West Virginia Mine Accident Index (updated 17 Apr 2014) A0128 Sherard Collection. Russell L. & Lyn Wood Mining History Archive, Arthur Lakes Library, Colorado School of Mines Years covered: 1883, 1997-88, 1890-1925; Raleigh County 1891-2000; only fatalities past 1917. Author's note: This data is only about 3/4 of the mining fatalities which occurred prior to 1926. Sources 10 Monongah Mine Explosion, Fairmont, West Virginia, May 21 1895. GenDisasters (website). 68 Annual Coal Report of the State Inspectors of Mines to the Gov. of the State of West Virginia, vols. 1883-1906. 71, 72 Annual Report of the West Virginia Department of Mines, vols. 1907-1925. 75 Coal Mining Disasters--McDowell County--1922. RootsWeb, Ancestry.com (website). 76 Fatal Accident in Preston County, 1886. West Virginia Coal Mines, WV GenWeb Spec Project (website). 77 Thunder in the Mountains, March 1912, Jed Mine. 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DATE NAME AGE COUNTY (TOWN) F/N PAGE SOURCE REPORT YR 1883APR19 , PROUNCE KANAWHA F msha 1907DEC6 ABATTA, CARL MARION F 259 71 1907DEC6 ABATTA, FRANK MARION F 259 71 1907DEC6 ABATTA, JOE MARION F 259 71 1915MAR2 ABBATIA, TONEY FAYETTE N 80 71 1922JAN26 ABBELLA, MIKE 47 McDOWELL F 358 72 1922 ABBELLA, MIKE F 139 85 1915OCT14 ABBET, DENNIS 35 FAYETTE F 262 71 1916 1915OCT14 ABBET, DENNIS FAYETTE F 277 71 1916 ABBET, DENNIS F 98 85 ABBINGDON, PAUL F 94 85 1915APR16 ABBINGTON, PAUL 16 McDOWELL F 42 71 1915APR16 ABBINGTON, PAUL McDOWELL F 65 71 ABBOT, FILBERT F 43 85 1892OCT18 ABBOT, JAMES (UNION) N 47 68 1893 1911OCT12 ABBOTS, SAMUEL 21 MARION N 322 71 1914APR28 ABBOTT, A A 25 RALEIGH F 420 71 1914 1914APR28 ABBOTT, A A 25 RALEIGH F 463 71 1914 1914APR28 ABBOTT, A A 28 RALEIGH F 83 ABBOTT, A A F 82 85 1898APR23 ABBOTT, CHRUCH S 48 KANAWHA F 56 68 1911FEB13 ABBOTT, CLIFFORD 26 HARRISON N 321 71 1915MAY13 ABBOTT, DONY 22 FAYETTE N 86 71 1908JUN16 ABBOTT, FILBERT 40 McDOWELL F 231 71 1908JUN16 ABBOTT, FILBERT McDOWELL F 285 71 DATE NAME AGE COUNTY (TOWN) F/N PAGE SOURCE REPORT YR 1920JAN30 ABBOTT, HARRISON 23 LOGAN F 370 72 1920 ABBOTT, HARRISON F 125 85 1911AUG28 ABBOTT, J G 51 MERCER F 289 71 1911AUG28 ABBOTT, J G 51 MERCER F 318 71 ABBOTT, J G F 61 85 1914FEB26 ABBOTT, JESS 27 RALEIGH N 508 71 1914 1917FEB12 ABBOTT, W E 25 LOGAN F 260 71 ABBOTT, W E F 106 85 1914OCT26 ABBOTT, WILL 20 FAYETTE N 88 71 1916MAR28 ABBOTT, WILLIAM 48 McDOWELL F 266 71 1916 1916MAR28 ABBOTT, WILLIAM McDOWELL F 288 71 1916 ABBOTT, WILLIAM F 100 85 1909MAR11 ABBS, WILLIAM 62 MINGO N 281 71 1909MAR19 ABE, E A 22 MERCER N 272 71 1909JAN12 ABEL, ALBERT 35 McDOWELL F 250 71 1909JAN12 ABEL, ALBERT McDOWELL F msha ABEL, ALBERT F 47 85 1921FEB14 ABERCROMBIE, EDWARD 45 OHIO F 386 72 1921 ABERCROMBIE, EDWARD F 134 85 1923APR18 ABERNATHY, FOREST 28 MONONGALIA F 400 72 ABERNATHY, FOREST F 146 85 1910APR14 ABONES, VINCENZO 32 FAYETTE N 338 71 1910DEC27 ABONIA, BARLENA 51 RANDOLPH N 322 71 1907MAR14 ABONIS, FRANK 38 MARION N 221 71 1907DEC6 ABOTTA, CARL 20 MARION F 218 71 ABOTTA, CARL F 37 85 1907DEC6 ABOTTA, FRANK 40 MARION F 218 71 ABOTTA, FRANK F 37 85 1907DEC6 ABOTTA, JOE 18 MARION F 218 71 ABOTTA, JOE F 37 85 1924JUL22 ABRADY, MIKE 18 LOGAN F 272 72 1925 ABRADY, MIKE F 160 85 1910NOV5 ABRAHAM, GEORGE 21 MARION N 318 71 DATE NAME AGE COUNTY (TOWN) F/N PAGE SOURCE REPORT YR 1924FEB1 ABRAHAM, TONY 25 LOGAN F 346 72 ABRAHAM, TONY F 150 85 1913OCT29 ABRAMS, JOHN 21 McDOWELL N 494 71 1914 1932FEB27 ABRAMS, SAM TAZEWELL F 88 1911AUG30 ABROCKTON, ANDY 33 BARBOUR N 325 71 1909MAY18 ABRRUZZI, LOUIS 20 McDOWELL N 279 71 1907DEC6 ABRUZINO, FRANK 28 MARION F 218 71 ABRUZINO, FRANK F 37 85 1911JUN10 ABSTOCK, ANDREW 26 McDOWELL N 339 71 1908OCT27 ACCISONS, JOE 22 McDOWELL N 275 71 1909NOV9 ACCOMERO, PIETRO 28 FAYETTE N 336 71 1902DEC13 ACKLEY, W O FAYETTE F 134 68 1902DEC13 ACKLEY, W O FAYETTE F 147 68 ACKLEY, W O F 19 85 1916APR15 ACORD, W H 22 RALEIGH N 346 71 1916 1957DEC9 ACORD, WAYMAN WYOMING F gend 1909FEB12 ACROBAT, JOSEPH 24 McDOWELL F 298 71 1914SEP7 ADAIR, ERMIL 16 MINGO N 122 71 1911JUN12 ADAMINSKI, JOE 27 McDOWELL F 293 71 1911JUN12 ADAMINSKI, JOE 27 McDOWELL F 314 71 ADAMINSKI, JOE F 57 85 1927 ADAMS, ALBERT MONONGALIA F 90 1916NOV3 ADAMS, ALF 21 McDOWELL N 296 71 1906OCT20 ADAMS, ALLEN 39 McDOWELL F 217 71 1906OCT20 ADAMS, ALLEN McDOWELL F 250 71 ADAMS, ALLEN F 34 85 ADAMS, ALLEN F 34 85 1911MAY9 ADAMS, ANTHONY 25 RALEIGH N 331 71 1907MAY1 ADAMS, ARTHUR 44 HARRISON N 223 71 1915NOV26 ADAMS, ARTHUR 21 RALEIGH N 344 71 1916 1932FEB27 ADAMS, BRADY TAZEWELL F 88 1906JAN12 ADAMS, CHARLES 32 BARBOUR N 175 68 1908MAR7 ADAMS, CHARLES 19 McDOWELL N 251 71 DATE NAME AGE COUNTY (TOWN) F/N PAGE SOURCE REPORT YR 1909MAY31 ADAMS, CHARLES 32 FAYETTE F 247 71 1909MAY5 ADAMS, CHARLES 32 FAYETTE F 290 71 1960MAR8 ADAMS, CHARLES 46 LOGAN F 95 ADAMS, CHARLES F 45 85 1909SEP9 ADAMS, CLARENCE 18 RANDOLPH N 333 71 1913MAR3 ADAMS, CONA 25 McDOWELL F 322 71 1913MAR3 ADAMS, CONA 25 McDOWELL F 346 71 ADAMS, CONA F 70 85 1942MAY12 ADAMS, DARRELL 34 MONONGALIA F gend 1910APR15 ADAMS, E A 47 RANDOLPH F 319 71 1910APR15 ADAMS, E A 47 RANDOLPH F 359 71 ADAMS, E A F 49 85 1974JAN7 ADAMS, EDGAR C RALEIGH F msha 1909JUN22 ADAMS, ELIJAH 24 MERCER N 272 71 1901AUG3 ADAMS, FLETCHER 21 McDOWELL N 97 68 1903SEP6d ADAMS, FLETCHER 22 MERCER F 137 68 1903SEP6d ADAMS, FLETCHER MERCER F 153 68 ADAMS, FLETCHER F 22 85 1904AUG5 ADAMS, FRANK 25 FAYETTE N 156 68 1913AUG16 ADAMS, FRANK 35 HARRISON N 480 71 1914 1925MAY8d ADAMS, FRANK 22 FAYETTE F 270 72 1925 ADAMS, FRANK F 159 85 1916NOV11 ADAMS, FRED 20 MARION N 290 71 1906OCT20 ADAMS, GILBERT 32 McDOWELL F 217 71 1906OCT20 ADAMS, GILBERT McDOWELL F 250 71 ADAMS, GILBERT F 34 85 1921SEP22 ADAMS, J H 30 FAYETTE F 352 72 1922 ADAMS, J H F 136 85 1901NOV28 ADAMS, JAMES 52 FAYETTE N 96 68 1914AUG31 ADAMS, JAMES 24 McDOWELL F 42 71 1914AUG31 ADAMS, JAMES McDOWELL F 65 71 ADAMS, JAMES F 94 85 ADAMS, JAMES F 126 85 DATE NAME AGE COUNTY (TOWN) F/N PAGE SOURCE REPORT YR 1919AUG25 ADAMS, JAMES W 28 McDOWELL F 372 72 1920 1905FEB26 ADAMS, JOE 28 McDOWELL F 151 68 1905FEB26 ADAMS, JOE McDOWELL F 178 68 ADAMS, JOE F 25 85 1914APR28 ADAMS, JOHN 30 RALEIGH F 420 71 1914 1914APR28 ADAMS, JOHN 30 RALEIGH F 463 71 1914 1914APR28 ADAMS, JOHN 30 RALEIGH F 83 ADAMS, JOHN F 82 85 1925JUN5 ADAMS, JONAH 34 McDOWELL F 280 72 1925 ADAMS, JONAH F 164 85 1910AUG24 ADAMS, M 35 McDOWELL F 292 71 ADAMS, MA? F 56 85 1910AUG24 ADAMS, MAC 35 McDOWELL F 311 71 1908AUG25 ADAMS, PAUL 35 FAYETTE F 245 71 1908AUG25 ADAMS, PAUL 35 FAYETTE F 288 71 ADAMS, PAUL F 44 85 1905JUL5 ADAMS, PERCY 18 McDOWELL N 181 68 1915FEB20 ADAMS, PRICE 26 McDOWELL N 110 71 ADAMS, RALEIGH F 46 85 1909JAN30 ADAMS, RALEIGH P 21 MERCER F 248 71 1909JAN30 ADAMS, RALEIGH P 21 MERCER F 293 71 1958OCT28 ADAMS, RALPH NICHOLAS F gend 1906SEP12 ADAMS, SAMUEL H 24 MERCER N 233 71 1914JAN31 ADAMS, SHERMAN 20 McDOWELL F 412 71 1914 1914JAN31 ADAMS, SHERMAN 20 McDOWELL F 452 71 1914 ADAMS, SHERMAN F 78 85 1916MAR2 ADAMS, TILFORD 27 KANAWHA F 262 71 1916 1916MAR2 ADAMS, TILFORD KANAWHA F 280 71 1916 ADAMS, TILFORD. F 98 85 1915JUN29 ADAMS, TONY 26 FAYETTE N 94 71 1921FEB15 ADAMS, TONY 29 McDOWELL F 384 72 1921 ADAMS, TONY F 133 85 1916AUG17 ADAMS, WILL 25 McDOWELL N 300 71 DATE NAME AGE COUNTY (TOWN) F/N PAGE SOURCE REPORT YR 1903AUG8 ADAMS, WILLIAM 18 MERCER F 137 68 1903AUG8 ADAMS, WILLIAM MERCER F 153 68 1914SEP9 ADAMS, WILLIAM 19 McDOWELL N 112 71 1923AUG23 ADAMS, WILLIAM 40 FAYETTE F 344 72 ADAMS, WILLIAM F 22 85 ADAMS, WILLIAM F 149 85 1918SEP13 ADAMSKI, FRANK 29 RALEIGH F 348 72 1919 ADAMSKI, FRANK F 122 85 1910SEP10 ADAMSON, ALEX 24 RALEIGH F 291 71 1910SEP10 ADAMSON, ALEX 24 RALEIGH F 308 71 ADAMSON, ALEX F 56 85 1910SEP10 ADAMSON, DAVID 22 RALEIGH F 291 71 1910SEP10 ADAMSON, DAVID 22 RALEIGH F 308 71 ADAMSON, DAVID F 56 85 1904JUN3 ADAMSON, JOHN 14 PUTNAM N 142 68 1902JAN13 ADAMWICH, JOHN 53 MARION F 89 68 1902JAN13 ADAMWICH, JOHN MARION F 103 68 ADAMWICH, JOHN F 17 85 1914APR28 ADAOM, J E RALEIGH 93 1915SEP21 ADCOCK, RICHARD 46 HARRISON F 262 71 1916 1915SEP21 ADCOCK, RICHARD HARRISON F 279 71 1916 ADCOCK, RICHARD F 98 85 1914APR28 ADDES, EDMOND RALEIGH N 93 1909JUN8 ADDIRSON, HENRY H 35 McDOWELL F 252 71 1916OCT18 ADDIS, WALTER 48 MARION F 260 71 ADDIS, WALTER F 106 85 1907SEP14 ADDISON, HARRY 42 McDOWELL N 247 71 1909JUN8 ADDISON, HENRY A 35 McDOWELL F 299 71 ADDISON, HENRY H F 48 85 1909JUL3 ADEMSKI, ADAM 40 MERCER N 343 71 1919JAN15 ADKINS, ARTHUR 33 LOGAN F 344 72 1919 ADKINS, ARTHUR F 120 85 1893MAY24 ADKINS, BAYLESS KANAWHA N 47 68 1893 DATE NAME AGE COUNTY (TOWN) F/N PAGE SOURCE REPORT YR 1912SEP12 ADKINS, BOYD 23 FAYETTE F 318 71 1912SEP12 ADKINS, BOYD 23 FAYETTE F 336 71 ADKINS, BOYD F 68 85 1896NOV18 ADKINS, BRICE McDOWELL F 80 68 1896NOV18 ADKINS, BRICE 27 McDOWELL F 70 68 1896/7 ADKINS, BRICE F 12 85 1972FEB26 ADKINS, BROOKIE MAE 31 WAYNE F 96 1904FEB26 ADKINS, C L 18 FAYETTE F 136 68 1904FEB26 ADKINS, C L FAYETTE F 150 68 ADKINS, C L F 21 85 1913NOV4 ADKINS, CARR 37 LOGAN N 486 71 1914 1925NOV30 ADKINS, CLOY 18 FAYETTE F 268 72 1925 ADKINS, CLOYD F 158 85 1915JAN30 ADKINS, CLYDE 17 KANAWHA N 100 71 1972FEB26 ADKINS, DAVID B Jr 4 WAYNE F 96 1972FEB26 ADKINS, DAVID B Sr 27 WAYNE F 96 1972FEB26 ADKINS, DORINDA L 3 WAYNE F 96 1915MAR27 ADKINS, ELLIS 27 FAYETTE N 84 71 1908NOV10 ADKINS, ERASTUS 45 FAYETTE N 263 71 1918OCT19 ADKINS, FLEAS 19 LOGAN F 342 72 1919 ADKINS, FLESS F 119 85 ADKINS, FLOYD F 146 85 1908SEP9 ADKINS, FRANK 33 KANAWHA N 267 71 1919FEB7 ADKINS, FRANK 24 McDOWELL F 344 72 1919 ADKINS, FRANK F 120 85 1914FEB3 ADKINS, FRED 35 LOGAN F 406 71 1914 1914FEB3 ADKINS, FRED 35 LOGAN F 443 71 1914 ADKINS, FRED F 75 85 1914MAY29 ADKINS, GOODWIN 16 MINGO F 416 71 1914 ADKINS, GOODWIN F 80 85 1912JUL22 ADKINS, H L 29 RALEIGH N 368 71 1902AUG6 ADKINS, H W 30 KANAWHA F 133 68 ADKINS, H W F 18 85 DATE NAME AGE COUNTY (TOWN) F/N PAGE SOURCE REPORT YR 1925DEC12 ADKINS, HARVEY 18 LOGAN F 274 72 1925 ADKINS, HARVEY F 161 85 1924MAR10 ADKINS, HENRY 31 LOGAN F 346 72 ADKINS, HENRY F 150 85 1908OCT6 ADKINS, HUBERT MERCER N 271 71 1909DEC10 ADKINS, J L 27 FAYETTE N 336 71 1936MAY11 ADKINS, JACK LOGAN F msha 1942DEC15 ADKINS, JAMES KANAWHA N gend 1920AUG9 ADKINS, JOE FAYETTE F 378 72 1921 ADKINS, JOE F 130 85 1911FEB6 ADKINS, JOHN 22 LOGAN N 340 71 1911JUN17 ADKINS, JOHN 16 RALEIGH N 331 71 1915AUG11 ADKINS, JOHN 21 MINGO N 340 71 1916 1924JAN5 ADKINS, KEM 30 MINGO F 282 72 1925 ADKINS, KEM F 165 85 1902AUG6 ADKINS, KENRY W KANAWHA F 146 68 1912SEP30 ADKINS, LEVERTA 20 FAYETTE F 318 71 1912SEP30 ADKINS, LEVERTA 20 FAYETTE F 336 71 ADKINS, LEVERTA F 68 85 1972FEB26 ADKINS, LONNIE LEE 7 WAYNE F 96 1913DEC15 ADKINS, MARION 55 FAYETTE F 402 71 1914 1913DEC15 ADKINS, MARION 55 FAYETTE F 437 71 1914 ADKINS, MARION F 73 85 1972FEB26 ADKINS, MARY JANE 5 WAYNE F 96 1915FEB9 ADKINS, MATHEW 40 FAYETTE N 88 71 1915JAN4 ADKINS, MATHEW 38 RALEIGH N 126 71 1901MAR20 ADKINS, PRICE 19 FAYETTE F 61 68 1901MAR20 ADKINS, PRICE FAYETTE F 76 68 ADKINS, PRICE F 16 85 1924JUN13 ADKINS, SAM 46 KANAWHA F 346 72 ADKINS, SAM F 150 85 1908MAR24 ADKINS, SAMUEL 15 FAYETTE N 240 71 1908FEB24 ADKINS, VERLIN 18 FAYETTE N 240 71 DATE NAME AGE COUNTY (TOWN) F/N PAGE SOURCE REPORT YR 1922JUL13 ADKINS, VICTOR 28 MINGO F 400 72 ADKINS, VICTOR F 146 85 1917AUG15 ADKINS, WALTER 17 FAYETTE F 111 72 1918 ADKINS, WALTER F 111 85 1915DEC7 ADKINS, WALTER SCOTT 28 LOGAN F 264 71 1916 1915DEC7 ADKINS, WALTER SCOTT LOGAN F 282 71 1916 ADKINS, WALTER Sr F 99 85 1925JUL21 ADKINS, WARD 24 LOGAN F 272 72 1925 ADKINS, WARD F 160 85 1915JAN7d ADKINSON, RICHARD 50 MARION F 38 71 ADKINSON, RICHARD F 92 85 1923JAN12d ADKNS, FLOYD 53 MINGO F 400 72 1909SEP3 ADMETO, GIGORA 42 BARBOUR N 331 71 1911JUN13 ADOSHI, ANDREW 40 McDOWELL N 339 71 1913FEB10 ADUCHIO, PASQUALE 39 MARION F 314 71 1913FEB10 ADUCHIO, PASQUALE 39 MARION F 328 71 ADUCHIO, PASQUALE F 66 85 1904MAY5 AEVOVITCH, PAUL 27 McDOWELL N 143 68 1912MAR26 AGASH, JOHN McDOWELL F 77 1909SEP27 AGASTINO, JOE 20 HARRISON N 320 71 1900MAR6 AGEE, BEVERLY 22 FAYETTE F 315 68 1900MAR6 AGEE, BEVERLY 22 FAYETTE F 333 68 1900MAR6 AGEE, BEVERLY 22 FAYETTE F 343 68 AGEE, BEVERLY F 114 85 1909FEB16 AGEE, JOSEPH 42 FAYETTE N 265 71 1924JAN7 AGEE, RUFUS 19 RALEIGH F 358 72 AGEE, RUFUS F 156 85 1916JAN7 AGINT, TONEY 27 FAYETTE N 320 71 1916 1911JUN19 AGNEW, JUNE 22 McDOWELL N 339 71 1912MAR26 AGNEW, MERCER 26 McDOWELL F 295 71 1912MAR26 AGNEW, MERCER 26 McDOWELL F 316 71 AGNEW, MERCER F 64 85 1912MAR26 AGNEW, MERCO McDOWELL F 77