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 Disasters - 1970-79 Disasters - 1970-79 

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
No disasters found
 

Rest of UK

  Date Cnty Colliery Cause Lives Ref.
06 Apr 1971 CMN Cynheidre-Pentremawr Outburst of coal and firedamp 6 Names
21 Mar 1973 YKS Lofthouse Inrush of water from old workings 7 Names
10 May 1973 FIF Seafield Extensive fall of roof 5 Names
30 Jul 1973 DBY Markham Shaft accident, overwind, caused by failure of mechanical break of winding engine 18 Names
12 Jun 1975 YKS Houghton Main Explosion of firedamp 5 Names
21 Nov 1978 YKS Bentley Manriding train derailment 7 Names
18 Mar 1979 LAN Golborne Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by sparking from electrical equipment 10 Names

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