Northern England |
| |
Date |
Cnty |
Colliery |
Cause |
Lives |
Sufferers |
 |
29 |
May |
1951 |
DUR |
Easington |
Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites |
83 |
Names |
|
06 |
Jul |
1951 |
DUR |
Eppleton |
Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by defective master control box of Joy loader |
9 |
Names |
|
01 |
Oct |
1951 |
NBL |
Weetslade |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by fusion on the shuttle car battery |
5 |
Names |
|
24 |
Aug |
1953 |
NRY |
Lingdale (Ironstone) |
Explosion of an accumulation of gas |
8 |
Names |
| |
Rest of UK |
| |
Date |
Cnty |
Colliery |
Cause |
Lives |
Ref. |
|
07 |
Sep |
1950 |
AYR |
Knockshinnock Castle |
Inrush of liquid peat or moss from surface |
13 |
Names |
|
26 |
Sep |
1950 |
DBY |
Creswell |
Fire caused by frictional heating of torn belting |
80 |
Names |
|
06 |
Sep |
1955 |
CMN |
Blaenhirwaun, 'Q' Face |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by sparks produced by friction between fan blades of compressed air turbine fan and pieces of stone |
6 |
Names |
|
22 |
Nov |
1956 |
GLA |
Lewis Merthyr |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by incendive spark produced by impact of stone striking steel arches |
9 |
Names |
|
21 |
Feb |
1957 |
NTT |
Sutton |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by incendive flash from terminal box of a motor |
5 |
Names |
|
06 |
Mar |
1957 |
LAN |
Chanters |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by electric arc from cover plate of busbar chamber of switch for the Pikrose haulage |
8 |
Names |
|
26 |
Jun |
1957 |
YKS |
Barnburgh Main |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by flash from a damaged electric cable |
6 |
Names |
|
19 |
Nov |
1957 |
AYR |
Kames |
Explosion, firedamp, propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by matches |
17 |
Names |
|
14 |
Dec |
1957 |
FIF |
Lindsay |
Explosion, firedamp, propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by matches |
9 |
Names |
|
22 |
Apr |
1959 |
YKS |
Walton |
Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by electric arc from damaged trailing cable of coal cutting machine |
5 |
Names |
|
18 |
Sep |
1959 |
LKS |
Auchengeich |
Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan |
47 |
Names |
|
10 |
Oct |
1959 |
LAN |
Bickershaw Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, Plodder Seam |
Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by spontaneous combustion of heated material |
5 |
Names |
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