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| Date: | 26th June 1957 |
| Colliery: | Barnburgh Main |
| Cause: | Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by flash from a damaged electric cable |
| Lives Lost: | 6 |
Description
The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the UK Disaster Reports section of this website.
| Corbridge, Richard, aged 35, Belt Turner | |
| Fells, Herbert, aged 41, Wasteman | |
| Hill, Joseph, aged 55, Back Ripper | |
| Lunness, David, aged 48, Wasteman | |
| Smith, Derek, aged 28, Wasteman | |
| Stott, Charles Trevor, aged 32, Belt Turner | |
All names found | |
Youngest: 28 years old ; Oldest: 55 ; Average: 40 | |
Injured | |
| Auty, John Thomas, aged 61, Back Ripper | |
| Charlesworth, Jack, aged 20, Linesman | |
| Edwards, Herbert, aged 37, Belt Turner | |
| Gratton, Samuel, aged 35, Wasteman | |
| Hemsworth, John, aged 37, Wasteman | |
| Knox, William, aged 53, Belt Extender | |
| Quigley, Martin, aged 32, Wasteman | |
| Scott, John William, aged 54, Wasteman | |
| Silcock, Brian, aged 20, Linesman | |
| Staniforth, Albert, aged 46, Steel Supervisor | |
| Towning, Ernest, aged 43, Wasteman | |
| Turner, Robert, aged 43, Wasteman | |
| Wilkinson, Colin, aged 26, Belt Extender | |
| Wright, Thomas, aged 42, Wasteman |
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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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