The Senghenydd Colliery Disaster happened on Oct. 14, 1913, during a period of peak coal output in the United Kingdom. The cause was most likely a methane explosion that ignited coal dust. The death toll was 439, making it the most deadly mine accident in the UK. This was the worst of a spate of mine disasters in Wales that occurred during a ...
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The Courrieres mine disaster in France, occurred on 10 March 1906 in the Courriers mine located near the Pas de Calais hills in northern France. The disaster caused the deathsof 1,099, becoming Europes worst mining disaster. The disaster was the result of a coaldust explosion which swept through the mine. Two main causes of the explosion have been hypothesized: 1. An accident during the handling of mining explosives. 2. Ignition of methane by the naked flame of a miners lamp. The fire was detected around 270m underground in the Cecil pit in afternoon the day before the explosion. The outlets of the pit were closed to starve the fire of oxygen. The next morning a huge explosion emanated from the still smouldering fire at the pit and caused a blast on the surface. The fissures in the pits walls were believed to have allowed the flammable gases to cause a coal dust explosion underground. The explosion devastated the local area, leading to deaths in the adjacent towns of Méricourt in 1949.
The Mitsui Miike coal mine explosionoccurred on 9 November 1963, at Mitsui Miike coal mine in Omuta, Fukuoka, Japan. As a result of the accident 458 miners were killed and 833 were injured. Caused by an explosion in a tunnel at Mitsui Miike coal mine roughly 500 meters below the mine entrance. The blast and flame collapsed the roof at multiple locations in the tunnels which filled with carbon monoxide. Most of the deaths were due to carbon monoxide poisoning. Most of the poisoned survivors suffered severe brain damage. Miike was one of the oldest and largest coal mines in Japan. It was taken over by Mitsui in 1899. After the investigation of the cause of the accident, the management improved the emergency procedures of the security measures resumed the mine operation until March of 1997, when the mine was abandoned.
The Senghenydd Colliery disaster occurred at the Universal Colliery in Senghenydd near Caerphilly, Glamorgan, Wales, on 14 October 1913. It is the worst ever mining tragedy in the United Kingdom leading to the deaths of 439 miners. The fatal disaster was a result of a coal dust explosion in the underground mine. Most of the miners who survived the fire and explosion were killed due to carbon monoxide poisoning. The subsequent inquiry could not determine the origin of the explosion although it was agreed that methane gas was involved. However, it was apparent that there had been a number of violations of the 1911 Coal Mines Act. In May 1914 the mine manager, Edward Shaw, was convicted of 8 charges and fined £24 leading a local newspaper to publish the headline Miners Lives at 5½p each.
Coalbrook mine disastertook place on 21 January 1960 at the Coalbrook North Mine of the Clydesdale Colliery near burg, Orange Free State, South Africa. Directly leading to the deaths of 435 it is the worst ever disaster in South Africas mining history. Caused by the collapse of around 3km² of underground mine area. The underground collapse was caused by the disintegration of around 900 underground pillars supporting the tunnel roofs. Around 1,000 miners were at work underground at the time of collapse. Half of them could survive by escaping via an incline shaft. No machine capable of drilling holes large enough through which to rescue people was available anywhere in the country. Following this incident, the Chamber of Mines decided to purchase a suitable drill that would make it possible to reach men trapped underground in coal mines.
Wankie Colliery Disaster in Rhodesia occurred on 6 June 1972 at the No. 2 mine shaft of the Wankie Colliery, in north western Rhodesia. The disaster was caused by multiple explosions in the underground coal mine and led to the deaths of 426 people. The explosion turned into a blast which devastated the main shaft. Four men were killed instantly near the surface. More than 400 mine workers trapped amid rock and deadly methane and carbon monoxide fumes died in the underground. The initial explosion was suspected to have emanated from a dynamite magazine. Eight men were pulled alive from the mine after the initial explosions. Two new explosions on 7 June poured clouds of poisonous gas into the 3 miles of tunnels, making further rescue attempts impossible.
Oaks Colliery explosiontook place on 12 December 1866 at the Oaks Colliery, near Stairfoot, Barnsley, in South Yorkshire. It is the second deadliestcoal mine disaster in the United Kingdom, with a death toll of 388. It was a firedamp and coal dust explosion suspected to have been ignited by the digging of new workings at the underground mine. The mine was known for containing firedamp since its first disaster in 1847 that killed 73 people. There were two more explosions on 13 December 1866, which killed 27 rescue workers. The Oak Colliery, one of the largest coal mines in England, experienced 17 further explosions until it ceased operations in the 1960s.
The Dhanbad coal mine disaster occurred on the night between 27th and 28th May in the Dhori colliery near Dhanbad, the major coal mining town in India. The disaster led to the deaths of 375 miners. It was a firedamp and coal dust explosion. The initial ignition was suspected to have come from the hurricane lantern of a person who entered the underground gallery. The mines management alleged it to be an intentional act of ignition. Ten years later on 27 December 1975, another disaster struck the Chasnala colliery, near Dhanbad. The Chasnala mining disaster killed 372 people. The coal dust explosion in the deep mine led to a blast that damaged the roof barrier with a huge water body sitting above it. Most of the deaths were because of the formidable flooding of water into the mine.
Five days later, another 15 workers lost their lives in an explosion at the Gaokeng Coal Mine in Jiangxi province. Thousands of miners die in accidents on site every year, especially in the process of coal and hard rock mining. Here, we list some of the biggest mining disasters of the last ten years.
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The Senghenydd Colliery Disaster happened on Oct. 14, 1913, during a period of peak coal output in the United Kingdom. The cause was most likely a methane explosion that ignited coal dust. The death toll was 439, making it the most deadly mine accident in the UK. This was the worst of a spate of mine disasters in Wales that occurred during a ...
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