MORLEY Luke - 1901 - 18/06/1901 – Age 30 - Broxtowe Loader, Babbington Coal Co., Nottinghamshire. Deceased was breaking up coal which had fallen from the working face when a large piece rolled over and knocked a steel prop out which struck deceased and inflicted fatal injuries.

MORLEY William Henry - 1907 - 03/06/1907 – Age 24 - Tinsley Park Coal cutter, Tinsley Park Colliery Co. Ltd., Yorkshire. Deceased and two other men were working a Hurd Electric Bar coal cutting machine, and when doing so found the roof at the face, under which they had to pass, very bad and therefore decided to get the machine away to the gate road as quickly as possible. As a rule before the machine is moved along the face the cutters are taken out which takes from 15 to 20 minutes to do, the men decided however as there had already been a fall and the roof was weighting to get the machine away without doing this. The deceased was near the sleeve end of the bar cotter between the machine and the face racking the bar away from the face as the machine was being hauled along when he stumbled and was caught by the bar and so badly cut that he was dead when got out.

MORLEY William T - 1905 - 11/07/1905 – Age 27 - National No.2 Collier, United National Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan. This explosion was specially reported on by E Milner-Jones, FA Gray and JT Robson. 119 killed.

MORPETH William - 1903 - 26/08/1903 – Age 41 - Beamish Hewer, James Joicey and Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. Deceased was working along with another miner in a longwall face when he suddenly fell off his cracket and died without speaking. No accident happened to him. The Local Inspectors examined the place and reported that they 'found it in good working order and safe.' The doctor pronounced death to be due to heart disease and no inquest was held.

MORRAN John - 1901 - 26/09/1901 – Age 41 - Champfleurie oil shale Fireman, Linlithgow Oil Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. Deceased and two other workmen were engaged repairing a level road when the roof suddenly fell.

MORRELL John - 1900 - 23/03/1900 – Age 16 - Cramlington ‘staithes’ Labourer, Cramlington Coal Co. Ltd., Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was engaged about the waggons and in passing between the locomotive and a waggon to uncouple he was crushed between the buffers. There was a coupling pole on the loco. that he did not make use of it.

MORRELL Robert - 1905 - 31/05/1905 – Age 17 - Rothwell Haigh Rope boy, J and J Charlesworth Ltd., Yorkshire. These boys were working on an engine plane taking off empty and fastening full tubs to an endless rope when a large fall occurred without any warning displacing and breaking down six bars and crossing bar, and killed both of them. 2 killed.

MORRIS Alexander - 1906 - 12/03/1906 – Age 30 - Wood Farm Stallman, Wood Farm Colliery Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. Deceased was barring down some coal previously shaken by a shot. In coming away it displaced two bearers, reeled out some props, and let down the roof. He was killed almost instantly.

MORRIS Ambrose - 1909 - 12/03/1909 – Age 31 - New Broughton Collier, New Broughton Colliery Co., Denbigh. A sudden weighting of the roof appeared to have taken place, on the level, causing a fall of roof upon the deceased.

MORRIS Andrew - 1901 - 07/11/1901 – Age 26 - Hewlett No.2 Dataller, Wigan Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of side in roadway while repairing. Contrary to orders several times repeated he persisted in disturbing props and working at the side which brought about the fall.

MORRIS Andrew - 1907 - 29/12/1907 – Age 49 - Lochhead Fireman, Weymss Coal Co. Ltd., Fife. Underground fire. 3 killed.

MORRIS Arthur - 1902 - 15/01/1902 – Age 22 - New Broughton Byeman, New Broughton Colliery Co., Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. A pony was bringing two full tubs along the level, when one of the tubs got off the rails and displaced a bar and whilst deceased and another person were repairing the place the roof, which had been waiting, came down capping several bars and fatally injuring deceased.

MORRIS Benjamin – 1904 – 21/12/1904 – Age 26 – Miskin Haulier, David Prosser, Treharris, Glamorgan. On road, rock, 5.5 feet by 4 feet by 6 inches thick, fell as deceased was attaching his horse to a tram. Two rippers had been ripping roof at the spot, and having failed to get this stone down, he allowed deceased to go under it. Travelling on that road should have been stopped until the stone was got down. He died on the 8th July, 1905. No.3 Rhondda seam.

MORRIS Christopher Haydn – 1901 – 01/03/1901 – Age 19 – Treaman Assistant rider, Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. While waiting for a journey at the top of a slope some trams jumped off the rails and got fast in the side causing some binding sheaves of the tail rope to give way and as a consequence the tail rope sprang across the road and killed deceased.

MORRIS Daniel – 1908 – 02/11/1908 – Age 20 – Cambrian No.2 Labourer, Cambrian Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan. This accident occurred on a dip heading which was being cleaned up by deceased and another labourer. The road is quite straight and is of good height and width, but the sides were somewhat full of accumulated rubbish which the two men were filling off. The dip was 3 inches per yard, except in the lower portion where it reduced to about 2 inches per yard. Deceased, having filled a tram, ran it down towards the face with two sprags in the wheels. According to his statement to the fireman, he was following behind the tram when it stopped at the point where the gradient reduced. He first slackened the sprag in the hind wheel and having passed the tram, was slackening the front sprag, when he stumbled and was run over. Two sprags were found in the wheels by the fireman who arrived on the scene soon after the accident.

MORRIS David – 1902 – 15/09/1902 – Age 15 – New Cross Hands Collier’s boy, New Cross Hands Collieries Ltd., Carmarthen. Deceased jumped into an empty journey when going in to his work and as the journey was being pushed off the landing a link of the bridle-chain snapped and the journey ran wild down the slant.

MORRIS David – 1905 – 11/07/1905 – Age 15 – National No.2 Collier boy, United National Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan. This explosion was specially reported on by E Milner-Jones, FA Gray and JT Robson. 119 killed.

MORRIS David – 1908 – 09/12/1908 – Age 40 – McLaren Master haulier, Tredegar Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. Fall of roof near pit-bottom where the arching was in course of efficiently secured, resulting in a heavy fall which carried away the timbering and the scaffolding over the road and killed him as he was passing underneath. No indications as to the place being uneasy appears to have been noticed by the onsetter or hitcher working near the place.

MORRIS David James – 1901 – 23/04/1901 – Age 13 – Bedlinog No.1 Collier’s boy, Guest Keen and Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Crushed by cage at pit bottom while changing decks the hitcher was unable to work the lever to stop the bottom deck on the fans owing to the men crowding into the cage in a reckless manner and the top deck came on the boy and crushed him.

MORRIS Ebenezer – 1902 – 08/01/1902 – Age 18 – Maindy Collier, Ocean Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face cliff 10.25 feet by 13.5 feet by 3 feet thick, fell suddenly crushing out a pair of timbers and a flat. Some ripping had been done near, just before, which I think loosened the stone. The seam was overlapped at that spot. Lower seam.

MORRIS Edward – 1903 – 21/04/1903 – Age 26 – Newton (Wood) Contractor, Richard Evans and Co., Haydock, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was a contractor's man and had knocked out a bar in a roadway and when engaged in removing the stones that fell, some adjoining stones fell off some poling timber fatally injuring deceased.

MORRIS Edward – 1907 – 24/08/1907 – Age 27 – Dolcoath, Tin Assistant timberman, Dolcoath Mine Ltd., Cornwall. Fall of side in the 314 Level, east of Wheal Harriet Shaft, where he was assisting the timbermen, who was securing for a stope over the level to be carried forward. The stone came away from an unseen joint or slip.

MORRIS Evan – 1909 – 28/10/1909 – Abergorky No.3 Labourer, Burnyeat Brown and Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall on road. Deceased was assisting a repairer to clear a fall and make place for new timber when a piece of rock, 7 feet by 2 feet by 14 inches thick, which they had previously failed to pull down, fell from the side of the cavity, caused by the fall and killed him. No. 3 seam.

MORRIS Frank – 1903 – 24/04/1903 – Age 32 – Wynnstay Repairer, Wynnstay Collieries Co., Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was getting a portion of the side down, in a roadway dipping one in three, with his pick when he appeared to have slipped and fell in front of the portion he was getting down and was fatally injured.

MORRIS George – 1902 – 04/12/1902 – Age 24 – Crump Meadow Collier, Lydney and Crump Meadow Collieries Co. Ltd., Gloucestershire. When wedging up bottom clod he inadvertently loosened a sprag which allowed a piece of coal to fall on him.

MORRIS Henry – 1901 – 25/04/1901 – Age 45 – Pemberton Contractor, Pemberton Colliery Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. When engaged in enlarging a double road in the yard mine and attempting to get down a stone a portion off the side of the roadway gave way to a break crushing the deceased. He died May 5th 1901.

MORRIS Henry – 1901 – 28/02/1901 – Age 48 – No.9 Sawyer, Marquess of Bute, Glamorgan. While a piece of wood was being sawn and turned on one side the saw caught it, threw it back with great force and struck deceased on the side of the head.

MORRIS James – 1907 – 12/06/1907 – Age 52 – Waun Llwyd Collier, Ebbw Vale Steel Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. Fall of roof at face in the Big Vein. He appears to have been getting down coal when the roof fell from a greasy irregular slant.

MORRIS Job – 1903 – 21/03/1903 – Age 32 – Caponfield Pikeman, Fithern and Davies, Staffordshire. Fall of roof (coal) in an opening in the thick coal. Deceased and another miner were setting a tree to the roof of the opening when a bump occurred and the side (old gob) came in and the roof fell.

MORRIS John – 1900 – 08/02/1900 – Age 43 – Ystradsynlais Repairer, EH Davies, Brecon. Fall of roof on road cliff, 10 feet x 10 feet x 6 feet thick, while assisting a horse to take a tram of coal out by pushing behind. It is thought the tram knocked out a collar. Nine feet seam.

MORRIS John – 1901 – 18/05/1901 – Age 29 – Fforchwen Collier, Cwmannan Coal Co., Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face cliff, 9 feet by 3 feet by 13 inches, in thickness fell on him. Seven feet seam.

MORRIS John - 1905 - 29/07/1905 – Age 28 - Shawfield Fireman, Wilsons and Clyde Coal Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Ladders were being fixed in a blind shaft communicating two seams and while deceased was ascending the ladders, already in, with a plank on his shoulder, another plank fell from above and struck him. The plank which fell was being put in as a bunton on which to take a landing, and the person fixing it mis-hit a nail and the bunton slipped from its position and went down the shaft.

MORRIS John - 1906 - 05/11/1906 – Age 63 - Graig Merthyr Collier, Graigola Merthyr Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. While on his way out of the mine, and within 8 yards of the mouth of the colliery, he met an empty journey of trams coming in and was run over.

MORRIS John - 1906 - 26/06/1906 – Age 45 - Caradog Vale Collier, South Wales United Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan. Irruption of water. 4 killed.

MORRIS John - 1907 - 16/12/1907 – Age 36 - Mosley Common Collier, Lord Ellesmere, Lancashire. Deceased had taken a full tub along his level to the endless rope jig brow, having to wait to get out of the air current he crossed the jig to sit in a manhole, when the rope started he was attempting to re-cross in front of moving empty tubs when the first of those caught his head crushing against the roof at the corner of the level.

MORRIS John - 1908 - 10/04/1908 – Age 40 - Pant Driniog Slate Labourer, North Wales Quarries Ltd., Carnarvon. While he was taking shelter, during blasting operations, in a building not intended for the purpose, he was struck by a stone projected from a blast and instantly killed.

MORRIS John - 1908 - 26/08/1908 – Age 40 - Darbishires’, Diorite Quarry Labourer, Darbishires’ Ltd., Carnarvon. As he walked along the bank, a charge of gunpowder, which was being put into a to hole by another man exploded. The stemmer projected from the hole struck Jones on the head. He died shortly after.

MORRIS John Isaac - 1907 - 07/01/1907 – Age 36 - Pantdreiniog Slate Quarry Slate getter, North Wales Quarries Ltd., Carnarvon. Some pieces fell from old collapsed workings and one of them struck him while he was running to get clear. Instantly killed.

MORRIS John P. - 1907 - 13/03/1907 – Age 38 - Penrikyber No.1 Collier, Penrikyber Navigation Colliery Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face, coal and clod, 13.5 feet by 2 feet by 37 inches thick. Deceased knocked out two sprags set for the purpose of supporting overhanging coal, and while doing something at the face, the coal and clod fell on him. He should have pulled the coal down before doing anything else. Six-feet seam.

MORRIS Lewis - 1902 - 09/01/1902 – Age 15 - Duffryn Rhondda Collier’s boy, Duffryn Rhondda Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Killed on the double-parting at the bottom of the drift while on his way out, owing to a shackle-pin having broken and a portion of a journey running back. The bar-hook also broke.

MORRIS Lewis - 1902 - 21/11/1902 – Age 43 - Main No.3 Boiler maker, Main Colliery Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Deceased and others were erecting a steel pithead frame and while riveting, one of the planks on which he was standing was displaced and he fell about 15 feet, striking the base of the frame.

MORRIS Morris E. - 1902 - 29/08/1902 – Age 63 - Dinorwic, Slate Quarry Slate getter, GW Duff Assheton Smith, Carnarvon. He fell off a ledge on which he was at work and died shortly after. He had a rope but as no one saw the accident happen it could not be ascertained whether he was using it at the time or not.

MORRIS Owen - 1902 - 13/10/1902 – Age 62 - Penrhyn, Slater Quarry Slate getter, Lord Penrhyn, Carnarvon. A large slab of slate weighing about 3 tons, unexpectedly fell, part of it caught Morris and inflicted terrible injuries which terminated fatally on the 15th.

MORRIS Richard - 1900 - 01/10/1900 – Age 44 - South Duffryn No.1 Collier, Hills Plymouth Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall at face cliff, 4 feet x 2.5 feet x 1.5 feet thick, fell from a smooth slant while he was preparing to stand a prop under it. Six feet seam.

MORRIS Robert - 1906 - 30/07/1906 – Age 23 - Bedlington Hewer, Bedlington Coal Co. Ltd., Northumberland. Deceased, with another hewer, was working in the fore shift in a lift, 13 feet wide in broken workings in the West flat, South district of the Doctor pit, Low Main seam, 5.5 feet thick. They commenced about 4.30 am. to kyrve across the place and about 6 am., when the jud was nearly made, part of it, 7 feet long and 2 feet 2.5 inches wide, fell over; riding over a stay set 2 feet from, the loose wide; deceased was caught by it; he was released in 2 or minutes, but never spoke, afterwards as he was being taken outbye. The coal fell away from a crack, probably caused by a previous shot, end from an ordinary headways cleat. The deputy examined the place before work commenced and afterwards, just as they were about to start work, but little kyrving had then been done. There was an ample supply of timber for sprags or stays, and they showed both want of judgement and disregard for the Special Rule as to spragging, in not having a support set in the 11 feet between the sprag near the loose side and the fast side. The Local Inspector, reported, ‘In our opinion there is no blame attached to anyone, and an unforeseen accident.'

MORRIS MORRIS Shem - 1908 - 01/05/1908 – Age 66 - Moel Faen, Slate Quarry Labourer, WJ Hawkes, Denbigh. Crushed to death by a fall of overburden.

MORRIS Stephen - 1909 - 06/10/1909 – Age 16 - Marine Collier’s Assistant, Ebbw Vale Steel Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. He and his butty (or collier in charge), who was slightly injured, were holing under a lump of coal which was overhanging, and which, apparently, had one sprag set against it, but which was quite insufficient. The lad’s death and the man’s injuries were clearly due to recklessness.

MORRIS T.J. - 1903 - 18/02/1903 – Age 29 - Gurnos Repairer, Gurnos Anthracite Colliery Co., Brecon. Run over by two trams running amain owing to a shackle pin rising on the main slant.

MORRIS Thomas (injured) - 1909 - 27/09/09 - Ely Naval Colliery Co. (1897) Ltd., Glamorgan. Twenty eight men were descending. The reversing gear of the winding engine failed to act. The descending cage sped to the bottom and the ascending cage went upwards into the sheaves (which it broke) and then fell back down the pit onto the full cage. Five men in the upper deck were killed instantaneously. Those in the lower cage escaped with horrific injuries. Two died later in hospital. 7 killed 14 injured.

MORRIS Thomas - 1901 - 01/09/1901 – Age 41 - Niddrie Roadsman, Niddrie and Benhar Coal Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Deceased and others had moved upwards the drum of a carriage incline and were testing the running of the carriage on which the deceased were. The rope came off the drum and fell on the axle and the consequent jerk drew the rope out of the socket or hose next the back balance. The man at the brake was not able to hold the carriage which dashed to the bottom. The props which were usually set to prevent the rope getting off the drum had not been put up. 2 killed.

MORRIS Thomas - 1903 - 03/01/1903 – Age 35 - Pochin Timberman, Tredegar Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. When ripping the top a piece of stone, which he was testing, fell on him.

MORRIS Thomas - 1908 - 28/08/1908 – Age 21 - Aberpergwm Coal cutter, Morgan S Williams, Glamorgan. While working a bar cotter of a coal cutting machine out from underneath the coal, his clothing was caught by the teeth of the bar and both legs were torn off. No bar should be removed from the cut while power is applied to the machine and the bar is revolving.

MORRIS Thomas - 1908 - 28/09/1908 – Age 29 - Cawdor Collier, Garnant Collieries Co. Ltd., Carmarthen. Fall of roof at road while placing on the rails a tram which had been tied up on one side of the roadway, a piece of roof, 11 feet by 2 feet 10 inches by 2 feet 8 inches, fell upon him. An airway was being driven in the coal at this place, and the coal had been worked away from the side of the rippings of the heading. Therefore the roof, which fell, was overhanging and should have been supported. Two officials had visited the place but gave no instructions to set timber under it. Red Vein. Safety lamps.

MORRIS William - 1900 - 26/05/1900 – Age 60 - Hafod Door minder, Ruabon Coal and Coke Co. Ltd., Denbighshire. Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was too late in opening the wooden air door in the main and tail rope haulage road and got crushed by the journeys against the door. At the inquiry it was suggested to have rope or chain for opening the door and that the door should be remove a further distance from the curve.

MORRIS William - 1903 - 12/11/1903 – Age 49 - Bickershaw No.2 Timberman, Ackers Whitley and Co., Leigh, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Whilst engaged repairing the back downbrow two drawers failed to hold a tub of dirt which they were bringing downbrow with two scotches and it fatally injured deceased. He expired on the 16th instance at Wigan Infirmary.

MORRIS William - 1905 - 25/02/1905 – Age 56 - Letty Shenkin Ripper, Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. On road, cliff, 6 feet by 3 feet by 18 inches thick, fell off the side of a heading. Deceased was working a yard off one side, to make enough width for a double parting. He had cut away the ground from under the piece which fell. The piece was unsupported because he intended to take it down. Seven feet seam.

MORRIS William - 1906 - 18/08/1906 – Age 40 - Penycraig Fireman, Penycraig Coal Co., Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp caused by a naked light. 2 killed.

MORRIS William - 1909 - 16/02/1909 – Age 33 - West Stanley, Owners of West Stanley Colliery, Co.Durham. Explosion of gas. 168 killed. 8 Wood Street, Stanley.

MORRIS William G. - 1904 - 28/10/1904 – Age 55 - Coed Ladoc, Slate Quarry Slate getter, Coed Madoc Slate Co. Ltd., Carnarvon. He neglected to use a rope when working on a narrow ledge and fell over. Killed on the spot.

MORRIS William T. - 1908 - 12/12/1908 – Age 22 - Marine Collier, Ebbw Vale Steel Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. Fall of coal from the face as he was lying down under it holing. The rib had been partially cut, which is not desirable before holing is completed. The coal is said to have appeared strong, and there were two sprags set. It is the old story Sprags were set but they were not sufficient if even well set. So long as men and officials are satisfied with the fact that sprags are set against the face, within 6 feet or the maximum distance allowed by the rules, without considering the question from the point of sufficiency in case the unexpected happens, these fatalities will occur. The necessary position for the sprags for securing the place efficiently is too frequently not considered, or is not understood by the men, and not enforced by the officials.

MORRISON David - 1904 - 18/02/1904 – Age 66 - Clyde, Backmuir No.2 Screenman, Wilsons and Clyde Coal Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. When redding up coal, between two waggons at the screens, the shunter brought forward other waggons and he was crushed between the buffers.

MORRISON G. - 1900 - 14/03/1900 – Age 68 - Methley Junction Undermanager, H Briggs Son and Co., Yorkshire. He was found in the sump at the bottom of the upcast shaft into which he had apparently fallen.

MORRISON Henry - 1900 - 23/10/1900 – Age 38 - Portland No.4 Miner, Portland Colliery Co., Ayrshire. Fall of coal owing to the want of sprags.

MORRISON Hugh - 1901 - 08/04/1901 – Age 42 - Daldowie Brusher, Glasgow Coal Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. A spark from his lamp, which was contrary to the regulations, on his cap ignited compressed gunpowder in his case which he had opened.

MORRISON James - 1906 - 14/10/1906 – Age 45 - Wingate Miner, Owners of Wingate Grange Colliery Ltd., Co.Durham. Explosion of coal dust, result of shot firing. 25 killed.

MORROW Robert - 1908 - 13/03/1908 – Age 28 - Rinboy Quarry Quarrier, Irish Granite Quarries Ltd., Donegal, Ireland. Sheer pole broke and leg of crane fell upon them. Erecting crane pole to which blocks were attached broke. Leg being raised was 36 feet long, and had been raised 24 feet.

MORTIMER Isaac - 1907 - 20/11/1907 – Age 24 - Llanbradach Collier, Cardiff Steam Coal Collieries Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof on road cliff 12 feet by 9.5 feet by 22 inches thick, crushed out a newly set pair of timbers, and fell on to deceased. He was cutting room for the arm of another pair of timbers which he intended to stand. Four-feet seam.

MORTIMER James - 1903 - 16/11/1903 – Age 40 - Banknock, Cannerton Miner, Young’s Collieries Ltd., Stirling. Fall of roof at working place.

MORTIMER Thomas - 1903 - 01/09/1903 – Age 32 - Blaenavon Haulier, Blaenavon Co. Ltd., Monmouth. Fall of roof at a parting on the main haulage road, from two slants one on each side of the road, the arms under the collars at this place were changed the night before and probably not being driven tightly up the two pairs of timbers were discharged.

MORTON J.W. - 1905 - 22/09/1905 – Age 22 - Wolleyhills Putter, Woodland Collieries Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. Fall of side stone which overtopped the timber whilst turning away a lift.

MORTON James - 1901 - 09/01/1901 – Age 43 - Tunnel Dataller, Sir Alred Hickman MP, Warwickshire. Fall of side. Deceased was waiting to ascend the shaft and sat down near to a place where the brick arching had been taken out for the purpose of building it when the side rolled off and inflicted fatal injuries. He died the same day. Another man injured.

MORTON John - 1906 - 05/10/1906 – Age 32 - North Motherwell Miner, Merry and Cunninghame Ltd., Lanarkshire. While working at the face on the first date a splinter of coal flew from his pick into deceased’s eye, but he continued to work again six days later the same thing happened causing trouble on the brain from which he died three days later.

MORTON John - 1908 - 11/11/1908 – Age 36 - Oulton, Sandstone Quarry Quarryman, George Armitage and Sons Ltd., Yorkshire. He was loading a box under the face when about four tons of shale loosened by a sharp frost and a subsequent thaw, fell upon him. The place had been frequently examined and no danger was anticipated.

MORTON John - 1909 - 07/05/1909 – Age 50 - Croft, Granite Quarry Quarryman, Croft Granite Brick and Concrete Co. Ltd., Leicestershire. Standing on a ledge of granite when about five cwts. of clay and marl fell from seven feet above and knocked him off the ledge. He fell a distance of 20 feet and was killed instantly.

MORTON Joseph - 1904 - 29/03/1904 – Age 28 - Harrington Loco. Fireman, James Bain and Co., Cumberland. A locomotive was passing at a speed of about 9 miles per hour, three spring-buffered wagons laden with small coal on the railway between two pits. The gradient was 1 in 60 against the load and the road was slightly curved. Deceased was sitting on one of the buffers in front of the first wagon in order to signal to the engineman, if necessary, before crossing two roads. The middle wagon became derailed and was followed by the other two and the locomotive and deceased fell off and was found under the brake gear of the wagon on which he was riding. One of the rails was broken. The rails and sleepers were in fair condition. A heavy rain may have wash away some of the ballast. It was supposed that the wagons may have become locked at the buffers. The siding arrangements did not allow the engine to pull the wagons which would have been safer but was afterwards altered so as to allow this to done.

MORTON Robert - 1902 - 20/06/1902 – Age 41 - Bearpark Brancepeth Chock drawer, Bearpark Coal and Coke Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. They were repairing an old headway when a very large stone fell and killed them both. The fall was caused by slips which could not be seen before it took place. 2 killed.

MORTON Robert - 1908 - 31/07/1908 – Age 14 - Spindlepoint Wagon labeller, Clifton and Kersley Coal Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Crushed between the buffers of a wagon being weighed and four wagons standing 1.5 yards away. The wagon on the machine was bumped forward by five other wagons lowered by two shunters just as deceased was passing between the buffers.

MORTON Robert M. - 1907 - 14/08/1907 – Age 58 - Fordell Manager, Countess of Buckinghamshire, Fife. Deceased, and his under manager had been examining the workings of a seam in the shaft, and on arriving back they signalled to be raised to the surface, when all was in readiness they stepped on to the cage and gave the signal and just then deceased saw that the gate, which was a sibling one, facing the opening was not closed down, and he put out his right foot to press it when the cage was suddenly raised, and losing his balance he fell off the cage into the shaft. The under manager made an attempt to save him, and caught his jacket, but he was unable to hold him.

MORTON Samuel - 1908 - 29/07/1908 – Age 50 - Featherstone Main Collier, South Kirkby Featherstone and Hemsworth Collieries Ltd., Yorkshire. When clearing the holing dirt from under the coal, which had been undercut by a coal cutter, a piece of stone fell out of a pot hole on to his back. Died August 7th.

MORTON Stephen Edward - 1904 - 23/08/1904 – Age 21 - Backworth Deputy, Owners of Backworth Collieries, Northumberland. Explosion of firedamp. Died August 29.

MOSEDALE George William - 1901 - 14/11/1901 – Age 16 - Granville No.1 Horse driver, Granville Colliery Co., Derbyshire. Deceased was found fatally injured and lying under the first full tub of a train of two. He had either been riding, contrary to rule, or the horse had run over him while walking in front.

MOSELEY Harry Palmer - 1907 - 04/02/1907 – Age 36 - Glapwell Loader, Sheepbridge Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Derbyshire. Fall of roof. A large piece of rock, partly in the goaf and partly in the stall, fell and knocked the props out, one of which struck the deceased. He died 6th February.

MOSELEY Herbert - 1904 - 01/07/1904 – Age 35 - Orgreave Shaftman, Rothervale Collieries Ltd., Yorkshire. He was examining the spear rods and pumps in the shaft and got on to a collar to localise a ‘rattle’ which seemed to indicate that a rubber was loose and while he was listening the safety block on the spear rods came down upon him and crushed him. The pumps were working three strokes a minute and he evidently forgot that he was in danger from the descending stop block.

MOSELEY William - 1909 - 26/09/1909 – Age 36 - Orgreave Machineman, Rother Vale Collieries Ltd., Yorkshire. On September 23rd Moseley was working the coalcutting machine and whilst bending over the machine, a small piece of stone fell from the roof. It knocked his head on to the projecting air valve of the machine and fractured his skull.

MOSES Gwillym - 1909 - 22/02/1909 – Age 18 - Gilwen Collier, Gilwen Colliery Co., Glamorgan. Fall of side at face while preparing a place for a prop against a high face of rippings, a stone, 4 feet 8 inches by 2 feet 9 inches, one end, and 1 foot 7 inches the other, by 1 foot 7 inches in thickness, it fell away from pressure breaks formed in the strata, and killed him instantaneously. Strong sprags should have been placed against the ground long before the accident occurred, and the method of working, when entering under high rippings, could be improved upon. Red Vein. Naked lights.

MOSES John - 1909 - 22/01/1909 – Age 54 - Roddymoor Hewer, Pease and Partners Ltd., Co.Durham. Laid off work, 22nd January, 1909 with a beat knee. Died 29th May, 1900, from tuberculosis.

MOSES Lewis - 1904 - 07/05/1904 - 45 - Deep Navigation, North Repairer, Ocean Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. On road cliff, 15 feet by 6 feet by 29 inches thick. Deceased and two other men were enlarging an airway driven through the gob by taking about 4 feet off one side. The roof commenced to work and deceased retreated and stood under a pair of timbers. Unfortunately a lag gave way and he was crushed by the fall. The roof should have been supported by double timbers. Six feet seam.

MOSLEY Arthur - 1906 - 01/09/1906 – Age 40 - Grassmoor Stallman, Grassmoor Co., Derbyshire. Deceased was injured in a shaft accident on 23rd November, 1903, and had only done a few day’s work since that time. He had done no work since November, 1905.

MOSLEY Frank - 1905 - 15/12/1905 – Age 31 - Langtree Collier, Wigan Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made. A stone fell upon him from the roof from just over a prop, at the entrance to his road. There was a crunch, or sudden weighting of the roof which probably accounted for the stone falling.

MOSS Edward Gillard - 1904 - 02/12/1904 – Age 17 - Marehay Dataller, Fords Ltd., Derbyshire. Fall of roof. Withdrawing a prop from a stall waste by knocking it out with a hammer instead of using a ringer and chain as required by the rules of the mine.

MOSS Lewis Albert - 1905 - 14/11/1905 – Age 49 - Harper Hill Limestone Quarry Quarryman, The Buxton Lime Firms Co., Derbyshire. Supposed to have been filling straws in a small cabin in which there was a large fire. He had nearly a half hundredweight of grain gunpowder near him which exploded and fatally injured deceased. Died 16th Nov.

MOSS Richard - 1906 - 25/01/1906 – Age 30 - Parr No.4 Collier, Richard Evans and Co., St Helens, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. He had brought his full tub to the landing, in the haulage brow, when a large fall of roof occurred, knocking out several large bars and burying the deceased. Owing to the great height that it fell, they were unable to recover the body until the following day. After the fall it was found the roof gave way from a large slip, or break, running up on one side of the brow.

MOSS Samuel - 1907 - 24/09/1907 – Age 13 - Woodside Horse driver, Shipley Colliery Co., Derbyshire. Deceased was seen passing through a door with a horse and three full tubs, and twenty yards further on he was found dead between the first tub and the side of the roadway and on the opposite side of the road to where he was last seen. He appeared to have been riding, contrary to rules and fell off.

MOSS William - 1901 - 25/05/1901 – Age 37 - Apedale, Burley Collier, Midland Coal Coke and Iron Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. Fall of roof coal on level in Bullhurst seam, below the drift from which the timber had been drawn. Sufficient timber had not been left to break the fall of the top coal standing in the drift above the level in which it caught deceased. Died 31st May.

MOSSMAN Thomas - 1903 - 02/04/1903 – Age 22 - Langley Park Hewing putter, Consett Iron Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. Crushed between props and a tub when hanging the pony on to it, owing to the pony kicking away.

MOSSOP James - 1909 - 11/11/1909 – Age 33 - Parr No.5 Haulage hand, Richard Evans and Co., St Helens, Lancashire. He got fatally crushed by some empty tubs running back downbrow, through somehow getting unlashed from the endless rope.

MOSSOP John - 1903 - 19/03/1903 – Age 23 - Whitehaven Bricklayers labourer, Whitehaven, Cumberland. Deceased men were labouring for bricklayers on a new haulage and air road that is being formed for working the sea coal. The masons were building side walls a few yards further inbye of the point where the accident happened and where the lime was mixed. The place was 9 feet wide inside the side walls which were carried nearly to the roof, and 10 feet high, there was no timber placed to support the roof, which was thought to be safe. A stone, 10 feet by 8 feet and from 2 to 6 inches thick, dropped from the roof upon them, while they were engaged at the lime, killing them both instantly. An old haulage road still in use ran parallel to the new road at a slightly higher level and within a few feet of it and vibration from the trains of tubs on it may have helped to loosen the stone. 2 killed.

MOTHERSHAW George A. - 1907 - 04/12/1907 – Age 38 - Apedale, Burley Collier, Midland Coal Coke and Iron Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. Deceased and another were enlarging an air course through a 12 foot downthrow fault. No shots were fired, the work being all done with a pick. About 10 cwts. of clay shale came away unexpectedly from an unseen slip and caused internal injuries to which he succumbed 8 hours after.

MOTON James - 1909 - 19/11/1909 – Age 30 - West Riding Labourer, Pope and Pearson Ltd., Yorkshire. He was on a trolley which was standing on a temporary gantry, helping to unload one of the stones for a new engine bed. Whilst doing so he slipped and fell about 21 feet. His spine was fractured and he died the same night.

MOTT Thomas Henry - 1907 - 29/05/1907 – Age 31 - Granville No.2 Stallman, Granville Colliery Co., Derbyshire. Fall of roof. Deceased was working at the coal-face when a quantity of roof fell from between the two rows of timber. It came away from a fault slip which was unseen until the roof fell.

MOTTERAN R. - 1904 - 23/01/1904 – Age 47 - Wath Main Carpenter, Wath Main Colliery Co. Ltd., Yorkshire. He went up a ladder to the top of some screens in the course of construction, in the dark, and was passing across the stage when he fell through a hole on to a coal shoot 16 feet below and was killed on the spot. He should have taken a light hole with him and the hole should have been covered at night, it had been uncovered by some contractors removing a flat so that some blocks could be attached to a girder.

MOUNTFORD James - 1900 - 11/10/1900 – Age 44 - Shelton, Rowhurst Collier, Shelton Iron Steel and Coal Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. Fall of roof at working face in Rowhurst seam. He had drawn two stretcher sprags set against the face and when the coal fell it knocked out a post causing a fall of roof which fractured his skull. Died 13th October.

MOUNTFORD William - 1907 - 12/01/1907 – Age 17 - Shelton Deep Driver, Shelton Iron Steel and Coal Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. Deceased had taken two empty tubs inbye to the foot of a jig where he proposed leaving them. As he was turning the horse, which was accustomed to go further inbye, it suddenly wheeled back and bolted in. Deceased got its head but failing to stop it was knocked down and run over.

MOURNING Stephen - 1900 - 18/10/1900 – Age 59 - Croft, Iron Ore Miner, Lord Leconfield, Cumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. Mouring had just filled a bogie when a mass of ore, about 10 tons weight, suddenly fell from the side and caught him. The working place was about 30 feet high. The sides and roof had been officially examined a few hours previously and were considered strong and sound.

MOUSDALE James - 1906 - 06/08/1906 – Age 30 - Gin Collier, Astley and Tyldesley Collieries Ltd., Lancashire. Whilst lowering a full tub down a brow, by means of a crab-winch, the rope slipped off the drum onto the shaft and broke causing the crab handle to jerk from his hands, the handle struck him on the head, fracturing his skull. No projection or flange to keep the rope on the drum, no pawl to prevent handles reversing. The break consisted of a rope.

MOUSER John - 1904 - 16/08/1904 – Age 27 - Wath Main Trammer, Wath Main Colliery Co. Ltd., Yorkshire. He was filling a tub when a weight bump caused a large slab of coal to burst off at the cleat and caught and so severely injured him that he died two days after. Two sprags were displaced by the fall.

MOVIS G. - 1900 - 28/05/1900 – Age 14 - Wheldale Driver, Wheldale Coal Co., Yorkshire. Found dead underneath tubs, probably fell off when riding.

MOWE William - 1901 - 18/12/1901 – Age 26 - Newdigate Dayman, FA Newdigate MP, Warwickshire. Fall of roof. Deceased and other men were getting debris from the goaf to build a pack when the roof fell breaking the bars and killing deceased.

MOXLEY Thomas - 1903 - 10/11/1903 – Age 27 - Tillery Collier, Powells Tillery Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. He was killed by a large fall of roof in his working place, the distance between the timber at this place being very great considering the nature of the roof and considerable negligence appears to have been shown by deceased and the fireman who visited the place shortly before.

MOYE J. - 1908 - 06/04/1908 – Age 61 - Bolton Woods Quarry Labourer, Kershaw Balmforth and Arundels, Yorkshire. An empty box became detached from the hook when it was being lowered into the Quarry, and bouncing off the side, struck Moye and killed him.

MOYLE Nicholas F. - 1905 - 19/07/1905 – Age 57 - East Hetton Hewer, Walter Scott Ltd., Co.Durham. Seized with apoplexy in the mine on 14th instant. Died on the 19th from natural causes.

MOYSE James - 1904 - 11/08/1904 – Age 65 - Govan No.5 Waggoner, William Dixon Ltd., Lanarkshire. When drawing forward waggons to the pit he was met by the loco. on the adjoining line of rails. The horse took fright sprang in front of the engine and both man and horse were killed.

MUIR David - 1900 - 21/02/1900 – Age 56 - Hill of Beath, Fife. Fall of stone.

MUIR George - 1906 - 26/05/1906 – Age 23 - Bog Nos. 1&2 Miner, Hamilton McCulloch and Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Overcome by the fumes of an underground fire. 2 killed.

MUIR James - 1900 - 29/12/1900 – Age 22 - Bent Haulageman, Bent Colliery Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Deceased coupled together two wagons while they were moving and in coming from between them he appears to have stumbled and was run over.

MUIR James - 1902 - 04/08/1902 – Age 32 - Morningside Haulage runner, Unites Collieries Ltd., Lanarkshire. The engine for the dook haulage is situated on the surface and a rope is led down the shaft in wooden rhones. While the rake was descending the rope burst through the rhones into the shaft, just as the cage was ascending and the cage caught the rope and forced it upwards. At that moment the deceased was pushing behind the rake at a flat part of the roadway and the sudden raising of the rake pulled the tubs back and caused them to run over him.

MUIR James - 1902 - 15/08/1902 – Age 20 - Skellton No.3 Miner, United Collieries Ltd., Lanarkshire. Gas which was known to be given off accumulated at the brushing face and was ignited by a naked light. Apparently one of the deceased had taken down a screen and this prevented the air current from playing upon the feeder. 2 killed.

MUIR John * - 1900 - 05/12/1900 – Age 22 – Glencraig, Fife. Fall of roof.

MUIR Robert - 1906 - 08/10/1906 – Age 32 - Bridgeness Brusher, Bridgeness Coal Co., Linlithgow. Deceased was engaged cutting a roadway through a waste and was about to stamp a hole in the brushing for a shot when the roof fell. The stone fell away by a lype in front and a waste break on the side, a stay was placed against it and a prop under it, but both were thrown out when it fell.

MUIR Robert - 1906 - 29/08/1906 – Age 33 - Cowdenbeath No.10 Miner, Fife Coal Co. Ltd., Fife. Deceased drove a narrow place through on the waste to ascertain the thickness of coal and also to obtain from the waste material for which to build the places, and while engaged afterwards near the entrance to the opening the roof fell right along the narrow place and he was killed instantaneously.

MUIR Robert - 1908 - 10/01/1908 – Age 62  - Neilsland No.2 Sinker, John Watson Ltd., Lanarkshire. While working on a hanging scaffold suspended by the winding rope, in stepping back he tripped over a bunton and fell 100 feet into 7 feet of water and was fatally injured.

MUIRHEAD George - 1900 - 23/02/1900 – Age 39 - Craignair (granite Quarry) Quarryman, DH and J Newall, Kirkcudbright When pinching down a stone another loose stone was set in motion down the slope. He jumped down to escape but fell and the stone fell upon him.

MUIRHEAD James - 1908 - 02/12/1908 – Age 46 - Sheildmains No.7 Bottomer, AG Moore and Co., Ayrshire. He opened the gate at a mid. working while the cage was at the surface, pushed a full hutch into the open shaft, and fell after it.

MUIRHEAD John - 1906 - 23/09/1906 – Age 13 - D’Arcy Lime Works Schoolboy, Lothian Coal Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. This boy and some companions were amusing themselves on a Sunday by running tubs on the haulage way between the mine and kilns, the tub ran away with them and leaving the rails they were thrown out and deceased alighted on his head.

MULCAHY Patrick - 1901 - 07/10/1901 – Age 29 - Cwm Cynon Haulier, Nixons Navigation Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Deceased was riding on the gun when his horse bolted and pulled the tram against another and crushed him so severely that he died in few days. There was ample room for him to have jumped off the gun.

MULHERN John - 1901 - 01/04/1901 – Age 45 - Sandbach Sinker, Smith and Pointon, Staffordshire. Explosion of firedamp in upcast shaft by a naked light. 2 killed.

MULLAN John - 1905 - 02/11/1905 – Age 45 - Bedlay No.1 Sinker, William Baird and Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. When working with a pick to recover a charge of gelignite, which had missed fire, he exploded the detonator and primer.

MULLAN Michael - 1907 - 23/07/1907 – Age 35 - Greenfield No.7 Fireman, Greenfield Coal and Brick Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp while making his inspection. It was evidently caused by a naked light which he was carrying.

MULLEN Charles - 1909 - 14/01/1909 – Age 15 - Felling Screen boy, John Bowes and Partners Ltd., Co.Durham. Caught by tumbler of screen belt.

MULLEN Henry - 1903 - 09/12/1903 – Age 18 - Victoria Dirt shifter, Victoria Colliery Co.,  Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. When deceased had removed, from under the holing, a piece fell off the face, capping the two sprags and injuring his spine. He succumbed to the injuries received Dec. 1st. 1904.

MULLEN John - 1902 - 22/05/1902 – Age 40 - Little Raith Miner, Lochgelly Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Fife. Deceased and some other workmen were proceeding outbye along an endless haulage road after their shift was finished when some loaded tubs left the rope, on a steep part of the roadway, and overtook deceased. He was caught and dragged a distance of 40 feet.

MULLEN Luke - 1905 - 20/12/1905 – Age 24 Gin Drawer Astley and Tyldesley Collieries Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of coal from face, it came over sprags from a back, ought to have been taken down.

MULLER Franz - 1901 - 24/05/1901 - Universal Repairer, Universal Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. This explosion was specially reported upon by W Galloway Cd 947. 81 killed.

MULLETT John - 1908 - 23/12/1908 – Age 31 - Cakemore Pikeman, HS Pitt and Co., Worcestershire. Killed by underground fire. 3 killed.

MULLETT Joseph - 1908 - 23/12/1908 – Age 32 - Cakemore Pikeman, HS Pitt and Co., Worcestershire. Killed by underground fire. 3 killed.

MULLIGAN Bernard - 1906 - 28/12/1906 – Age 25 - Blantyre No.1 Brusher, William Dixon Ltd., Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at brushing face while putting in a building.

MULLIGAN Patrick - 1908 - 18/08/1908 – Age 43 - Maypole Contractor, Moss Hall Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Explosion of firedamp and coal dust. 75 killed.

MULLIGAN William - 1909 - 26/06/1909 – Age 17 - Garthamlock No.6 Drawer, Steel Company of Scotland Ltd., Lanarkshire. Apparently while illegally drawing in front of a hutch he got run over by it.

MULLINEUX James - 1907 - 04/10/1907 – Age 42 - Foggs Collier, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. The men were ascending one end of the cage when it got in the path of the descending cage at one corner, the collision caused the rope of the ascending cage to draw from the capping setting free the cage, Owen's Safety Catches did not hold, the cage, with the ten men fell to the bottom and crashed through wooden beams into the water in the dib hole, the cage wedged itself against the shaft side, a few yards below the surface of the water. The conductors of wood, 5 inches square at each end of the cage, the horse trees or bearers were 5 inches square and 15 feet apart at the pitchpine. All the shoes of the ascending cage were found to be intact in proper position after the accident. The cause of the accident was primarily, a wood conductor which broke setting free the cage, the clearance between the cages at the meetings was 3.5 inches, the overlap was proved to have been 3.25 inches at the corner diminishing to nothing at 2 feet 9 inches from the corner, length of cage 6 feet 3.5 inches. A secondary cause was the weakness of the rope capping which was one of the ordinary hooped ones. 10 killed.