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BARNES Reuben - 1882 - 05/04/1882 – Age 28 – Miner. New, Lester James, Roscoe, Tyldesley, Lancashire. Roof in gob road it broke the props.

BARNES Richard - 1888 - 06/06/1888 – Age 19 - Horse driver. Wrexham, Wrexham & Acton Colliery Co. Ltd., Wrexham, Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased went on to the jig to shout to the colliers at the top as they could not hear his whistle from the bottom when the chain breaking, the tubs ran back and caught a prop. The manager of this colliery was prosecuted some years ago for not having proper signalling apparatus on the jigs but the magistrates held that a whistle was sufficient and met the requirements of the Act.

BARNES Thomas (injured) - 1889 - 24/06/1889 – Age 30 – Drawer. Peelwood, Tyldesley Coal Co., Lancashire. His tub having stuck against a bar he was overtaken by another drawer's tub. Inspection.

BARNES William (injured) - 1887 - 05/05/1887 – Age 56 – Miner. Tyldesley No.5, Astley & Tyldesley Coal & Salt Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Foot crushed by top coal which he was taking down.

BARNES William - 1881 - 13/10/1881 – Age 56 – Labourer. New Watergate, James Roscoe, Little Hulton, Lancashire. Between railway waggon and wall on the colliery siding.

BARNET W. - 1887 - 09/12/1887 – Age 43 – Collier. Norton, R Heath and Sons, Stoke, Staffordshire. Fall of coal.

BARNETTT J. (injured) - 1883 - 04/10/1883 – Age 23 – Miner. Linnyshaw, Bridgewater Trustees, Lancashire. Fall of coal.

BARNS Charles - 1884 - 21/03/1884 – Collier. Bog Hamilton, McCulloch and Co., Larkhill, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at face, stoop and room.

BARNSLEY Thomas - 1883 - 19/12/1883 – Age 34 – Dataller. Samson, Samson Colliery Co., Oldbury, Worcester. Gob fire. Injured 17th Dec.

BARNWELL Frank - 1885 - 08/12/1885 – Age 16 – Putter. Auckland Park, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Bishop Auckland, Durham. Fall of stone on tramway while he was passing.

BARON Charles (injured) - 1880 - 07/06/1880 – Age 20. Sawyer Limehurst, Limehurst Coal Co., Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. Left hand cut off by circular saw.

BARON James (injured) - 1884 - 12/09/1884 – Age 19 – Waggoner. Cranberry Moss, Ralph Entwistle and Co., Lancashire. Fall of roof from pot hole.

BARON James - 1887 - 07/01/1887 – Age 35 – Collier. Fir Tree House, Crompton and Shawcross, Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Caused by fall of roof coal through slips which he had bared as his face of coal advanced. His last bar was only 4 feet back and he had a prop set in advance of the bar under the coal that fell. This occurred on 7th Jan. 1886 but was accidental omitted from the list for that year.

BARON Joseph - 1884 - 24/10/1884 – Age 60 – Dataler. Norley, Norley Coal and Cannel Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was building a pack when the roof began to weight and a stone fell, knocking out a prop. This was reset but it was not sufficient as the roof was still on the move and shortly after a stone, which deceased knew to be bad, fell upon him. There appeared to have been considerable carelessness in the matter, and the underlooker who had visited the place shortly before the accident should have seen that more timber was set.

BARON Ralph - 1880 - 23/04/1880 – Age 27 – Miner. New Lester, James Roscoe, Tyldesley, Lancashire. Burnt by gas, which fired at a candle he bad placed three yards back, after striking a feeder from a sooty parting. Died 2nd May.

BAROW G. - 1886 - 23/02/1886 – Age 27 – Byeworker. Nostell, Lord St Oswald, Wakefield, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

BARR Daniel - 1883 - 30/04/1883 – Age 54 – Miner. Ryesholm, Merry and Cunningham, Dalry, Ayrshire. Fall of roof at face.

BARR David (non-fatal) - 1886 - 24/02/1886 – Miner. Wester Gartshore, J and AF Wallace, Kirkintilloch, Ayrshire. Fall of roof at face.

BARR David - 1884 - 06/03/1884 – Collier. Stanrigg, William Black and Sons, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof while brushing the roof, longwall.

BARR James (non-fatal) - 1887 - 18/05/1887 – Miner. Cadder No.14, Carron Iron Co., Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire. Fall of stone at working face.

BARR James (non-fatal) - 1889 - 23/03/1889 – Fireman. Braidhurst No.2, Summerlee Iron Co., Motherwell, Lanarkshire. Injured by pony suddenly starting with a hutch.

BARR Jesse (injured) - 1885 - 14/12/1885 – Age 13 - Pony driver, Mosley Common, Bridgewater Trustees, Lancashire. Fatal. Having stumbled in front of his gang or train of tubs near the pit as he was about to unhook the pony the first tub ran over him. The pony was going at a walking pace and there was plenty of room at the place.

BARR Robert - 1888 - 10/11/1888 – Age 28 – Stoneman. Seghill, Joseph Laycock and Co., Seghill, Northumberland. Fall of overhead ground caused by a prop giving way and permitting balks and spilling to come down. 2 killed.

BARRACLOUGH D. - 1888 - 15/02/1888 – Age 41 – Byeworker. Wharncliffe Silkstone, Wharncliffe Silkstone Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Crushed between horse and roof. Died 8th Apr.

BARRACLOUGH F. - 1885 - 13/08/1885 – Collier. East Ardsley, R Holliday Bros., Wakefield, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

BARRACLOUGH W. - 1888 - 11/10/1888 – Age 14 – Driver. Thorncliffe, Newton Chambers and Co., Sheffield, Yorkshire. Crushed by corves.

BARRAN M. (injured) - 1880 - 23/06/1880 – Age 36 – Labourer. Further Stone (Metalliferous), James Pickup, Entwistle Over Darwen, Lancashire. Ribs hurt. Stone falling from a barrow which was being lifted by a crane. It fell as the barrow rebounded from a wall.

BARRAS Thomas * - 1882 - 20/09/1882 – Age 38. South Moor, Hedley and Bell, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham.

BARRASFORD J. - 1885 - 03/03/1885 – Age 31 – Collier. Rockingham, Newton Chambers and Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Crushed by corfe. Died 17th.

BARRASS William - 1880 - 08/09/1880 – Age 28 – Hewer. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

BARRATT ? - 1889 - 19/07/1889 – Age 18 - Coal picker. Outwood Canal Loading, Thomas Fletcher and Sons, Lancashire. Fatally injured consequent on his hook slipping as he was a boat Inspection. Died 27th. Not comprised by the Act.

BARRATT E. - 1885 - 07/12/1885 – Age 55 – Collier. Silverdale (ironstone), Butterley Co., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Fall of roof.

BARRATT Samuel - 1882 - 21/03/1882 – Age 16 – Driver. Linby, Linby Colliery Co., Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. Crushed by loaded tubs.

BARRELL G. - 1881 - 06/07/1881 – Age 18 - Collier. Cwnsychan, Partridge Jones and Co., Monmouth. Fall of clod.

BARRET Frederick - 1888 - 04/12/1888 – Age 20 – Stoker. Aberdare Merthyr, Aberdare Works and Collieries Co., Hirwain, Glamorgan. Scalded by steam escaping from an underground boiler, the tube of which collapsed. Died 23rd December.

BARRETT Andrew - 1888 - 11/10/1888 – Age 15 - Drawer. Meiklehill No.4, James Gardner and Sons, Kirkintilloch, Dumbarton. Fell off cage while ascending the shaft.

BARRETT Henry - 1884 - 01/12/1884 – Age 48 – Carpenter. Annesley, Annesley Colliery Co., Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. Fell out of cage descending shaft.

BARRETT James (injured) - 1888 - 28/09/1888 – Age 21 – Miner. Spindlepoint, Clifton and Kersley Coal Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Ankle broken by roof and coal which he was about to pall down falling from a slip.

BARRETT John - 1883 - 19/03/1883 – Age 18 – Miner. Cook’s Kitchen (metalliferous), Cook’s Kitchen Mining Co., Camborne, Cornwall. The two deceased with others were working in a stope on the 332 fathoms level east of engine shaft. Two or three holes had been fired leaving some lose ground on the hanging wall of the lode. Whilst taking down some of it fell on Cock and Barrett. The former was killed instantly. and the latter injuries from which he died 3 days afterwards. 2 killed.

BARRETT John - 1884 - 05/12/1884 – Age 54 – Shifter. Etherley, H Stobart and Co., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Scalded by sludge water from underground boiler. While cleaning sump the boiler man opened the sludge valve. Died 21st instant.

BARRETT Squire - 1885 - 25/02/1885 – Age 37 – Miner. Outwood, Thomas Fletcher and Sons, Lancashire. Fatal fall of roof stone while drawing props in a finished bay in the two yards mine. The stone dropped from between two slips while he was chipping the roof to loosen a prop.

BARRETT W. - 1887 - 15/03/187 – Age 73 – Platelayer. Denaby Main, Denaby Main Coal Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Run over by loco.

BARRETT William (injured) - 1885 - 27/11/1885 – Age 47 – Miner. Ashton’s Field, Bridgewater Trustees, Lancashire. Fatal fall of roof from a slip at the face Trencherbone Mine. The props were within two and half feet to 4 feet from the face and the place generally was well secured.

BARRIE Andrew (non-fatal) - 1889 - 07/12/1889 – Age 30 – Miner. Ross No.1, Thomas Barr, Lanarkshire. Explosion of powder. 2 injured. Not yet resumed.

BARRIE Robert (non-fatal) - 1889 - 20/12/1889 – Brusher. Barrwood No.1, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Ayrshire. Explosion of firedamp. 5 injured.

BARRON Miles - 1881 - 03/12/1881 – Age 21 - Waggon man. East Castle, C Bainbridge and Co., Annfield Plain, Co. Durham. Crushed by truck.

BARROW Henry - 1889 - 20/03/1889 – Age 18 – Labourer. Davis’ Ferndale No.1, D Davis and Sons, Ferndale, Glamorgan. Fell out of cage while ascending along with others.

BARROW John - 1881 - 30/09/1881 – Age 22 – Drawer. Hindley Field, Norris and Lees, Wigan, Lancashire. Inquest attended. The deceased was filling his last tub for the day when a piece of top coal fell on him from between two slips and knocking out the two supporting props.

BARROWMAN John (non-fatal) - 1885 - 30/11/1885 – Oversman. Barrwood No.1, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Stirling. Struck by pit rope breaking while on pit head.

BARROWMAN Robert (non-fatal) - 1886 - 23/08/1886 – Miner. Bogleshole No.4, James Dunlop and Co., Tollcross, Lanarkshire. Fall of coal.

BARRY John - 1889 - 09/04/1889 – Age 59 – Shifter. Newbottle, D Earl of Durham, Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Has been suffering from asthma for some time took a fit while employed on main Rolleyway and died soon after. Not comprised under the Act.

BARTER Leonard Charles - 1885 - 18/06/1885 – Age 13 - Wagon-coupler. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal great explosion. 178 killed.

BARTHOLOMEW H. - 1886 - 21/05/1886 – Age 42 - Screener. Treeton, Rothervale Coal Co, Rotherham, Yorkshire. Crushed by waggon on surface.

BARTLE James (injured) - 1888 - 25/02/1888 – Miner. West Wheal, Seton (metalliferous), Camborne, Cornwall. Fall of ground in the stope at the 238 fathom level.

BARTLETT E. (injured) - 1885 - 09/02/1885 – Age 16 - Ginny tenter. Ashton Moss, Ashton Moss Colliery Co., Lancashire. Injured. A full tub when being let down a brew drew out a defective splicing in the rope and ran down against an empty one
and knocked it against him. Defective workmanship.

BARTLETT James - 1880 - 26/08/1880 – Age 34 - Hanger-on. Thorncliffe (ironstone), Newton Chambers and Co., Sheffield, Yorkshire. Crushed by cage.

BARTLEY John - 1880 - 30/08/1880 – Age 27 - Collier. Fryston, Fryston Coal Co., Pontefract, Yorkshire. Fall of roof. Died 2nd Sept.

BARTON C. - 1884 - 17/07/1884 – Collier. Woodshutts, Bidder and Elliot, Stoke, Staffordshire. Fall of coal.

BARTON George - 1887 - 06/03/1887 – Age 27 – Metalman. Gidlow, Wigan Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was taking some side coal off to make a road past a pulley frame and did not secure the leystone on the top of the coal and it fell upon him.

BARTON Henry - 1885 - 05/11/1885 – Age 56 – Collier. Park Lane, Garswood Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made. Deceased had set a bar within three feet of the face and was pulling down some coal when he bared a
slip and some stone fell out striking him on the back of the neck.

BARTON James (injured) - 1888 - 20/12/1888 – Age 15 - Rope tenter. Nook Crumbuke, Astley & Tyldesley Coal & Salt Co. Ltd. Lancashire. Leg broken by a train of tubs drawn by a pony as he was attempting to pass at a door frame.

BARTON John - 1882 - 28/12/1882 – Age 39 – Collier. East Carmel, Ince Hall Coal and Cannel Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inquiries made. A piece of stone fell on deceased as he was setting a bar, but he was able to continue at his work. Inflammation however set in, and he died on the 4th Jan.
BARTON Josiah - 1881 - 17/12/1881 – Age 23 – Dataller. Pemberton, J Blundell and Sons, Wigan, Lancashire. Deceased’s toe was slightly injured by a piece of timber falling on it. He was taken ill and died a few days later of lockjaw.

BARTON Samuel - 1880 - 27/06/1880 – Age 21 - Loader. Whitwick, Whitwick Colliery Co., Coalville, Leicester. Fall of roof. The place had shortly before been examined by the Deputy.

BARTON Thomas - 1887 - 18/02/1887 – Age 35 – Miner. Meadow Bank Rock Salt (metalliferous), HE Falk, Meadow Bank, Cheshire. Injured by ignition of compressed cartridges in their box one of the persons dropped them.

BARTON William - 1881 - 19/12/1881 – Age 31 – Collier. Abram, Abram Coal Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Explosion of gas. 48 killed.

BARTON William - 1886 - 25/06/1886 – Age 29 – Collier. Strangeways Hall, Crompton and Shawcross, Wigan, Lancashire. Deceased was reported to have hurt himself with a crow bar but no mention was made at the time either by the deceased himself or his drawer and it is very doubtful whether he met with any such accident.

BARWELL John - 1889 - 25/10/1889 – Age 13 - Asst. haulier. Clydach Vale, Thomas Riches and Co., Tonypandy, Glamorgan. In passing a loaded tram drawn by a horse he stumbled and fell against the side of the train. There was a space of 4 feet.

BARWISE Edward - 1885 - 21/04/1885 – Age 15 – Driver. Clifton, West Cumberland Iron and Steel Co., Clifton, Cumberland. Piece of stone fell upon him from side of trailing way.

BASEY George - 1881 - 10/06/1881 – Age 20 – Putter. Littleburn, North Brancepeth Coal Co. Ltd., Durham. Fell down shaft from Busty to Brockwell seam 20 fathoms he got out at the wrong side of the cage, the pit was not fenced, and he walked backwards into the shaft.

BASH S. - 1880 - 15/07/1880 – Age 64 – Bottom cutter. Risca Black Vein, London and South Wales Coal Co., Risca, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp 120 killed.

BASS James - 1887 - 31/10/1887 – Age 20 – Dataler. Hall End, Morris and Shaw, Tamworth, Staffordshire. Head crushed between the tub and the roof while overturning a tub of dirt.

BASS W. - 1884 - 19/11/1884 – Age 28 – Filler. Kiveton Park, Kiveton Park Coal Co., Sheffield, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

BASS William - 1883 - 19/05/1883 – Age 31 – Hewer. Ellenborough, Maryport Haematite Iron Co., Ellenborough, Cumberland. Fall of coal.

BASS William - 1883 - 22/01/1883 – Age 24 – Collier. Graigola, P and J Hill, Clydach, Glamorgan. Fall of coal.

BATE David - 1882 – 16/09/1882 – Age 24 – Pikeman. Himley, Earl of Dudley, Dudley, Worcester. Fall of coal which he was cutting to get down. Cause, a slip or face.

BATE James jnr. - 1882 – 28/08/1882 – Age 19 – Taker-off. Lower Hall, Executors of J Diggle, Westleigh, Lancashire. Caught in engine brow pulley. Died 3rd. Sept Wigan Infirmary.

BATE John - 1886 – 16/12/1886 – Age 57 – Dataler. New Boston, Richard Evans and Co., Haydock, Lancashire. Inspection made. He was building a pack when the roof fell on him from over the drawing road. If the roof had been barred this accident would in all probability, not have occurred.

BATE Matthew - 1888 – 09/02/1888 – Age 29 – Hooker on. Collins Green, Collins Green Colliery Co. Ltd., Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Three 10 feet bars were being sent down the pit when one slipped from the cage and rebounding from the side of the shaft struck deceased. The bars had evidently not been properly secured in the cage by the banksman.

BATE W.J. - 1888 – 28/02/1888 – Age 20 – Loader. Essington Farm, Essington Farm Colliery Co., Bloxwich, Staffordshire. Explosion of firedamp.

BATEMAN Isaac - 1883 – 12/07/1883 – Age 70 – Roadsman. Bagworth, Bagworth Colliery Co., Bagworth, Derbyshire. Crushed by loaded tubs.

BATEMAN Peter - 1885 – 02/02/1885 – Age 33 – Stallman. Bagworth, Bagworth Coal Co., Bagworth, Leicestershire. Fall of roof whilst repairing the roadway.

BATEMAN Samson - 1887 – 26/10/1887 – Age 48 – Hewer. Lady Ann, Earl of Durham, Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Fall of a large stone from between two slips at the face of a broken jud which had holed into an old place.

BATES Charles (injured) - 1888 - 17/12/1888 – Age 16 - Pony driver. Ashton Moss, Ashton Moss Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Head injured by tubs near bottom as he was uncoupling them.

BATES Christopher - 1889 - 21/03/1889 – Age 23 – Stoneman. Dipton, John Bowes and Partners, Dipton, Co. Durham. Explosion of firedamp.

BATES David - 1881 - 12/12/1881 – Age 40 – Collier. Llest, Llest Coal Co., Bridgend, Glamorgan Fall of roof.

BATES George - 1882 - 02/05/1882 – Age 38 – Stallman. Addesley, WS Dugdale, Atherstone, Nottinghamshire. Explosion of gas 31 killed.

BATES George - 1885 - 05/02/1885 – Age 15 – Trammer. Haunch Wood, Alfred Hickman, Nuneaton, Warwickshire. Fall of roof. Sudden weight causing timbers to give way.

BATES George jnr. - 1880 - 17/11/1880 – Age 28 – Engineer. Marston Pool (Metalliferous), John Thompson and Son, Norwich, Norfolk. Scalded. The boiler tube collapsed over the fire it being there coated with salt the water and the
boiler not apparently sledged out sufficiently.

BATES Henry - 1885 - 17/07/1885 – Age 15 - Horse driver. Coppy Hall, E Barnett and Co., Aldridge, Staffordshire. Found dead under full tub.

BATES Robert - 1880 - 01/12/1880 – Age 24 - Wood packer. Oaks, Charles Cammell and Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

BATES Thomas (injured) - 1885 - 22/01/1885 – Age 30 – Waggoner. Burton Nook, Denton Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Head cut by a piece of stone from roof. He returned to his work some days after and caught cold erysipelas setting in. Written off as accidental.

BATES Thomas - 1880 – 20/08/1880 – Collier. Chesterton, Chesterton Coal Co., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Fall of coal.

BATEY John - 1880 – 08/09/1880 – Age 33 – Deputy. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

BATEY John - 1881 - 06/01/1881 – Age 16 - Landing boy. Eppleton, Hetton Coal Co., Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Killed by full tubs ending up the boys run the set of tubs too full into landing when the pony fell and tubs ended up on them. 2 killed.

BATH Jacob - 1889 - 16/10/1889 – Age 23 – Contractor. Mossfields, Hawley and Bridgwood Ltd., Longton, Staffordshire. Explosion 64 killed.

BATH James (injured) - 1888 - 25/07/1888 – Age 45 – Engineman. Cooks Kitchen (metalliferous) Camborne, Cornwall. One of the stamps boilers exploded. Bath going into the engine room stepped into the boiling water scalding both his legs. The boiler evidently exploded from want of feed which should have been attended to by the injured man.

BATH James (injured) - 1889 - 20/11/1889 – Age 33 – Miner. Wheal Basset (metalliferous), Redruth, Cornwall. Bath was working on some ground that had been loosened by blasting when a stone unexpectedly turned over and fractured his left leg.

BATHGATE James (non-fatal) - 1889 - 12/02/1889 – Age 23 – Miner. Townhill, Townhill Coal Co., Fife. Fall of coal.

BATT Thomas - 1885 - 11/05/1885 – Age 25 – Labourer. Camerton, Miss Jarrett, Camerton, Somerset. He slipped and had his foot run over when letting down a waggon of coal on the weigh-bridge and died on the 25th. after having two operations performed on his leg.

BATTERSBY Daniel - 1882 - 26/01/1882 – Age 16 – Engineman. Low Hall, Moss Hall Coal Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inquest attended. The gangrider allowed deceased to take a journey of tubs inbye, and it is supposed that he fell under the
tubs when getting out to turn the points.

BATTERSBY J. - 1883 - 25/10/1883 – Age 20 – Miner. Lower Hall, James Diggle executors of Low Hall, Lancashire. Fall of roof.

BATTERSBY James (injured) - 1889 - 22/03/1889 – Age 36 – Miner. Bridgewater No.3, Bridgewater Trustees, Lancashire. Hip dislocated and head cut by roof coal falling as he was setting a prop in his working. Inspection and inquiry.

BATTERSBY Thomas - 1886 - 25/02/1886. Bickershaw, Ackers Whitley and Co. Ltd., West Leigh, Lancashire. Died 25th December from natural causes as given in evidence by the doctor. It was stated that he injured himself on the first named date by falling over a sleeper.

BATTISON John (non-fatal) - 1889 - 24/01/1889 – Brusher. Blantyre No.3, William Dixon Ltd., Blantyre, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof while timbering road.

BATTISON W. - 1886 - 27/07/1886 – Age 26 – Hurrier. Thrybergh Hall, J and J Charlesworth, Rotherham, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

BATTS Thomas - 1880 - 19/03/1880 – Age 19 – Collier. Craig Merthyr, Cory Yeo and Co., Cwm Clydach, Glamorgan. Fall of stone.

BATTY C. - 1884 - 09/09/1884 – Age 50 – Dataler. Manvers Main, Manvers Main Coal Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Fall of coal.

BATTY John - 1882 - 29/05/1882 – Age 44 – Collier. Sharlston, New Sharlston Coal Co., Normanton, Yorkshire. Fall of roof. This accident happened 1st Oct 1881. Died 29th May 1882.

BAUGH J. - 1883 - 10/07/1883 – Age 55 – Collier. Coke Yard, Colebrook Vale Colliery Co., Monmouthshire. Crushed by a fall of coal and died 12th.

BAWDEN William (injured) - 1889 - 02/10/1889 – Age 46 – Miner. Phoenix United (metalliferous), Liskeard, Cornwall. Had his left leg broken by a small cab of granite which fell from the hanging wall.

BAWDEN William - 1883 - 09/05/1883 – Age 22 – Miner. Devon Great United (metalliferous), Devon Great United Mining Co., Tavistock, Devon. The two deceased with other men were engaged driving an end with boring machinery. They were working in the night core, descended the ladders at the same time as their comrades, but going on faster just reached their place of work at the end of the 60 fathom level when an explosion as heard they were subsequently found quite dead, and terribly mutilated, close to where a locker supposed to have contained about 10lbs. of dynamite was kept. This locker was blown to pieces. It is probable that Bawden whose hands were much shattered had been engaged taking something out of the dynamite locker when his lighted candle fell in the box and caused the explosion. Neither of the deceased had carried any dynamite down with them. 2 killed.

BAWDEN William A. (injured) - 1889 - 26/03/1889 – Age 17 - Stamps watcher. Sydney Godolphin (metalliferous), Helston, Cornwall. The lad’s foot got caught between the stamps frame and the axle by which his big toe was slightly cut and bruised.

BAXENDALE Henry - 1882 - 13/04/1882 – Age 62. Sawyer Ince Hall, Ince Hall Coal and Cannel Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inquest attended. The deceased was attending to a circular saw, and was struck in the stomach by a piece of wood flying off. He had been warned by his mate that it was in a dangerous position.

BAXENDALE James - 1882 - 10/10/1882 – Age 58 – Dayman. Blainscough Hall, Blainscough Hall Colliery Co., Coppull, Lancashire. Roof being on the move he left but returned for his spade.

BAXENDALE John (injured) - 1886 - 12/11/1886 – Age 16 - Taker off. Mosley Common No.2, Brassy Mine Bridgewater Trustees, Lancashire. Arm broken by a tub which he had put on the rails in the gig brow becoming uncoupled after he gave the signal to go on.

BAXENDALE John - 1887 - 08/11/1887 – Age 60 – Dataler. Douglas Bank, Rose Bridge & Douglas Bank Collieries Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made. Deceased was going up the endless rope road to the shaft and by some means fell in front of the loaded tubs which were travelling at the rate of two miles an hour. The road was in good condition.

BAXENDALE Richard - 1888 - 28/02/1888 – Age 49 – Dayman. Blainscough Hall, Arley Blainscough Hall Colliery Co., Lancashire. Fatal by roof falling when building a pack wall.

BAXTER Alexander (non-fatal) - 1889 - 18/11/1889 – Age 53 – Oncostman. Newbattle, Marquis of Lothian, Edinburgh. Fall of roof. Not yet resumed.

BAXTER Alexander - 1886 – 01/11/1886. Brownrigg, Brownrigg Coal Co., New Monkland, Lanarkshire. Was found dead in engine house no one had seen him for 12 hours. Steam pipe had broken and he was scalded by steam.

BAXTER Charles - 1889 – 15/01/1889 – Age 15 – Taker off. Silverdale No.6, Butterley Co. Ltd., Silverdale, Staffordshire. He was going up an engine dip contrary to rules while tubs were being drawn up the rope which broke and he was crushed by the tubs. The rope was in a defective condition before breaking.

BAXTER Charles - 1889 – 15/01/1889 – Age 15 – Taker off. Silverdale No.6, Butterley Co. Ltd., Silverdale, Staffordshire. He was going up an engine dip contrary to rule while tubs were being drawn up the rope broke and he was crushed by the tubs. The rope was in a defective condition before breaking.

BAXTER Charles - 1889 - 18/03/1889 – Age 64 – Miner. Cowdenbeath, Cowdenbeath Coal Co., Fife. Fall of coal.

BAXTER Christina - 1886 - 23/08/1886 - Pithead worker. Little Raith, Lochgelly Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Auchtertool, Fife. Struck head by waggon coupling.

BAXTER David - 1882 - 21/06/1882 – Age 13 – Jigger. Hyde, Sidebotton and Co., Hyde, Cheshire. Stone rolled down incline and killed him.

BAXTER George - 1888 - 14/02/1888 – Age 21 – Drawer. Tawd Vale, Tawd Vale Colliery Co. Ltd., Skelmersdale, Lancashire. Inspection made. Two men were sent to work in a place where there was a bad stone and they ought to have been definitely ordered to get it down or secure it. This does not appear to have been done and the stone fell on him.

BAXTER John - 1886 – 15/03/1886 – Age 45 – Collier. Haugh No.1, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Ayrshire. Fall of coal. Died 4th Apr.

BAXTER John - 1887 - 07/12/1887 – Age 58 – Engineman. Wemyss, RGE Wemyss, Wemyss, Fife. Fell into bellcrank.

BAXTER Lawrence - 1887 – 03/08/1887 – Age 37 – Miner. Newbattle (metalliferous), Marquis of Lothian, Newbattle, Midlothian. Went back too soon after shot.

BAXTER W. - 1883 - 16/02/1883 – Age 54 – Labourer. Church Lane, Silkstone and Dodworth Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Run over by waggons.

BAXTER William - 1882 - 06/08/1882 – Age 42 – Roadsman. Newbattle, Marquis of Lothian, Newbattle, Midlothian. Fall of roof at face of brushing long wall.

BAXTER William - 1885 - 18/06/1885 – Age 20 – Miner. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal great explosion. 178 killed.

BAYLEY George - 1880 – 17/01/1880 – Age 27 – Cager. Tipton Green, Bailey Bros., Tipton, Staffordshire. Fell out of cage whilst ascending with loose timber.

BAYLISS John Thomas (injured) - 1885 – 05/06/1885 – Age 14 – Ginny tenter. Townley Brooks & Pickup, Lancashire. Crushed in an endless chain brow by a tub which failing to catch in the fork ran loose on being pushed off the landing.

BEACH George - 1880 – 17/05/1880 – Age 42 – Coal filler. South Durham, South Durham Coal Co., Durham, Co. Durham. While filling a tub of coal in Long Wall, a fall of roof took place, breaking a plank and crushing him against tub end.

BEACH John - 1886 – 06/12/1886 – Age 25 – Collier. Rose Heyworth, South Wales Colliery Co. Ltd., Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp.

BEACROFT James - 1881 – 15/07/1881 – Shotfirer. Auchinraith, Merry and Cunninghame, Blantyre, Lanarkshire. Shot had exploded; he was found dead. Long wall.

BEADING or BEADLING Charles - 1888 - 09/12/1888 – Age 28 – Stoneman. Marsden, Whitburn Coal Co., Marsden, Co. Durham. Fall of stone from a canch which was being timbered.

BEADLE Evan - 1882 - 15/01/1882 – Age 22 – Repairer. Risca Black Vein, London and South Wales Coal Co., Risca, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp. 4 killed.

BEADLE Francis - 1885 - 26/01/1885 – Age 50 – Mason. Gelli, Gelli and Tynybedw Co., Ystrad, Rhondda, Glamorgan. Fall of stone.

BEADON W. - 1887 - 26/01/1887 – Age 19 – Hurrier. Corton Wood, Corton Wood Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

BEAGLEHOLE William - 1883 - 01/02/1883 – Age 28 – Miner. Huntcliffe (ironstone), Bell Bros Ltd., Saltburn, Yorkshire. Fall of piece of ironstone which he was trying to get down after a shot.

BEAL or VEAL Samuel - 1881 - 26/01/1881 – Age 57 – Banksman. South Hetton, South Hetton Coal Co., Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Leg broken and otherwise crushed about body by Brakesman starting cage while he was talking, side chains off. Died 7th Feb.

BEALS J. (injured) - 1883 - 26/03/1883 – Age 55 – Dayman. Victoria, Thomas Brocklehurst, Lancashire. Fall of face in side work.

BEARD M. - 1887 - 14/10/1887 – Age 25 – Collier. Glass Houghton, TH Thorp, Pontefract, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

BEARD William - 1885 - 24/01/1885 – Age 31 – Collier. Longton Hall, Messrs Glover, Longton, Staffordshire. Crushed on incline.

BEARDMORE D. - 1880 - 03/04/1880 – Age 20 – Loader. Clough Hall (Ironstone), Kinnersley and Co., Kidsgrove, Staffordshire. Piece of stone rolled from face and killed him.

BEARDSMORE J. - 1884 - 01/05/1884 – Age 32 – Collier. Whitwood Normanton, H Briggs Son and Co., Yorkshire. Fell out of cage while ascending shaft.

BEARDSMORE James - 1882 - 18/05/1882 – Age 58 – Pikeman. Himley, Earl of Dudley, Dudley, Worcester. Fall of fine roof in Heathen coal pit when drawing timber at a way end. Death was from suffocation.

BEASLEY Edward (injured) - 1880 - 06/07/1880 – Sinker. Ashton Moss, Ashton Moss Colliery Co., Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. Stone falling from side of sinking shaft. 2 hurt.

BEATIE Hugh - 1884 - 04/03/1884 – Age 18 – Collier. Hopetoun, James Wood, Bathgate, Linlithgow. Fall of roof near face of room.

BEATIE James - 1883 - 31/03/1883 – Age 22 – Trailer. Harrington, Sir James Bain and Co., Harrington, Cumberland. Explosion of firedamp. 2 killed.

BEATIE or BEATY Wiggan - 1888 - 19/04/1888 – Age 24 – Shiftman. St. Helens, St. Helens Colliery and Brick Co., St. Helens, Cumberland. Explosion of gas. 35 killed.

BEATTIE Thomas - 1883 - 31/03/1883 – Age 32 – Hewer. Harrington, Sir James Bain and Co., Harrington, Cumberland. Explosion of firedamp. 2 killed.

BEATTIE William - 1883 - 31/01/1883 – Age 17 – Collier. Clydesdale, Archibald Russell, Dalziel, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at face removing stoops.

BEATY WJ - 1888 - 19/04/1888 – Deputy. St. Helens, St. Helens Colliery and Brick Co., St. Helens, Cumberland. Explosion of gas. 35 killed.

BEAUMONT Aaron (injured) - 1885 - 06/03/1885 – Age 29 – Miner. Tunshill, Platt Bros. Ltd., Lancashire. Jaw injured, stone unexpectedly falling where a shot had been fired and where he sat down after to pull the stone down. His own error of judgement.

BEAUMONT J. - 1884 - 07/11/1884 – Age 41 – Collier. Oaks, C Cammell and Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of coal 2 killed.

BEAVAN Thomas - 1882 - 31/07/1882 – Age 48 – Collier. Graigola, Croy Yeo and Co., Swansea, Glamorgan. Fall of coal.

BEAVER James (injured) - 1884 - 04/08/1884 – Age 52 – Miner. Peacock, Limehurst Coal Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of roof when holing.

BEAVON J. - 1889 - 14/11/1889 – Age 45 – Shunter. East Cannock, East Cannock Colliery Co., Hednesford, Staffordshire. Died Nov. 18th. Brushed between railway waggons.

BECK George N. - 1886 - 08/03/1886 – Age 19 – Fireman. Cornsay, Ferens and Love, Durham, Co. Durham. Found dead near to underground engine. Weak action of heart supposed to be the cause of death. Ventilation all right.

BECK James - 1889 - 21/01/1889 – Miner. Wyndham No.3 (metalliferous), Wyndham Mining Co., Egremont, Cumberland. Fall of stone from roof. The piece which came down from between two slips.

BECK John - 1889 - 01/05/1889 – Age 19 – Repairer. Henwain, John Lancaster and Co Ltd., Blaina, Monmouth. Fall of roof while changing timber on a horse road in order to increase the height. He stood on the wrong side of the timber which he was knocking out. He had been engaged in this work for two or three years.

BECKLEY James - 1884 - 22/04/1884 – Age 57 – Pikeman. Saltwells, Earl of Dudley, Dudley, Worcester. Died 23rd Apr. Crushed by fallen coal rolling against him.

BECKWITH George William - 1881 - 21/06/1881 – Age 21 – Hewer. Broomside, Broomside Coal Co., Durham, Co. Durham. Leg and side bruised by a fall of coal. He neglected to sprag it. Died 11th July.

BECKWITH W. - 1884 - 17/10/1884 – Age 29 – Labourer. Waterloo Main, Brooks and Pickup, Leeds, Yorkshire. Crushed by corves. Died 24th Oct.

BEDFORD J. - 1881 - 27/10/1881 – Age 17 – Driver. Soothill Wood, Joseph Blackeley, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Crushed by corves. Died 5th Nov.

BEDFORD Joseph - 1881 - 30/03/1881 – Age 51 – Collier. Wrenthorpe, D Micklethwaite and Co., Wakefield Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

BEECH Enoch - 1881 - 22/12/1881 – Age 14 – Loader. Bradley Green, John Bradbury, Congleton, Cheshire. Explosion of gas.

BEECH W. - 1884 - 05/08/1884 – Collier. Leycett, Madeley Coal Co., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Killed through riding on tram up dip.

BEECHAM John - 1882 - 21/09/1882 – Age 35 – Repairer. Risca, London and South Wales Coal Co., Risca, Monmouth. Whilst sitting talking to one of the firemen, a piece of coal fell and knocked out a prop which, in falling, struck him on the head.

BEECROFT Isiah (non-fatal) - 1889 - 26/07/1889 - Pony driver. Auchinraith No.2, Merry and Cunninghame, Blantyre, Lanarkshire. Fell in front of his race and got his leg broken.

BEER James (injured) - 1888 - 16/05/1888 – Age 40 – Miner. Bank Hall, Executors of Colonel Hargreaves, Burnley, Lancashire. Back hurt by stone falling out of a pothole in roof at the face of work.

BEES F. - 1887 - 14/02/1887 – Age 13 – Coupler. Sharlston, New Sharlston Coal Co., Normanton, Yorkshire. Crushed by corves.

BEESLEY James - 1880 - 21/01/1880 – Loader. Leycett, Crewe Coal Co., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Explosion of firedamp. 62 killed.

BEESON Aaron - 1882 - 07/11/1882 – Age 23 – Loader. Clay Cross No.7, Clay Cross Iron and Coal Co., Clay Cross, Derbyshire. Explosion of gas 48 killed.

BEESON Aaron - 1882 - 07/11/1882 – Age 32 – Loader. Clay Cross No.7, Clay Cross Iron and Coal Co., Clay Cross, Derbyshire. Explosion of gas 48 killed.

BEESON Henry - 1882 - 07/11/1882 – Age 44 – Stallman. Clay Cross No.7, Clay Cross Iron and Coal Co., Clay Cross, Derbyshire. Explosion of gas 48 killed.

BEESON John - 1882 - 07/11/1882 – Age 15 – Driver. Clay Cross No.7, Clay Cross Iron and Coal Co., Clay Cross, Derbyshire. Explosion of gas 48 killed.

BEETHAM James - 1884 - 21/07/1884 – Age 51 - Labourer. Hodbarrow (metalliferous), Hodbarrow Mining Co., Cumberland. Fall of timber from truck.

BEITH Andrew - 1887 - 07/07/1887 – Contractor. Broxburn (shale), Broxburn Oil Co Ltd., Broxburn, Linlithgow. They went into a place which had not been examined and gas fired at their naked lights. 2 killed.

BELBIN Frank - 1887 - 18/02/1887 – Age 26 - Haulier. National, National Colliery Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas and dust caused by a shot. 39 killed.

BELL Benjamin - 1885 - 18/06/1885 – Age 18 – Miner. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal great explosion. 178 killed.

BELL David - 1887 - 16/07/1887 – Age 47 – Hewer. Dearham, Owners of Dearham Colliery, Cumberland. Fall of coal.

BELL Edward - 1886 - 24/05/1886 – Age 39 – Deputy. Saint Hilda, Harton Coal Co., Durham, Co. Durham. Fall of stone.

BELL James (non-fatal) - 1884 - 12/01/1884 – Brusher. Stonelaw, FR Reid, Rutherglen, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof when blasting.

BELL James * - 1883 - 05/07/1883 – Age 58 – Shifter. Elemore, Hetton Coal Co., Fence Houses, Co. Durham.

BELL James - 1880 - 25/06/1880 – Age 58 – Miner. AD Sir Francis Level (Metalliferous), AD Lead Mining Co., Reeth, Co. Durham. He had left his place during firing and retired to a neighbouring work and sat down under a baulk which fell at the time bringing down a quantity of stone.

BELL James - 1884 - 16/10/1884 – Age 16 – Driver. Blantyre, William Dixon Ltd., Blantyre, Lanarkshire. Run over by loaded hutches.

BELL John - 1882 - 27/02/1882 – Age 30 – Screener. Harton, Harton Coal Co., Harton, Co. Durham. Crushed by trucks.

BELL John - 1883 - 03/08/1883 – Age 13 – Driver. Orgreave, Rotherlake Coal Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Was driving along horse road and when passing the bottom of the incline chain broke and corves ran against him.

BELL John - 1884 - 24/07/1884 – Age 29 – Hewer. Cowpen, Cowpen Coal Co., Cowpen, Northumberland. Fall of stone.

BELL John - 1888 - 17/01/1888 – Age 16 - Water leader. Littleburn, North Brancepeth Coal Co. Ltd., Durham, Co. Durham. While taking his pony off from a water tub it suddenly turned round and knocked out a prop causing a fall of stone.

BELL Joseph (injured) - 1880 - 01/11/1880 – Age 36 – Dayman. Priestners No.1, Wigan Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Westleigh, Lancashire. Hurt. Breakage of chain let a tub run against him.

BELL Joseph - 1882 - 29/04/1882 – Engineman. Lumley, Earl of Durham, Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Severe blow on side of head while loading some old rope. One of the coils sprung up and caught him on head. Died on 14th May.

BELL Joseph - 1885 - 07/05/1885 – Age 14 – Trapper. Seaton Delaval, AE Burdon and Partners, Seaton Delaval, Northumberland. Playing with return sheave was caught by the neck between sheave and rope.

BELL Joseph - 1888 - 18/07/1888 – Age 25. Chilton, Earl of Eldon, Ferry Hill, Co. Durham. The two deceased who came from a distant colliery to assist in dismantling an abandoned mine where the plant had been sold and in attempting to remove a large iron girder it fell and killed them both. 2 killed.

BELL Neil (non-fatal) - 1884 - 25/06/1884 – Collier. Penniveined, Dalmellington Iron Co., Dalmellington, Ayrshire. Fall of roof.

BELL R.G. - 1888 - 22/02/1888 – Age 33 – Miner. Greenside (metalliferous), Greenside Mining Co., Patterdale, Cumberland. Fall of a large piece of rock in a level while he was passing under it on his way home.

BELL Robert - 1880 - 20/03/1880 – Age 38 – Miner. Red Vein (Metalliferous), Weardale Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Stanhope, Co. Durham. Fall of side stone from a back.

BELL Robert - 1886 - 16/02/1886 – Age 45 – Hewer. East Hetton, Walter Scott, Coxhoe, Co. Durham. Died to-day from injuries received by a fall of stone on 22nd April.

BELL Robert - 1886 - 27/09/1886 – Age 55 – Stoneman. Lumley, Earl of Durham, Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Died from heart disease while leaving his work.

BELL Robert - 1889 - 20/11/1889 – Age 50 – Hewer. Moresby Walkmill, Moresby Coal Co. Ltd., Moresby, Cumberland. Fall of roof.

BELL Thomas * - 1888 - 01/08/1888 – Age 57. North Seaton, Cowpen and North Seaton Coal Co., North Seaton, Northumberland.

BELL Thomas - 1880 - 16/06/1880 – Age 49 – Collier. Wingate Grange, Wingate Grange Coal Co., Castle Eden, Co. Durham. While bringing a full tub down a board, and before it, it got a main knocked him down and ran over him.

BELL Thomas - 1881 - 26/02/1881 – Age 35 – Collier. Park, Park Coal Co., Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

BELL Thomas - 1885 - 30/05/1885 – Age 9. Winstanley, Executors of late Mayrick Banks, Wigan, Lancashire. The child had got over the fence and was running alongside the waggons when in motion and stumbled against the wheels.

BELL Thornton - 1889 - 20/06/1889 – Age 62 – Joiner. Harraton, Earl of Durham, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham. Returning from examining an underground pump he was run over by an engine set of full tubs.

BELL William - 1880 - 08/09/1880 – Age 44 – Stoneman. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

BELL William - 1882 - 17/05/1882 – Age 15 - Tub cleaner. Throckley, Throckley Coal Co., Throckley, Northumberland. Suffocated by duff coal enveloping him in hopper.

BELL William - 1887 - 20/12/1887 – Age 39 – Hewer. West Pelton, James Joicey and Co., West Pelton, Co. Durham. Fall of stone.

BELL William - 1888 - 17/07/1888 – Age 28 – Hewer. Etherley, Henry Stobart and Co., Auckland, Durham. While ascending a ladder he fell down and died from natural causes.

BELL William - 1889 - 26/07/1889 – Age 40 - Miner. Haycraigs, Broxburn Oil Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. Fall of roof.

BELLERBY Thomas - 1889 - 04/01/1889 – Age 15 - Token lad. Heworth, Owners of Heworth Colliery, Heworth, Co. Durham. Crushed by tub on screens.

BELLIS J.W. - 1883 - 22/06/1883 – Age 23 – Inclineman. Etherley, George A Stobart and Co., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Died from the effects of a sprain received 22nd. Jan. last while lifting a tub on to the way.

BELLIS W.E. (injured) - 1884 - 08/07/1884 – Age 16 – Waggoner. Lower Darwin, Lower Darwin Coal Co., Lancashire. Fall of roof stone assisting fireman with repairs.

BELSHAW Richard - 1881 - 07/10/1881 – Age 40 – Collier. Woodshaw, Wigan Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inured by fall of roof. Died 20th December. No inspection made, being engaged at Park Lane Colliery explosion.

BENCH Christopher - 1881 - 07/02/1881 – Manager. Whitfield, Chatterley Co., Tunstall, Staffordshire. Explosion of firedamp. 25 killed.

BENCH Joseph - 1881 - 07/02/1881 – Manager. Whitfield, Chatterley Co., Tunstall, Staffordshire. Explosion of firedamp. 25 killed.

BENEY Edgar (injured) - 1889 - 27/02/1889 – Miner. Mountfields (gypsum), Sub-Wealden Gypsum Co. Ltd., Sussex. Hurt by roof which had been loosened by a shot falling in a heading. Inquiry.

BENFIELD Joseph - 1884 - 29/07/1884 – Age 54 – Collier. Lightmoor, H Crawshay and Sons, Forest of Dean, Gloucester. He was working in the High Delf seam, and the man with him noticed some stone and coal easing off from the face. He called five times to the deceased to come away, but he would not and when the fall took place he was killed.

BENJAMIN C. - 1883 - 10/12/1883 – Age 18 - Horse driver. Parkfield, Kingswood and Parkfield Coal Co., Gloucestershire. As soon as the horse was unhitched the hook, which the boy wore round his waist, caught in the traces and he was dragged some 300 yards before the horse could be stopped.

BENJAMIN Edward - 1881 - 23/03/1881 – Age 34 – Miner. Minera (metalliferous), Wrexham. Explosion of dynamite and basting gelatine while preparing to make a large blast in an experimental drivage carried on with Captain Penrices
new boring machine. 3 killed.

BENJAMIN Evans - 1885 - 13/03/1885 – Age 54 – Miner. Yarlside (metalliferous), Yarlside Mining Co., Lancashire. Piece of timber fell against him and knocked him down an incline. Died 21st Mar.

BENNET John - 1882 – 05/10/1882 – Age 41 – Deputy. Cragg’s Hall (ironstone), Pease and Partners, Saltburn, Yorkshire. Burnt by explosion of gas while drawing a jud. 2 killed. Died on 6th.

BENNET John - 1886 – 07/05/1886 – Age 46 – Dataler. Lindsay, Wigan Coal and Iron Co Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made. Deceased and another main were repairing an air road and replacing timber where required. He had put a middle prop under a broken bar but finding it too loose knocked it out with his hand when the bar and some loose stones fell on him. Before he was quite released another fall occurred and he was suffocated.

BENNET Richard (injured) - 1889 – 17/06/1889 – Age 45 – Engineman. Tonge, Jethro Scowcroft, Lancashire. Arm dragged off at shoulder by it having got caught between an endless rope and the tightening pulley, he was oiling the pulley.
Inspection and inquiry.

BENNET Thomas - 1889 – 05/09/1889 – Age 29 – Drawer. Penicuik, Shotts Iron Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Suffocation by smoke. 63 killed.

BENNETT ? (injured) - 1883 - 12/10/1883. Great Wood, Denton Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Explosion of firedamp. 2 injured.

BENNETT Alexander (non-fatal) - 1889 - 13/07/1889 – Age 25 - Haulage man. Devon, Alloa Coal Co., Clackmannan. Chain breaking. 4 days off.

BENNETT Amos (injured) - 1881 - 04/03/1881 – Age 21 – Labourer. Bog (metalliferous), Minsterley. He was assisting some men who were lowering a large winding pulley from the headgear by means of a winch; some of the men let go too soon, and one of the handles in flying round struck Bennett, breaking his leg and dislocating his ankle. 22 weeks off.

BENNETT E. - 1887 - 25/05/1887 – Age 48 – Collier. Cleckheaton, Bowling Iron Co., Bradford, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

BENNETT Edwin (injured) - 1886 - 18/05/1886 – Age 49 – Miner. Roman, Gravels (metalliferous). He was preparing to cut some timber at the surface when he slipped and fell breaking his leg. 32 weeks off.

BENNETT Frederick - 1888 - 07/04/1888 – Age 18 – Loader. Grassmore No.2, Grassmore Colliery Co., Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Stepping into the cage (at a landing part way up the shaft) just as the engineman was lowering the cage through a mistake in signalling.

BENNETT George - 1886 - 19/02/1886 – Age 45 – Hewer. Eston, Leonard Boult and Co., Gloucester. Killed by explosion of firedamp. 8 killed.

BENNETT George - 1889 - 13/05/1889 – Age 58 – Platelayer. Shelton Deep, Earl Granville, Hanley, Staffordshire. Run over by truck on colliery sidings.

BENNETT Henry - 1886 - 19/02/1886 – Age 23 – Trammer. Eston, Leonard Boult and Co., Gloucester. Killed by explosion of firedamp. Died 22nd. 8 killed.

BENNETT J. - 1882 - 18/11/1882 – Age 33 – Byeworker. East Gawber, R Craik and Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

BENNETT John (injured) - 1885 - 08/08/1885 – Age 59 - Labourer. Braichgoch (slate), Corris Uchaf, North Wales. A block of slate which he was raising with a travelling crane overbalanced and fell on his knee. 10 weeks off.

BENNETT John - 1881 - 14/05/1881 – Age 30 – Pikeman. Barrow Hill, Coppice Woodall and Co., Dudley, Worcester. By a sudden and unexpected fall of coal in thick seam which deceased was trying to bring down with a crowbar.

BENNETT John - 1887 - 17/05/1887 – Age 52 – Collier. Hindley Green, John Scowcroft and Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made. He was getting his top coals down when a stone suddenly fell bringing the coal with it and knocking out a prop.

BENNETT John - 1889 - 10/04/1889 – Age 33 – Labourer. Grassmoor, Grassmoor Colliery Co., Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Appears to have been returning home at night late and passing the coke ovens got his clothes on fire and died from the effects of burns.

BENNETT Joseph (injured) - 1881 - 24/03/1881 – age 47 - Pitman. Pennerley (metalliferous), Minsterley. The men were being lowered down a shaft on a swinging sollar, attached to a hemp rope five inches in circumference for the purpose of taking measurements for new set of timber. The rope was allowed by the men at the surface to slip over the flange at the end of the barrel of the winch, and it got cut through as the barrel turned round and broke. Corfield and Bennett fell with the sollar some 15 or 20 fathoms and very narrowly escaped death. The former had his ankle dislocated and his leg broken above the ankle, whilst the latter had his right leg broken in two places above the knee had two or three ribs broken. The accident would have been prevented if the flange had been higher and more care taken. 36 weeks off. 2 injured.

BENNETT Joseph - 1886 - 21/06/1886 – Age 50 – Stallman. Thatchmarsh, Buxton Lime Co., Buxton, Derbyshire. Fall of roof.

BENNETT M. - 1883 - 17/01/1883 – Collier. Norbury, Clayton and Brook, Stockport, Cheshire. Fall of roof while drawing props.

BENNETT Peter - 1880 - 26/11/1880 – Age 50 – Wagoner. Grangemouth, Grangemouth Coal Co., Grangemouth, Stirling. Jammed between wagons.

BENNETT Reuben - 1889 - 25/02/1889 – Age 28 - Hewer. Urpeth Busty, Charles Perkins and Partners, Urpeth, Co. Durham. Fall of coal.

BENNETT S. - 1881 - 11/06/1881 – Age 27 – Timberman. Black Vein, London and South Wales Coal Co., Risca, Monmouth. Fall of coal when drawing out a prop which he had set as a temporary security while setting a pair of timber.

BENNETT Squire (injured) - 1885 - 22/12/1885 – Age 14 - Horse driver. Burton Nook, Denton Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Injured by the tubs which he was conveying along a roomy waggon road. It was his last train, and in getting on the front tub in a hurry he slipped. The horse was a quiet and willing worker.

BENNETT Thomas (injured) - 1889 - 19/09/1889 – Age 38 – Dayman. Limehurst, Limehurst Coal Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Injured by falling he was pulling some down when more came than he expected. Inspection and inquiry.

BENNETT Thomas - 1884 - 01/02/1884 – Age 31 – Hurrier. Manvers Main, Manvers Main Coal Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

BENNETT W. - 1884 - 08/09/1884 – Age 34 – Collier. Wheldale, Wheldale Coal Co., Castleford, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

BENNETT W. - 1885 - 15/10/1885 – Age 18 – Driver. Aldwarke Main, John Brown and Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Crushed by water tubs.

BENNETT William (injured) - 1887 - 25/01/1887 – Age 23 – Miner. Bankhouse, Oldham Middleton & Rochdale Coal Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Foot bruised by of stone he disturbed with a prop when laying a shunt plate.

BENNETT William - 1882 - 27/02/1882 – Age 18 – Labourer. Henwain, J Lancaster and Co., Henwain, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp. 5 killed.

BENNETT William - 1883 - 13/01/1883 – Age 38 - Banksman. Great Western, Great Western Colliery Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Dragged by a horse on the surface.

BENNETT William - 1884 - 18/02/1884 – Age 15 – Driver. Springwell, Staveley Iron and Coal Co., Staveley, Derbyshire. While riding on limmers the pony fell and threw the tub off the rails crushing him against the side.

BENNETT William - 1889 - 02/10/1889 – Age 37 – Miner. Hodbarrow William (metalliferous), Hodbarrow Mining Co., Millom, Lancashire. A portion of roof fell on the timbers knocking them out and killing him instantly.

BENNETTS James - 1883 - 02/11/1883 – Age 21 – Miner. Dolcoath (metalliferous), Dolcoath Mining Co., Camborne, Cornwall. Was sitting down resting with his comrade on the 290 fathoms level when a large stone came away from the hanging wall and crushed him to death. There was a strong stull a few feet above his head. The stone turned out from just beneath the stull.