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Fatal Accidents |
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More information on some of the fatal accidents at
Eppleton Colliery
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6th Jan 1836 |
2 lives lost, Cause: Shaft accident
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8th May 1844 |
1 life lost, Cause: Fall of timber
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1st Dec 1849 |
1 life lost
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18th Mar 1856 |
1 life lost, Cause: Fall down shaft
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30th Jul 1864 |
1 life lost, Cause: Fell down shaft
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18th Dec 1878 |
2 lives lost, Cause: Fall of stone
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6th Jan 1881 |
2 lives lost, Cause: Crushed by tubs
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13th Dec 1895 |
3 lives lost, Cause: Suffocated by gases
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2nd Oct 1896 |
1 life lost
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23rd Nov 1897 |
1 life lost, Cause: Miscellaneous and on Trams and Tubs
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18th Nov 1898 |
1 life lost, Cause: Underground Haulage Accident
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7th Sep 1898 |
1 life lost, Cause: On Surface
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16th Jul 1900 |
1 life lost, Cause: Underground Haulage Accident
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7th Jun 1904 |
1 life lost
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12th May 1905 |
1 life lost, Cause: Crushed by tubs
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25th Aug 1905 |
1 life lost, Cause: Caught by set
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1926 |
1 life lost, Cause: By Machinery
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