Machinery disasters

Accidents involving mine machinery not covered by winding or haulage.

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1 disaster.

• Parys Mountain boiler explosion, 1870
  19 October 1870 · Explosion · Anglesey
  A large Cornish boiler at the ore-crushing plant exploded during a lunch break, demolishing the building; accounts from the same local research group differ sharply on the death toll, citing either one confirmed death with 8–10 injured, or seven men killed.