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* [[1891 Pratt No. 1 Mine explosion]], [[May 22]], [[1891]] (11 killed) | * [[1891 Pratt No. 1 Mine explosion]], [[May 22]], [[1891]] (11 killed) | ||
* [[1895 Sloss Ore Mine explosion]], [[January 5]], [[1895]] (2 killed) | |||
* [[1895 Blocton Mine accident]], [[January 5]], [[1895]] (1 killed) | |||
* [[1897 Belle Ellen Mine fire]], [[September 20]], [[1897]] (5 killed) | * [[1897 Belle Ellen Mine fire]], [[September 20]], [[1897]] (5 killed) | ||
* [[1898 Slope No. 2 Mine explosion]], [[March 19]], [[1898]] (6 killed) | * [[1898 Slope No. 2 Mine explosion]], [[March 19]], [[1898]] (6 killed) | ||
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* [[1910 Palos No. 3 Mine explosion]], [[May 5]], [[1910]] (90 killed) | * [[1910 Palos No. 3 Mine explosion]], [[May 5]], [[1910]] (90 killed) | ||
* [[1910 Yolande No. 1 Mine explosion]], [[November 3]], [[1910]] (5 killed) | * [[1910 Yolande No. 1 Mine explosion]], [[November 3]], [[1910]] (5 killed) | ||
* [[1910 Banner Mine explosion]], [[November 25]], [[1910]] (3 killed) | |||
* [[1911 Banner Mine explosion]], [[April 8]], [[1911]] (128 killed) | * [[1911 Banner Mine explosion]], [[April 8]], [[1911]] (128 killed) | ||
* [[1912 Abernant Mine explosion]], [[August 13]], [[1912]] (18 killed) | * [[1912 Abernant Mine explosion]], [[August 13]], [[1912]] (18 killed) | ||
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* [[1914 Rock Castle Mine explosion]], [[January 10]], [[1914]] (12 killed) | * [[1914 Rock Castle Mine explosion]], [[January 10]], [[1914]] (12 killed) | ||
* [[1914 Mulga Mine explosion]], [[October 5]], [[1914]] (17 killed) | * [[1914 Mulga Mine explosion]], [[October 5]], [[1914]] (17 killed) | ||
* [[1916 Roden | * [[1916 Roden Mine explosion]], [[October 22]], [[1916]] (18 killed) | ||
* [[1916 Bessie Mine explosion]], [[November 14]], [[1916]] (30 killed) | * [[1916 Bessie Mine explosion]], [[November 14]], [[1916]] (30 killed) | ||
* [[1918 Lubaco Mine rockslide]], [[July 15]], [[1918]] (2 killed) | |||
* [[1919 Majestic Mine explosion]], [[April 29]], [[1919]] (22 killed) | * [[1919 Majestic Mine explosion]], [[April 29]], [[1919]] (22 killed) | ||
* [[1920 Parrish Mine explosion]], [[November 23]], [[1920]] (12 killed) | * [[1920 Parrish Mine explosion]], [[November 23]], [[1920]] (12 killed) | ||
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* [[1923 Dolomite No. 1 Mine explosion]], [[January 10]], [[1923]] (5 killed) | * [[1923 Dolomite No. 1 Mine explosion]], [[January 10]], [[1923]] (5 killed) | ||
* [[1923 Sloss No. 1 Mine accident]], [[July 12]], [[1923]] (5 killed) | * [[1923 Sloss No. 1 Mine accident]], [[July 12]], [[1923]] (5 killed) | ||
* [[1925 No. 2 Mine explosion]], [[May 31]], [[1925]] (7 killed) | * [[1925 Piper No. 2 Mine explosion]], [[May 31]], [[1925]] (7 killed) | ||
* [[1925 Overton No. 2 Mine explosion]], [[December 10]], [[1925]] (53 killed) | * [[1925 Overton No. 2 Mine explosion]], [[December 10]], [[1925]] (53 killed) | ||
* [[1926 Mossboro Mine explosion]], [[January 29]], [[1926]] (27 killed) | * [[1926 Mossboro Mine explosion]], [[January 29]], [[1926]] (27 killed) | ||
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* [[1930 Peerless Mine explosion]], [[January 13]], [[1930]] (7 killed) | * [[1930 Peerless Mine explosion]], [[January 13]], [[1930]] (7 killed) | ||
* [[1931 Overton No. 1 Mine explosion]], [[December 29]], [[1931]] (5 killed) | * [[1931 Overton No. 1 Mine explosion]], [[December 29]], [[1931]] (5 killed) | ||
* [[1937 Mulga Mine explosion]], [[October 15]], [[ | * [[1937 Mulga Mine explosion]], [[October 15]], [[1937]] (34 killed) | ||
* [[1938 Praco No. 7 Mine collapse]], [[July 1]], [[1938]] (6 killed) | * [[1938 Praco No. 7 Mine collapse]], [[July 1]], [[1938]] (6 killed) | ||
* [[1941 Docena Mine explosion]], [[June 14]], [[1941]] (5 killed) | * [[1941 Docena Mine explosion]], [[June 14]], [[1941]] (5 killed) | ||
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* [[1943 Sayreton No. 2 Mine explosion]], [[August 28]], [[1943]] (28 killed) | * [[1943 Sayreton No. 2 Mine explosion]], [[August 28]], [[1943]] (28 killed) | ||
* [[1948 Edgewater Mine explosion]], [[July 30]], [[1948]] (11 killed) | * [[1948 Edgewater Mine explosion]], [[July 30]], [[1948]] (11 killed) | ||
* [[1977 Chetopa Mine | * [[1977 Chetopa Mine accident]], [[July 24]], [[1977]] (3 killed) | ||
* [[2001 Jim Walter No. 5 Mine explosion]], [[September 23]], [[2001]] (13 killed) | * [[2001 Jim Walter No. 5 Mine explosion]], [[September 23]], [[2001]] (13 killed) | ||
* 2012 [[Shoal Creek Mine]] accident, [[September 11]], [[2012]] (1 killed) | |||
* 2023 [[Warrior Met Coal]] accident, [[August 30]], [[2023]] (1 killed) | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* United States Mine Rescue Association. [http://www.usmra.com/Mine_Disasters/search_all_state.asp?ACC_STATE_NAME=Alabama&x=10&y=12 Mine Disasters in the United States] database - accessed August 8, 2010 | * United States Mine Rescue Association. [http://www.usmra.com/Mine_Disasters/search_all_state.asp?ACC_STATE_NAME=Alabama&x=10&y=12 Mine Disasters in the United States] database - accessed August 8, 2010 | ||
==External links== | |||
* [http://www.bplonline.org/resources/government/MineAccidentsBibliography.aspx Alabama Mine Accidents: A Bibliography]. Birmingham Public Library | |||
[[Category:Industrial accidents|Mining accidents]] | [[Category:Industrial accidents|Mining accidents]] | ||
[[Category:Mining|Fatal accidents]] | [[Category:Mining|Fatal accidents]] | ||
[[Category:Lists|Fatal mining accidents]] | [[Category:Lists of events|Fatal mining accidents]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:06, 5 September 2023
This is a list of fatal mining accidents in the Birmingham District:
- 1891 Pratt No. 1 Mine explosion, May 22, 1891 (11 killed)
- 1895 Sloss Ore Mine explosion, January 5, 1895 (2 killed)
- 1895 Blocton Mine accident, January 5, 1895 (1 killed)
- 1897 Belle Ellen Mine fire, September 20, 1897 (5 killed)
- 1898 Slope No. 2 Mine explosion, March 19, 1898 (6 killed)
- 1899 Blocton No. 2 Mine explosion, February 21, 1899 (5 killed)
- 1905 Virginia City Mine explosion, February 20, 1905 (112 killed)
- 1906 Little Cahaba Mine explosion, February 27, 1906 (12 killed)
- 1907 Yolande Mine explosion, December 16, 1907 (57 killed)
- 1908 No. 3 Mine fire, November 15, 1908 (8 killed)
- 1909 Short Creek Mine explosion, February 2, 1909 (18 killed)
- 1910 Mulga Mine explosion, April 20, 1910 (40 killed)
- 1910 Palos No. 3 Mine explosion, May 5, 1910 (90 killed)
- 1910 Yolande No. 1 Mine explosion, November 3, 1910 (5 killed)
- 1910 Banner Mine explosion, November 25, 1910 (3 killed)
- 1911 Banner Mine explosion, April 8, 1911 (128 killed)
- 1912 Abernant Mine explosion, August 13, 1912 (18 killed)
- 1913 Acton No. 2 Mine explosion, November 18, 1913 (24 killed)
- 1914 Rock Castle Mine explosion, January 10, 1914 (12 killed)
- 1914 Mulga Mine explosion, October 5, 1914 (17 killed)
- 1916 Roden Mine explosion, October 22, 1916 (18 killed)
- 1916 Bessie Mine explosion, November 14, 1916 (30 killed)
- 1918 Lubaco Mine rockslide, July 15, 1918 (2 killed)
- 1919 Majestic Mine explosion, April 29, 1919 (22 killed)
- 1920 Parrish Mine explosion, November 23, 1920 (12 killed)
- 1921 Docena Mine explosion, December 31, 1921 (5 killed)
- 1922 Belle Ellen No. 2 Mine explosion, February 2, 1922 (9 killed)
- 1922 Acmar No. 3 Mine explosions, March 25 and May 25, 1922 (22 killed)
- 1922 Dolomite No. 3 Mine explosion, November 22, 1922 (90 killed)
- 1923 Dolomite No. 1 Mine explosion, January 10, 1923 (5 killed)
- 1923 Sloss No. 1 Mine accident, July 12, 1923 (5 killed)
- 1925 Piper No. 2 Mine explosion, May 31, 1925 (7 killed)
- 1925 Overton No. 2 Mine explosion, December 10, 1925 (53 killed)
- 1926 Mossboro Mine explosion, January 29, 1926 (27 killed)
- 1929 Connelsville Mine explosion, May 27, 1929 (10 killed)
- 1930 Peerless Mine explosion, January 13, 1930 (7 killed)
- 1931 Overton No. 1 Mine explosion, December 29, 1931 (5 killed)
- 1937 Mulga Mine explosion, October 15, 1937 (34 killed)
- 1938 Praco No. 7 Mine collapse, July 1, 1938 (6 killed)
- 1941 Docena Mine explosion, June 14, 1941 (5 killed)
- 1941 Acmar No. 6 Mine explosion, July 10, 1941 (11 killed)
- 1943 Praco No. 10 Mine explosion, May 11, 1943 (12 killed)
- 1943 Sayreton No. 2 Mine explosion, August 28, 1943 (28 killed)
- 1948 Edgewater Mine explosion, July 30, 1948 (11 killed)
- 1977 Chetopa Mine accident, July 24, 1977 (3 killed)
- 2001 Jim Walter No. 5 Mine explosion, September 23, 2001 (13 killed)
- 2012 Shoal Creek Mine accident, September 11, 2012 (1 killed)
- 2023 Warrior Met Coal accident, August 30, 2023 (1 killed)
References
- United States Mine Rescue Association. Mine Disasters in the United States database - accessed August 8, 2010
External links
- Alabama Mine Accidents: A Bibliography. Birmingham Public Library