CDC Mining Mining Disasters: 1839 to .
** Subsequent incident occurred 8/16/2007 during the rescue efforts that claimed the lives of three rescue workers (including one MSHA employee). Information for historical mine disasters was obtained from the following publications: Bureau of Mines Bulletin 509, Injury Experience in Coal Mining, 1948; Bureau of Mines Bulletin 616, Historical Documentation of Major CoalMine Disasters in the ...