettebone Colliery # 6 Kingston, PA 7 Explosion
07-21-1926 Dixie Moffat, AL 9 Explosion
08-26-1926 Clyme No 1 Clymer, PA 44 Explosion
09-03-1926 Tahona Tahona, OK 16 Explosion
10-04-1926 Rockwood Rockwood, TN 27 Explosion
10-30-1926 Colliery No 7 Nanticoke, PA 9 Explosion
11-15-1926 Mound Moundsville, WV 5 Explosion
12-09-1926 Francisco No 2 Francisco, IND 37 Explosion
01-31-1927 NortonvilleMining Nortonville, KY 5 Explosion
03-30-1927 Saline No 2 Ledford, IL 8 Explosion
04-02-1927 No 53 Cokesburg, PA 6 Explosion
04-08-1927 Carbonado Carbonado WA 7 Inundation
04-30-1927 Federal No 3 Everettville WV 97 Explosion
05-12-1927 Shanon Branch No 3 Caples WV 8 Explosion
05-26-1927 Woodward No 3 Edwardsville PA 7 Explosion
05-27-1927 Delagua Delagua CO 7 Explosion
08-03-1927 West Kentucky No 7 Clay KY 15 Explosion
12-20-1927 Franco No 1 Johnston City IL 7 Explosion
01-09-1928 No 18 West Frankfort IL 21 Explosion
02-20-1928 Kinloch Parnassus PA 12 Explosion
02-24-1928 Mama No 3 Jenny Lind ARK 13 Explosion
04-02-1928 Keystone No 2 Keystone WV 8 Explosion
05-19-1928 Mather No 1 Mather PA 195 Explosion
05-22-1928 No 30 Kenvir KY 8 Explosion
05-22-1928 No 1 Yukon WV 17 Explosion
05-25-1928 Baltimore No 5 Parsons PA 10 Explosion
06-20-1928 No 1 National WV 6 Explosion
08-09-1928 Hillside Johnstown PA 5 Explosion
08-15-1928 Irvonis No 3 Caolport PA 13 Explosion
10-22-1928 McAlpin McAlpin WV 6 Explosion
11-30-1928 Princess Poca Roderfield WV 6 Explosion
12-18-1928 No 2 Drakesboro KY 6 Explosion
01-26-1929 Kingston No 5 Kingson WV 14 Explosion
03-21-1929 Kinloch Parnassus PA 46 Explosion
05-27-1929 Connellsville Yolande AL 10 Explosion
06-05-1929 Halcon Wise VA 5 Explosion
09-27-1929 Covington Tahona OK 8 Explosion
12-01-1929 Old Ben No 8 West Frankfort IL 7 Explosion
12-17-1929 Old Town McAlester OK 61 Explosion
01-13-1930 Peerless Straven AL 7 Explosion
01-19-1930 No 1 Lillybrook WV 8 Explosion
02-06-1930 Standard Standardville UT 23 Explosion
03-08-1930 New pErrless Lynn UT 5 Explosion
03-26-1930 Yukon Arnettsville WV 12 Explosion
03-30-1930 Pioneer Kettle Island KY 16 Explosion
04-12-1930 Carbonado Carbonado WA 17 Explosion
08-08-1930 Gilberton Gilberton PA 8 Explosion
10-27-1930 Wheatley No 4 McAlester OK 30 Explosion
11-05-1930 No 6 Millfield OH 82 Explosion
11-29-1930 Lutie No 5 Lutie OK 15 Explosion
12-06-1930 Lamb Madrid NM 5 Explosion
01-03-1931 Midvale No 4 Midvale OH 5 Explosion
01-06-1931 No 2 Glen Rogers WV 8 Explosion
01-28-1931 Little Betty Dugger IN 28 Explosion
05-29-1931 Richards Colliery Mount Carmel PA 5 Explosion
11-03-1931 No 20 Holden WV 5 Explosion
12-28-1931 Overton No1 Irondale AL 5 Explosion
01-18-1932 Parrptt Parrott VA 6 Explosion
02-27-1932 Boissevain Boissevain VA 38 Explosion
06-13-1932 Splashdam No 6 Splashdam VA 10 Explosion
12-07-1932 Morgan Jones Madrid NM 14 Explosion
12-09-1932 Zero Yancey KY 23 Explosion
12-24-1932 Moweaqua Moweaqua IL 54 Explosion
09-11-1933 Oakmont Barking PA 7 Explosion
03-12-1934 No 10 Wheatcroft KY 5 Fire
08-06-1934 Dreby No 3 Big Stone Gap VA 17 Explosion
01-21-1935 Gilberton Gilberton PA 13 Explosion
05-07-1935 South Wilkes-Barre Wilkes_Barre PA 7 Haulage
05-11-1935 No 41 Barracksville WV 5 Fire
07-17-1935 No 155 Van Lear KY 9 Explosion
01-20-1936 Monarch No 2 Broomfield CO 8 Explosion
08-01-1936 Kathleen Dowell IL 9 Fire
08-24-1936 Clear Spring West Pittston PA 5 Explosion
09-02-1936 Macbeth Mcbeth WV 10 Explosion
11-19-1936 Bates Bates AR 5 Explosion
03-11-1937 Macbeth Mcbeth WV 18 Explosion
03-28-1937 Kramer Dubois PA 9 Explosion
06-21-1937 upert Mine Keystone OH 6 Explosives
07-15-1937 Baker Sullivan IN 20 Explosion
10-15-1937 Mulga Mulga AL 34 Explosion
1026-1937 Jonesville Jonesville AK 14 Explosion
01-12-1938 Harwick Harwick PA 10 Explosion
02-11-1938 Vail (Star Valley) Afton WY 5 Explosion
04-22-1938 Keen Mountain Hanger VA 45 Explosion
04-27-1938 No 1 Slope Pottsville PA 8 Explosion
06-02-1938 Butler Slope Pittston PA 10 Explosion
07-01-1938 Praco No 7 Praco AL 6 Roof fall/bump
07-14-1938 Duvin Providence KY 28 Explosion
01-10-1940 Pond Creek No 10 Barkley WV 91 Explosion
03-16-1940 Willow Grove No 10 St Clairsville OH 72 Explosion
07-15-1940 Sonman Portage PA 63 Explosion
08-27-1940 No 2 Bates AR 10 Explosion
11-29-1940 Nelms Cadiz OH 31 Explosion
12-17-1940 No 4 Raleigh WV 9 Explosion
01-22-1941 Carswell Kimball WV 6 Explosion
05-22-1941 Panhandle No 2 Bickmell IND 14 Explosion
06-04-1941 Docena Adamsville AL 5 Explosion
06-30-1941 Kent No 2 McIntyre PA 7 Explosion
07-10-1941 Acmar No 6 Acmar AL 11 Explosion
10-27-1941 Daniel Boone Daniel Boone KY 15 Explosion
12-28-1941 No 47 Harco IL 8 Explosion
01-27-1942 Wadge Mount Harris CO 34 Explosion
05-11-1942 Peerless No 2 Excelsior AR 6 Explosion
05-12-1942 Christhopher No 3 Osage WV 56 Explosion
05-18-1942 Hitchman Ben wood WV 5 Explosion
07-09-1942 Pursglove No 2 Pursglove WV 20 Explosion
11-30-1942 West Ky No 10 Wheatcroft KY 6 Explosion
12-15-1942 Laing No 1 Laing WV 5 Haulage
01-08-1943 No 15 Pursglove WV 13 Fire
02-27-1943 Smith Washoe MT 74 Explosion
05-05-1943 NuRex LaFolette TN 10 Explosion
05-11-1943 Praco No 10 Praco AL 12 Explosion
08-28-1943 Sayreton No 2 Sayreton AL 28 Explosion
09-16-1943 3 Point Three Point KY 12 Explosion
09-24-1843 Primrose Colliery Minersville PA 14 Explosion
11-06-1943 Nellis No 3 Madison WV 11 Explosion
03-24-1944 Katherine No 4 Lumberport WV 8 Explosion
03-25-1944 Katherine No 4 Lumberport WV 8 Explosion
06-07-1944 Emerald Clarksville PA 6 Fire
07-05-1944 Powhatan Powhatan Point OH 66 Fire
07-28-1944 Brilliant No 2 rilliant NM 6 Explosion
01-17-1945 Bond Valley Haileyville OK 9 Explosion
03-12-1945 Crucible Crucible PA 5 Roof Bump
03-14-1945 Kennilworth Kennilworth UT 7 Explosion
05-09-1945 No 1 Sunnyside UT 23 Explosion
12-26-1945 Belva No 1 Fourmile KY 25 Explosion
01-15-1946 Havaco No 9 Havaco WV 15 Explosion
04-18-1946 Hreat Valley McCoy VA 12 Explosion
01-15-1947 Nottingham Plymouth PA 15 Explosion
03-25-1947 No 5 Cantralia IL 111 Explosion
04-10-1947 Schooly Exeter PA 10 Explosion
04-30-1947 Spring Hill Terre Haute IN 8 Explosion
07-24-1947 Old Ben No 8 W Frankfort IL 27 Explosion
12-11-1947 Franklin Wilkes Barre PA 8 Explosion
02-08-1948 Sun Excelsior Excelsior AR 8 Explosion
05-20-1948 No 2 Dante VA 6 Roof Bump
07-27-1948 King Princeton IN 13 Explosion
07-30-1948 Edgewater Birmingham AL 11 Explosion
08-06-1948 No 11 Caples WV 6 Roof fall/bump
11-04-0948 Milt No 1 Kitzmiller MD 5 Fire
01-18-1951 Burning Springs Kermit WV 11 Explosion
03-29-1951 Buttonwood Wilkes-Barre PA 5 Explosion
10-15-1951 Bunker Cassville WV 10 Explosion
10-31-1951 United Gas No 1 United WV 12 Explosion
12-21-1951 Orient No 2 West Frankfort IL 119 Explosion
02-02-1952 Carpenterstown Carpenterstown PA 6 Explosion
03-27-1952 Holmes Slope Forrestville PA 5 Inundation
03-30-1953 O'Brien Lovilia IA 5 Explosion
11-13-1954 Jamison No 9 Farmington WV 16 Explosion
01-18-1957 Evan Jones Jonesville AK 5 Explosion
02-04-1957 Bishop No 34 McDowell County WV 37 Explosion
09-23-1957 Marianna No 58 Mariannia PA 6 Explosion
12-09-1957 Glen Rogers No 2 Glen Rogers WV 5 Roof fall/bump
12-27-1957 Amonate No 31 McDowell County WV 11 Explosion
02-12-1958 Lundale Lundale WV 6 Roof fall bump
10-27-1958 Bishop No 34 McDowell County WV 22 Explosion
10-28-1958 Burton Craigsville WV 14 Explosion
01-22-1959 River Slope Port Griffith PA 12 Inundation
03-23-1959 Phillips and West Robbins TN 9 Explosion
03-08-1960 No 22 Pine Creek WV 18 Fire
03-02-1961 Viking Mine Terre Haute IN 22 Explosion
01-10-1962 Blue Blaze No 2 Herrin IL 11 Explosion
12-06-1962 Robena No 3 Carmichaels PA 37 Explosion
04-25-1963 Compass No 2 Dola WV 22 Explosion
12-16-1963 Carbon Fuel No 2 Helper UT 9 Explosion
05-24-1965 C L Cline No 2 Robbins TN 5 Explosion
10-16-1965 Mars No 2 Wilsonburg WV 7 Explosion
12-28-1965 Dutch Creek Mine Redstone CO 9 Explosion
07-23-1966 Siltex Mine Mt Hope WV 7 Explosion
08-07-1968 River Queen Greenville KY 9 Explosion
11-20-1968 Consol No 9 Farmington WV 78 Explosion
12-30-1970 Finley Coal No 15 & 16 Hyden KY 38 Explosion
07-22-1972 Blacksvile No 1 Blacksville WV 9 Explosion
02-26-1972 Buffalo Mining Co Saunders WV 125 Dam Failure
12-16-1972 Itmann No 3 Itmann WV 5 Explosion
03-09-1976 Scotia Whitesburg KY 15 Explosion
03-11-1976 Scotia Whitesburg KY 11 Explosion
03-11-1976 Scotia (2nd explosions) Whitesburg KY 26 Explosion
