Mining Accidents in Kentucky

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Scotia mine Oven Fork Ky March 9, 11, 1976
 DATE Mine Name Location No.  killed Accident Type
01-22-1895 Tate Sturgis  Union Co   5 Powder Explosion
04-20-1904 Stearns #5 Stearns  McCreary Co   5 Explosion
02-10-1908 Moody South Carlton   9 Explosion
12-11-1909 Baker #5 Clay  Webster Co   7 Explosion
02-01-1910 Brower Browder Muhlenberg Co 34 Explosion
02-08-1910 Barhell #1 Stearns  McCreary Co   6 Explosion
11-25-1910 Providence #3 Providence  Knox Co 10 Explosion
01-19-1912 Central Central City Muhlenberg Co   5 Explosion
04-21-1912 Coil Madisonville Hopkins Co   5 Explosion
05-06-1913 Taylor Mine Beaver Dam Ohio Co   5 Suffocation
08-04-1917 W. Ky #7 Clay Webster Co 62 Explosion
11-16-1920 Arnold Earlington  Hopkins Co   6 Fire
01-30-1922 Layman Hulen    6 Explosion
02-07-1922 Marietta Pinson Fork Pike Co   9 Explosion
12-07-1923 Black Hawk Happy, Perry Co   9 Explosion
01-15-1925 Diamond #1 Providence  Knox Co   6 Explosion
06-08-1925 No. 9 Sturgis Union Co 17 Explosion
11-13-1925 Finley Madisonville Hopkins Co   5 Explosion
02-16-1926 Nelson Nelson  Muhlenberg Co   8 Explosion
01-31-1927 Nortonville Nortonville Hopkins Co   5 Explosion
08-03-1927 W. Ky #7 Clay Webster Co 15 Explosion
05-22-1928 No. 39 Kenvir Harlan Co   8 Explosion
12-18-1928 No. 2 Drakesboro  Muhlenberg Co   6 Explosion
03-30-1930 Pioneer Kettle Island  Bell Co 16 Explosion
12-09-1932 Zero Yancy  23 Explosion
03-12-1934 No. 10 Wheatcroft  Webster Co   5 Fire
07-17-1935 No. 155 Van Lear  Johnson Co   9 Explosion
07-14-1938 Duvin Providence Knox 28 Explosion
10-27-1941 Daniel Boone Daniel Boone  Hopkins, Co 15 Explosion
11-30-1942 W. Ky #10 Wheatcroft  Webster Co   6 Explosion
09-16-1943 3 Point Three Point Harlan Co 12 Explosion
12-26-1945 Belva #1 Fourmile  Bell Co 25 Explosion
08-07-1968 River Queen Greenville, Muhlenberg Co 09 Explosion
12-30-1970 Finley # 15 -16 Hyden Leslie Co 38 Explosion
03-09-1976 Scotia Whitesburg  Letcher Co 15 Explosion
03-11-1976 Scotia Whitesburg  Letcher Co 11 Explosion
03-11-1976 Scotia Whitesburg  Letcher Co 26 2nd Explosion

Historical accident reports are available in the library archives at the National Mine Health & Safety Academy in Beckley, West Virginia. Please contact the MSHA Academy at 304-256-3267 or 304-256-3229 to check on the availability of a particular report.  Mailing address:  National Mine Health & Safety Academy; P.O. Box 1166; Beckley, WV 25801.  

Full listings of these accidents can be found at:  http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/data/disall.html

 

Visit MSHA's Home Page on the Internet at http://www.msha.gov for recent mine accident reports.

 
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