DATECOMPANYMINELOCATIONNATURE OF ACCIDENTNUMBER OF VICTIMS
JAN. 21, 1886ORREL COAL COMPANYMT. BROOKNEWBURGEXPLOSION39
NOV. 20, 1894BLANCH COAL CO.BLANCHSTANDARDEXPLOSION8
MAR. 06, 1900RED ASH COAL COMPANYRED ASHRED ASHEXPLOSION46
NOV. 02, 1900SO. COAL & TRANSPORTATION CO.BERRYBURGBERRYBURGPOWDER EXPL15
MAY  15, 1901GEORGE’S CREEK COAL & IRON CO.CHATHAMFARMINGTONEXPLOSION10
SEP. 15, 1902ALGOMA COAL AND COKEALGOMA NO. 7ALGOMAEXPLOSION17
SEP. 22, 1902NEW CENTRAL COAL CO.STAFFORDSTAFFORDEXPLOSION6
FEB. 26, 1905GRAPEVINE COAL CO.GRAPEVINEWILCOEEXPLOSION7
MAR. 19, 1905NEW RIVER SMOKELESS COAL CO.RUSHRUN/REDASHRED ASHEXPLOSION24
APR. 20, 1905CABIN CREEK MINING CO.CABIN CREEKKAYFORDPOWDER EXPL6
JUL. 05, 1905TIDEWATER COAL & COKE CO.TIDEWATERVIVIANEXPLOSION5
NOV. 04, 1905TIDEWATER COAL & COKE CO.TIDEWATERVIVIANEXPLOSION7
DEC. 04, 1905CARDIFF COAL CO.HORTONCABIN CREEKMINE FIRE7
JAN. 04, 1906COALDALE COAL & COKE CO.COALDALECOALDALEEXPLOSION22
JAN. 18, 1906DETROIT & KANAWHA COAL CO.DETROITPAINT CREEKEXPLOSION18
FEB. 08, 1906STUART COLLIERY CO.PARRALPARRALEXPLOSION23
MAR. 22, 1906CENTURY COAL CO.CENTURYCENTURYEXPLOSION23
DEC. 14, 1906PULASKI IRON CO.PULASKIECKMANPOWDER EXPL6*
JAN. 26, 1907LORENTZLORENTZPENCOPOWDER EXPL12
JAN. 29, 1907STUART COLLIERY CO.STUARTSTUARTEXPLOSION85
FEB. 04, 1907DAVIS COAL & COKE CO.THOMASTHOMASEXPLOSION25
MAY  01, 1907WHITE OAK FUEL CO.WHIPPLESCARBROEXPLOSION46
DEC. 06, 1907FAIRMONT COAL CO.MONONGAH 6 & 8MONONGAHEXPLOSION361
JAN. 30, 1908NEW RIVER VALLEY COAL CO.BACKMANHAWKS NESTEXPLOSION9
DEC. 29, 1908POCAHONTAS COLLERIES CO.LICK BRANCHSWITCHBACKEXPLOSION50
JAN. 12, 1909POCAHONTAS COLLERIES CO.LICK BRANCHSWITCHBACKEXPLOSION67
MAR. 31, 1909BEURY BROTHERS COAL CO.ECHOBEURYDYNAMITE EXPL16
DEC. 31, 1910RED JACKET CONS. COAL & COKE CO.LICK FORKTHACKERHAULAGE10
APR. 24, 1911DAVIS COAL & COKE CO.OTT NO. 20ELK GARDENEXPLOSION23
AUG. 01, 1911STANDARD POCAHONTAS FUEL CO.STANDARDCAPLESEXPLOSION6
NOV. 18, 1911BOTTOM CREEK COAL & COKE CO.BOTTOM CREEKVIVIANEXPLOSION18
MAR. 26, 1912JED COAL AND COKE CO.JEDJEDEXPLOSION80
JULY 11, 1912BEN FRANKLIN COAL CO.PANAMAMOUNDSVILLEEXPLOSION8
APR. 28, 1914NEW RIVER COLLIERIES CO., THEECCLES NO. 5 & 6ECCLESEXPLOSION183
JUNE 30, 1914SYCAMORE COAL CO.CINDERELLACINDERELLASUFFOCATION5
FEB.  6, 1915NEW RIVER CO.CARLISLECARLISLEEXPLOSION22
MAR.  2, 1915NEW RIVER & POCAHONTAS CONSOL. CO.LAYLAND NO. 3LAYLANDEXPLOSION112
MAR. 30, 1915HANNA COAL CO.BOOMER NO. 2BOOMEREXPLOSION23
MAR. 28, 1916KING COAL CO.KING NO. 28VIVIANEXPLOSION10
OCT. 19, 1916JAMISON COAL AND COKE CO.JAMISON NO. 7BARRACKVILLEEXPLOSION10
APR. 18, 1917HUTCHINSON COAL CO.LYNDENMASONEXPLOSION5
DEC. 15, 1917YUKON POCAHONTAS COAL CO.YUKON NO. 1SUSANNAEXPLOSION18
MAY  20, 1918MILL CREEK CANNEL MINING CO.VILLACHARLESTONMINE FIRE13
JULY 18, 1919HOUSTON COLLIERIES CO.CARSWELLKIMBALLEXPLOSION7
AUG.  6, 1919NEW RIVER AND POCAHONTAS CONSOLIDATEDWEIRWOODWEIRWOODEXPLOSION7
MAY  22, 1920MALLORY COAL CO.MALLORY NO. 3MALLORYROOF FALL5
SEPT.23, 1922RALEIGH-WYOMING COAL CO.GLEN ROGERS #2GLENROGERSFALLING CAGE5
MAR.  2, 1923WEYANOKE COAL & COKE CO.ARISTAARISTAEXPLOSION10
NOV. 06, 1923RALEIGH-WYOMING COAL CO.GLEN ROGERSBECKLEYEXPLOSION27
MAR. 28, 1924YUKON POCAHONTAS COAL CO.YUKON NO. 2YUKONEXPLOSION24
APR. 28, 1924WHEELING STEEL CORP.BENWOODBENWOODEXPLOSION119
MAR. 17, 1925BETHLEHEM MINES CORP.BARRACKSVILLEBARRACKSVILLEEXPLOSION33
JAN. 14, 1926JAMISON COAL & COKE CO.JAMISON NO. 8FARMINGTONEXPLOSION19
MAR.  8, 1926CRAB ORCHARD IMPROVEMENT CO.ECCLES NO. 5ECCLESEXPLOSION19
NOV. 15, 1926GLENDALE GAS COAL CO.MOUND SHAFTMOUNDSVILLEEXPLOSION5
APR. 30, 1927NEW ENGLAND FUEL & TRANS. CO.FEDERAL NO. 3EVERTTVILLEEXPLOSION97
MAY  13, 1927CENTRAL POCAHONTAS COAL CO.SHANNON BR. 3CAPELSEXPLOSION8
APR.  2, 1928KEYSTONE COAL AND COKE CO.KEYSTONE NO. 2KEYSTONEEXPLOSION8
MAY  22, 1928YUKON POCAHONTAS COAL CO.YUKON NO. 1YUKONEXPLOSION17
JUNE 20, 1928NATIONAL FUEL CO.NO. 1NATIONALEXPLOSION7
OCT. 22, 1928MACALPIN COAL CO.MCALPINMCALPINEXPLOSION6
NOV. 30, 1928PRINCESS POCAHONTAS COAL CORP.PRINCESS POCAHONTASRODERFIELDEXPLOSION6
JAN. 26, 1929KINGSTON POCAHONTAS COAL CO. INC.KINGSTON NO. 5KINGSTONEXPLOSION14
JAN. 19, 1930LILLYBROOK COAL CO.NO. 1LILLYBROOKEXPLOSION8
MAR. 26, 1930CROWN COAL CO.YUKONARNETTSVILLEEXPLOSION12
JAN.  6, 1931RALEIGH-WYOMING COAL CO.GLEN ROGERS #2GLEN ROGERSEXPLOSION8
NOV.  3, 1931ISLAND CREEK COAL CO.NO. 20WHITMANEXPLOSION5
MAY  12, 1935BETHLEHEM MINES CORP.NO. 41BARRACKVILLEFIRE IN SHAFT6
SEPT. 2, 1936HUTCHINSON COAL CO.MACBETHMACBETHEXPLOSION10
MAR. 11, 1937HUTCHINSON COAL CO.MACBETHMACBETHEXPLOSION18
JAN. 10. 1940POND CREEK POCAHONTAS COAL CO.NO. 1BARTLEYEXPLOSION91
DEC. 17, 1940RALEIGH COAL & COKE CO.NO. 4RALEIGHEXPLOSION9
JAN. 22, 1941KOPPERS COAL CO.CARSWELLCARSWELLEXPLOSION6
MAY  12, 1942CHRISTOPHER COAL CO.CHRISTOPHER #3OSAGEEXPLOSION56
MAY  18, 1942HITCHMAN COAL & COKE CO.HITCHMANBENWOODEXPLOSION5
JULY  9, 1942PURSGLOVE COAL MINING CO.PURSGLOVE NO. 2PURSGLOVEEXPLOSION20
DEC. 15, 1942WYATT COAL CO.LAING NO. 1LAINGRUN AWAY TRIP5
JAN.  8, 1943PURSGLOVE COAL MINING CO.PURSGLOVE NO. 15PURSGLOVEMINE FIRE13
NOV.  8, 1943AMERICAN ROLLING MILL CO.NELLIS NO. 3NELLISEXPLOSION11
MAR. 25, 1944KATHRINE COAL MINING CO.KATHRINE NO. 4LUMBERPORTEXPLOSION16
JAN. 15, 1946NEW RIVER AND POCAHONTAS
CONSOLIDATED COAL CO.
HAVACO NO. 9HAVACOEXPLOSION15
AUG.  6, 1948NEW RIVER AND POCAHONTAS
CONSOLIDATED COAL CO.
BERWIND NO. 11CAPELSROOF FALL6
JAN. 18, 1951BURNING SPRINGS COLLIERIES CO.BURNING SPRINGSKERMITGAS EXPLOSION11
OCT. 15, 1951TROTTER COAL CO.BUNKERCASSVILLEGAS EXPLOSION10
OCT. 31, 1951TRUAX-TRAER COAL CO.UNITED NO. 1WEVACODUST EXPLOSION12
NOV. 13, 1954JAMISON COAL AND COKE CO.NO. 9FARMINGTONEXPLOSION16
FEB.  4, 1957POCAHONTAS FUEL CO.NO. 35BISHOPGAS EXPLOSION37
DEC.  9, 1957RALEIGH-WYOMING COAL CO.GLEN ROGERS NO.2GLEN ROGERSMOUNTAIN BUMP5
DEC. 27, 1957POCAHONTAS FUEL CO.NO. 31AMONATEEAS EXPLOSION11
FEB. 12, 1958AMHERST COAL CO.LUNDALELUNDALEROOF FALL6
OCT. 27, 1958POCAHONTAS FUEL CONO. 35BISHOPGAS EXPLOSION22
OCT. 28, 1958OGLEBAY NORTON COAL CO.BURTONCRAIGSVILLEGAS EXPLOSION14
MAR,  8, 1960ISLAND CREEK COAL CO.NO. 22HOLDENMINE FIRE18
NOV.  9, 1962ISLAND CREEK COAL CO.NO. 28VERDUNVILLEHAULAGE3
APR. 25, 1963CLINCHFIELD COAL CO.COMPASS NO. 2DOLAGAS EXPLOSION22
SEPT.28, 1964ISLAND CREEK COAL CO.NO. 6BARTLEYGAS EXPLOSION3
APR. 30, 1965MOUNTAINEER COAL CO.
(Division of Consolidation Coal Co.)
CONSOL NO. 9FARMINGTONGAS EXPLOSION4
MAY,  3, 1965DOROTHY COAL CO.NO. 1GARRISONROOF FALL3
OCT. 16, 1965CLINCHFIELD COAL CO.MARS NO. 2SARDISMINE FIRE7
JUL. 23, 1966THE NEW RIVER CO.SILTIXMOUNT HOPEGAS EXPLOSION7
SEP. 10, 1966THE VALLEY CAMP COALNO. 3TRIDELPHIAHAULAGE4
MAY  06, 1968GAULEY COAL & COKE CO.NO. 8HOMINY FALLSMINE INUNDATION4
AUG. 14, 1968AMHERST COAL CO.LUNDALE NO. 1LOGANROOF FALL3
NOV. 20, 1968MOUNTAINEER COAL CO.
(Division of Consolidation Coals Co.)
NO. 9FARMINGTONEXPLOSION78
DEC. 12, 1968BUFFALO MINING CO.NO. 8BLYBURNMINE FIRE3
JUN. 11, 1971EASTERN ASSOCIATED COAL CORP.FEDERAL NO. 2FAIRVIEWROOF FALL3
JUL. 22, 1972CONSOLIDATION COAL CO.BLACKSVILLEBLACKSVILEMINE FIRE9
DEC. 16, 1972ITMANN COAL CO.ITMANN NO. 3ITMANNGAS EXPLOSION5
OCT. 02, 1974COWIN & CO. (CONTRACTORS)MAPLE MEADOW MINEFAIRDALEFALLING MATERIAL3
OCT. 07, 1974MONTY BROS. CONST. CO. (CONTRACTOR)BOLT SEWELLBOLTFALL IN SHAFT3
JUN. 05, 1975EASTERN ASSOC. COAL CORP.HARRIS NO. 2BALD KNOBRIB FALL3
NOV. 26, 1975BETHLEHEM MINES CORP.NO. 105CENTURYROOF FALL3
NOV. 07, 1980WESTMORELAND COAL CO.FERRELLUNEEDAGAS EXPLOSION5
DEC. 03, 1981ELK RIVER SEWELL COAL CO.STILL HOUSE NO. 1BERGOOROOF FALL3
FEB. 06, 1986CONSOLIDATION COAL CO.LOVERIDGE NO. 22FAIRVIEWCOAL STORAGE
ENTRAPMENT
5
MAR. 19, 1992CONSOLIDATION COAL  CO.BLACKSVILLE NO. 1WANAEXPLOSION IN SHAFT4
JAN. 22, 2003CENTRAL CAMBRIA DRILLING CO.
(CONTRACTOR)
MCELROY MINEGRAYSVILLEEXPLOSION IN SHAFT3
JAN. 2, 2006ANKER WV MINING CO., INC.SAGO MINETALLMANSVILLEEXPLOSION AND ENTRAP.12
APR. 5, 2010PERFORMANCE COAL CO.UBBMC MONTCOAL EAGLENAOMAEXPLOSION29

Note:  From 1884 to 1961, accidents fatally injuring five or more employees were classed as disasters. From 1961 to date, accidents fatally injuring three or more employees are classed as disasters.

*December 14, 1906 – This explosion killed 4 employees and 2 individuals on the surface near the mine.

Last revised:  03/28/16 02:05 PM