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  Disasters - Names Disasters - Names  
Date:  7th December 1957
Colliery:  Golborne
Cause:  Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by shot firing
Lives Lost:  0

Description

The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the UK Disaster Reports section of this website.

 
Injured
 Armstrong, J., aged 17, Haulage Hand
 Bibby, C., aged 21, Grade II Mechanic
 Clare, A., aged 52, Rope Splicer
 Corbett, J., aged 41, Tunneller
 Culshaw, D., aged 16, Haulage Hand
 Edwards, D., aged 17, Haulage Hand
 Fox, P., aged 37, Tunneller
 Garden, F., aged 27, Tunneller
 Greerly, M., aged 27, Assistant Road Layer
 Griffiths, R., aged 59, Deputy
 Higham, H., aged 32, Grade II Mechanic
 Kendrick, N., aged 16, Haulage Hand
 Lodge, C., aged 52, Road Layer
 McCarrick, P., aged 29, Tunneller
 McLean, T., aged 33, Shot firer
 Miller, R., aged 17, Haulage Hand
 Winstanley, B., aged 18, Haulage Hand

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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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