Historical accident reports are available in the library archives at the National Mine Health & Safety Academy in Beckley, West Virginia. From the Pennsylvania State Archives, listings of coal mine accidents in Pennsylvania from approx. At 10 am, Sept. 6, 1869, one of the worst disasters in the history of US anthracite mining occurred at the Avondale Mine. Russell L. & Lyn Wood Mining History Archive, Arthur Lakes Library, Colorado School of Mines Pennsylvania Registers of Mine Accidents, Bituminous 1933-1972 Card# Mine Name Operator Year Month Day Name First and Middle Name Age Fatal/ Nonfatal In/ Outside Occupation Nationality Citizen/ Alien Single/ Married #Children Mine Experience Occupation Experience Accident Cause or Remarks Fault ? An explosion inside the mine caused 239 men and boys to lose their lives inside the mine where they remain entombed. Avoca, PA Volpe Mine Explosion, June 1938. Ashley, PA Mine Cave In, May 1890. Pennsylvania Mining Explosions and Accidents. Pennsylvania Mine Accident Index Ro-Zz (updated 2 Apr 2014) A0128 Sherard Collection.

Prior to the mid-1880s the reports for anthracite and bituminous coal were produced by separate agencies; therefore early reports for bituminous coal are available as part III "Industrial Statistics" of the Annual Report of the Bureau of

Pennsylvania Mine Accident Index A-E (updated 2 Apr 2014) A0128 Sherard Collection. 2010. Sources Pennsylvania’s major mine accidents prior to 1999, their causes, and number of men killed are as follows: September 6, 1869, Avondale Mine, Plymouth, Luzerne Co., PA, uncontrollable fire, 110 killed. 1. (victim, others, unavoidable) County Page# Mining Coal mining accidents in Pennsylvania have killed hundreds of miners. Visit MSHA's Home Page for recent mine accident reports. The accident … 6. Sources 18 Rice, Phillip A.; Dellock, Jean A. Pennsylvania Mine Accident Index F-Li (updated 2 Apr 2014) A0128 Sherard Collection. Avoca, PA Law Mine Boiler Explosion, Jan 1896 . (CNN)-- A coal miner died Monday morning from injuries sustained in an underground roof collapse at an eastern Pennsylvania mine, state and federal officials said. The following five groups would be a good starting point for researchers wishing to locate non-management personnel who may have worked in Pennsylvania's coal industries. Atwater, OH Coal Mine Fire, July 1872. Russell L. & Lyn Wood Mining History Archive, Arthur Lakes Library, Colorado School of Mines Years covered: 1869 (Avondale, Schuylkill counties); 1870-1882 (anthracite); 1883-1972 (anthracite, bituminous); nonfatal through 1940. Ashland, PA Suffocation In Mine, Oct 1887. Links to PDF versions of Pennsylvania coal mine accident registers, providing documentation on mining accidents for the commonwealth's anthracite and bituminous coal districts, are listed above. Published since the 1870s this report contains production statistics, mine names, locations, owner information, and accident statistics. 1899-1972.