Full Details

Surname

STIBBS

Forename

Benjamin

Day

01

Month

03

Year

1927

Age

21

Occupation

Collier’s Assistant

Mine/Quarry Name

Marine

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron & Coal Co. Ltd

Location

Cwm

County

Monmouthshire

Details of Event

Explosion of firedamp propagated by coal dust caused either by safety lamp or of stone falling on stones. 52 killed. He suffered fractured ribs and pelvis and was burnt.