Accident minier

Knox Mine disaster

22 janv. 1959 · 41.31° N, 75.82° W

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22 janv. 1959
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Accident minier
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41.31° N, 75.82° W
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Mine accident in Pennsylvania

Knox Mine disaster

1959 coal mining accident in Pennsylvania, United States

The Knox Mine disaster was a mining accident on January 22, 1959, at the River Slope Mine, an anthracite coal mine, in Jenkins Township, Pennsylvania. The Susquehanna River broke through the ceiling and flooded the mine. Twelve miners were killed. The accident all but ended deep mining in the northern anthracite field of Pennsylvania.

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