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| Date: | 26th February 1930 |
| Colliery: | Lyme Pit |
| Cause: | Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing |
| Lives Lost: | 13 |
Description
The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the UK Disaster Reports section of this website.
| Conway, William, aged 45, Collier, extensive burns and other injuries | |
| Cunliffe, James, aged 34, Fireman, extensive burns | |
| Elliott, Clement, aged 49, Daywageman, extensive burns | |
| Forshaw, Kenneth, aged 18, Haulage hand, extensive burns | |
| Foy, John, aged 39, Daywageman, extensive burns and fractured thumb | |
| Franklin, George, aged 43, Collier, extensive burns | |
| Hennigan, John, aged 37, Haulage hand, extensive burns and other injuries | |
| Hollis, George, aged 43, Putter on, extensive burns | |
| Molyneux, William, aged 45, Collier, extensive burns | |
| Page, Albert, aged 29, Daywageman, extensive burns | |
| Page, Roundel C., aged 20, Daywageman, extensive burns and other injuries | |
| Seddon, William, aged 33, Collier, extensive burns and other injuries | |
| Thomasson, Frank, aged 27, Daywageman, extensive burns | |
All names found | |
Youngest: 18 years old ; Oldest: 49 ; Average: 36 | |
Witnesses at the Inquiry | |
| Burrows, Arthur, Panman | |
| Carney, James, Fireman | |
| Caunce, Thomas, Fireman | |
| Clarke, James, Coal Cutter Machineman | |
| Coatesworth, David, Junior Inspector of Mines | |
| Davies, Thomas David, Junior Inspector of Mines | |
| Edwards, Horace, Lamp Man | |
| Fairclough, Percy Harold, Surveyor | |
| Green, Spurgeon Luther Montague, Fireman | |
| Hughes, Thomas, Haulage Hand | |
| Hughes, William, Fireman | |
| Keenan, Francis, Corner | |
| Lawson, Frederick Basil, Colliery Agent | |
| McBride, Thomas Lindsay, Senior Inspector of Mines | |
| Pickett, John Francis, Colliery Underlooker | |
| Pilling, Ernest, Fitter | |
| Platt, Claud Bernard, Superintending Testing Officer, Mines Department Testing Station | |
| Wheeler, Richard Vernon, Director of the Safety in Mines Research Board Experimental Stations | |
| Whitehead, Harold, Manager of Lyme Pit |
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 | The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the UK Disaster Reports section of this website. |
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