February Coal Mine Disasters

By-Specific-Month-Qry
Date
State
Type
Mine Name
Location
Killed
2/19/1847
PA
Explosion
Spencer
Pottsville, PA
7
2/10/1881
OH
Explosion
Robbins
Robbins, OH
6
2/3/1882
VA
Explosion
Midlothian
Coalfield, VA
32
2/16/1883
IL
Flood
Diamond
Braidwood, IL
69
2/20/1884
PA
Explosion
West Leisenring
West Leisenring, PA
19
2/1/1890
PA
Explosion
Nottingham
Plymouth, PA
8
2/4/1891
PA
Drown/asphyx
Spring Mountain # 1
Jeanesville, PA
13
2/14/1893
IA
Explosion
Chicago and Iowa
Albia, IA
8
2/13/1894
PA
Roof Fall
Gaylord
Plymouth, PA
13
2/18/1895
PA
Explosion
West Bear Ridge
Mahony Plane, PA
5
2/27/1895
NM
Explosion
White Ash
Madrid, NM
24
2/18/1896
CO
Explosion
Vulcan
New Castle, CO
49
2/12/1899
AL
Explosion
Blocton # 2
Blocton, AL
5
2/25/1901
WY
Mine Fire
Diamondville # 1
Diamondville, WY
26
2/18/1905
PA
Roof Fall
Lytle
Minersville, PA
5
2/20/1905
AL
Explosion
Virginia City
Virginia City, AL
112
2/20/1905
WV
Explosion
Grapevine
Wilcoe, WV
7
2/8/1906
WV
Explosion
Parral
Parral, WV
23
2/19/1906
CO
Explosion
Maitland
Walsenburg, CO
14
2/27/1906
AL
Explosion
Little Cahaba
Piper, AL
12
2/4/1907
WV
Explosion
Thomas # 25
Thomas, WV
25
2/10/1908
KY
Explosion
Moody
South Carrolton, KY
9
2/2/1909
AL
Explosion
Short Creek
Short Creek, AL
18
2/1/1910
KY
Explosion
Browder
Browder, KY
34
2/5/1910
PA
Explosion
Ernest # 2
Ernest, PA
12
2/8/1910
KY
Explosion
Barthell # 1
Stearns, KY
6
2/9/1911
CO
Explosion
Cokedale
Trinidad, CO
17
2/22/1912
OK
Mine Fire
Western # 5
Lehigh, OK
9
2/19/1913
IL
Explosion
Seagraves
Eldorado, IL
5
2/6/1915
WV
Explosion
Carlisle
Carlisle, WV
22
2/17/1915
PA
Explosion
Prospect
Wilkes-Barre, PA
13
2/18/1915
MO
Powder Explosion
New Home # 2
Rich Hill, MO
5
2/8/1916
PA
Explosion
Lance
Plymouth, PA
7
2/11/1916
PA
Explosion
Jefferson & Clearfield #2
Ernest, PA
27
2/29/1916
MD
Explosion
Davis # 42
Kempton, MD
16
2/12/1921
CO
Explosion
Moffatt
Oak Creek, CO
5
2/23/1921
IL
Mine Fire
Kathleen
Dowell, IL
7
2/2/1922
PA
Explosion
Gates # 2
Brownsville, PA
25
2/2/1922
AL
Explosion
Belle Ellen # 2
Belle Ellen, AL
9
2/7/1922
KY
Explosion
Marietta
Pinson Fork, KY
9
2/8/1923
NM
Explosion
Stag Canon #1
Dawson, NM
120
2/21/1923
PA
Explosion
Alliance
Kaska, PA
5
2/20/1925
IN
Explosion
City
Sullivan, IN
52
2/3/1926
PA
Explosion
Horning # 4
Horning, PA
20
2/16/1926
KY
Explosion
Nelson
Nelson Creek, KY
8
2/20/1928
PA
Explosion
Kinloch
Parnassus, PA
12
2/24/1928
AR
Explosion
Mama
Jenny Lind, AR
13
2/6/1930
UT
Explosion
Standard
Standardville, UT
23
2/27/1932
VA
Explosion
Boisevain
Boisevain, VA
38
2/11/1938
WY
Explosion
Vail (Star Valley)
Afton, WY
5
2/14/1941
IL
Explosives
No. 11 (strip)
Du Quoin, IL
7
2/27/1943
MT
Explosion
Smith
Red Lodge, MT
74
2/8/1948
AR
Explosion
Sun Excelsior
Excelsior, AR
8
2/2/1952
PA
Explosion
Carpentertown
Mt Pleasant, PA
6
2/4/1957
WV
Explosion
No. 34
McDowell County, WV
37
2/12/1958
WV
Roof Fall
Lundale
Lundale, WV
6
2/3/1964
PA
Explosion
Bednarczyk # 2 & 3
Gowen City, PA
3
2/26/1964
PA
Explosives
Glen Burn Colliery
Shamokin, PA
3
2/3/1966
VA
Roof Fall
No. 2
Herald, VA
3
2/8/1966
KY
Roof Fall
Stephens Elkhorn Mine
Manton, KY
4
2/26/1972
WV
Dam Failure, Flood
Buffalo Creek
Saunders, WV
114
2/16/1984
PA
Explosion
Greenwich Collieries
Green Township, PA
3
2/6/1986
WV
Stockpile Collapse
Loveridge # 22
Fairview, WV
5
2/13/1991
VA
Roof Fall
No. 1 Mine
St. Charles, VA
4