Disasters - 1870-79	Disasters - 1870-79

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
	19	Jan	1871	DUR	Wheatley Hill	Inundation	5	Names
	25	Oct	1871	DUR	Seaham	Explosion, firedamp, caused by outburst of gas from roof, probably ignited by naked light	26	Names
Rest of UK
	Date			Cnty	Colliery	Cause	Lives	Ref.
	06	Feb	1870	LAN	Pendleton	Explosion, coal dust, ignition caused by blown-out shot	8
	14	Feb	1870	GLA	Morfa	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	30	Names
	07	Jul	1870	STS	Silverdale, Sheriff Pit	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	19	Names
	23	Jul	1870	GLA	Charles	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	19	Names
	19	Aug	1870	LAN	Bryn Hall	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown out shot	20
	27	Sep	1870	LAN	Pendlebury, Wheatsheaf Pit	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by lighted candle	6
	10	Jan	1871	DBY	Renishaw	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot	26
	24	Feb	1871	GLA	Pentre	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by flames from furnace	38
	02	Mar	1871	MON	Victoria	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	19	Names
	06	Sep	1871	LAN	Moss	Explosion, firedamp, cause of ignition not established	70
	15	Nov	1871	LAN	Hindley Green, Springs Pit	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing	6
	02	Feb	1872	GLA	Maesteg Merthyr	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing	11
	12	Mar	1872	STS	Berry Hill	Explosion	6	Names
	28	Mar	1872	LAN	Lovers Lane	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot	27
	07	Oct	1872	YKS	Morley	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	34
	14	Nov	1872		Pelsall Hall		22	Names
	21	Dec	1872	STS	Silverdale, Sheriff Pit	Explosion	8	Names
	18	Feb	1873	STS	Talk O' Th' Hill	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing	18	Names
	05	Apr	1873	MON	Cwmtillery		8	Names
	24	Apr	1873	FLN	Wynnstay		7	Names
	02	Jun	1873	LAN	Bryn Hall		6	Names
	21	Nov	1873	LAN	Menses, Barebones Pit		7	Names
	11	Dec	1873	FLN	Hafod-y-Bwch		5	Names
	14	Apr	1874	CHS	Astley Deep, Duckinfield	Explosion, firedamp, ignited by fire in old workings, caused by fall of ground and inadequate ventilation	54	Names
	18	Jul	1874	LAN	Ince Hall, Saw Mill Pit	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot	15	Names
	23	Jul	1874	WOR	Titford Long Meadow		5	Names
	26	Sep	1874	GLA	Bryn Cethin		5	Names
	20	Nov	1874	YKS	Rawmarsh	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing	23	Names
	07	Dec	1874	GLA	Ogmore		5	Names
	24	Dec	1874	STS	Bignill Hall	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	17	Names
	05	Jan	1875	YKS	Aldwarke Main		7	Names
	30	Apr	1875	STS	Bunkers Hill	Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by shot-firing	43	Names
	11	Sep	1875	SAL	Donnington Wood		9	Names
	04	Dec	1875	LAN	Alexandra		7	Names
	04	Dec	1875	MON	Bedwelty	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp	23	Names
	06	Dec	1875	GLA	Llan	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light and defective ventilation	16	Names
	06	Dec	1875	YKS	Swaithe Main	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing	143	Names
	09	Dec	1875	YKS	Methyl Junction		6	Names
	05	Jan	1876	STS	Jammage Pits	Explosion	5	Names
	18	Dec	1876	GLA	Cwmtillery, Abertillery	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	23	Names
	23	Jan	1877	LAN	Stonehill	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by lighted candle	18	Names
	07	Feb	1877	LAN	Foggs	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by lighted candle	10	Names
	06	Mar	1877	LAN	Great Boys, Tyldesley	Explosion, methane and coal dust, ignition caused by blown out shot	7
	08	Mar	1877	STI	Barwood, No. 2 Pit	Explosion, firedamp	17	Names
	10	Mar	1877	GLA	Weighfach	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	18
	11	Apr	1877	GLA	Troedyhiw, Tynewydd Pit	Inrush of water from old workings	5
	11	Oct	1877	LAN	Pemberton	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing	36
	22	Oct	1877	LKS	Blantyre, No. 2 Pit	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shotfiring or safety lamp	207	Names
	17	Feb	1878	LAN	Whiston		7	Names
	05	Mar	1878	LKS	Blantyre		6	Names
	08	Mar	1878	FIF	Barwood		17	Names
	12	Mar	1878	LAN	Unity Brook	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp	43	Names
	27	Mar	1878	STS	Apedale	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing	23	Names
	30	May	1878	DEN	Pendwll		6	Names
	07	Jun	1878	LAN	Haydock, Wood Pit	Explosion of firedamp caused by roof fall	189	Names
	24	Jun	1878	GLA	Meadow Pit, Cwnavon		6	Names
	11	Sep	1878	MON	Abercarne, Prince Of Wales	Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established	268	Names
	13	Jan	1879	GLA	Dinas	Explosion, firedamp	63	Names
	25	Jan	1879	YKS	Fitzwilliam Main		5	Names
	04	Mar	1879	YKS	Stanley Pit	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	21	Names
	14	Mar	1879	YKS	Victoria	Shaft accident, cages collided	9	Names
	02	Apr	1879	GLA	Bedwelty		6	Names
	07	Apr	1879	YKS	Park	Explosion of firedamp	5	Names
	02	Jul	1879	LKS	Blantyre, No. 1 Pit	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	25	Names
	12	Sep	1879	STS	Leycette, Fair Lady Pit		8	Names
	22	Oct	1879	LAN	Alexandra	Overwinding accident	7	Names
	12	Nov	1879	STS	Shortheath		6	Names
	24	Dec	1879	LAN	Plodder Mine, Kersley		11	Names

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