This statistic illustrates the number of casualties in the coal mining accidents with the most fatalities worldwide, which occurred between 1866 and 1975. The second deadliest coal mining accident in the world was the Courrieres Coal Mine Disaster that occurred on March 10, 1906 in the Courrieres Colliery in France with 1,099 fatalities.
Number of casualties in the most fatal coal mining disasters worldwide from 1866 to 1975
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Mining Technology. (May 14, 2014). Number of casualties in the most fatal coal mining disasters worldwide from 1866 to 1975 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/803132/worst-coal-mining-accidents-worldwide-by-fatalities/
Mining Technology. "Number of casualties in the most fatal coal mining disasters worldwide from 1866 to 1975." Chart. May 14, 2014. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/803132/worst-coal-mining-accidents-worldwide-by-fatalities/
Mining Technology. (2014). Number of casualties in the most fatal coal mining disasters worldwide from 1866 to 1975. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/803132/worst-coal-mining-accidents-worldwide-by-fatalities/
Mining Technology. "Number of Casualties in The Most Fatal Coal Mining Disasters Worldwide from 1866 to 1975." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/803132/worst-coal-mining-accidents-worldwide-by-fatalities/
Mining Technology, Number of casualties in the most fatal coal mining disasters worldwide from 1866 to 1975 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/803132/worst-coal-mining-accidents-worldwide-by-fatalities/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Number of casualties in the most fatal coal mining disasters worldwide from 1866 to 1975 [Graph], Mining Technology, May 14, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/803132/worst-coal-mining-accidents-worldwide-by-fatalities/