This is a database of over 164,000 records containing the details of coalmining accidents and deaths in the UK. Some names are shown as "Witheld" - this is for reasons of Data Protection and relates to all records of people injured since 1950.
A few examples of this tragic history:
Disasters
Information about disasters within the UK mining industry durng which 5 or more miners died. You can also study a full list of all disasters:
- Disasters during 1600 - 1799
- Disasters during 1800 - 1849
- Disasters during 1850 - 1899
- Disasters during 1900 - to date