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Fatal Accidents |
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More information on some of the fatal accidents at
Usworth Colliery
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24th Aug 1855 |
2 lives lost, Cause: Explosion
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1st Jun 1861 |
2 lives lost, Cause: Killed by chokedamp in the waste
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23rd Feb 1863 |
3 lives lost, Cause: Explosion of gas
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13th Jan 1868 |
1 life lost, Cause: Shaft accident
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16th Jul 1868 |
1 life lost, Cause: Fall of stone
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19th Nov 1868 |
1 life lost, Cause: Fall of stone
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2nd Feb 1869 |
1 life lost, Cause: Boiler Explosion
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17th Sep 1873 |
1 life lost, Cause: Boiler explosion
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11th Apr 1891 |
4 lives lost, Cause: Boiler explosion
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2nd Mar 1897 |
1 life lost
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6th Jul 1897 |
2 lives lost, Cause: Fall of ground
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26th Jul 1901 |
1 life lost
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2nd May 1904 |
1 life lost
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3rd Jun 1904 |
1 life lost
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21st May 1906 |
1 life lost
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19th Dec 1907 |
1 life lost
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4th Sep 1920 |
1 life lost, Cause: Caught by runaway tubs
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2nd Mar 1924 |
2 lives lost, Cause: Explosion
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1925 |
1 life lost
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28th Apr 1932 |
1 life lost, Cause: Struck by prop
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19th Nov 1932 |
1 life lost, Cause: By machinery
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9th Sep 1935 |
1 life lost, Cause: By machinery
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5th Apr 1940 |
2 lives lost, Cause: Accidentally gassed
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