1934 — Aug 6, Derby No. 3 Coal Mine gas and dust explosion, Big Stone Gap, VA   —     17

Compiled by Wayne Blanchard; last edit 12-12-2024 for upload to: http://www.usdeadlyevents.com/

–17  Bureau of Mines. Report of Explosion, Derby No. 3 Mine, Stonega…Coal…Derby, Virginia

–17  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC.  Mine Disasters.

–17  United States Mine Rescue Association. Mine Disasters in the United States. Derby No. 3.

Narrative Information

Bureau of Mines. Report of Explosion, Derby No. 3 Mine, Stonega…Coal…Derby, Virginia:

“At about 7:20 a.m. on August 6, 1934, a gas and dust explosion occurred in No. 3 Mine of the Stonega Coke & Coal Company at Derby, Wise County, Virginia, resulting in the death of seventeen men, injuries to three others, with four others being rescued from dangerous atmosphere. No other explosion has occurred in this mine….”

 

United States Mine Rescue Association. Mine Disasters in the United States:

 

“The deceased:

  • Lafayette Blondell
  • Ralph L. Burchill
  • W. E. Burns
  • Lester Day
  • Jessie Doyle
  • Kyle Fields
  • Dan Jenkins
  • Ted Johnson
  • Charles Milam
  • Walter Moore
  • Alex Payne
  • Charlie W. Reece
  • Clarence Reed
  • Ransom Slemp
  • Roscoe Smart
  • W. E. Smith
  • Clyde Ward”

Sources

 

Bureau of Mines, U. S. Department of the Interior. Report of Explosion, Derby No. 3 Mine, Stonega Coke & Coal Company, Derby, Virginia. Accessed 12-12-2024 at: https://usminedisasters.miningquiz.com/saxsewell/derby_1934.pdf

 

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Safety and Health Research..  Mining Disasters (Incidents with 5 or more Fatalities). NIOSH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2-26-2013 update. Accessed at: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/statistics/disall.htm

and http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/statistics/content/allminingdisasters.html

 

United States Mine Rescue Association. Mine Disasters in the United States. “Stonega Coke and Coal Company, Derby No. 3 Mine Explosion, Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia, August 6, 1934, No. Killed – 17.” Accessed 12-12-2024 at: https://usminedisasters.miningquiz.com/saxsewell/derby_news_only.htm