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| Disasters - 1880-89 |
Disasters - 1880-89 |
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Please note: only those accidents where 5 or more lives were lost are
shown in the tables below.
Northern England |
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Date |
Cnty |
Colliery |
Cause |
Lives |
Sufferers |
 |
08 |
Sep |
1880 |
DUR |
Seaham |
Explosion, coal dust, ignition caused by safety lamp or shot firing |
164 |
Names |
|
16 |
Feb |
1882 |
DUR |
Trimdon Grange |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by shot firing |
74 |
Names |
|
18 |
Apr |
1882 |
DUR |
Tudhoe |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by naked light |
37 |
Names |
|
19 |
Apr |
1882 |
DUR |
West Stanley |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp |
13 |
Names |
|
02 |
Mar |
1885 |
DUR |
Usworth |
Explosion, firedamp and coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing |
42 |
Names |
|
03 |
Jun |
1885 |
DUR |
Margaret Pit, Newbottle |
Inrush of water from old workings |
14 |
Names |
|
02 |
Dec |
1886 |
DUR |
Elemore |
Explosion, coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing |
28 |
Names |
|
24 |
Oct |
1887 |
NBL |
Walker |
Explosion of coal dust, firedamp and air |
8 |
Names |
|
19 |
Apr |
1888 |
CUL |
St. Helen's, Workington |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by shot firing |
30 |
Names |
|
04 |
Nov |
1889 |
DUR |
Hebburn, A Pit |
Explosion |
6 |
Names |
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Rest of UK |
| |
Date |
Cnty |
Colliery |
Cause |
Lives |
Ref. |
|
21 |
Jan |
1880 |
STS |
Leycette, Fair Lady Pit |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing |
62 |
Names |
|
10 |
Mar |
1880 |
MON |
Bedwelty |
|
6 |
Names |
|
07 |
Jul |
1880 |
GLA |
Garnoch |
|
6 |
Names |
|
15 |
Jul |
1880 |
MON |
Risca |
Explosion, firedamp. Ignition probably caused by Clanny Lamp |
120 |
Names |
|
03 |
Aug |
1880 |
DEN |
Bersham |
|
9 |
Names |
|
10 |
Dec |
1880 |
GLA |
Naval Stean, Pen-Y-Craig |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp |
101 |
Names |
|
19 |
Jan |
1881 |
CON |
New Cathedral |
|
8 |
Names |
|
07 |
Feb |
1881 |
STS |
Whitfield |
Explosion, coal dust, ignition caused by underground smithy |
21 |
Names |
|
03 |
May |
1881 |
STS |
Lillydale |
|
9 |
Names |
|
19 |
Dec |
1881 |
LAN |
Abram |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by Davy lamp |
53 |
Names |
|
11 |
Feb |
1882 |
GLA |
Lewis Merthyr |
|
6 |
Names |
|
27 |
Feb |
1882 |
MON |
Henwain |
|
6 |
Names |
|
01 |
May |
1882 |
YKS |
Victoria, Bruntcliffe |
|
7 |
Names |
|
01 |
May |
1882 |
WAR |
Baddesley |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by unprotected engine and boiler in return airway |
32 |
Names |
|
07 |
Nov |
1882 |
DBY |
Parkhouse No.7 |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by naked light |
45 |
Names |
|
25 |
Jun |
1883 |
GLA |
New Duffryn |
|
6 |
Names |
|
15 |
Aug |
1883 |
CON |
Wheal Agar |
|
12 |
Names |
|
21 |
Aug |
1883 |
GLA |
Gelli |
|
5 |
Names |
|
02 |
Oct |
1883 |
LAN |
Nelson |
|
6 |
Names |
|
18 |
Oct |
1883 |
YKS |
Wharncliffe Carlton |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp |
20 |
Names |
|
07 |
Nov |
1883 |
LAN |
Altham, Moorfield Pit |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by Davy lamp |
68 |
Names |
|
27 |
Jan |
1884 |
GLA |
Penycraig |
|
14 |
Names |
|
27 |
Jan |
1884 |
GLA |
Naval |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing |
11 |
Names |
|
07 |
May |
1884 |
SCT |
Niddrie No. 7 |
Underground fire |
7 |
Names |
|
06 |
Sep |
1884 |
STS |
Hall End |
Explosion of firedamp caused by naked light, probably matches |
7 |
Names |
|
08 |
Nov |
1884 |
GLA |
Pochin |
Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust |
14 |
Names |
|
08 |
Apr |
1885 |
STS |
Great Fenton |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing |
8 |
Names |
|
18 |
Jun |
1885 |
LAN |
Clifton Hall, Trencherbone Mine |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by lighted candle |
177 |
Names |
|
20 |
Jun |
1885 |
STS |
Apedale |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing |
9 |
Names |
|
23 |
Dec |
1885 |
GLA |
Mardy |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by naked light |
81 |
Names |
|
19 |
Feb |
1886 |
GLS |
Easton |
|
8 |
Names |
|
13 |
Aug |
1886 |
LAN |
Bedford, Wood End Pits, Crumbouke Mine |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp |
38 |
Names |
|
10 |
Sep |
1886 |
SOM |
Dean Lane |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by naked light |
10 |
Names |
|
02 |
Oct |
1886 |
YKS |
Altofts, Silkstone |
Explosion, coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing |
22 |
Names |
|
09 |
Dec |
1886 |
GLA |
George Pit, Mountain Ash |
|
5 |
Names |
|
30 |
Dec |
1886 |
YKS |
Houghton Main |
|
10 |
Names |
|
18 |
Feb |
1887 |
GLA |
National |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing |
39 |
Names |
|
28 |
May |
1887 |
LKS |
Udston |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light or safety lamp |
73 |
Names |
|
03 |
Nov |
1887 |
DBY |
Hill Close Lead Mine |
|
5 |
Names |
|
16 |
Feb |
1888 |
- |
Oakley Slate Mine, Blaeu Festiniog |
|
5 |
Names |
|
06 |
Apr |
1888 |
LAN |
Douglas Bank |
|
5 |
Names |
|
14 |
May |
1888 |
GLA |
Aber, Ogmore Vale |
|
5 |
Names |
|
18 |
Jan |
1889 |
CHS |
Hyde |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light |
23 |
Names |
|
13 |
Mar |
1889 |
DEN |
Brynmally, Pendwll Pit |
Outburst of firedamp following roof-fall, ignition caused by naked light |
20 |
Names |
|
05 |
Sep |
1889 |
MLN |
Mauricewood |
Underground fire, cause unknown, death caused by suffocation from smoke flowing into intake air |
63 |
Names |
|
16 |
Oct |
1889 |
STS |
Mossfield |
Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by spontaneous combustion |
64 |
Names |
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