Full Details
- Surname
- RAY
- Forename
- Charles
- Day
- 22
- Month
- 04
- Year
- 1959
- Age
- 53
- Occupation
- Belt Maintenance Man
- Mine/Quarry Name
- Walton
- Mineral Worked
- Coal
- Owner
- National Coal Board
- Location
- Walton
- County
- Yorkshire WR
- Details of Event
- Explosion of firedamp propogated by coal dust ignited from an electric arc from a damaged trailing cable of a coal cutting machine. 5 killed.
