Year |
Date |
Colliery |
Company |
Location
of
Colliery |
Cause of Accident |
Number Killed |
1847 |
Feb. |
Spencer |
Spencer Coal Co. |
Pottsville |
Explosion of gas |
7 |
1869 |
Sep. 6 |
Avondale |
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co. |
Plymouth |
Mine fire |
110 |
1870 |
Mar. 22 |
Potts |
Locust Dale Coal Co. |
Locust Dale |
Boiler explosion |
5 |
|
Aug. 10 |
Heins & Glassmire |
Heins & Glassmire |
Middleport |
Cage fell down shaft |
9 |
|
Aug. 29 |
Preston No. 3 |
Preston Coal & Improvement Co. |
Girardville |
Car fell down slope |
7 |
1871 |
May 27 |
West Pittston |
Lehigh Valley Railroad Co. |
West Pittston |
Suffocated by smoke from burning breaker |
20 |
|
Oct. 2 |
Otto Red Ash |
Cain, Hacker & Cook |
Branch Dale |
Explosion of gas |
5 |
1873 |
June 10 |
Henry Clay |
Langdon & Co., R. |
Shamokin |
Explosion of gas |
10 |
1877 |
May 9 |
Wadesville |
Wadesville Shaft Colliery |
Wadesville |
Explosion of gas |
7 |
1878 |
Jan. 15 |
Potts |
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. |
Locust Dale |
Explosion of gas |
5 |
1879 |
May 6 |
Audenried |
Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co. |
Audenried |
Explosion of gas |
6 |
|
No. 2 |
Mill Creek |
D. & H. Canal Co. |
Mill Creek |
Explosion of Gas |
5 |
1880 |
May 3 |
Lykens Valley |
Short Mountain & Lehigh Valley Coal Co. |
Shamokin |
Explosion of gas |
5 |
1882 |
May 24 |
Kohinoor |
Heckscher & Co., R. |
Shenandoah |
Explosion of gas |
5 |
1884 |
Aug. 21 |
Buck Ridge |
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. |
Shamokin |
Mine fire |
7 |
1885 |
Apr. 6 |
Cuyler |
Heaton & Co., S. M. |
Raven Run |
Fall of Roof |
10 |
|
Aug. 11 |
West End |
West End Coal Co. |
Mocanaqua |
Suffocated by gas from boiler fire |
10 |
|
Oct. 21 |
Plymouth No. 2 |
D. & H. Coal Co. |
Plymouth |
Explosion of gas |
6 |
|
Dec. 18 |
Nanticoke No. 1 |
Susquehanna Coal Co. |
Nanticoke |
Inrush of quicksand |
26 |
1886 |
Aug. 30 |
Fair Lawn |
Fair Lawn Coal Co. |
Scranton |
Explosion of gas |
6 |
|
Sep. 13 |
Marvine |
D. & H. Coal Co. |
Scranton |
Suffocated by gas |
8 |
|
Nov. 26 |
Conyngham |
D. & H. Coal Co. |
Wilkes-Barre |
Explosion of gas |
12 |
1887 |
Apr. 27 |
Tunnel |
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. |
Ashland |
Suffocated by gas |
5 |
|
Oct. 1 |
Bast |
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. |
Big Mine Run |
Explosion of gas |
5 |
1890 |
Feb. 1 |
Nottingham |
Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co. |
Plymouth |
Explosion of gas |
8 |
|
Mar. 3 |
S. Wilkes-Barre No. 3 |
Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co. |
Wilkes-Barre |
Explosion of gas |
8 |
|
Apr. 2 |
Susquehanna No. 4 |
Susquehanna Coal Co. |
Nanticoke |
Explosion of gas |
5 |
|
May 15 |
Jersey No. 8 |
Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co. |
Ashley |
Explosion of gas |
26 |
1891 |
Feb. 4 |
Spring Mountain No. 1 |
Spring Mountain Coal Co. |
Jeanesville |
Drowned-water from old workings |
13 |
|
Oct. 23 |
Richardson |
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. |
Glen Carbon |
Suffocated by gas |
7 |
|
Nov. 8 |
Susquehanna No. 1 |
Susquehanna Coal Co. |
Nanticoke |
Explosion of gas |
12 |
1892 |
Apr. 20 |
Lytle |
Lytle Coal Co. |
Minersville |
Drowned-water from old workings |
10 |
|
July 23 |
York Farm |
Lehigh Valley Coal Co. |
Pottsville |
Explosion of gas |
15 |
1893 |
Apr. 1 |
Neilson |
Langdon & Co., Inc., A. L. |
Shamokin |
Mine fire |
10 |
|
July 22 |
Susquehanna No. 1 |
Susquehanna Coal Co. |
Nanticoke |
Explosion of gas |
5 |
|
Sep. 21 |
Lance No. 11 |
Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co. |
Plymouth |
Explosion of gas |
6 |
1894 |
Feb. 13 |
Gaylord |
Kingston Coal Co. |
Plymouth |
Fall of roof |
13 |
|
July 17 |
East Sugar Loaf |
Linderman & Skeer |
Stockton |
Explosion of powder & dynamite |
8 |
|
Oct. 8 |
Luke Fidler |
Mineral Railroad & Mining Co. |
Shamokin |
Mine fire |
5 |
|
Oct. 11 |
Henry Clay |
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. |
Shamokin |
Boiler explosion |
6 |
1895 |
Feb. 18 |
West Bear Ridge |
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. |
Mahanoy Plane |
Explosion of gas |
5 |
|
Oct. 7 |
Dorrance |
Lehigh Valley Coal Co. |
Wilkes-Barre |
Explosion of gas |
7 |
1896 |
June 28 |
Twin |
Newton Coal Co. |
Pittston |
Fall of roof |
58 |
|
Oct. 29 |
S. Wilkes-Barre No. 3 |
Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co. |
Wilkes-Barre |
Explosion of gas |
6 |
1897 |
Jan. 13 |
Wadesville |
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. |
Wadesville |
Crosshead fell down shaft |
5 |
|
Sep. 28 |
Jermyn No. 1 |
Jermyn & Co. |
Rendham |
Mine fire |
5 |
|
Oct. 30 |
Von Storch |
D. & H. Coal Co. |
Scranton |
Mine fire |
6 |
1898 |
May 26 |
Kaska, William |
Dodson Coal Co. |
Middleport |
Drowned-water from old workings |
6 |
|
May 26 |
Kaska, William |
Dodson Coal Co. |
Middleport |
Drowned-water from old workings |
6 |
|
Oct. 1 |
Midvale |
Lehigh Valley Coal Co. |
Wilkes-Barre |
Mine fire |
6 |
|
Nov. 5 |
Exeter |
Lehigh Valley Coal Co. |
West Pittston |
Car fell on cage in shaft |
9 |
1900 |
Nov. 9 |
Buck Mountain |
Mill Creek Coal Co. |
Mahanoy City |
Explosion of gas |
7 |
1901 |
Oct. 25 |
Buttonwood |
Parrish CoalCo. |
Plymouth |
Explosion of gas |
6 |
1902 |
Nov. 29 |
Luke Fidler |
Mineral Railroad & Mining Co. |
Shamokin |
Explosion of gas |
7 |
|
Dec. 9 |
S. Wilkes-Barre |
Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co. |
Wilkes-Barre |
Explosion of powder & dynamite |
5 |
1904 |
Jan. 30 |
Maple Hill |
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. |
Mahanoy City |
Explosion of powder & dynamite |
5 |
|
May 5 |
Lance |
Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co. |
Plymouth |
Explosion of powder & dynamite |
5 |
|
May 5 |
Locust Gap |
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. |
Locust Gap |
Mine fire |
5 |
|
May 25 |
Williamstown |
Summit Branch Mining Co. |
Williamstown |
Suffocated by gas from mine locomotive |
10 |
|
Nov. 2 |
Auchlincloss |
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co. |
Nanticoke |
Falling down shaft |
10 |
1905 |
Feb. 18 |
Lytle |
Lytle Coal Co. |
Minersville |
Fall of roof |
5 |
|
Mar. 9 |
Clear Spring |
Clear Spring Coal Co. |
West Pittstown |
Falling down shaft |
7 |
|
Apr. 26 |
Conyngham |
D. & H. Coal Co. |
Wilkes-Barre |
Falling down shaft |
10 |
1906 |
May 15 |
Shenandoah City |
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. |
Shenandoah |
Explosion of powder & dynamite |
7 |
|
Aug. 6 |
Susquehanna No. 7 |
Susquehanna Collieries Co. |
Nanticoke |
Explosion of gas |
6 |
1907 |
Mar. 2 |
Holden |
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co. |
Taylor |
Explosion of gas |
7 |
1908 |
June 18 |
Johnson No. 1 |
Scranton Coal Co. |
Priceburg |
Explosion of gas |
7 |
|
May 12 |
Mount Lookout |
Temple Iron Co. |
Wyoming |
Explosion of gas |
12 |
|
May 13 |
Prospect |
Lehigh Valley Coal Co. |
Midvale |
Fall of roof |
5 |
|
July 15 |
Williamstown |
Summit Branch Mining Co. |
Williamstown |
Explosion of powder & dynamite |
6 |
|
Aug. 28 |
Warrior Run |
Lehigh Valley Coal Co. |
Wilkes-Barre |
Mine cars |
6 |
1909 |
Mar. 2 |
Pennsylvania No. 14 |
Pennsylvania Coal Co. |
Pittston |
Explosion of gas |
8 |
|
Nov. 9 |
Auchlincloss |
Glen Alden Coal Co. |
Nanticoke |
Mine fire |
9 |
1910 |
Jan. 11 |
Nottingham |
Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co. |
Plymouth |
Explosion of gas |
7 |
|
Mar. 12 |
S. Wilkes-Barre No. 5 |
Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co. |
Wilkes-Barre |
Explosion of gas |
7 |
1911 |
Apr. 7 |
Pancoast |
Price-Pancoast Coal Co. |
Throop |
Mine fire |
72 |
|
May 10 |
Plymouth No. 5 |
Delaware & Hudson Co. |
Dorrancetown |
Suffocated by gas from underground fire |
5 |
|
May 27 |
Cameron |
Mineral Railroad & Mining Co. |
Shamokin |
Explosion of gas |
5 |
|
Sep. 12 |
Marvine |
Delaware & Hudson Co. |
Scranton |
Mine cars |
5 |
|
Oct. 3 |
Drifton No. 2 |
Coxe Bros. Co., Inc. |
Freeland |
Cave-in |
5 |
1912 |
Jan. 9 |
Parrish |
Parrish Coal Co. |
Plymouth |
Explosion of gas |
6 |
1913 |
Aug. 2 |
East Brookside |
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. |
Tower City |
Explosion of gas |
20 |
1914 |
May 29 |
Maryd |
Maryd Coal Co. |
Maryd |
Overwinding of cage |
6 |
|
Sep. 16 |
Lehigh No. 4 |
Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co. |
Lansford |
Explosion of gas |
7 |
|
Dec. 9 |
Diamond |
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co. |
Scranton |
Falling down shaft |
13 |
1915 |
Feb. 17 |
Prospect |
Lehigh Valley Coal Co. |
Wilkes-Barre |
Explosion of gas |
13 |
1916 |
Feb. 8 |
Lance No. 11 |
Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co. |
Plymouth |
Explosion of gas |
7 |
|
Mar. 9 |
Hollenback No. 2 |
Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co. |
Wilkes-Barre |
Explosion of gas |
6 |
|
Aug. 8 |
Woodward |
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co. |
Edwardsville |
Explosion of gas |
6 |
1919 |
June 5 |
Baltimore Tunnel |
Hudson Coal Co. |
Wilkes-Barre |
Explosion of powder & dynamite |
92 |
|
July 8 |
Lansford |
Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co. |
Lansford |
Explosion of gas |
8 |
1921 |
Mar. 9 |
Rahn |
Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co. |
Seek |
Explosion of gas |
5 |
1922 |
Nov. 3 |
Eddy Creek |
Hudson Coal Co. |
Scranton |
Premature blast |
6 |
1923 |
Feb. 21 |
Alliance |
Alliance Coal Mining Co. |
Middleport |
Explosion of gas |
5 |
|
June 26 |
Richards |
Susquehanna Collieries Co. |
Mount Carmel |
Explosion of gas |
5 |
|
Dec. 8 |
Mount Jessup No. 2 |
Mount Jessup Coal Co. |
Jessup |
Fall of roof |
5 |
1924 |
June 6 |
Loomis |
Glen Alden Coal Co. |
Nanticoke |
Explosion of gas |
14 |
1925 |
May 22 |
Woodward |
Glen Alden Coal Co. |
Edwardsville |
Explosion of gas |
7 |
|
Aug. 3 |
Dorrance |
Lehigh Valley Coal Co. |
Wilkes-Barre |
Explosion of gas |
10 |
1926 |
May 6 |
Randolph |
So. Penn Collieries Co. |
Port Carbon |
Explosion of gas |
5 |
|
July 3 |
Pettebone |
Glen Alden Coal Co. |
Kingston |
Explosion of gas |
7 |
|
Oct. 30 |
Susquehanna No. 7 |
Susquehanna Collieries Co. |
Nanticoke |
Explosion of gas |
9 |
1927 |
May 26 |
Woodward |
Glen Alden Coal Co. |
Edwardsville |
Fall of roof, followed by an explosion of gas |
7 |
1928 |
May 25 |
Baltimore No. 5 |
Hudson Coal Co. |
Wilkes-Barre |
Explosion of gas |
10 |
1930 |
Aug. 8 |
Gilberton |
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. |
Gilberton |
Fall of roof |
8 |
1931 |
May 29 |
Richards |
Susquehanna Collieries Co. |
Mount Carmel |
Explosion of gas |
5 |
1935 |
Jan. 21 |
Gilberton |
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. |
Gilberton |
Explosion of gas |
13 |
|
May 7 |
S. Wilkes-Barre |
Glen Alden Coal Co. |
Wilkes-Barre |
Piece of rock fell down shaft, struck cage |
7 |
1936 |
Aug. 24 |
Clear Spring |
Sullivan Trail Coal Co. |
West Pittston |
Explosion of gas |
5 |
1938 |
Apr. 27 |
St. Clair |
St. Clair Coal Co. |
St. Clair |
Explosion of gas |
8 |
|
June 2 |
Volpe |
Volpe MiningCo. |
Pittston Twp. |
Explosion of gas |
10 |
1943 |
Sep. 24 |
Primrose |
M. & S. Coal Co. |
Minersville |
Explosion of gas |
14 |
1947 |
Jan. 15 |
Nottingham |
Glen Alden Coal Co. |
Wilkes-Barre |
Explosion of gas |
15 |
|
Apr. 10 |
Schooley |
Knox Coal Co. |
Exeter Boro. |
Explosion of gas |
10 |
|
Dec. 11 |
Franklin |
Lehigh Valley Coal Co. |
Wilkes-Barre |
Explosion of gas |
8 |
1951 |
Mar. 29 |
Buttonwood |
Glen Alden Coal Co. |
Hanover Twp. |
Explosion of gas |
5 |
1952 |
Mar. 27 |
Holmes Slope |
Cano & Martin, Inc. |
Forrestville |
Drown-blast blew through to old workings |
5 |
1959 |
Jan. 22 |
Ewen |
Knox Coal Co. |
Port Griffith |
Drown - river broke into mine |
12 |
1977 |
Mar. 1 |
Porter Tunnel |
Kocher Coal Co. |
Tower City |
Inrush of water |
9 |