Today In Labor History

1907:
An explosion in the Darr Mine in Westmoreland Co., Penn. kills 239 coal miners, many of whom were Hungarian. 71 of the dead share a common grave in Olive Branch Cemetary. Dec 1907, was the worst month in US coal mining history, with over 3,000 dead.

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1984:
26 men and 1 woman are killed in the Wilberg Coal Mine Disaster near Orangeville, Utah. The disaster has been termed the worst coal mine fire in the state’s history.

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