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| Disasters - 1910-19 |
Disasters - 1910-19 |
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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 |
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11 |
May |
1910 |
CUL |
Wellington Pit |
Underground fire and explosion of firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by safety lamp |
137 |
Names |
|
26 |
Apr |
1915 |
CUL |
Brayton Domain |
Explosion |
7 |
Names |
|
13 |
Aug |
1916 |
NBL |
Woodhorn |
Explosion, firedamp or coal dust, ignition caused by naked light |
13 |
Names |
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Rest of UK |
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Date |
Cnty |
Colliery |
Cause |
Lives |
Ref. |
|
19 |
Jan |
1910 |
SCT |
Hattonrigg |
Shaft accident |
8 |
Names |
|
07 |
May |
1910 |
YKS |
Water Haigh |
|
6 |
Names |
|
13 |
Sep |
1910 |
LKS |
Hunters Hill |
|
5 |
Names |
|
21 |
Dec |
1910 |
LAN |
Hulton No. 3, Pretoria Pit |
Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by safety lamp |
344 |
Names |
|
25 |
Nov |
1911 |
STS |
Bignall Hill, Jamage Pit |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by gob-fire |
6 |
Names |
|
14 |
Dec |
1911 |
STS |
Hednesford |
|
5 |
Names |
|
18 |
May |
1912 |
MON |
Markham |
|
5 |
Names |
|
09 |
Jul |
1912 |
YKS |
Cadeby Main |
2 explosions, firedamp and coal dust, ignition caused by gob fire |
88 |
Names |
|
07 |
Feb |
1913 |
NTT |
Rufford |
Shaft accident - overwind caused suction water barrel to fall down sinking shaft, demolishing scaffold |
14 |
|
|
16 |
Jun |
1913 |
YKS |
Car House |
Inrush of water from old workings |
8 |
Names |
|
03 |
Aug |
1913 |
LKS |
Cadder, No. 15 Pit |
Underground fire, probably caused by accidental ignition of clothes, lamp-wick or timber by open lights or matches |
22 |
Names |
|
14 |
Oct |
1913 |
GLA |
Senghenydd |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by sparking from electric signalling apparatus or from falling rocks |
439 |
Names |
|
18 |
Oct |
1913 |
CMN |
Glynea |
|
8 |
Names |
|
30 |
May |
1914 |
YKS |
Wharncliffe Silkstone, Whinmoor Seam |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by faulty electrical equipment on coal cutting machine |
11 |
Names |
|
25 |
Feb |
1915 |
STS |
New Hem Heath |
|
12 |
Names |
|
30 |
Jun |
1915 |
NTT |
Bentinck |
Shaft accident - collision of cages |
10 |
Names |
|
21 |
Sep |
1915 |
STS |
Exhall |
|
14 |
Names |
|
22 |
Oct |
1915 |
STS |
Pennant Hill, Dudley |
|
5 |
Names |
|
26 |
Apr |
1916 |
LKS |
Neilsland |
Inrush of water |
5 |
Names |
|
11 |
Dec |
1917 |
LAN |
Cronton, Widnes |
|
8 |
Names |
|
12 |
Jan |
1918 |
STS |
Podmore Hall, Minnie Pit |
Explosion, firedamp and coal dust, ignition probably caused by defective safety lamp |
155 |
Names |
|
09 |
Jul |
1918 |
LKS |
Stanrigg And Arbuckle |
Inrush of moss |
19 |
Names |
|
06 |
Apr |
1919 |
DBY |
Oxcroft |
|
6 |
Names |
|
20 |
Oct |
1919 |
CON |
Levant Tin Mine |
Shaft accident caused by breaking of man-engine |
31 |
Names |
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