Answer:
'Windy shot' is caused when miners fill black powder in excessive quantity or inappropriately compressed the charge down.
They are dangerous because they can explode and kill and injure miners miles away from the initial site of explosion.
Step-by-step explanation:
A 'windy shot' is one of the coal-mining disasters along with Rockfalls, coal dust explosions, and noxious gases. The disaster of 'windy shot', in miniing, is caused when miners fill black powder in excessive quantity, it leads to disasterous explosion on mining field. It is also caused when miners inappropriately compress the charge down before the explosion.
'Windy shot' erupts methane gas or coal dust or both. It can be dangerous as it can consume many lives of miners working on the field, and it explodes not only at the initial site but extends up to miles away from the site.