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Pages in category "Coal mining disasters in England" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Coal mining disasters in the United Kingdom (3 C) E. ... Mining disasters in Wales (1 C, 1 P) This page was last edited on 16 August 2020, at 18:14 (UTC). ...
United Kingdom portal; Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. Coal mining disasters in Scotland (6 P)
The following list of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland is a list of major disasters (excluding acts of war [a]) which relate to the United Kingdom, Ireland or the Isle of Man, or to the states that preceded them, or that involved their citizens, in a definable incident or accident such as a shipwreck, where the loss of life was forty or more.
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions , structural fires , flood disasters , coal mine disasters , and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture , planning , construction , design , and more.
Mining accidents can occur from a variety of causes, including leaks of poisonous gases such as hydrogen sulfide [2] or explosive natural gases, especially firedamp or methane, [3] dust explosions, collapsing of mine stopes, mining-induced seismicity, flooding, or general mechanical errors from improperly used or malfunctioning mining equipment (such as safety lamps or electrical equipment).
The worst mining accident in the United Kingdom. 439 workers died. June 19, 1914: Hillcrest mine disaster, Hillcrest, Alberta, Canada. 189 workers died due to an explosion within the mine or from exposure to toxic fumes as a result of the same. [55] December 15, 1914: The Mitsubishi Hōjō mine disaster, Kyushu, Japan. A gas explosion at the ...
This is a list of mining accidents in the historic county of Lancashire at which five or more people were killed. Mining deaths have occurred wherever coal has been mined across the Lancashire Coalfield. The earliest deaths were recorded in parish registers.