Fatal Mining Accidents in the U.S. The following table includes information about the most fatal mining accidents in the United States. Only accidents with ten or more fatalities are listed. YearDayMineLocationTypeFatalities 201004/05Upper Big Branch Mine-South, Performance Coal CompanyRaleigh County, Montcoal, West VirginiaExplosion of Gas or Dust29 200601/02Sago Mine, Anker West Virginia Mining Company Inc.Upshur County, Buckhannon, West VirginiaExplosion12 200109/23No. 5 Mine, Jim Walter Resources, Inc.Tuscaloosa County, Brookwood, AlabamaExplosion13 198909/13William Station No. 9 Mine, Pyro Mining Co.Union Co., Wheatcroft, KentuckyExplosion10 198412/19Wilberg Mine, Emery Mining Corp.Emery Co., Orangeville, UtahFire27 198112/08No. 21 Mine, Grundy Mining Co.Marion Co., Whitwell, TennesseeExplosion13 198103/15Dutch Creek No. 1, Mid-Continent Resources, Inc.Pitkin Co., Redstone, ColoradoExplosion15 197603/9-11Scotia Mine, Blue Diamond Coal Co.Letcher Co., Oven Fork, KentuckyExplosion26 197012/30Nos. 15 and 16 Mines, Finley Coal Co.Leslie Co., Hyden, KentuckyExplosion38 196811/20Consol No. 9Farmington, West VirginiaExplosion78 195112/21Orient No. 2West Frankfort, IllinoisExplosion119 194703/25Centralia No. 5Centralia, IllinoisExplosion111 194003/16Willow Grove No. 10St. Clairsville, OhioExplosion72 194001/10Pond Creek No. 1Bartley, West VirginiaExplosion91 191310/22Stag Canon No. 2Dawson, New MexicoExplosion263 190911/13Cherry MineCherry, IllinoisFire259 190712/06Monongah Nos. 6 and 8Monongah, West VirginiaExplosion362 Source:Mine Safety and Health Administration,Historical Data on Mine Disasters in the United StatesWeb: www.msha.gov/.