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The Scofield Mine disaster was a mining explosion that occurred at the Winter Quarters coal mine on May 1, 1900. The mine was located at 39°42′57″N 111°11′17″W / 39.71583°N 111.18806°W / 39.71583; -111.18806 near the town of Scofield ,
Pages in category "Coal mining disasters in Kentucky" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... Hurricane Creek mine disaster; M.
1970: Hurricane Creek mine disaster kills 38 in Eastern Kentucky An explosion at Finley Mine on Hurricane Creek, near Hyden in Leslie County, killed 38 miners when the blast occurred Dec. 30, 1970.
Approximately 1,800 people were living in Winter Quarters by 1900, and the mine was considered the safest in the state. [3] The town's Main Street was over a mile long, and it had many businesses, most of which were made of stone. [5] On May 1, 1900, an explosion occurred in the Winter Quarters Number Four mine.
The Sportsplex, a 66,000-square-foot recreation center built on a former surface mine in Knott County, has cracked, bowed walls and foundation problems that prompted the Kentucky Office of the ...
The miners were later found dead and their bodies were brought to the surface via an air shaft. 38 men were rescued from the mine. At the time of the accident, the mine operated as a slope mine and had a daily output of 12-15 carloads of coal. [5] The community was on the United Mine Worker's 1916 list of places to stay away from. [6]
One man has died after he and a coworker were trapped beneath tons of concrete and steel when an 11-story building being demolished collapsed at an abandoned eastern Kentucky mine's coal ...
The Western Kentucky is a large coal field located in the east of the United States in Kentucky. Western Kentucky represents one of the largest coal reserve in the United States having estimated reserves of 35.67 billion tonnes of coal. [1] Other rocks in the area include conglomerate, sandstone, shale, limestone. [2]