Museum
Friends of Durham Mining Museum
Events Calendar
e-Books and Books for sale
Photograph Gallery
Document Archive
Master Name Index
Discussion Forums
What's new in the site

Mining History
Colliery Index
Colliery Maps
Company Overviews
Who's Who
Mineral Information
Managers Certificates
Educational Material
Bibliography
Statistics
Workers/Employee Lists
Notes for Family Historians

Disaster Reports
Names of those killed
Disasters in the 1700s
Disasters in the 1800s
Disasters in the 1900s
Memorials
Awards for Gallantry

Links to other sites of interest
Industrial Heritage Days Out
Former www.pitwork.net site

View our Guestbook

Index to site

Contact and address details
  Disasters - Names Disasters - Names  
Date:  18th December 1931
Colliery:  Dean & Chapter
Cause:  Explosion of firedamp
Lives Lost:  1

Description

A hewer was fatally burned at Dean and Chapter Colliery, Durham. For some unknown reason, and in contravention of the General Regulations, he passed through a fence and travelled 30 yards up an abandoned road rising 10 inches to the yard. He had almost reached the face which was standing at a small fault when his open acetylene lamp ignited a small accumulation of firedamp. Safety lamps were at once installed throughout the seam. Managers ......…

Source: 1931 Mines Inspectors Report

Fatalities

 

Duggan, R. W., aged 32, Hewer, explosion

 
All names found
 

Those names marked with , have a web page providing individual details of the accident, the page may also include a photograph of the deceased. Click on the symbol next to the name to see the web page.

 

Return Return   Return Return to Top


Mail:
Webmaster
Back
Home 		Crown copyright material is reproduced under Class Licence Number C01W0000177
with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland.
Copyright © 1999-2008 by The Durham Mining Museum and its contributors
Registered Charity No: 1110608
Page last updated: 17 Jun 2008


Search
Print