What the records say
- When
- 27 May 1925
- Kind
- Mining accident
- Coordinates
- 35.56° N, 79.21° W
- Description
- 1925 industrial disaster in North Carolina
Coal Glen mine disaster
1925 industrial disaster in North Carolina
The Coal Glen mine disaster was a series of explosions that occurred on May 27, 1925, at a coal mine in Coal Glen, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. At least 53 miners died in the explosions, making it the deadliest industrial disaster in North Carolina's history. The incident also partly contributed to North Carolina's adoption of a workers' compensation law several years later.
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