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

Wheatley Hill Colliery

Disaster  17th Apr 1871 
2 lives lost, Cause: Falling from Part Way Down
Disaster  5th Jun 1875 
1 life lost, Cause: Cage Accident
Disaster  26th Sep 1876 
4 lives lost, Cause: Explosion
Disaster  25th Mar 1878 
2 lives lost, Cause: Explosion
Disaster  8th Dec 1879 
2 lives lost, Cause: Fell down shaft
Disaster  14th May 1881 
1 life lost, Cause: Fall of stone
Disaster  16th Oct 1889 
1 life lost
Disaster  3rd Sep 1894 
1 life lost, Cause: Fall of stone
Disaster  20th Dec 1909 
1 life lost, Cause: Suffocated by gas
Disaster  3rd Feb 1911 
1 life lost, Cause: Fell down shaft

 

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