PARTON Thomas - 1904 - 12/02/1904 – Age 39 - Shelton Deep Collier, Shelton Iron Steel and Coal Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. Sudden outburst of coal and gas in a thirling in Cockshead seam. 2 killed.

PASCOE Phil (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.

PASCOE William H. - 1904 - 21/04/1904 – Age 30 - Murton Deputy, South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. When along with another putter, illegally filling coal off the side of a place, a large fall of timber occurred between the timber and the coal side and killed him.

PASKIN Alfred - 1909 - 22/10/1909 – Age 59 - Birchenwood Pulley oiler, Birchenwood Colliery Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. Killed by machinery.

PASSMORE Charles - 1904 - 17/11/1904 – Age 39 - Castle Fireman, Crawshay Bros. Cyfartha Ltd., Glamorgan. On road rock, 7 feet by 5.5 feet by 13 inches thick. Deceased had taken out a pair of timbers because the collar was bent and cracked. Three trams of rubbish fell which they cleared away. The place was examined and considered safe but when deceased were passing out to assist a rider to put a tram on the rails a fall occurred about nine feet from where the timber had been removed, which crushed out a pair of timbers and buried deceased. This accident occurred on a parting that had been made many years ago, and was a long distance from the coal working so it is difficult to understand what caused the roof to become uneasy. 2 killed.

PASSMORE Phillip - 1901 - 08/11/1901 – Age 24 - Bryn Slant Timberman, Bryn Navigation Colliery Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof on road main level in 6 feet seam, while clearing a fall and securing the roof above another fall took place and caught deceased while attempting to escape. Two V-pairs of timbers were broken down by the fall which was one of 30 to 40 tons.

PASSMORE Robert - 1908 - 10/11/1908 – Age 38 - Burnmoor Hewer, Lambton Collieries Ltd., Co.Durham. Drowned by an irruption of water at a hitch.

PATE Arthur - 1907 - 12/11/1907 – Age 19 - Preston Pony putter, UA Ritson and Sons Ltd., Northumberland. Died November 16. The Yard seam is worked longwall, only the lower 8 feet is worked along the face. It is overlaid by 11 inches of sagre clay above which is more coal, some of which is got in the gateway canches. The seam is worked by kyrving in the 11 inches of sagre and then shooting up the coal with gunpowder by flank holes drilled about its centre. Two hewers working in a gateway had prepared two shots about 4 feet apart which were fired for them by the deputy, one directly after the other, about 1 pm. Some coal was dislodged by the shots and some was worked off by the pick leaving a portion of the sagre, about three feet along the face and about 24 feet deep, projecting; they tried to get it down and one of them broke his pick shaft in the attempt but they were not successful and left it, considering it safe. About 2.40 pm. deceased came to the face with his pony and hanging it on to the tub went nearer the face to be ready to help the pony to start the tub. One of the bowers was then completing the filling of the tub and the other was engaged at the face. Deceased passed between them and was turning round at the face when the projecting sagre fell on him and fractured his skull. After the fall a slip was observed at one end of the stone which, with a good parting above, had helped to free it. A Local Inspector examined the place after the accident but made no report. He stated, however at the inquest that he thought it was quite accidental.

PATENT J. - 1903 - 01/07/1903 – Age 57 - Pendlebury Sinker, Pendlebury Colliery Co., Staffordshire. Whilst reaching some flannels from the top of a vertical boiler standing on a short ladder the ladder overbalanced and he fell backward to the ground from the top of the engine and boiler pillar, a height of 12 feet. He injured his spine and died on 10th July.

PATERSON Alexander - 1905 - 04/09/1905 – Age 27 - Orbiston No.3 Waggon shifter, Summerlee & Mossend Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. When crossing the rails in front of waggons, which he was shifting, his foot got caught in a crossing and he was run over before he could extricate himself.

PATERSON Alexander - 1907 - 09/03/1907 – Age 56 - Ross No.1 Overman, Thomas Barrs Trust, Lanarkshire. When walking out to the pit bottom he struck his head against a crown and cut it. Blood-poisoning set in and he died on 26th March.

PATERSON Andrew - 1901 - 26/08/1901 – Age 40 - Donibristle Ostler, Donibristle Colliery Co., Fife. Inflow of moss, 9 killed.

PATERSON David - 1908 - 02/07/1907 – Age 28 - Dysart Miner, Earl of Rosslyns Collieries Ltd., Fife. Deceased worked in the Dysart Main Coal, which is a very thick seam, and while boring a hole for a shot some overhanging top coal fell upon him, injuring his spine. He died from his injuries 11 months after.

PATERSON James - 1900 - 06/03/1900 – Age 75 - Jellieston No.2 Pony driver, Dalmellington Iron Co. Ltd., Ayrshire. He fell off a race of hutches on a horse road and was ran over.

PATERSON James - 1909 - 03/09/1909 – Age 59 - Queenslie No.2 Miner, Steel Company of Scotland Ltd., Lanarkshire. Ignition of gas at a hitch in his working place.

PATERSON John - 1905 - 10/07/1905 – Age 16 - Clyde, Wellhall Labourer, Wilsons and Clyde Coal Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. While on the cage adjusting an empty hutch the engineman lowered the cage and he got crushed. The cage was lowered without the prescribed signal from the pithead having been given.

PATERSON Malcolm - 1903 - 26/12/1903 – Age 48 - Gateside No.1 Miner, Flemington Coal Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Fall of coal and fireclay from working face.

PATERSON Samuel – 1903 – 03/04/1903 – Age 49 – Shieldmains Foreman, AG More and Co., Ayrshire. When lifting a derailed hutch on a gangway with his hands on the railing the railing gave way and he fell over the gangway.

PATERSON Thomas – 1900 – 24/07/1900 – Age 27 – Kelty Labourer, Fife Coal Co. Ltd., Fife. Deceased's duty was to place empty hutches on the cages at the surface. A balance rope below the cage is in use. As one of the cages containing empty hutches was leaving the surface some empty hutches were being placed in position for putting on the same cage in its next descent. These hutches ran too far and deceased attempted to hold them back by placing his back against them but they overcame him and forced him into the descending cage followed by one of the hutches which jammed the cage and prevented its descent. The engineman had put on full steam to raise the loaded cage from the bottom and the strain was communicated by the balance rope to the bottom of the cage at the surface and it was pulled down overcoming the resistance offered by the hutch and eventually fell with a jerk breaking the chain next the rope and the cage and deceased fell to the bottom.

PATERSON William – 1903 – 10/02/1903 – Age 38 – Earnock No.1 Fireman, John Watson Ltd., Lanarkshire. Post to which the pulley at the top of the incline was fixed gave way and let off two full hutches. The chain attached to the hutches knocked out a prop and this let the roof fall on him.

PATERSON William – 1906 – 25/01/1906 – Age 52 – Dalbeath Miner, Fife Coal Co. Ltd., Fife. Deceased was taking coal off the face when the roof collapsed and he was killed instantaneously. The place was approaching an old working and the roof was troubled with ‘waste’ breaks.

PATILLA or DYER TILLER Diocletian – 1908 – 24/08/1908 – Age 58 – Highfield Onsetter, T Pearson and Co., Derbyshire. Crushed by the descending empty cage while lowering a full tub down an inclined roadway towards the pit bottom, and walking in front of it.

PATON Hugh – 1908 – 16/03/1908 – Age 56 – Kinniel Waggon repairer, Kinniel Cannel and Coking Coal Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. Deceased was going under a waggon to make some repairs in the repair siding, and just then the loco pushed a waggon into the siding causing the other waggon to move which ran over him. No one saw him pass under the waggon although the shunter was walking close by the train on the opposite side from where deceased entered.

PATON Matthew – 1902 – 12/06/1902 – Age 22 – Afton Engineman, Lanemark Coal Co. Ltd., Ayrshire. While ascending the shaft alone he fell out of the cage in some unexplained manner.

PATON Robert – 1908 – 03/11/1908 – Age 19 – Cowdenbeath Bencher, Fife Coal Co. Ltd., Fife. Deceased was a bencher at the bottom of a short incline running single tubs. While a rake was running a link of the chain gave way and both tubs ran back, just then deceased was crossing when he was caught by the tubs and killed. He had been warned against the practice of crossing the bench while tubs were running the day previous. Notices warning persons not to cross incline foot while tubs are running are posted at all the inclines.

PATON Thomas – 1903 – 19/03/1903 – Age 65 – Fallahill, Sandstone Quarry Labourer, Turners Ltd., Linlithgow. Deceased was filling a box with debris at the bottom of the Quarry when a fall took place from the tirring above and he was completely buried beneath it. The fall seemed to have been brought about by water percolating at the back, which caused the tirring to slip.

PATON William – 1905 – 16/06/1905 – Age 59 – Gauchalland No.4 Miner, Gauchalland Coal Co., Ayrshire. Fall of stone (falling) from the working face. Apparently he failed to examine it after a shot was fired.

PATON William - 1906 - 06/09/1906 – Age 16 - Blantyre No.4 Miner, William Dixon Ltd., Lanarkshire. Fall of roof in working place.

PATRICK Charles Wheately - 1907 - 05/11/1907 – Age 57 - Featherstone Main Collier, South Kirkby Featherstone and Hemsworth Collieries Ltd., Yorkshire. In travelling to the shaft at the end of his shift he was passing down an endless rope self-acting incline on which the rope had been stopped when some ponies, passing between the tub, caused the clip of one of the sets of tubs to be liberated from the rope, owing to the stretcher of their tail chains catching it and two full tubs ran down the road. He stepped into the full road and the tubs caught and fatally crushed him between them and the next set of full tubs on the rope. The drivers of the ponies should have been leading them but were not doing so.

PATRICK Henry - 1909 - 06/12/1909 – Age 54 - Pioneer, Sandstone Quarry Manager, Turners Pioneer Quarry, Yorkshire. In trying to land a box lowered on to a ledge by a crane, he was caught by a hook; and pulled off the ledge. He fell to the bottom of the Quarry and was so seriously injured that he died on 9th December.

PATRICK James - 1900 - 13/09/1900 – Age 25 - Tannochside No.2 Miner, Archibald Russell, Lanarkshire. A blind pit was being put up from the lower seam to his working place. He was warned to retire while a shot of gelignite was about to be fired in the blind pit but he returned before it went off. The shot blew through the intervening strata and struck him.

PATRICK John - 1902 - 31/07/1902 – Age 6 - Watery Lane Quarry, Male child, John Bond, Warwick. He was playing with other children near the Quarry and fell into the Quarry, a distance of 50 feet and was killed.

PATRICK William - 1902 - 10/05/1902 – Age 28 - Eddlewood No. 3 Labourer, John Watson Ltd., Lanarkshire. Whilst leaning on a gangway railing it gave way and he fell to the ground a distance of 20 feet.

PATTERSON George - 1901 - 10/03/1901 – Age 13 - Ashington Token boy, Ashington Coal Co. Ltd., Northumberland. Inspection made. The deceased stepped into a tippler, it is supposed to reach a token which was lying on the screens. His weight caused the tippler to overturn and strike him on the head.

PATTERSON James - 1905 - 16/07/1905 – Age 53 - Butterknowle, Diamond Screenman, Butterknowle Colliery Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. Found dead. Natural causes.

PATTERSON John - 1900 - 23/03/1900 – Age 22 - Redheugh Stoneman, Owners of Redheugh Colliery, Co.Durham. Inspection made and inquest attended. A gunpowder shot fired by means of a squib was lighted in a top caunch but as it appeared to hang fire the men returned to the shot leaving their lamps behind them. Just as they reached the spot the charge exploded killing Young on the spot and inflicting injuries on Patterson from which he afterwards succumbed. 2 killed.

PATTERSON John - 1909 - 24/03/1909 – Age 54 - Watergate Hewer, Flimby and Broughton Moor Coal and Firebrick Co. Ltd., Cumberland. Coal from his pick struck his knuckle and blood poisoning supervened.

PATTERSON John James - 1909 - 25/01/1909 – Age 33 - Orritor, Whinstone Quarry Quarrier, Tyrone CC Co., Tyrone, Ireland. Charging the hole with frozen gelignite. The hole was 12 feet deep; he had pushed down four cartridges, the fifth stuck in the hole a foot from the other. A wood rammer, 12 feet long, weighing 2.5 lbs., was used and pressed against the cartridge when it exploded together with the others. He had a warming pan but did not use it.

PATTERSON John Thomas - 1909 - 29/06/1909 – Age 25 - Harton Deputy, Harton Coal Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. Fall of roof stone at working face.

PATTERSON Joseph - 1906 - 28/07/1906 – Age 44 - Louisa Labourer, South Moor Colliery Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. Found dead in a field where he had gone from his work.

PATTERSON Ralph Alexander - 1903 - 18/03/1903 – Age 68 - Washington Shifter, Washington Coal Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. A place was to be turned away out of a landing on an engine plane in the Main Coal seam and deceased and another shifter, who was injured, were engaged placing a running balk under the ends of four balks extending across the road and supporting the roof so that the roof under these balks could be removed to get access to the side. The four baulks had been middle propped and the running balk put under their ends in a temporary manner and they were preparing to put in a permanent prop at one end of it when the roof collapsed. The stone is short blue metal. The Local Inspector reported that deceased 'was accidentally killed by a fall of stone which was a pure accident.'.

PATTERSON T. - 1901 - 12/07/1901 – Age 35 - High Hazels Dataller, Waverley Colliery Co., Yorkshire. Died 13th July. Fatally injured by fall of roof in a gateroad when setting a girder.

PATTERSON Thomas - 1904 - 28/03/1904 – Age 7 - Ashington Infant, Ashington Coal Co. Ltd., Northumberland. The colliery company have laid lines of tramways along the rows of collier houses and coal for them is led along them the workmen’s use in small wagons. As the boy accompanied by his mother was walking along a main street four wagons laden with coal were being drawn by a horse in charge of a driver along a tramway in a back street crossing the main street at right angles and deceased was run over by them.

PATTERSON Thomas - 1907 - 13/08/1907 – Age 51 - North Wallbottle Stoneman, North Wallbottle Coal Co. Ltd., Northumberland. Deceased and his mate were taking down stone and making a permanent road 9 feet wide and 7 feet high in a waggonway place in pillar workings in the East district of the Engine or Beaumont seam. Planks with props at each end were put in every 4 feet. A shot had been fired and the stone dressed down, and while deceased held up a plank his mate was putting in a middle prop when a stone weighing 2.5 tons fell from the roof, relieved by a slip at one end, a jack at the side and a good parting above, killing deceased and pinning his mate against a prop. The chargeman had visited them and examined the place both before and after the shot was fired. There was plenty of loose timber close at hand The Local Inspectors reported, ‘In our judgement it was a pure accident and could not be avoided.'

PATTERSON William - 1902 - 12/06/1902 – Age 23 - Teams, Clay Quarry Labourer, Standard Brick Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. While deceased was undercutting the face a fall of clay took place and completely buried him, he was released in a few minutes and was conscious but died three hours afterwards. The weather had been wet and this was supposed to have loosened the clay that fell.

PATTINSON Matthew - 1909 - 16/02/09 – Age 39 - West Stanley, Owners of West Stanley Colliery, Co.Durham. Explosion of gas. 168 killed. 10 Ramsey St.

PATTINSON or PADDISON Thomas - 1904 - 18/10/1904 – Age 21 - Eldon Putter, Pease and Partners Ltd., Co.Durham. Bringing three full tubs out when one got off the way. The coal filler, thinking he had been a long time out of the place went out to seek him and found him laid between the side and tub with his hand on the coal cutting electric cable, dead. Buried in South Church Cemetery.

PATTISON George - 1906 - 21/11/1906 – Age 60 - Shildon Lodge Hewer, Bolckow, Vaughan & Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. When kirving, a piece of stone fell from a joint over the coal and broke his shin bone. Inflammation of the lungs set in, and he died on December 11th.

PATTISON Henry - 1906 - 11/04/1906 – Age 35 - Garswood Hall No.7 Collier, Garswood Hall Collieries Co., Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. He went to assist the drawers to lift a tub on the rails, when the tub caught against a prop, which caused the top coal and icy to cap the props, and bars, and deceased was found under the fall. Cause, prop set too near the rail.

PATTISON James - 1903 - 14/09/1903 – Age 19 - Lee Collier, Executors of Thomas Leach,  Lancashire. Fall of roof in face of working place, the timbering distance not complied with, and deceased had been ordered by the manager to cease working at the face, fall came from a break. (Good roof).

PATTISON William - 1907 - 05/09/1907 – Age 14 - Adelaide Stone picker, West Durham Wallsend Coal Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. Caught by a truck, which was being pushed up the sidings, and fatally injured.

PATTON William - 1905 - 02/03/1905 – Age 18 - Wearmouth Driver, Wearmouth Coal Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. During the course of improving and enlarging the roads, at the bottom of the ‘A’ Pit, a road 30 feet wide and 22 feet high was being arched with brick and two wood centres of 15 feet radius were in position placed 4 feet 9 inches apart, the undersides or chord's which were 5 inches clear of the tube passing underneath. These centres had been in position for some time and deceased had often driven under them, he was going inbye with four empty tubs and was seen to get on to the limbers. When six yards from the nearest centre and when the pony started he appears to have raised his head and was caught by one of the centres. His cap was found in the first tub. The road is nearly level and was partially lighted by stationary lights at the pit bottom and in addition he had a lamp. As a precaution to prevent the recurrence of such an accident the lower parts of the centres were afterwards whitewashed. The Local Inspectors in their report, after describing the place, concluded ‘we came to the conclusion that it was a pure accident.'

PAUL Henry - 1907 - 18/04/1907 – Age 39 - Backworth Stoneman, Owners of Backworth Collieries, Northumberland. Deceased, an experienced stoneman, was directed by the chargeman to take down some bad stone he had observed in a longwall gateway, about 14 yards from the face in the Preston way of the Bensham seam of the Algernon Pit. Having procured a pinch he commenced to pinch the stone down when a slab 4 feet by 3 feet, and from 1 to 8 inches thick, fell upon him. A man working 15 yards away heard the fall, and calling and getting no answer went forward and with others help released him, but he died in about 10 minutes. It is supposed he had tried to pinch the stone down from the out-bye end, as there were pinch marks to be seen here and had failed to bring it down, and had then moved nearer the face to apply the pinch at another point, when the stone fell. The stone did not fall from any marked slip but there were a number of irregular joints. No timber was under it. Deceased appears to have shown some want of judgement. He should have put in a temporary support under stone he had failed in pinch down before working under it. He could have got a prop or two at the flat, which was near. The Local Inspectors reported, ‘According to our opinion there is no fault attached to anyone.'

PAUL Herbert Norris - 1906 - 13/06/1906 – Age 22 - Bradford Waggoner, Bradford Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Along with another waggoner he pushed a full tub into the sump of the shaft, both had their heads down below the top of the tub assumed that the cage was in position to receive the tub without looking; the cage was 4 feet above the proper plane. Fortunately one of the two fell on to a bearer and was saved. New shaft, preparatory work in stone for permanent winding.

PAULL Abel - 1907 - 26/06/1907 – Age 45 - Ystumtuen (metalliferous) Miner, Rheidol Mining Co. Ltd., Cardigan. Deceased was shovelling ore through a crosscut to an ore pass on the south branch of the lode, when a piece of iron pyrites, 3.5 feet by 3.5 feet by 16 inches thick, fell from the hanging wall, killed deceased and slightly injured his mate. It was unsupported.

PAWSON Arthur - 1908 - 06/02/1908 – Age 23 - Waterloo Main Miner, Brooks and Pickup, Yorkshire. A fall of clod occurred at a slip which could not be seen before the stone fell and fractured his spine. Died Oct. 25th.

PAWSON James - 1908 - 25/08/1908 – Age 43 - Lofthouse Collier, Lofthouse Colliery Ltd., Yorkshire. When working at the face a stone fell from between two slips which converged over the coal and killed him. One of the slips was visible before the fall occurred and two props had therefore, been set under the stone to support it mid at the time of the accident bottom coal was being cut to make room for props to be set under a bar.

PAXTON Archibald - 1901 - 11/02/1901 – Age 47 - Littletown Horsekeeper, Lambton Collieries Ltd., Co.Durham. Died in stables on surface from natural causes.

PAXTON Thomas - 1900 - 25/09/1900 – Age 24 - Newbattle Dookfooter, Lothian Coal Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. A rake of empty tubs descending the dook left the rails and those in front upended against the roof. When the rake was drawn up the front tub uncoupled and falling into position on the rails descended the dook at high speed and at a bench, 80 yard down, it crashed into some tubs there on one of which deceased sat and fatally injured him.

PAYNE Albert - 1903 - 05/03/1903 – Age 32 - South Wales Collier, Lancaster Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. When getting back to avoid a small fall of coal he struck his spine against a knot in a prop which was set to support the roof and caused injuries from which he died.

PAYNE Dominick - 1902 - 01/03/1902 - Bothwell Castle No. 10 Boiler fireman, William Baird and Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. He was found dead at the bottom of a retaining wall over which he appeared to have fall over whilst intoxicated.

PAYNE James - 1909 - 16/02/09 – Age 32 - West Stanley, Owners of West Stanley Colliery, Co.Durham. Explosion of gas. 168 killed. 19 Chester Rd.

PAYNE John - 1902 - 10/11/1902 – Age 24 - West Riding Labourer, Pope and Pearson Ltd., Yorkshire. He was closing a wagon door when he was fatally crushed by two other wagons moving upon him.

PAYNE John - 1909 - 21/10/1909 – Age 40 - Morfa Collier, Vivian and Sons, Glamorgan. A piece of 3/8 of an inch chain was used as a coupling between the second and third trams of a set of four in the "'journey" in place of the ordinary coupling, and on the trams being hauled up a gradient of 290 by an engine, the chain gave way at a knot made in it. The trams ran wild, and injured Payne who was acting as hitcher that day. He died from his injuries in three hours after he reached home.

PAYNE Samuel - 1905 - 19/05/1905 – Age 53 - Coed-y-moeth Collier, Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. He was making room for a post to support a piece of roof over the roadway when another post, already set under the same piece, was discharged and the roof fell, burying him beneath it.

PAYNE Thomas - 1905 - 20/08/1905 – Age 34 - Mardy No.3 Asst. hitcher, Lockets Merthyr Collieries (1894) Ltd., Glamorgan. Deceased was severely injured by the cage descending on him. There were three other men at the shaft bottom at the time but neither could or would, say how deceased got onto the sump planks. I expect he was crossing through the shaft.

PAYNTER Thomas - 1901 - 13/05/1901  – Age 65 - Ferndale No.7 Shackler, D Davis and Sons Ltd., Glamorgan. As he was following up a journey on a gradient of 4.75 inches per yard a shackle pin broke and nine full trams ran back on to him.

PEACE W.J. - 1900 - 11/11/1900  – Age 36 - Cambrian Navigation Mechanic, Cambrian Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan. Bursting of a steam pipe in winding engine house. 4 killed.

PEACE William Ecoch - 1909 - 21/09/1909 – Age 25 - Swadlincote Stallman, Halls Collieries Ltd., Derbyshire. The men were preparing to leave work for the day, and deceased was collecting the tools used at the far end of the stall at the side of an airway, when a bump came over the place, breaking one prop, pushing out two others, and two tons of the roof fell and killed deceased.

PEACOCK George - 1901 - 01/09/1901 – Age 48 - 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.

PEADON Isaac - 1904 - 01/04/1904 – Age 58 - Sedling (metalliferous) Miner, Weardale Lead Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. Died from injuries received by a fall from the roof on 16th December last.

PEAKE C.E. – 1905 – 11/09/1905 – Age 32 – Upper Cymmer Collier Insoles Ltd., Glamorgan. At face, cliff, 14 feet by 4 feet by 3 feet thick a fall occurred as deceased was cutting coal. It was quite unsupported. There ought to have been three props under it. Hafod Seam.

PEAKE George Edward – 1904 – 17/11/1904 – Age 20 – Ashton Moss Filler, New Moss Colliery Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of coal from working face from pronounced slip, the collier had tried to get it down then he left it unspragged. Coal overhung ten inches. Collier prosecuted and fined full penalty for breach of rules.

PEAKE Richard – 1902 – 22/01/1902 – Age 34 – Black Park Filler, Black Park Colliery Co., Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. His partner was barring coal down off the face which knocked out some props supporting the roof and the deceased was fatally injured. It was said he was cautioned to keep back from the face.

PEAKER Oswald – 1909 – 03/03/1909 – Age 38 – Ingham’s Thornhill Labourer, Ingham’s Thornhill Colliery Ltd., Yorkshire. These men were engaged with others, removing debris with the portable steam crane. The crane was standing on rails laid on newly made ground and whilst it was in the act of lifting with the grab, it suddenly canted over on to its side. The two men were fatally crushed and scalded. The crane should have been anchored. 2 killed.

PEARCE C.R. – 1909 – 22/07/1909 – Age 14 – Cadeby Main Clipper, Denaby and Cadeby Main Collieries Ltd., Yorkshire. He fell when stepping aside to avoid a train of 32 full tubs which were being lowered by gravity at the bottom of an incline. He was run over and killed.

PEARCE Edmund – 1908 – 21/03/1908 – Age 66 – Maesteg Deep Ostler, Norths Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Glamorgan. While riding down the main slant, on the fourth carriage, the first three left the rails, and deceased was severely shaken against a hand rail running the length of the carriage and broke a rib. He died 5th June as a result of the injury.

PEARCE Edward – 1909 – 25/01/1909 – Age 41 – Bloomdale, China Clay Quarry Labourer, Bloomdale China Clay Co., Cornwall. A fall of ground, due to frost, from above where he was working rebounded and struck his left side. Trouble with the left lung supervened and he died on the 9th February from heart failure.

PEARCE Fred - 1901 - 08/01/1901 – Age 17 - Ffaldu Shakler, Ffaldu Collieries Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. The pin of the hauling engine at the pit top broke and the rope ran down the pit and when it ceased it left a loop of slack at the top. While he was assisting the smith to clam the rope it started to run again caught his leg against the clam and cut it off. Died 26th January.

PEARCE Owen – 1908 – 09/07/1908 – Age 17 – Merthyr Vale No.1 Shackler, Nixons Navigation Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Deceased was, with other men, illegally riding on the shackles of the last journey along the Jubilee engine-plane, when, owing probably to two men in addition to the rider jumping on to the chain at the tail end of the journey, the ‘spring dog’ or safety shackle, connecting the tail rope with the barhook at the back of the journey, opened, with the result that it ran wild down a gradient of 1 in 12, and deceased, falling between the trams, was run over by several and totally injured. The road was in excellent condition, and well provided with manholes, and the spring-dog, as it is called, could not possibly have opened of its own accord. The cotter must have been kicked out, and the big link forced back by the feet of one of the men who were riding on the chain. It was very difficult to get and direct evidence that deceased was on the journey, but it is known indirectly that he was.

PEARCE Thomas – 1900 – 30/04/1900 – Age 17 – Monks Park (metalliferous) Shackling man, Yockney and Co., Wiltshire. When assisting at a travelling crane the handle drew him forward and resulted in his rupturing himself. He died from the effects on the 12th May.

PEARCE W. – 1902 – 09/04/1902 – Age 38 – Gresborough Collier, Gresborough Coal Co., Yorkshire. A large piece of coal burst over the sprags and killed Pearce who was holing. Cause a slip and too short sprags.

PEARCE Walter – 1904 – 09/12/1904 – Age 32 – Newbattle Pit bottomer, Lothian Coal Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Deceased stepped forward to the cage to adjust some of the tubs when a piece of parrot coal, weighing 12 lbs, struck the cage cover and rebounding off it came with terrific force on his head. The coal came off a tub which had reached the surface and fell a distance of 1650 feet.

PEARCE Walter – 1905 – 06/06/1905 – Age 31 – Lady Windsor Haulier, Ocean Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Deceased was found, lying on his back with the wheel of an empty iron water-tank resting against his chest. He was quite dead. He had been watering the roads. The roadway was 13 feet wide and 8 feet high. The horse was attached to the tank by chains.

PEARCE William – 1908 – 21/05/1908 – Age 14 – Salter Hall, Limestone Quarry Fireboy, Salter Mining Co. Ltd., Cumberland. No one saw the accident but he was probably trying to pass between the waggons, as he was found between the buffers.

PEARL William – 1905 – 17/11/1905 – Age 43 – Chilton Stoneman, H Stobart and Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. He had fired a shot in a top canch and thought he had taken down all the loose stone. After having his food he went back when a stone fell upon him causing injuries from which he died the next day.

PEARS J. – 1903 – 07/10/1903 – Age 55 – Denaby Main Labourer, Denaby and Cedbey Main Collieries Ltd., Yorkshire. He was found on the siding in a dying condition having been run over by wagons when evidently taking a short cut to his place at work on the surface.

PEARSE William – 1900 – 02/02/1900 – Age 59 – Plumptre Miner, Butterley Co., Nottinghamshire. He arrived at the mine to start work for the day when he suddenly expired from heart failure.

PEARSON Alfred – 1902 – 11/01/1902 – Age 33 – St. John’s Collier, Locke and Co. (Newland) Ltd., Yorkshire. He was foolishly using a hammer on timber at a gate end when the roof fell and killed him.

PEARSON David – 1904 – 07/12/1904 – Age 59 – Cleland Townhead No. 40 Miner, United Collieries Ltd., Lanarkshire. Fall of coal due to want of a sprag.

PEARSON E. – 1903 – 21/10/1903 – Age 19 – Meadow Hall Trammer, Jordan Colliery Co. Ltd., Yorkshire. Fall of roof in a working place. Three props displaced. Cause a fossil tree lying horizontally above the stuff which fell.

PEARSON Harry – 1909 – 22/12/1909 – Age 18 – Stanghow Ironstone Filler, Cochrane and Co. Ltd., North Yorkshire. He, with his mate, was filling in a place where the roof broke down two baulks set to support it. The baulks were 3 feet 8 inches apart and 5 feet from the face. The place was 14 feet wide. It is probable that the shots fired in the place had shaken the dogger roof and had caused it to settle down suddenly and displace the baulks.

PEARSON James – 1907 – 22/10/1907 – Age 19 – Boltsburn, Lead Ore dresser, Weardale Lead Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. The bolts holding the drawbar to the body of a tub being hauled to the dirt tip broke, and allowed the tub to run wild down the incline. It struck him and he died three hours afterwards from the injuries received.

PEARSON John – 1904 – 08/07/1904 – Age 43 – Fordell Repairer, Countess of Buckinghamshire, Fife. Deceased was enlarging a horse road for the purpose of converting it to a mechanical haulage roadway, and had put up some crowns to support the roof; under one crown he had a centre prop and when he had the crown secured he knocked out this prop the crown swung and part of the roof fell.

PEARSON John - 1909 - 16/02/1909 – Age 19 - West Stanley, Owners of West Stanley Colliery, Co.Durham. Explosion of gas. 168 killed. 3 Sand Street, Stanley.

PEARSON Joseph - 1901 - 08/06/1901 – Age 21 - Washington F Waggon man, Washington Coal Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. Inspection made and inquest attended. While deceased was lowering a full waggon from under the screens, by means of the break, he slipped and fell between the wheels.

PEARSON Joseph - 1906 - 21/05/1906 – Age 57 - Usworth Hewer, Johnasson Gordon and Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. Died August 6th. Deceased told his son and another hewer that while filling his tub he had slipped and wrenched his back but when the deputy visited him, in his working place, after he became ill he said nothing about it to him. Deceased had to be assisted home and never worked again, and was paid compensation up to his death. Before May 21 he had been under medical treatment, and after that date the doctor suspected some internal disease. An inquest was held after a post-mortem examination which revealed cancer of the liver. According to medical evidence the accident might have accelerated death and the jury found that death was due to cancer of the liver accelerated by a strain received while following his employment as a hewer.

PEARSON Richard - 1908 - 11/01/1908 – Age 56 - Bracepeth Shunter, Strakers and Love, Co.Durham. The duties of Pearson were to attend to the foot of an incline, to see the runaway switches, etc., were in good order, and to see that the trucks were properly coupled together. At about 11.15 am. he was following his employment, which he had done for 35 years, when he noticed that the set was running amain; he immediately took steps to warn everybody. He, it appears, stood close behind his cabin to watch where the set went to. Everyone near ran for shelter. The trucks were broken to matchwood, and the road torn up. He was found leaning against a post which had been struck by something from the broken trucks; he also had been struck in a similar manner. His skull was fractured and his neck broken. The cause of the trucks running amain was a pin falling from a shackle, thus releasing the link and setting free the trucks. The pin was an ordinary one-inch pin, with a head at one end and riveted over a washer at the other end. The washer had become loose and had worn the rivet away, finally allowing it to escape. There were two pairs of runaway switches at the foot of the incline, but the set appears to have gone at such a high speed that it jumped each of these switches.

PEARSON Samuel - 1902 - 24/01/1902 – Age 28 - Stanley Banksman, Mapperley Colliery Co., Derbyshire. Struck by a piece of coal flung from a revolving belt at the top of the coal screen, deceased at the time being below the screens cleaning up slack from the line of railway rails. He died the next day.

PEARSON Stephen - 1907 - 13/11/1907 – Age 16 - Ouston Pony putter, Charles Perkins and Partners, Co.Durham. Died November 14. Deceased was taking an empty tub in-bye, sitting on the limbers of his pony, which was rather flighty and blind in both eyes. When near the in-bye end of this flat where this road is level and 8 feet wide by 6 feet high and timbered with balks having a sectional area of 11 inches by 5 inches, placed three feet apart and supported by props at each end, this pony seems to have stumbled over this end of a sleeper which projected awkwardly from this loaded side into this empty road, this limbers caught a prop which was 8 inches clear of the rail and knocked it out and this supported balk fell between this pony and the tub and seriously injured deceased. No stone fell. This roof did not appear to have settled on the timber and it was in consequence not tightened up, The Local Inspectors reported, ‘Found timber, etc., in good condition. Accident due to balk falling on him, probably caused by the pony slipping out of the way and drawing the side support allowing this balk to fall on him.'

PEARSON William - 1902 - 05/03/1902 – Age 54 - Marley Hill Waggon rider, John Bowes and Partners Ltd., Co.Durham. Deceased received injuries causing his death the same day by his head coming in to contact with an iron girder supporting a bridge across a private line of the railway. He was acting as a waggon rider on some loaded waggons which were being drawn up an incline by means of a stationary engine and rope. The railway is a private line extending from the Pontop district to the point of shipment on the Tyne, a distance of about 12 miles. Deceased was employed by Messrs. Bowes & Partners, Ltd., the owners of the Collieries and who own and work the railway. The point where the accident happened was about 5.5 miles from the Collieries and out with any mineral field leased by the Company. Compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Act was claimed by the widow in the County Court. In view of the decision in the Court of Appeal in the case of Turnbull v the Lambton Collieries, Ltd., the claim was not made as for a person employed under the Coal Mines Act but it was argued that the stationary engine was part of a factory. Compensation was refused.

PEARSON William - 1906 - 21/03/1906 – Age 37 - Armadale Roadsman, United Collieries Ltd., Linlithgow. A fall occurred on the main haulage road, during the night, and deceased and others were engaged redding it with a view to make repairs when a large stone from behind the area of the fall came away swinging out the crown which supported it and fatally crushing both men. 2 killed.

PEARSON William - 1907 - 29/04/1907 – Age 16 - Newbottle Wayend lad, Lambton Collieries Ltd., Co.Durham. A sheave at a torn on the engine-plane being loose, the tail-rope swung across and crushed him against the fender.

PEARSON William Frederick - 1902 - 26/07/1902 – Age 17 - Newbottle Dorothea Putter, Lambton Collieries Ltd., Co.Durham. Died from blood poisoning the result of his arm being crushed between a tub and a prop in the pit.

PEARSON William Henry - 1901 - 09/01/1901 – Age 24 - Gosforth Stallman, Executors of Mrs Jane Sheard, Derbyshire. Fall of coal, deceased was taking out sprags for the purpose of falling a web of coal and when he had knocked one out the coal pushed out two other sprags which fell upon deceased before he could get away. Died on the 26th.

PEART Bernard - 1909 - 12/11/1909 – Age 25 - Wharncliffe Silkstone Collier, Wharncliffe Silkstone Colliery Co. Ltd., Yorkshire. He was repairing and enlarging a road when he was killed by the fall of a stone which was known to be unsafe and which he had been warned to get down.

PEART James – 1907 – 17/06/1907 – Age 28 – Careau, Sinking Sinker, Norths Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Glamorgan. He was killed by a water tank descending unexpectedly upon him. It appears that a piece of string, which worked the indicator of the winding engine had been broken, and the engineman depended upon a chalk mark on the rope, hence made a mistake in the distance. He should have reported the breakage of the indicator to the mechanical engineer and should not have worked the engine until it had been repaired and adjusted. He was prosecuted for a breach of Special Rule 109 and was convicted.

PEART John Alfred – 1909 – 16/02/1909 – Age 15 – West Stanley, Owners of West Stanley Colliery, Co.Durham. Explosion of gas. 168 killed. 7 Mona Street, Stanley.

PEART John George – 1909 – 04/09/1909 – Age 24 – Cowsill Whinstone Quarry Labourer. Monkhouse and Peart, Co.Durham. Caught by revolving shafting when attempting to take a driving belt off a pulley.

PEART John Watson – 1909 – 30/08/1909 – Age 24 – Newlandside, Limestone Quarry Barer, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. Fatally injured by a fall of loose soft earth.

PEAT Ernest – 1908 – 03/02/1908 – Age 14 – Pye Hill Horse driver, James Oakes and Co., Nottinghamshire. Fall of roof. A horse kicking stripped himself of his harness, and while deceased was picking it up from the floor, a fall of roof fatally injured him. He died on 5th February.

PEAT William – 1904 – 16/12/1904 – Age 24 – Teversal Stallman, Stanton Iron Works Co., Nottinghamshire. Fall of roof. Deceased was taking coal down to supply the loader when a fall of roof occurred and killed him.

PECKOVER John – 1901 – 31/10/1901 – Age 41 – Hamstead Loader, Hamstead, Staffordshire. Fall of roof. For some reason he went under the coal which the stallman was getting down. It fell upon him and killed him.

PEDELTY William Henry – 1909 – 19/03/1909 – Age 32 – Stanley Loco. Fireman, Pease and Partners Ltd., Co.Durham. He was crushed between a moving waggon and an upright supporting a gangway. He had uncoupled the waggons and was just stepping down to the ground.

PEDLAR Richard – 1902 – 07/11/1902 – Age 27 – Wet Earth Collier, Clifton and Kersley Coal Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of roof in working place while building a pack 7 yards back from face. (Good roof).

PEDLEY John – 1905 – 11/08/1905 – Age 55 – Etherley, Rush Shifter, H Stobart and Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. He was preparing a place for a gig when a fall of stone occurred resulting in severe injuries, from which he died the same day. The roof was full of slips.

PEDWELL Edward – 1900 – 25/03/1900 – Age 56 – Framwellgate Hewer, Framwellgate Coal and Coke Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. On November 7th last, his arm and shoulder were slightly injured by being crushed between a tub and wall. Died today from premature senile decay but four doctors who made post-mortem examination agreed death had been accelerated by the accident.

PEEL Albert – 1903 – 03/11/1903 – Age 13 – Brandon Belt boy, Strakers and Love, Co.Durham. He was standing by the side of the cleaning belt when he, by some means, got on to the under portion and carried round the tumbler and was killed.

PEEL Joseph – 1902 – 09/05/1902 – Age 16 – Emley Moor Hurrier, Stringer and Jaggar Ltd., Yorkshire. Fall of roof in a roadway. Cause weight and water in the roof.

PEEL Joseph – 1905 – 01/02/1905 – Age 20 – Tudhoe Coal cutter, Weardale Steel Coal and Coke Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. Fall of stone. Some blue stone came away from a slip in the roof, above three yards behind the coal-cutting machine. The place was well timbered and the deputy was close behind setting props next to the face before the jud props were drawn. It fell from a bright glassy slip, cone shaped and had been jowled twice that morning without giving warning.

PEEL Lionel – 1909 – 14/12/1909 – Age 18 – Pantyffynnon Mining pupil, Blaina Colliery Co. Ltd., Carmarthen. The accident happened on a siding at the mouth of No.1 West Level in the return airway slant, and was caused by a runaway tram which appears to have become detached from the rest of the "journey," in consequence of the tram above being off the road, and, in the jolting, the coupling worked loose. The Surveyor had been measuring the air on the level, and was probably on his way to do so at another place when the accident occurred. Williams died in the pit, but Peel died from shock on the 16th December. 2 killed.

PEELING Henry – 1902 – 17/11/1902 – Age 32 – Ashton Moss Drawer, New Moss Colliery Ltd., Lancashire. Crushed by tub, whilst pushing an empty tub a runaway tub ran into it from not having been properly secured in a brow. Died 22nd.

PEERS James – 1908 – 26/01/1908 – Age 40 – Whitfield Banksman, Chatterley Whitfield Collieries Ltd., Staffordshire. Fell down the shaft from the surface.

PEERS Thomas – 1906 – 25/10/1906 – Age 22 – Bickershaw No.4 Contractors man, Ackers Whitley and Co., Leigh, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was about to put a new prop under a bar, in the main haulage road, and had been advised by the contractor to set a middle leg; but when removing a little dirt away, the bar fell with the roof above, and he was fatally injured.

PEET Thomas – 1906 – 07/02/1906 – Age 20 – Bye Collier, Pemberton Colliery Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was in the act of holing the coal when a piece of coal came off the face capping a sprag, and fatally crushing him.

PEGG James – 1907 – 04/01/1907 – Age 36 – Woodside Banksman, Shipley Colliery Co., Derbyshire. Deceased was on the top of a loaded wagon, under the screens, when some empty wagons which had got beyond the control of the shunter, ran into the loaded wagon, knocking deceased off, and one wheel passed over his head.

PEGG Samuel – 1906 – 15/08/1906 – Age 11 – Shotton Schoolboy, Blackwell Colliery Co., Nottinghamshire. Deceased was riding on a full set of tubs, passing along a surface tramway on 31st July, when he fell off and was run over.

PEGG Thomas – 1907 – 11/07/1907 – Age 39 – Glapwell Onsetter Sheepbridge Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Derbyshire. Deceased appears to have been cleaning the sump boards while the cages were running, when something fell down the shaft and struck him on the back of the head, killing him instantly.