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 Fatal Accidents Return to Index Fatal Accidents 
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More information on some of the fatal accidents at

Oakeley Quarry (Slate)

Disaster  21st Oct 1878 
1 life lost, Cause: Explosion of powder
Disaster  28th Aug 1884 
no lives lost, Cause: Fall of stone
Disaster  6th Apr 1886 
no lives lost, Cause: Shot firing
Disaster  22nd Feb 1888 
1 life lost, Cause: Shot firing
Disaster  18th Apr 1891 
no lives lost, Cause: Explosion of gunpowder
Disaster  6th Feb 1892 
no lives lost, Cause: Shot firing
Disaster  7th Nov 1893 
1 life lost, Cause: Fall of slate
Disaster  7th Jul 1893 
no lives lost, Cause: Explosion of gunpowder
Disaster  12th Apr 1894 
1 life lost
Disaster  28th Nov 1923 
no lives lost, Cause: Shot firing accident
Disaster  21st Jul 1925 
no lives lost, Cause: Shot firing accident
Disaster  27th Jul 1926 
no lives lost, Cause: Explosion of gelignite
Disaster  5th Dec 1927 
no lives lost, Cause: Shot firing
Disaster  3rd Sep 1928 
no lives lost, Cause: Fall of slate

 

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