Disasters - 1860-69	Disasters - 1860-69

Please note: only those accidents where 5 or more lives were lost are shown in the tables below.

Northern England
	Date			Cnty	Colliery	Cause	Lives	Sufferers
	02	Mar	1860	NBL	Burradon	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light and deficient ventilation	76	Names
	20	Dec	1860	DUR	Minor Pit, Hetton	Accumulation of fire damp exploded when boiler fire doors opened	22	Names
	16	Jan	1862	NBL	New Hartley	Miners entombed when engine beam broke and blocked only working shaft	204	Names
	07	Sep	1862	DUR	Monkwearmouth	Fall down shaft	5	Names
	22	Nov	1862	NBL	Walker	Explosion, firedamp	16	Names
	06	Mar	1863	NBL	Coxlodge	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked lights	22	Names
	08	Sep	1864	NBL	Seghill	Explosion	7	Names
	31	Oct	1866	DUR	Pelton	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp	24	Names
	31	May	1867	DUR	Washington	Fall down shaft	10	Names
	29	Jan	1869	DUR	Springwell	Explosion	?	Names
	25	May	1869	DUR	Monkwearmouth	Explosion	7
Rest of UK
	Date			Cnty	Colliery	Cause	Lives	Ref.
			1860	STS	Adderley Green	Explosion	5	Names
	15	Feb	1860	YKS	Higham	Explosion of firedamp caused by lighted candle	13
	03	Aug	1860	LAN	Winstanley	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp	13
	06	Nov	1860	GLA	Lower Duffryn	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp	12
	01	Dec	1860	MON	Risca	Explosion, firedamp, cause of ignition unknown	142	Names
	08	Mar	1861	GLA	Blaengwawr	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp	13	Names
	07	Aug	1861	SCT	Dykehead	Fire in the shaft	13	Names
	26	Sep	1861	FLN	South Mostyn	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	10
	01	Nov	1861	LAN	Shevington	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp	13
	19	Feb	1862	GLA	Gethin	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	47	Names
	08	Dec	1862	YKS	Edmunds Main	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing and naked lights	59
	17	Oct	1863	GLA	Morfa	Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by safety lamp	39	Names
	09	Dec	1863	DEN	Wynnstay	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing	13
	26	Dec	1863	GLA	Llwynvi	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	15
	16	Jun	1865	MON	Bedwelty	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	26	Names
	20	Dec	1865	GLA	Gethin Cyfarthfa	Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by naked light	34	Names
	23	Jan	1866	LAN	High Brooks, Park Lane	Explosion of firedamp	30
	04	May	1866	LAN	Garswood	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing	12
	14	Jun	1866	CHS	Victoria	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	38
	11	Nov	1866	STS	Homer Hill	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by lighted candle	12
	12	Dec	1866	YKS	Oaks	Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by blown-out shot	361
	13	Dec	1866	STS	Talk O' Th' Hill	Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by naked light	91	Names
	20	Aug	1867	LAN	Garswood	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown out shot	14
	08	Nov	1867	GLA	Ferndale	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp	178	Names
	30	Sep	1868	DEN	Wynnstay	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp	10
	25	Nov	1868	LAN	Hindley Green	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown out shot	62
	21	Dec	1868	LAN	Norley	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing	7
	30	Dec	1868	LAN	Haydock, Queen Pit	Explosion of firedamp caused by blown-out shot	26
	08	Jan	1869	STS	Rainford	Underground fire in old working	9
	01	Apr	1869	LAN	High Brooks, Park Lane	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown out shot	37
	10	Jun	1869	GLA	Ferndale	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp	53	Names
	21	Jul	1869	LAN	Haydock, Queen Pit	Explosion of firedamp caused by shot firing	59
	22	Oct	1869	SOM	Newbury	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp	11
	15	Nov	1869	LAN	Low Hall	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot	27

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