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| Disasters |
Index |
Disasters |
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Northern England - covered by this web site |
| Date |
Colliery |
Cnty |
Cause |
Lives |
Sufferers |
| 11 |
Jan |
1844 |
Whitehaven, Duke Pit |
CUL |
Explosion |
11 |
Names |
| 16 |
Jan |
1862 |
New Hartley |
NBL |
Miners entombed when engine beam broke and blocked only working shaft |
204 |
Names |
| 17 |
Jan |
1826 |
Jarrow |
DUR |
Explosion |
34 |
Names |
| 28 |
Jan |
1836 |
Hetton, Downs Pit (Eppleton) |
DUR |
Explosion |
20 |
Names |
| 28 |
Jan |
1743 |
North Biddick |
DUR |
Explosion |
17 |
Names |
| 29 |
Jan |
1931 |
Haig Pit |
CUL |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing |
27 |
Names |
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Rest of UK - not on this site |
| 01 |
Jan |
1844 |
Dinas, Middle Pit |
GLA |
Explosion |
12 |
Names |
| 01 |
Jan |
1942 |
Sneyd |
STS |
Explosion, coal dust, ignition caused by friction between up-going rope and underside of the down-coming tub of the runaway set |
55 |
Names |
| 10 |
Jan |
1947 |
Burngrange, Nos. 1 And 2 (Oil Shale) Mine |
MLN |
Explosion, firedamp and fire, ignition caused by flame of open acetylene cap lamp |
15 |
Names |
| 10 |
Jan |
1871 |
Renishaw |
DBY |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot |
26 |
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| 10 |
Jan |
1893 |
Wheal Owles |
CON |
Inrush of water from old workings |
20 |
Names |
| 12 |
Jan |
1825 |
Middleton Colliery, Gosforth Pit |
YKS |
Explosion |
25 |
|
| 12 |
Jan |
1918 |
Podmore Hall, Minnie Pit |
STS |
Explosion, firedamp and coal dust, ignition probably caused by defective safety lamp |
155 |
Names |
| 13 |
Jan |
1879 |
Dinas |
GLA |
Explosion, firedamp |
63 |
Names |
| 14 |
Jan |
1895 |
Audley |
STS |
Inrush of water from old workings of Diglake Colliery |
77 |
Names |
| 14 |
Jan |
1846 |
Risca, Black Vein Pit |
MON |
Explosion |
35 |
Names |
| 18 |
Jan |
1889 |
Hyde |
CHS |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light |
23 |
|
| 21 |
Jan |
1905 |
Elba |
GLA |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by contraband |
11 |
Names |
| 21 |
Jan |
1880 |
Leycette, Fair Lady Pit |
STS |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing |
62 |
|
| 23 |
Jan |
1866 |
High Brooks, Park Lane |
LAN |
Explosion of firedamp |
30 |
|
| 23 |
Jan |
1877 |
Stonehill |
LAN |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by lighted candle |
18 |
Names |
| 24 |
Jan |
1849 |
Darley Main |
YKS |
Explosion |
75 |
Names |
| 25 |
Jan |
1932 |
Llwynypia |
GLA |
Explosion, coal dust, ignition caused by match |
11 |
|
| 27 |
Jan |
1884 |
Naval |
GLA |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing |
11 |
Names |
| 27 |
Jan |
1896 |
Tylorstown |
GLA |
Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing |
57 |
Names |
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