U.S. mining disasters number of casualties 1839-1972

Published by Statista Research Department, May 24, 2024
This statistic depicts the number of casualties in the most fatal mining disasters in the history of the United States from 1839 to 1972. The explosions in Monongah's coal mines number six and eight in December 1907 resulted in 362 fatalities, making it the most deadly mining disaster in U.S. history.

Number of casualties in the most fatal mining disasters in the United States from 1839 to 1972

Mine
(Type, city, state, year)		Number of casualties
Monongah No. 6 and 8
(Coal, Monongah, West Virginia, 1907)		 362
Stag Canon No. 2
(Coal, Dawson, New Mexico, 1913)		 263
Cherry
(Coal, Cherry, Illinois, 1909)		 259
Darr
(Coal, Van Meter, Pennsylvania, 1907)		 239
Winter Quarters 1 & 4
(Coal, Scofield, Utah, 1900)		 200
Mather No. 1
(Coal, Mather, Pennsylvania, 1928)		 195
Fraterville
(Coal, Coal Creek, Tennessee, 1902)		 184
Eccles No. 5 & No. 6
(Coal, Eccles, West Virginia, 1914)		 181
Harwick
(Coal, Cheswick, Pennsylvania, 1904)		 179
No. 2
(Coal, Castle Gate, Utah, 1924)		 172
Hanna, No. 1
(Coal, Hanna, Wyoming, 1903)		 169
Granite Mountain
(Copper, Butte, Montana, 1917)		 163
Rachel and Agnes
(Coal, Marianna, Pennsylvana, 1908)		 154
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Mine(Type, city, state, year)Number of casualties362362263263259259239239200200195195184184181181179179172172169169163163154154128128121121120120119119119119115115114114Monongah No. 6 and 8(Coal, Monongah, West Virginia, 1907)Stag Canon No. 2(Coal, Dawson, New Mexico, 1913)Cherry(Coal, Cherry, Illinois, 1909)Darr(Coal, Van Meter, Pennsylvania, 1907)Winter Quarters 1 & 4(Coal, Scofield, Utah, 1900)Mather No. 1(Coal, Mather, Pennsylvania, 1928)Fraterville(Coal, Coal Creek, Tennessee, 1902)Eccles No. 5 & No. 6(Coal, Eccles, West Virginia, 1914)Harwick(Coal, Cheswick, Pennsylvania, 1904)No. 2(Coal, Castle Gate, Utah, 1924)Hanna, No. 1(Coal, Hanna, Wyoming, 1903)Granite Mountain(Copper, Butte, Montana, 1917)Rachel and Agnes(Coal, Marianna, Pennsylvana, 1908)Banner(Coal, Littleton, Alabama, 1911)Hastings(Coal, Hastings, Colorado, 1917)Stag Canon No. 1(Coal, Dawson, New Mexico, 1923)Benwood(Coal, Benwood, West Virginia, 1924)Orient No. 2(Coal, West Frankfort, Illinois, 1951)Layland No. 3(Coal, Layland, West Virginia, 1915)Buffalo Mining Co(Coal, Saunders, West Virginia, 1972)
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