Cornett's Corner

February M/NM Mining Disasters

 

M-NM-By-Specific-Month-Qry
DATE MONTH STATE LOCATION MINE NAME MINE TYPE DISASTER TYPE FATALITIES
2/13/1874 2 MI Phoenix, MI Phoenix Copper Explosion 6
2/16/1881 2 MT Belmont, MT Belmont Copper Fire 6
2/11/1893 2 VT West Rutland, VT Sheldon Quarry Marble Roof Fall 7
2/26/1909 2 MO Joplin, MO Keystone Lead Cave In 5
2/23/1911 2 NV Tonopah, NV Belmont Gd/Sl Fire 17
2/14/1916 2 MT Butte, MT Pennsylvania Copper Fire 21
2/25/1917 2 ID Hailey, ID North Star Gd/Sl Snowslide 16
2/21/1918 2 MI Crystal Falls, MI Amasa-Porter Iron Cave In 17
2/5/1924 2 MN Crosby, MN Milford Iron Ore Wtr Inun 41
2/28/1929 2 GA Decature, GA Stone Mountain Quarry Copper Explosion 7
2/8/1933 2 NC Fletcher, NC B & C Quarry Limestone Rock Slide 7
2/19/1937 2 CA Walkermine, CA Walker Copper Explosion 6
2/10/1943 2 WI Shullsburg, WI C. F. & H. Lead/Zinc Cave In 8
2/20/1945 2 AZ Tiger, AZ St. Anthony Lead Bnk Hse Fire 5
2/19/1970 2 LA Jefferson Island, LA Jefferson Island Mine Salt Roof Fall 4
2/15/1975 2 TX El Paso, TX El Paso Quarry Stone Machinery 3

 

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