WV MINE DISASTERS 1884 to Present

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DATE COMPANY MINE LOCATION NATURE OF ACCIDENT NUMBER OF VICTIMS
JAN. 21, 1886 ORREL COAL COMPANY MT. BROOK NEWBURG EXPLOSION 39
NOV. 20, 1894 BLANCH COAL CO. BLANCH STANDARD EXPLOSION 8
MAR. 06, 1900 RED ASH COAL COMPANY RED ASH RED ASH EXPLOSION 46
NOV. 02, 1900 SOUTHERN COAL & TRANSPORTATION CO. BERRYBURG BERRYBURG POWDER EXPLO. 15
MAY  15, 1901 GEORGE'S CREEK COAL & IRON CO. CHATHAM FARMINGTON EXPLOSION 10
SEP. 15, 1902 ALGOMA COAL AND COKE ALGOMA NO. 7 ALGOMA EXPLOSION 17
SEP. 22, 1902 NEW CENTRAL COAL CO. STAFFORD STAFFORD EXPLOSION 6
FEB. 26, 1905 GRAPEVINE COAL CO. GRAPEVINE WILCOE EXPLOSION 7
MAR. 19, 1905 NEW RIVER SMOKELESS COAL CO. RUSHRUN/REDASH RED ASH EXPLOSION 24
APR. 20, 1905 CABIN CREEK MINING CO. CABIN CREEK KAYFORD POWDER EXPLO. 6
JUL. 05, 1905 TIDEWATER COAL & COKE CO. TIDEWATER VIVIAN EXPLOSION 5
NOV. 04, 1905 TIDEWATER COAL & COKE CO. TIDEWATER VIVIAN EXPLOSION 7
DEC. 04, 1905 CARDIFF COAL CO. HORTON CABIN CREEK MINE FIRE 7
JAN. 04, 1906 COALDALE COAL & COKE CO. COALDALE COALDALE EXPLOSION 22
JAN. 18, 1906 DETROIT & KANAWHA COAL CO. DETROIT PAINT CREEK EXPLOSION 18
FEB. 08, 1906 STUART COLLIERY CO. PARRAL PARRAL EXPLOSION 23
MAR. 22, 1906 CENTURY COAL CO. CENTURY CENTURY EXPLOSION 23
DEC. 14, 1906 PULASKI IRON CO. PULASKI ECKMAN POWDER EXPLO. 6*
JAN. 26, 1907 LORENTZ LORENTZ PENCO POWDER EXPLO. 12
JAN. 29, 1907 STUART COLLIERY CO. STUART STUART EXPLOSION 85
FEB. 04, 1907 DAVIS COAL & COKE CO. THOMAS THOMAS EXPLOSION 25
MAY  01, 1907 WHITE OAK FUEL CO. WHIPPLE SCARBRO EXPLOSION 46
DEC. 06, 1907 FAIRMONT COAL CO. MONONGAH 6 & 8 MONONGAH EXPLOSION 361
JAN. 30, 1908 NEW RIVER VALLEY COAL CO. BACKMAN HAWKS NEST EXPLOSION 9
DEC. 29, 1908 POCAHONTAS COLLERIES CO. LICK BRANCH SWITCHBACK EXPLOSION 50
JAN. 12, 1909 POCAHONTAS COLLERIES CO. LICK BRANCH SWITCHBACK EXPLOSION 67
MAR. 31, 1909 BEURY BROTHERS COAL CO. ECHO BEURY DYNAMITE EXPLO. 16
DEC. 31, 1910 RED JACKET CONS. COAL & COKE CO. LICK FORK THACKER HAULAGE 10
APR. 24, 1911 DAVIS COAL & COKE CO. OTT NO. 20 ELK GARDEN EXPLOSION 23
AUG. 01, 1911 STANDARD POCAHONTAS FUEL CO. STANDARD CAPLES EXPLOSION 6
NOV. 18, 1911 BOTTOM CREEK COAL & COKE CO. BOTTOM CREEK VIVIAN EXPLOSION 18
MAR. 26, 1912 JED COAL AND COKE CO. JED JED EXPLOSION 80
JULY 11, 1912 BEN FRANKLIN COAL CO. PANAMA MOUNDSVILLE EXPLOSION 8
APR. 28, 1914 NEW RIVER COLLIERIES CO., THE ECCLES NO. 5 & 6 ECCLES EXPLOSION 183
JUNE 30, 1914 SYCAMORE COAL CO. CINDERELLA CINDERELLA SUFFOCATION 5
FEB.  6, 1915 NEW RIVER CO. CARLISLE CARLISLE EXPLOSION 22
MAR.  2, 1915 NEW RIVER & POCAHONTAS CONSOL. CO. LAYLAND NO. 3 LAYLAND EXPLOSION 112
MAR. 30, 1915 HANNA COAL CO. BOOMER NO. 2 BOOMER EXPLOSION 23
MAR. 28, 1916 KING COAL CO. KING NO. 28 VIVIAN EXPLOSION 10
OCT. 19, 1916 JAMISON COAL AND COKE CO. JAMISON NO. 7 BARRACKVILLE EXPLOSION 10
APR. 18, 1917 HUTCHINSON COAL CO. LYNDEN MASON EXPLOSION 5
DEC. 15, 1917 YUKON POCAHONTAS COAL CO. YUKON NO. 1 SUSANNA EXPLOSION 18
MAY  20, 1918 MILL CREEK CANNEL MINING CO. VILLA CHARLESTON MINE FIRE 13
JULY 18, 1919 HOUSTON COLLIERIES CO. CARSWELL KIMBALL EXPLOSION 7
AUG.  6, 1919 NEW RIVER AND POCAHONTAS CONSOLIDATED WEIRWOOD WEIRWOOD EXPLOSION 7
MAY  22, 1920 MALLORY COAL CO. MALLORY NO. 3 MALLORY ROOF FALL 5
SEPT.23, 1922 RALEIGH-WYOMING COAL CO. GLEN ROGERS #2 GLENROGERS FALLING CAGE 5
MAR.  2, 1923