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Disasters - 1860-69	Disasters - 1860-69

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
	02	Mar	1860	NBL	Burradon	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light and deficient ventilation	76	Names
	20	Dec	1860	DUR	Minor Pit, Hetton	Accumulation of fire damp exploded when boiler fire doors opened	22	Names
	16	Jan	1862	NBL	New Hartley	Miners entombed when engine beam broke and blocked only working shaft	204	Names
	07	Sep	1862	DUR	Monkwearmouth	Fall down shaft	5	Names
	22	Nov	1862	NBL	Walker	Explosion, firedamp	16	Names
	06	Mar	1863	NBL	Coxlodge	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked lights	22	Names
	08	Sep	1864	NBL	Seghill	Explosion	7	Names
	12	Jan	1866	DUR	Pelton	Killed by tubs	5	Names
	31	Oct	1866	DUR	Pelton	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp	24	Names
	31	May	1867	DUR	Washington	Fall down shaft	10	Names
	29	Jan	1869	DUR	Springwell	Explosion	5	Names
	25	May	1869	DUR	Monkwearmouth	Explosion	7
Rest of UK
	Date			Cnty	Colliery	Cause	Lives	Ref.
	21	Jan	1860	WOR	New Cross, No. 15 Pit (Blue Fly Pit)	Shaft Accident	7	Names
	15	Feb	1860	YKS	Higham	Explosion of firedamp caused by lighted candle	13	Names
	17	Jul	1860	STS	Adderley Green	Explosion	5	Names
	02	Aug	1860	LAN	Winstanley	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp	13	Names
	23	Oct	1860	FIF	Benstone	An irruption of water from old works	5	Names
	06	Nov	1860	GLA	Lower Duffryn	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp	12	Names
	01	Dec	1860	MON	Risca, Black Vein Pit	Explosion, firedamp, cause of ignition unknown	146	Names
	09	Jan	1861	STS	Brownhills, Red Pit		6	Names
	06	Feb	1861	STS	Brereton		7	Names
	27	Feb	1861	LAN	Linnyshaw		9	Names
	08	Mar	1861	GLA	Blaengwawr	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp	13	Names
	11	Jun	1861	DBY	Clay Cross, Black Shale pit	Inundation of water after holing into old workings	23	Names
	07	Aug	1861	FIF	Dykehead	Fire in the shaft	13	Names
	09	Sep	1861	SAL	Donnington		5	Names
	26	Sep	1861	FLN	South Mostyn	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	10	Names
	01	Nov	1861	LAN	Shevington	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp	13	Names
	12	Feb	1862	FLN	Bryn Gwiog (Lead)	Irruption of water	16	Names
	19	Feb	1862	GLA	Gethin	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	47	Names
	10	Apr	1862	YKS	Westwood	Explosion of firedamp	6	Names
	20	May	1862	STS	Bradley (Ironstone)	Inundation of water	7	Names
	30	May	1862	STS	Old Bradley	Irruption of water	7	Names
	02	Jul	1862	CAE	Old Castle Colliery	Inundation	6	Names
	09	Aug	1862	GLA	Lletty Shenkin	Explosion of gas	5	Names
	03	Dec	1862	-	Masborough Iron Works	Boiler explosion	8	Names
	08	Dec	1862	YKS	Edmunds Main	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing and naked lights	59	Names
	29	Dec	1862	SAL	Dark Lane	Coulping box at end of rope broke	12	Names
	18	Apr	1863	CON	Botallack		9	Names
	26	Jun	1863	GLA	Park	An explosion of gas	6	Names
	17	Oct	1863	GLA	Morfa	Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by safety lamp	40	Names
	30	Nov	1863	YKS	Thybergh Hall	Shaft Accident	6	Names
	09	Dec	1863	DEN	Wynnstay	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing	13	Names
	26	Dec	1863	GLA	Llwynvi	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	15	Names
	11	Jan	1864	WOR	Bridge End		6	Names
	02	Mar	1864	STS	Brookhouse	Explosion of firedamp	5	Names
	01	Jul	1864	LAN	Blackeyhurst	Shaft accident	6	Names
	27	Sep	1864	SAL	Madeley Wood (Ironstone)	Shaft accident	9	Names
	16	Nov	1864	STS	Withymore	Shaft accident	8	Names
	15	Dec	1864	FLN	Leeswood Main	An irruption of water	8	Names
	04	Jan	1865	LAN	Douglas Bank	Shaft accident	5	Names
	09	Feb	1865	WOR	Saltwell	Crushed by a fall of coal	6	Names
	01	Mar	1865	STS	Clough Hall		5	Names
	03	May	1865	DBY	Clay Cross		8	Names
	16	Jun	1865	MON	Bedwelty	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	26	Names
	12	Sep	1865	LAN	California	Shaft Accident	8	Names
	20	Dec	1865	GLA	Gethin Cyfarthfa	Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by naked light	34	Names
	23	Jan	1866	LAN	High Brooks, Park Lane	Explosion of firedamp	30	Names
	04	May	1866	LAN	Garswood Park	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing	16	Names
	12	May	1866	CON	Furzehill		8	Names
	14	Jun	1866	CHS	Dukinfield, Victoria Pit	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	38	Names
	11	Nov	1866	STS	Homer Hill	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by lighted candle	12	Names
	10	Dec	1866	LAN	Bank		8	Names
	12	Dec	1866	YKS	Oaks	Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by blown-out shot	361	Names
	13	Dec	1866	STS	Talk O' Th' Hill	Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by naked light	91	Names
	12	Apr	1867	YKS	Brightside		5	Names
	30	May	1867	LAN	Mesne Lea		7	Names
	20	Aug	1867	LAN	Garswood Park	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown out shot	14	Names
	08	Nov	1867	GLA	Ferndale	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp	178	Names
	12	Nov	1867	WOR	Homer Hill		12	Names
	27	Dec	1867	GLA	Bwllfa	Suffocation	5	Names
	11	Mar	1868	STS	Clattershall	Suffocated	5	Names
	15	May	1868	STS	Cannock Chase	Whilst descending the wire rope snapped	8	Names
	30	Sep	1868	DEN	Wynnstay	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp	10	Names
	25	Nov	1868	LAN	Hindley Green	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown out shot	62	Names
	21	Dec	1868	LAN	Norley	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing	10	Names
	26	Dec	1868	LAN	Haydock	Explosion of firedamp caused by blown-out shot	26	Names
	08	Jan	1869	LAN	Rainford	Underground fire in old working	7	Names
	01	Apr	1869	LAN	High Brooks, Park Lane	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown out shot	37	Names
	21	Apr	1869	CON	Delabole Slate Quarry		15	Names
	25	May	1869	MON	Cwmnantddu	Explosion	7	Names
	10	Jun	1869	GLA	Ferndale	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp	53	Names
	21	Jul	1869	LAN	Haydock, Queen Pit	Explosion of firedamp caused by shot firing	59	Names
	22	Oct	1869	SOM	Newbury	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp	11	Names
	11	Nov	1869	GLA	Hendreforgan	Explosion	6	Names
	15	Nov	1869	LAN	Low Hall	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot	27	Names

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