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| Disasters |
Index |
Disasters |
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Northern England - covered by this web site |
| Date |
Colliery |
Cnty |
Cause |
Lives |
Sufferers |
| 01 |
Oct |
1858 |
Page Bank, Brancepeth |
DUR |
Shaft on fire |
10 |
Names |
| 03 |
Oct |
1705 |
Gateshead, Stony Flatt |
DUR |
Explosion |
30 |
Names |
| 06 |
Oct |
1805 |
Hebburn |
DUR |
Explosion |
35 |
Names |
| 09 |
Oct |
1819 |
Lumley, George Pit |
DUR |
Explosion |
13 |
Names |
| 10 |
Oct |
1812 |
Herrington Mill Pit |
DUR |
Explosion |
24 |
Names |
| 11 |
Oct |
1799 |
Lumley |
DUR |
Explosion |
39 |
Names |
| 14 |
Oct |
1906 |
Wingate Grange |
DUR |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by shot firing |
26 |
Names |
| 18 |
Oct |
1823 |
Whitehaven, William Pit |
CUL |
Explosion |
32 |
Names |
| 23 |
Oct |
1821 |
Wallsend, Russell's |
NBL |
Explosion |
52 |
Names |
| 24 |
Oct |
1838 |
Harrington, John Pit |
CUL |
Explosion |
40 |
Names |
| 25 |
Oct |
1824 |
Lumley, George Pit |
DUR |
Explosion |
14 |
|
| 25 |
Oct |
1871 |
Seaham |
DUR |
Explosion, firedamp, caused by outburst of gas from roof, probably ignited by naked light |
26 |
Names |
| 28 |
Oct |
1848 |
Cleator Moor, Whinny Hill |
CUL |
Explosion of gas by naked light |
31 |
Names |
| 30 |
Oct |
1819 |
Kell's Pit |
CUL |
Explosion of fire-damp |
20 |
Names |
| 31 |
Oct |
1866 |
Pelton |
DUR |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp |
24 |
Names |
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Rest of UK - not on this site |
| 01 |
Oct |
1930 |
Grove (Brownhills) |
STS |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light used to light cigarette |
14 |
Names |
| 02 |
Oct |
1886 |
Altofts, Silkstone |
YKS |
Explosion, coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing |
22 |
Names |
| 04 |
Oct |
1907 |
Foggs |
LAN |
Shaft accident - cage collision due to slack guide ropes caused by breakage of suspension rod |
10 |
Names |
| 06 |
Oct |
1836 |
Blackrod |
LAN |
Explosion |
11 |
Names |
| 07 |
Oct |
1872 |
Morley |
YKS |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light |
34 |
|
| 10 |
Oct |
1850 |
Bent Grange |
LAN |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light |
16 |
|
| 10 |
Oct |
1932 |
Bickershaw, No. 3 Pit |
LAN |
Shaft accident, overwind, down cage crashed through landing platform into the sump |
19 |
Names |
| 11 |
Oct |
1877 |
Pemberton |
LAN |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing |
36 |
|
| 14 |
Oct |
1913 |
Senghenydd |
GLA |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by sparking from electric signalling apparatus or from falling rocks |
439 |
Names |
| 16 |
Oct |
1850 |
Haydock, Rock Pit |
LAN |
Explosion, firedamp, caused by lighted candle |
13 |
|
| 16 |
Oct |
1889 |
Mossfield |
STS |
Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by spontaneous combustion |
64 |
Names |
| 17 |
Oct |
1863 |
Morfa |
GLA |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by safety lamp |
39 |
Names |
| 18 |
Oct |
1883 |
Wharncliffe Carlton |
YKS |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp |
20 |
Names |
| 19 |
Oct |
1844 |
Five Ways, Rowley Regis |
STS |
Explosion |
11 |
|
| 20 |
Oct |
1919 |
Levant Tin Mine |
CON |
Shaft accident caused by breaking of man-engine |
31 |
Names |
| 21 |
Oct |
1966 |
Aberfan |
GLA |
Tip slide |
144 |
|
| 22 |
Oct |
1877 |
Blantyre, No. 2 Pit |
LKS |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shotfiring or safety lamp |
207 |
Names |
| 22 |
Oct |
1869 |
Newbury |
SOM |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp |
11 |
|
| 28 |
Oct |
1939 |
Valleyfield |
FIF |
Explosion, firedamp, propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing |
33 |
Names |
| 29 |
Oct |
1909 |
Darran |
GLA |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing |
27 |
Names |
| 31 |
Oct |
1931 |
Bowhill |
FIF |
Explosion |
10 |
Names |
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