The Oaks Colliery disaster of 1866: a case study in responsibility
以1866年奥克斯煤矿爆炸为案例，研究煤矿安全立法如何实际执行，揭示国家、矿主和工人对安全责任的态度变化。
This article examines the 1866 Oaks Colliery explosion as a case study for the wider context of coal mining safety. Behaviour within the mine is explored, along with how safety legislation was actually enacted there. Doing so allows the changing attitudes of the state, the owners and management, and the workers to be understood, and combines disparate literatures. It displays the process of establishing state responsibility for industrial workers, and the safety duties understood by other parties. Findings reveal the closeness of the state to the owners that created vague safety laws, and the risks deemed suitable to work under.