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List of mining disasters in Poland

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The following mining disasters have occurred in Poland:

Before the 20th century

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Year Mine Location Deaths Cause Ref.
1565 Złoty Osioł Złoty Stok 59 or 90 Shaft collapse [1][2]
1875 Bochnia Salt Mine Bochnia 12 Fire caused by human error [3]
1880 Ludmiła Sosnowiec 200 Flood [4]
1896 Kleofas Katowice 104 Poisonous gases [5]

20th century

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1900–1949

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Date Mine Location Deaths Cause Ref.
7 December 1917 Emma Radlin 17 Fire [6]
10 January 1923 Donnersmarckhütte Mikulczyce [pl] 45 Main article: Mining disaster at Donnersmarckhütte mine

Fire

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31 January 1923 Heinitz Bytom 145 Coal dust explosion [5][8]
20 September 1923 Reden Dąbrowa Górnicza 38 Fire [9]
9 July 1930 Wenceslaus Ludwikowice Kłodzkie 151 Carbon dioxide poisoning [10]
10 May 1941 Nowa Ruda Nowa Ruda 187 Carbon dioxide poisoning [5][11]

1950–1969

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Date Mine Location Deaths Cause Ref.
21 March 1954 Barbara-Wyzwolenie Chorzów 81–102
28 August 1958 Makoszowy Zabrze 72

1970–1999

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Date Mine Location Deaths Cause Ref.
23 March 1971 Rokitnica Zabrze 10
28 June 1974 Silesia Czechowice-Dziedzice 34
4–5 August 1977 Tadeusz Kościuszko salt mine [pl] Wapno 0 Groundwater permeated the mine causing a sinkhole, which destroyed 40 houses in the town, part of the railway station, and some train tracks. [12]
5 July 1978 Staszic Katowice 4
10 October 1979 Dymitrow Bytom 34
30 October 1979 Silesia Czechowice-Dziedzice 22
29–30 November 1982 Dymitrow Bytom 19
22 December 1985 Wałbrzych Wałbrzych 18
4 February 1987 Mysłowice Mysłowice 18
10 January 1990 Halemba Ruda Śląska 19
1990 Śląsk Ruda Śląska 4
7 March 1991 Halemba Ruda Śląska 5
17 September 1993 Miechowice Bytom 6
11 September 1995 Nowy Wirek Ruda Śląska 5
12 December 1996 Bielszowice Zabrze 5
24 February 1998 Niwka-Modrzejów Sosnowiec 6

21st century

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Date Mine Location Deaths Cause Ref.
2000 Piekary Śląskie 3
6 February 2002 Jas-Mos Coal Mine Jastrzębie-Zdrój 10 Coal dust explosion 700 metres underground [5]
2005 Pokój Ruda Śląska 2
2005 Zofiówka Coal Mine Jastrzębie-Zdrój 3
27 July 2006 Pokój Ruda Śląska 4
21 November 2006 Halemba Coal Mine Ruda Śląska 23 Main article: 2006 Halemba Coal Mine disaster

Methane explosion

4 June 2008 Borynia Coal Mine Jastrzębie-Zdrój 6 Methane explosion
18 September 2009 Wujek-Śląsk Ruda Śląska 20 Main article: 2009 Wujek-Śląsk mine blast

Methane explosion

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5 May 2018 Zofiówka Coal Mine Jastrzębie-Zdrój 5 Earthquake [14][dead link‍]
5 March 2021 Mysłowice-Wesoła Coal Mine Mysłowice 2 Underground rockfall [15]
20–21 April 2022 Pniówek Coal Mine Pniówek 9 Methane explosion [16]
23 April 2022 Zofiówka Coal Mine Jastrzębie-Zdrój 10 Mine collapse [17]

References

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  1. ^ "Złota ścieżka – „Złoty Osioł"". zlotystok.pl. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  2. ^ 50 Jahre Arsenik- Berg- und Hüttenwerk "Reicher Trost" Reichstein i. Schles. 1883-1933 (PDF) (in German). Hamburg: W. Güttler Aktiengesellschaft. 1933. p. 10.
  3. ^ Paprota, Janusz (20 July 2017). "Pożar w bocheńskiej kopalni". bochenskiedzieje.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  4. ^ Nieć, Tomasz (27 September 2019). "Dwieście ofiar to tylko legenda, ale Ludmiła stała się przeklęta". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d "Święta Barbara i górnicze wypadki". Rzeczpospolita (in Polish). 30 September 2009. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  6. ^ Hojka, Piotr (2018). Czas zmian. Wodzisław i ziemia wodzisławska pomiędzy Cesarstwem Niemieckim a II Rzeczpospolitą (in Polish). Wodzisław Śląski: Muzeum w Wodzisławiu Śląskim. p. 23. ISBN 978-83-941590-5-4.
  7. ^ "Miejsca upamiętniające śmierć 45 górników kopalni Mikulczyce w dniu 10 stycznia 1923 roku". Historia Zabrze (in Polish). Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  8. ^ Wroński, Michał (31 January 2023). "Mija 101 lat od największej tragedii w dziejach górnośląskiego górnictwa". Ślązag (in Polish). Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  9. ^ Stępniewska, Lucyna (15 May 2001). "Zapomniana tragedia". Nasze Miasto (in Polish). Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Tablica poświęcona ofiarom katastrofy górniczej w kopalni "Wenceslaus"". dolny-slask.org.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  11. ^ "Górnicze tragedie". makbet.pl (in Polish). 8 April 2009. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  12. ^ Kulesza, Maciej (4 August 2021). "Wielka katastrofa górnicza w kopalni soli w Wapnie. Partia trzymała ją w tajemnicy". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  13. ^ "State mourning for Poland miners". BBC News. 19 September 2009.
  14. ^ "Cause of accident in coal mine announced".
  15. ^ "Two miners die in Polish coal mine". Engineering News. Reuters. 5 March 2021.
  16. ^ "At least five killed after 'probable methane explosion' at Polish mine". Euronews. 20 April 2022.
  17. ^ "Ten people dead in Poland's second mining disaster in a week". Euronews. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
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