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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 |
Nov |
1823 |
Rainton, Plain Pit |
DUR |
Explosion |
55 |
Names |
| 11 |
Nov |
1850 |
Houghton |
DUR |
Explosion, firedamp and coal dust, ignition caused by safety lamp |
27 |
Names |
| 11 |
Nov |
1850 |
Houghton |
DUR |
Explosion, firedamp and coal dust, ignition caused by safety lamp |
27 |
Names |
| 12 |
Nov |
1831 |
Whitehaven, Croft Pit |
CUL |
Explosion |
23 |
Names |
| 19 |
Nov |
1835 |
Burdon Main |
NBL |
Explosion |
11 |
Names |
| 19 |
Nov |
1824 |
Dorothea Pit, Newbottle |
DUR |
Explosion |
11 |
Names |
| 20 |
Nov |
1828 |
Washington, I Pit |
DUR |
Explosion |
14 |
Names |
| 22 |
Nov |
1862 |
Walker |
NBL |
Explosion, firedamp |
16 |
Names |
| 22 |
Nov |
1862 |
Walker |
NBL |
Explosion, firedamp |
16 |
Names |
| 29 |
Nov |
1805 |
Oxclose |
DUR |
Explosion |
38 |
Names |
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Rest of UK - not on this site |
| 01 |
Nov |
1861 |
Shevington |
LAN |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp |
13 |
|
| 02 |
Nov |
1835 |
Pump House, Dudley |
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Explosion |
16 |
|
| 05 |
Nov |
1845 |
Haydock |
LAN |
Explosion |
13 |
|
| 06 |
Nov |
1860 |
Lower Duffryn |
GLA |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp |
12 |
|
| 07 |
Nov |
1883 |
Altham, Moorfield Pit |
LAN |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by Davy lamp |
68 |
|
| 07 |
Nov |
1882 |
Parkhouse No.7 |
DBY |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by naked light |
45 |
|
| 08 |
Nov |
1867 |
Ferndale |
GLA |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp |
178 |
Names |
| 08 |
Nov |
1884 |
Pochin |
GLA |
Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust |
14 |
|
| 11 |
Nov |
1866 |
Homer Hill |
STS |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by lighted candle |
12 |
|
| 12 |
Nov |
1932 |
Garswood Hall, No. 9 |
LAN |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by electric spark |
27 |
Names |
| 14 |
Nov |
1872 |
Pelsall Hall |
|
|
22 |
Names |
| 15 |
Nov |
1869 |
Low Hall |
LAN |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot |
27 |
|
| 16 |
Nov |
1932 |
Cardowan |
LKS |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing |
11 |
Names |
| 17 |
Nov |
1846 |
Rounds Green |
STS |
Explosion |
19 |
|
| 19 |
Nov |
1933 |
Grassmoor, Deep Hand seam, No. 8 Pit |
DBY |
Explosion, firedamp, cause of ignition uncertain, possibly electric cap-lamp headpiece |
14 |
|
| 19 |
Nov |
1957 |
Kames |
AYR |
Explosion, firedamp, propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by matches |
17 |
Names |
| 20 |
Nov |
1931 |
Bentley, Barnsley Seam |
YKS |
Explosion, firedamp, caused by gob fire or safety lamp |
45 |
Names |
| 20 |
Nov |
1874 |
Rawmarsh |
YKS |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing |
23 |
|
| 22 |
Nov |
1841 |
Barnsley |
YKS |
Explosion |
15 |
|
| 25 |
Nov |
1868 |
Hindley Green |
LAN |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown out shot |
62 |
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