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Originally Posted by katex
Ok, so not many stories then, however, I have questions, such as :
When the miners detected methane gas through their Davy Lamp .. what did they do about it ? Besides exiting quickly. Could they still work in that area or find some way to dissipate the gas, or maybe learn to work safely with it ?  |
Davy Lamps were abandoned for better detection methods long before the lifetime of any miners who are alive enough to answer you.
When I worked at Burnley Social, administering Disablement Benefits, I read the records of some quite horrific industrial accidents