An informative National Coal Board Film which dramatises the potential safety hazards in a coal mine. Showing footage of a mine, a narrator spots the safety hazards that are common in a coal mine, including untidiness and no guards on a machine. Demonstrating the kinds of common accidents and injuries that can happen to a miner, is contrasted with real footage of miners who have had accidents and shows what their injuries look like. It includes a miner who lost all his fingers except his...

An informative National Coal Board Film which dramatises the potential safety hazards in a coal mine. Showing footage of a mine, a narrator spots the safety hazards that are common in a coal mine, including untidiness and no guards on a machine. Demonstrating the kinds of common accidents and injuries that can happen to a miner, is contrasted with real footage of miners who have had accidents and shows what their injuries look like. It includes a miner who lost all his fingers except his thumb by getting his hand trapped in a piece of machinery. Director ELLITT, Jack Production Company National Coal Board Film Unit Sponsor National Coal Board Producer GYSIN, Francis Assistant Director NYBERG, Dan Script ELLITT, Jack Photography REID, John Assistant Photographer EVANS, Roger Editor GEMMELL, Laurel Assistant Editor SAINSBURY, Ann Sound GUBBINS, L. James