Durham Mining Museum - Fatal Accidents at Whitehaven Colliery (original) (raw)

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Disaster 27th Mar 1827 3 lives lost, Cause: Fall of roof
Disaster 10th Jan 1844 2 lives lost, Cause: Cage accident
Disaster 28th May 1847 4 lives lost, Cause: Explosion of fire damp
Disaster 8th Jul 1857 1 life lost, Cause: Fell down shaft
Disaster 1st Jul 1858 1 life lost, Cause: Explosion
Disaster 12th Aug 1858 3 lives lost, Cause: Explosion of firedamp
Disaster 26th Mar 1861 2 lives lost, Cause: Explosion
Disaster 5th Jun 1874 2 lives lost, Cause: Fall of an arch
Disaster 7th Jul 1875 2 lives lost, Cause: Crushed by cage
Disaster 7th Oct 1879 1 life lost, Cause: Fall of stone
Disaster 25th Apr 1882 4 lives lost, Cause: Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by defective safety lamp
Disaster 25th Feb 1898 1 life lost, Cause: Suffocation by Natural Gases
Disaster 16th Apr 1901 4 lives lost, Cause: Shaft collapsed
Disaster 19th Mar 1903 2 lives lost, Cause: Fall of roof
Disaster 9th Jan 1904 1 life lost
Disaster 4th Feb 1904 1 life lost
Disaster 10th Feb 1904 1 life lost
Disaster 21st Feb 1905 1 life lost
Disaster 12th Dec 1905 1 life lost
Disaster 19th Jan 1906 1 life lost, Cause: Hit by tubs
Disaster 23rd Jul 1906 1 life lost, Cause: Crushed by screens
Disaster 10th Sep 1907 1 life lost, Cause: Fall of stone
Disaster 18th Oct 1924 2 lives lost, Cause: Fall of roof