Harrison County History of
Coal Museum
All Ohio Coal Mine Disasters
in Descending Year Order
Date Mine Name Location Mineral Disaster Cause Killed
09/14/1966 Red Tail No. 2 Bethesda, OH Bituminous Fire 3
05/01/1956 Georgetown No. 12 Cadiz, OH Bituminous Explosives 4
07/05/1944 Powhatan Powhatan Point, OH Bituminous Fire 66
12/11/1941 Powhatan No. 1 Powhatan, OH Bituminous Fire 2
11/29/1940 Nelms Nelms, OH Bituminous Explosion 31
03/16/1940 Willow Grove No. 10 St. Clairesville, OH Bituminous Explosion 72
06/21/1937 Keystone Keystone, OH Bituminous Explosives 6
12/05/1935 Wolf Run Amsterdam, OH Bituminous Explosion 4
01/03/1931 Midvale No. 4 Midvale, OH Bituminous Explosion 5
11/05/1930 No. 6 Millfield, OH Bituminous Explosion 82
03/10/1930 Wolf Run Amsterdam, OH Bituminous Fire 2
12/23/1925 Webb Bellaire, OH Bituminous Fire 9
10/29/1919 Amsterdam No. 2 Amsterdam, OH Bituminous Fire 20
05/17/1913 Imperial Belle Valley, OH Bituminous Explosion 15
04/21/1910 Amsterdam No. 2 Amsterdam, OH Bituminous Explosion 15
11/03/1906 San Toy No. 1 Corning, OH Bituminous Hoisting 5
02/10/1881 Robbins Robbins, OH Bituminous Explosion 6
07/11/1877 Brookfield Brookfield, OH Bituminous Asphyxiation 7
07/03/1872 Atwater Slope Portage County, OH Bituminous Fire 10