![]() Sunday Creek Mine No. 6 | |
Date | November 5, 1930 |
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Location | Millfield, Ohio |
Coordinates | 39°26′00″N 82°04′39″W / 39.433236°N 82.077614°W |
Cause | Accumulation of gas sparked by electrical arc between fallen trolley wire and rail |
Deaths | 82 |
The Millfield Mine disaster occurred November 5, 1930, at the Sunday Creek Coal Company Poston Mine Number 6 in Dover Township, Athens County, Ohio. It was the state's worst mine disaster, killing 82 men. Sigmund Kozma was the last remaining survivor of the disaster, passing away on January 3, 2009.[1]