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Mine accidents in the United States

06 April 2010 21:41 (UTC +04:00)

* December 6, 1907 -- Worst coal mine disaster in U.S. history: 362 miners are killed in an explosion at the Monongah Nos. 6 and 8 Coal Mines in Monongah, West Virginia.
* November 13, 1909 -- 259 miners are killed in a fire at the Cherry Mine in Cherry, Illinois.
* October 22, 1913 -- An explosion kills 263 at the Stag Canon No. 2 Coal Mine in Dawson, New Mexico
* June 8, 1917 -- 163 miners are killed in a fire at the Granite Mountain Shaft Mine in Butte, Montana.
* January 10, 1940 -- 91 miners are killed by an explosion at Pond Creek No. 1 in Bartley, West Virginia.
* March 16, 1940 -- An explosion at the Willow Grove No. 10 mine in St. Clairsville, Ohio kills 72 miners.
* March 25, 1947 -- 111 miners are killed in an explosion at the Centralia No. 5 mine in Centralia, Illinois.
* December 21, 1951 -- An explosion at Orient No. 2 mine in West Frankfort, Illinois kills 119 miners.
* November 20, 1968 -- 78 miners are killed by an explosion at Consol No. 9 miner in Farmington, West Virginia.
* December 30, 1970 -- 38 miners are killed in an explosion at Nos. 15 and 16 Mines in Hyden, Kentucky.
* May 2, 1972 -- 91 miners are killed in a fire at the Sunshine Mine in Kellogg, Idaho.
* March 15, 1981 -- 15 miners are killed by an explosion at Dutch Creek No. 1, Mid-Continent Resources, Inc. in Redstone, Colorado.
* December 19, 1984 -- 27 miners are killed in a fire at the Wilberg Mine in Emery County, Utah.
* September 23, 2001 -- 13 miners are killed by an explosion at the No. 5 Mine, Jim Walter Resources, Inc in Brookwood, Alabama.
* July 24, 2002 -- Nine coal miners from Quecreek Mining Inc. in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are trapped in a four-foot-high chamber 240 feet below the surface after breaching a wall separating their mine from an older, flooded shaft. All survive and are rescued on July 28.
* January 2, 2006 -- An explosion occurs at around 6:30 a.m. at the Sago Mine in Tallmansville, West Virginia, trapping 13 miners. Twelve of the men die from carbon monoxide poisoning by the time rescuers reach them around midnight January 3 - 4. Randal McCloy, 27, is the only survivor.
* May 20, 2006 -- Five miners are killed in an explosion at the Darby Mine No. 1 in Harlan County, Kentucky. One miner, Paul Ledford, survives.
* August 6, 2007 -- Six miners are trapped at the Crandall Canyon Mine in Huntington, Utah, when areas of the mine collapse.
* August 16, 2007 -- Three rescue workers are killed and six are injured when part of the mine collapses on them.
* August 31, 2007 -- The search for the six trapped miners is officially called off and declared too dangerous for continued rescue efforts.
* May 8, 2008 -- Rep. George Miller releases a report from the House Education and Labor Committee about the panel’s investigation of the Crandall Canyon Mine disaster. He recommends that a criminal investigation be conducted.