Safety - mine disasters

Records:

  • A01056 - Fearful accident at a shale pit near Bathgate, 1870

    Fearful Accident at a Shale Pit near Bathgate

    Eight Men Burned to Death

    One of the most disastrous accidents that has occurred for many years in connection with any mine in Scotland took place at the B…

    Source: The Falkirk Herald. - Read more
  • A01135 - Shale Pit Explosion

    Shale Pit Explosion

    West Lothian Accident - One Miner Killed

    Yesterday forenoon a state of excitement prevailed in the mining district of Philpstoun, near Linlithgow, when it became known that an explo…

    Source: The Scotsman. - Read more
  • A01137 - Fifteen Men Cut Off by a Wall of Flame, 1947

    Fifteen Men Cut Off by a Wall of Flame in West Calder Accident

    Miner Entombed in Scots Pit Explosion

    Battle with Underground Fire to Reach Tapped Men

    Smoke Hampers Rescuers

    Round the pithead at Burngrang…

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