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The following mining disasters have occurred in Poland:
| 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] |
| Date | Mine | Location | Deaths | Cause | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 December 1917 | Emma | Radlin | 17 | Fire | [6] |
| 10 January 1923 | Donnersmarckhütte | Mikulczyce | 45 | Main article: Mining disaster at Donnersmarckhütte mine Fire | [7] |
| 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] |
| Date | Mine | Location | Deaths | Cause | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 March 1954 | Barbara-Wyzwolenie | Chorzów | 81–102 | ||
| 28 August 1958 | Makoszowy | Zabrze | 72 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | [13] |
| 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] |
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