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| Disasters |
Index |
Disasters |
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Northern England - covered by this web site |
| Date |
Colliery |
Cnty |
Cause |
Lives |
Sufferers |
| 03 |
Aug |
1830 |
Jarrow |
DUR |
Explosion |
42 |
Names |
| 05 |
Aug |
1737 |
Corpsill |
CUL |
Explosion of firedamp |
22 |
Names |
| 07 |
Aug |
1815 |
Newbottle |
DUR |
Boiler bursting |
11 |
Names |
| 12 |
Aug |
1814 |
Hebburn |
DUR |
Explosion |
11 |
Names |
| 13 |
Aug |
1916 |
Woodhorn |
NBL |
Explosion, firedamp or coal dust, ignition caused by naked light |
13 |
Names |
| 15 |
Aug |
1848 |
Murton, Polka Pit |
DUR |
Explosion |
16 |
Names |
| 15 |
Aug |
1947 |
Whitehaven, William Pit |
CUL |
Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing in waste |
104 |
Names |
| 18 |
Aug |
1708 |
Fatfield |
DUR |
Explosion |
69 |
Names |
| 19 |
Aug |
1851 |
Washington |
DUR |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by lighted candle |
34 |
Names |
| 19 |
Aug |
1851 |
Washington |
DUR |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by lighted candle |
34 |
Names |
| 21 |
Aug |
1845 |
Jarrow |
DUR |
Explosion |
39 |
Names |
| 22 |
Aug |
1947 |
Louisa Pit, Stanley |
DUR |
Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by matches |
22 |
Names |
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Rest of UK - not on this site |
| 02 |
Aug |
1845 |
Crombach |
GLA |
Explosion |
28 |
Names |
| 03 |
Aug |
1913 |
Cadder, No. 15 Pit |
LKS |
Underground fire, probably caused by accidental ignition of clothes, lamp-wick or timber by open lights or matches |
22 |
Names |
| 03 |
Aug |
1860 |
Winstanley |
LAN |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp |
13 |
|
| 04 |
Aug |
1842 |
Black Mine Pit, Hyde |
LAN |
Explosion |
17 |
|
| 06 |
Aug |
1936 |
Wharncliffe Woodmore |
YKS |
Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by sparking at starting switch or commutator of the loader motor |
58 |
Names |
| 07 |
Aug |
1861 |
Dykehead |
SCT |
Fire in the shaft |
13 |
Names |
| 10 |
Aug |
1849 |
Lletty Shenkin |
GLA |
Explosion |
52 |
Names |
| 13 |
Aug |
1886 |
Bedford, Wood End Pits, Crumbouke Mine |
LAN |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp |
38 |
Names |
| 13 |
Aug |
1856 |
Ramrod Hall |
STS |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by burning fuel |
11 |
Names |
| 15 |
Aug |
1883 |
Wheal Agar |
CON |
|
12 |
Names |
| 18 |
Aug |
1899 |
Llest |
GLA |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light |
19 |
Names |
| 18 |
Aug |
1908 |
Maypole |
LAN |
Explosion, firedamp and coaldust, ignition caused by permitted explosive |
75 |
Names |
| 19 |
Aug |
1870 |
Bryn Hall |
LAN |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown out shot |
20 |
|
| 20 |
Aug |
1867 |
Garswood |
LAN |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown out shot |
14 |
Names |
| 23 |
Aug |
1935 |
South Kirkby |
YKS |
|
10 |
Names |
| 26 |
Aug |
1892 |
Park Slip |
GLA |
Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by safety lamp |
112 |
Names |
| 31 |
Aug |
1891 |
Malago Vale |
GLS |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light |
10 |
Names |
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