Lists of Men Killed in the Hanna Basin Coal Mines

Notes and Spreadsheets from Bob Leathers

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The Hanna Basin includes the towns of Hanna and Elmo, which still exist, along with the coal camps of Carbon, Dana and Sampo, which are now ghost towns. 

• 372 ​Men Killed in the Hanna Basin Coal Mines

• 41 of the 372 Men Killed in the Hanna Basin Mines Took Place in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s Carbon Mines  
•           14 of the 41 Men Killed in Carbon, Wyoming Occurred in an Unknown Underground Carbon Mine

 

•            5 of the 41 Men Killed in Carbon, Wyoming Were in the No. 1 Underground Mine

 

•           15 of the 41 Men Killed in Carbon, Wyoming Were in the No. 2 Underground Mine

 

•            3 of the 41 Men Killed in Carbon, Wyoming Were in the No. 5 Underground Mine

 

•            3 of the 41 Men Killed in Carbon, Wyoming Were in the No. 6 Underground Mine

 

•            1 of the 41 Men Killed in Carbon, Wyoming Were in the No. 7 Underground Mine

• 2 of the 372 ​Men Killed in the Hanna Basin Mines took Place in the Dana and Miller Underground Mines

• 328 of the 372 ​Men Killed in the Hanna Basin Mines Took Place in the Hanna, Wyoming Mines  

•           250 of the 330 Men Killed Were in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 Underground Mine -              (Updated)

 

•           27 of the 328 Men Killed Were in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 2 Underground Mine

 

•           6 of the 328 Men Killed Were in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 3 Underground Mine

 

•           2 of the 328 Men Killed Were in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 3.5 Underground Mine

 

•           24 of the 328 Men Killed Were in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 4 Underground Mine

 

•           7 of the 328 Men Killed Were in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 4A Underground Mine

 

•           1 of the 328 Men Killed Was in the Carbon County Coal Underground Mine

 

•           1 of the 328 Men Killed Was Killed in the Cyprus Shoshone Underground Mine

 

•           1 of the 328 Men Killed Took Place in the Energy Vanguard No. 1 Underground Mine

 

•           4 of the 328 Men Killed Took Place in the Energy Vanguard No. 2 Underground Mine

 

•           4 of the 328 Men Killed Took Place in the Rosebud Surface Mine

 

•           1 of the 328 Men Killed Took Place in the Nugget Surface Mine

 

•           1 of the 328 Men Killed Took Place in the Medicine Bow Surface Mine

• 28 of the 328 Men Killed in Hanna, Wyoming Mines Were Not Recovered From The Bottom of the No. 1 Mine

• 86 of the 328 Men Killed in Hanna, Wyoming Mines Were Buried in Marked Graves in the Hanna Cemetery

• 134 of the​ 328 Miners Killed in Hanna, Wyoming Mines Were Buried in Unmarked Graves in the Hanna Cemetery

• 45 of the 328 Men Killed in the Hanna, Wyoming Mines Were Buried in Other Towns Than Hanna

• 35 of the 328 Men Killed in Hanna, Wyoming Mines Were Buried in Unknown Towns

• 322 of the​ 328 Men Killed in Hanna, Wyoming Mines Occurred in Underground Mines

• 6 of the 328 Men Killed in the Hanna, Wyoming Mines Occurred in Surface Mines

• 169 of the 328 Men Killed in the Hanna, Wyoming Mines Took Place in the June 30, 1903 Explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine

•           25 of the 169 Men Killed Were African American

•           1 of the 169 Men Killed Was ​From Belgium

•           98 of the 169 Men Killed Were ​From ​Finland

•           1 of the 169 Men Killed Was From ​Germany

•           3 of the 169 ​Men Killed Were ​From ​Ireland​

•           11 of the 169 ​Men Killed Were ​From ​​Italy

•           8 of the 169 Men Killed Were ​From ​Sweden

•           22 of the 169 Men Killed Were ​From ​the United Kingdom

•           1 of the 169 Men Killed Was Not Recovered From the Bottom of the Mine

•           38 of the 169 Men Killed Were Buried in Marked Graves in the Hanna Cemetery

•           110 of the 169 Men Killed Were Buried in Unmarked Graves in the Hanna Cemetery

•           20 of the 169 Men Killed Were Buried in Other Towns than Hanna

• 59 of the 328 Men Killed in the Hanna, Wyoming Mines Took Place in the March 28, 1908 Explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine

•           27 of the 59 Men Killed Were Not Recovered From the Bottom of the Mine

•           10 of the 59 Men Killed Were Buried in Marked Graves in the Hanna Cemetery​

•           17 of the 59 Men Killed Were Buried in Unmarked Graves in the Hanna Cemetery

•           5 of the 59 Men Killed Were Buried in Other Towns Than Hanna

•           18 of the 59 Miners in the Fire Crew Were Killed in the First Explosion

•           14 of the 18 Men Killed in the Fire Crew Were Not Recovered From the Bottom of the Mine

•            2 of the 18 ​Men Killed in the Fire Crew Were Buried in Marked Graves in the Hanna Cemetery

•            2 of the 18 Men Killed in the Fire Crew Were Buried in Other Towns Than Hanna

•            41 of the 59 Men in the Rescue Crew Were Killed in the Second Explosion

•            13 of the 41 Men Killed in the Rescue Crew Were Not Recovered From the Bottom of the Mine

•             8 of the​ 41 Men Killed in the Rescue Crew Were Buried in Marked Graves in the Hanna Cemetery

•             17 of the 41 Men Killed in the Rescue Crew Were Buried in Unmarked Graves in the Hanna Cemetery

•              3 of the 41 Men Killed in the Rescue Crew Were Buried in Other Towns Than Hanna