What the records say
- When
- 28 Jun 1896
- Kind
- Mining accident
- Coordinates
- 41.34° N, 75.79° W
- Description
- 1896 coal mine cave-in in Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States
- Deaths
- 58
Twin Shaft disaster
1896 coal mine cave-in in Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States
The Twin Shaft disaster occurred in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Colliery in Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States, on June 28, 1896, when a massive cave-in killed fifty-eight miners.
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