1919 Kimball mining disaster

The Kimball mining disaster happened on July 18, 1919, at the Carswell coal mine in Kimball, West Virginia killing six miners. [1] Initial reports said that 221 men had been killed but they were trapped by the explosion. A rescue party was able to dig through the wreckage allowing 215 to return alive to the surface. [2]

Kimball mining disaster

Front page of the Oklahoma City times July 18, 1919
Date	July 18, 1919
Location	Carswell coal mine in Kimball, West Virginia which was owned by the Tazewell Creek Coal company
Cause	Coal Mine explosion
Casualties
6 dead

Bibliography

Notes

1. Greenberg 2006, p. 192.
2. The Oklahoma City Times 1919, p. 1.

References

• Greenberg, Michael I. (2006). Encyclopedia of Terrorist, Natural, and Man-made Disasters. Jones & Bartlett Learning. ISBN 9780763737825. - Total pages: 295
• The Oklahoma City Times (July 18, 1919). "Rescuers Search For bodies of 14 men in Wreckage". The Oklahoma City Times. Oklahoma City. ISSN 2333-0201. OCLC 13764083. Retrieved July 18, 2019.