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 Disasters - 1940-49 Disasters - 1940-49 

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
04 Dec 1940 DUR Sacriston Fall of stone 5 Names
03 Jun 1941 CUL Whitehaven, William Pit Explosion of gas produced by chemical action between water and burning carbon 12 Names
26 Jun 1942 DUR Murton Explosion, accident propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by incendive spark created by exploder while shots were fired 13 Names
09 Dec 1946 CUL Harrington, No. 10, Workington Explosion of firedamp propagated by coal dust, caused by opening of flame safety lamp 15 Names
15 Aug 1947 CUL Whitehaven, William Pit Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing in waste 104 Names
22 Aug 1947 DUR Louisa Pit, Stanley Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by matches 22 Names
 

Rest of UK

  Date Cnty Colliery Cause Lives Ref.
21 Mar 1940 STS Mossfield Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by spontaneous combustion 11 Names
04 Jun 1940 YKS Lepton 10 Names
29 Jul 1941 YKS Crigglestone Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing 22 Names
19 Oct 1941 YKS Bullcroft Main 6 Names
01 Jan 1942 STS Sneyd Explosion, coal dust, ignition caused by friction between up-going rope and underside of the down-coming tub of the runaway set 55 Names
07 Jan 1942 LAN Bickershaw 5 Names
16 Feb 1942 YKS Barnsley Main Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by flash from coal cutter trailing cable 13 Names
04 Mar 1945 YKS Manvers Main Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by damaged trailing cable 5 Names
10 Jan 1947 MLN Burngrange, Nos. 1 And 2 (Oil Shale) Mine Explosion, firedamp and fire, ignition caused by flame of open acetylene cap lamp 15 Names
07 May 1947 YKS Barnsley Main Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by arc forming between core of trailing cable and moving nut on rocker arm of conveyor 9 Names
09 Sep 1947 YKS Ingham Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by spark from flame safety lamp 12 Names

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