Robert Banks
| Age: | 14 |
| Died: | 20th May 1852 |
| Accident: | 20th May 1852 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1838 |
| Colliery: | Coppull |
| Company: | |
| Occupation: | |
| Notes: | Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | |
Coppul explosion. Thirty-six persons killed. In this case, both downcast and upcast pits were 12 feet diameter ; but , in ordinary, no ventilating power was employed, the small furnace at the bottom of the shaft being seldom used, and, in lieu of it, a small common lamp was suspended in the shaft. In several parts of the air course the area was only 10 or 12 feet. The stoppings were all built of coarse coal and rubbish, and the air was all retained in one column. The colliers and drawers were bound to provide their own safety lamps ; and , it appears that, rather than lose their work, they would risk working with the candles, notwithstanding the alarm of gas. The mine was understood to be well ventilated ; but it does not appear what quantity of air was passing.
Pub.
Date | Article (Newspaper) |
|---|
| 20 May 1852 | Fearful Colliery Explosions (Annual Register for 1852) |
| 29 May 1852 | Thirty-three lives lost by a Colliery Explosion! (Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury) |
- Lancashire Mining Disasters, 1835 - 1910 by Jack Nadin, Published by Wharncliffe Books, 2006, ISBN 1-903425-95-5
- 1853 Mines Inspectors Report
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