Northern England - covered by this web site |
| Date |
Colliery |
Cnty |
Cause |
Lives |
Sufferers |
| 12 |
Feb |
1928 |
Haig Pit |
CUL |
Explosion |
13 |
Names |
| 16 |
Feb |
1882 |
Trimdon Grange |
DUR |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by shot firing |
74 |
Names |
| 16 |
Feb |
1909 |
West Stanley |
DUR |
Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition uncertain |
168 |
Names |
| 18 |
Feb |
1839 |
Whitehaven, William Pit |
CUL |
Explosion |
21 |
Names |
| 20 |
Feb |
1908 |
Washington, Glebe Pit |
DUR |
Explosion, firedamp and coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing |
14 |
Names |
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Rest of UK - not on this site |
|
Feb |
1845 |
Haye's Wood |
SOM |
Inundation |
10 |
|
| 02 |
Feb |
1858 |
Bardsley, Diamond Pit |
LAN |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing |
53 |
Names |
| 02 |
Feb |
1872 |
Maesteg Merthyr |
GLA |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing |
11 |
|
| 06 |
Feb |
1890 |
Llanerch |
MON |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by safety lamp |
176 |
Names |
| 07 |
Feb |
1877 |
Foggs |
LAN |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by lighted candle |
10 |
Names |
| 07 |
Feb |
1913 |
Rufford |
NTT |
Shaft accident - overwind caused suction water barrel to fall down sinking shaft, demolishing scaffold |
14 |
|
| 07 |
Feb |
1881 |
Whitfield |
STS |
Explosion, coal dust, ignition caused by underground smithy |
21 |
Names |
| 09 |
Feb |
1848 |
Heathfield |
STS |
Explosion |
12 |
|
| 14 |
Feb |
1843 |
Landshipping |
PEM |
Inrush of tide |
40 |
|
| 14 |
Feb |
1870 |
Morfa |
GLA |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light |
30 |
Names |
| 15 |
Feb |
1860 |
Higham |
YKS |
Explosion of firedamp caused by lighted candle |
13 |
Names |
| 16 |
Feb |
1942 |
Barnsley Main |
YKS |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by flash from coal cutter trailing cable |
13 |
Names |
| 18 |
Feb |
1854 |
Ince Hall |
LAN |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing |
89 |
Names |
| 18 |
Feb |
1887 |
National |
GLA |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing |
39 |
Names |
| 18 |
Feb |
1873 |
Talk O' Th' Hill |
STS |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing |
18 |
Names |
| 19 |
Feb |
1862 |
Gethin |
GLA |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light |
47 |
Names |
| 19 |
Feb |
1857 |
Lundhill |
YKS |
Explosion, firedamp |
189 |
Names |
| 24 |
Feb |
1858 |
Lower Duffryn |
GLA |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp |
19 |
Names |
| 24 |
Feb |
1871 |
Pentre |
GLA |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by flames from furnace |
38 |
|
| 25 |
Feb |
1915 |
New Hem Heath |
STS |
|
12 |
Names |
| 26 |
Feb |
1930 |
Lyme Pit |
LAN |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing |
13 |
Names |
