| Mine Disasters That Occurred During World War I
June 28, 1914 - November 11, 1918 |
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| Date | Mine Name | Industry | Location | Cause | Deaths | ||
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| 06/30/1914 | Cinderella | Coal | Cinderella, WV | Asphyxiation | 5 | ||
| 07/14/1914 | Balkan | MNM | Palatka, MI | Inundation | 7 | ||
| 08/04/1914 | Copper Flat Steam Pit | MNM | McGill, NV | Explosion | 5 | ||
| 09/04/1914 | No. 1 | Coal | Adamson, OK | Roof Fall | 13 | ||
| 09/16/1914 | Lehigh No. 4 | Coal | Lansford, PA | Explosion | 17 | ||
| 09/17/1914 | Centennial-Eureka | MNM | Eureka, UT | Cave In | 11 | ||
| 10/05/1914 | Mulga | Coal | Mulga, AL | Explosion | 17 | ||
| 10/27/1914 | North No. 1 | Coal | Royalton, IL | Explosion | 52 | ||
| 11/09/1914 | Sibley No. 9 Shaft | MNM | Ely, MN | Cave In | 5 | ||
| 12/09/1914 | Tripp | Coal | Scranton, PA | Hoisting | 13 | ||
| 02/06/1915 | Carlisle | Coal | Carlisle, WV | Explosion | 22 | ||
| 02/17/1915 | Prospect | Coal | Wilkes-Barre, PA | Explosion | 13 | ||
| 02/18/1915 | New Home No. 2 | Coal | Rich Hill, MO | Explosives | 5 | ||
| 03/02/1915 | Layland No. 2 | Coal | Layland, WV | Explosion | 112 | ||
| 04/05/1915 | Shoal Creek | Coal | Panama, IL | Explosion | 11 | ||
| 05/24/1915 | Smokeless Valley 1 | Coal | Johnstown, PA | Explosion | 9 | ||
| 07/27/1915 | United Coal No. 1 | Coal | Christopher, IL | Explosion | 9 | ||
| 07/30/1915 | Patterson No. 2 | Coal | Elizabeth, PA | Mine Cars | 9 | ||
| 08/31/1915 | Orenda | Coal | Boswell, PA | Explosion | 19 | ||
| 10/19/1915 | Granite Mt. Shaft | MNM | Butte, Mt | Explosion | 16 | ||
| 11/16/1915 | Northwestern | Coal | Ravensdale, WA | Explosion | 31 | ||
| 11/30/1915 | Bommer No. 2 | Coal | Bommer, WV | Explosion | 23 | ||
| 02/08/1916 | Lance | Coal | Plymouth, PA | Explosion | 7 | ||
| 02/11/1916 | Jefferson-Clearfield 2 | Coal | Ernest, PA | Explosion | 27 | ||
| 02/14/1916 | Pennsylvania | MNM | Butte, MT | Fire | 21 | ||
| 02/29/1916 | Davis No. 42 | Coal | Kempton, MD | Explosion | 16 | ||
| 03/09/1916 | Hollenback | Coal | Wilkes-Barre, PA | Explosion | 6 | ||
| 03/28/1916 | King | Coal | Kimball, WV | Explosion | 10 | ||
| 03/30/1916 | Robindale | Coal | Seward, PA | Explosion | 8 | ||
| 08/08/1916 | Woodward | Coal | Edwardsville, PA | Explosion | 6 | ||
| 10/10/1916 | Jamison No. 7 | Coal | Barrackville, WV | Explosion | 10 | ||
| 10/22/1916 | Roden | Coal | Marvel, AL | Explosion | 18 | ||
| 11/04/1916 | Bessie | Coal | Palos, AL | Explosion | 30 | ||
| 12/13/1916 | Fidelity No. 9 | Coal | Stone City, KS | Explosion | 20 | ||
| 02/25/1917 | North Star | MNM | Hailey, ID | Snowslide | 16 | ||
| 03/13/1917 | Henderson No. 1 | Coal | Hendersonville, PA | Explosion | 14 | ||
| 04/18/1917 | Lynden | Coal | Mason, WV | Explosion | 5 | ||
| 04/27/1917 | Hastings | Coal | Hastings, CO | Explosion | 121 | ||
| 04/28/1917 | Mountain King | MNM | Mariposa Co, CA | Asphyxiation | 7 | ||
| 06/02/1917 | Rend No. 2 | Coal | Herrin, IL | Explosion | 9 | ||
| 06/08/1917 | Granite Mountain | MNM | Butte, MT | Fire | 163 | ||
| 07/17/1917 | Three Forks Quarry | MNM | Trident, MT | Explosion | 8 | ||
| 08/04/1917 | West Kentucky 7 | Coal | Clay, KY | Explosion | 62 | ||
| 09/17/1917 | Orient | Coal | Orient, IL | Hoisting | 5 | ||
| 11/29/1917 | Old Ben No. 11 | Coal | Christopher, IL | Explosion | 17 | ||
| 12/15/1917 | Yukon No. 1 | Coal | Bluefield, WV | Explosion | 18 | ||
| 12/17/1917 | Wilkeson | Coal | Wilkeson, WA | Inundation | 6 | ||
| 12/19/1917 | No. 3 | Coal | Nemo, TN | Explosion | 11 | ||
| 02/21/1918 | Amasa-Porter | MNM | Crystal Falls, MI | Cave In | 17 | ||
| 05/20/1918 | Villa | Coal | Charleston, WV | Mine Fire | 13 | ||
| 06/27/1918 | Silver | MNM | Virginia, MN | Explosion | 18 | ||
| 08/07/1918 | Harmar | Coal | Harmerville, PA | Explosion | 8 | ||
| 08/28/1918 | Burnett | Coal | Burnett, WA | Explosion | 12 | ||
| 09/28/1918 | North No. 1 | Coal | Royalton, IL | Explosion | 21 | ||
| Total | 1,154 | ||||||