The number of violations is astounding. With reference to the Pretoria Pit disaster mentioned by Will, above - While Hulton, the owner, was cleared it was well known that he was a penny-pinching miser who would not spend enough on simple safety measures such as safelty lamps. Oddly enough he was the direct descendant of the the William Hulton that ordered the Peterloo masacre 90 years earlier and has a 12 year old boy hanged for sabotaging his Mill equipment. Not much changes.

Sympathies to the families.

Close the coalhouse door, lad. There's blood inside...

DeG