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BRAIDFORD J.J. - 1881 - 17/06/1881 – Age 14 – Screenman. Lintz, F McLean, Gateshead, Co. Durham. Knocked off screen into truck by large piece of coal.

BRAIDY Phillip - 1880 - 02/03/1880 - Age – Age 17 – Collier. Niddrie No.11, Benhar Coal Co. Ltd., Portobello, Edinburgh. The spur gearing of the winding engine broke and they fell with the cage to the bottom. 2 killed.

BRAIN Edward - 1880 - 29/04/1880 – Age 14 – Collier. Ty Trist, Tredegar Iron and Coal Co., Monmouth. The boy was standing about two yards and a half from the face when a piece of clod fell and knocked out a prop, which in falling struck him on the head.

BRAIN William - 1889 - 29/03/1889 – Age 28 – Repairer. Glyn, Ebbw Vale Steel Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypool, Monmouth. Fall of roof from a slip which he and his comrade were previously unable to see.

BRAKE David - 1880 - 15/07/1880 – Age 29 – Collier. Risca Black Vein, London and South Wales Coal Co., Risca, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp 120 killed.

BRAKE John - 1886 - 10/09/1886 – Age 14 – Filler. Dean Lane, Bedminster Coal Co., Somerset. Explosion of firedamp. 10 killed.

BRAMHALL John - 1884 - 20/05/1884 – Age 50 – Stallman. Aspenshaw, Aspenshaw Coal Co., New Mills, Derbyshire. Fall of roof place insufficiently timbered.

BRAMHILL Cornelius - 1888 - 24/01/1888 – Age 44 – Pikeman. Himley, Earl of Dudley, Dudley, Worcester. Explosion of powder. Died 3rd Feb.

BRAMLEY John - 1880 - 21/02/1880 – Age 48 – Loader. Seymour, Staveley Coal and Iron Co., Staveley, Derbyshire. Fall of roof.

BRANCH Henry - 1888 - 24/07/1888 – Age 12 - Pump boy. Tynewydd, Norths Navigation Co., Ogmore Vale, Glamorgan. Fall of roof (clod) 4ft.x 3ft. from a smooth 12ft. back from face on the gob side. He was sitting watching the colliers and was away from his post. No.3, Rhondda seam 3.5ft. thick. Pillar and stall. Died 1st. August.

BRANCH T. - 1881 - 04/03/1881 – Age 19 – Collier. Lower Conygre, Samborn Smith and Co., Somerset. Fell down shaft. He was hitching coal at a landing part way down the pit, the descending cage passed by the landing a few feet, and he shoved the tram under it without noticing and fell with the tram to the bottom.

BRANIGAN Thomas (non-fatal) - 1886 - 12/06/1886 – Miner. Drumgrange No.9, Dalmellington Iron Co., Dalmellington, Ayrshire. Fall of ironstone.

BRANNAGAN James - 1888 - 05/09/1888 – Age 42 – Stoneman. Cramlington, Ann Cramlington Coal Co., Cramlington, Northumberland. Fall of roof not in working face died 30th September.

BRANNAN Francis (non-fatal) - 1889 - 01/09/1889 – Age 21 – Miner. Legbrannock, Legbrannock District Collieries Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at face. 63 days off.

BRANNAN Robert (non-fatal) - 1888 - 25/07/1888 – Brusher. Dumbreck No.2, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Stirling. On returning after firing a shot a stone from the roof fell on him.

BRANNAN Thomas - 1884 - 03/04/1884 – Age 27 – Metalman. Ellerbeck, Ellerbeck Collieries Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of roof he was taking down. 1 killed 1 injured.

BRANNEN James (non-fatal) - 1887 - 16/09/1887 - Miner. Ballochmyle, William Walker, Cumnock, Ayrshire. Explosion of firedamp.

BRANNEN John - 1886 - 25/11/1886 – Age 39 – Hewer. Seaton Delaval, AE Burdon and Partners, Seaton Delaval, Northumberland. Fall of stone.

BRANNEN P. - 1885 - 28/10/1885 – Age 38 – Collier. Stanley, Victoria Coal and Coke Co., Wakefield, Yorkshire. Fall of coal. Died 3rd Nov.

BRANNEN Patrick (non-fatal) - 1887 - 16/09/1887 – Brusher. Auchenharvie No.5, Merry and Cunninghame, Stevenson, Ayrshire. Fall of roof.

BRANODY Michael - 1881 - 13/10/1881 – Age 24 - Miner. Moston, Moston Colliery Co. Ltd., Manchester, Lancashire. Roof, from slips. Died at the Manchester Infirmary.

BRASH James - 1887 - 23/12/1887 – Age 25 - Sinker. Gilmerton, Gilmerton Coal and Gas Co., Liberton, Edinburgh. Fell of kettle.

BRAY Eli - 1889 - 04/03/1889 – Age 58 – Repairer. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. While raising a large stone from a tram on to a pack wall some small stones fell from the roof near the spot which caused him to drop the stone on his foot. He was in had health and died from gangrene on 10th March.

BRAY G. - 1882 - 01/05/1882 – Age 39 – Collier. Victoria, Bruntcliffe, J Haigh and Sons, Leeds, Yorkshire. Explosion of gas 7 killed.

BRAY John (injured) - 1889 - 07/09/1889 - 48 – Miner. Wheal, Basset (metalliferous), Redruth, Cornwall. While taking a pipe out of the whim shaft the rope caught Bray's head jamming it against a piece of timber and fracturing his jaw bone. The accident was due to the lander sending down two pumps instead of one as it was his duty to have done. The lander was discharged for this indiscretion.

BRAY R. - 1887 - 26/09/1887 – Age 20 – Driver. Monckton Main, Monckton Main Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

BRAY William - 1884 - 27/03/1884 – Age 25 - Engine driver. Carn Brea (metalliferous), Carn Brea Mining Co., Carn Brea, Cornwall. Explosion of one of a series of four boilers that supply steam for 12-inch surface pump lifting about 5 fathoms, and for working 96 heads of stamps. The tube collapsed for want of water.

BRAZENALL S. - 1880 - 02/02/1880 – Age 40 – Pikeman. Sandwell Park, Sandwell Park Colliery Co., West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Injured by fall of coal off the side a pillar whilst deceased was renewing the timber in a gate-road. Injured on the 9th. Died this day.

BRAZENHALL Joseph - 1889 - 10/07/1889 – Age 57 – Pikeman. Tansley Hill, John Carlyle, Dudley, Worcester. Avalanche of coal down the slope of shutt. Died July 16th.

BRAZER George - 1885 - 12/12/1885 - Age 20 - Landing keeper. Wearmouth, Wearmouth Coal Co., Wearmouth, Co. Durham. Fall off stone. Died 8th Jan - 1886.

BRAZIER W. - 1883 - 18/11/1883 – Age 63 – Labourer. Sharlston, New Sharlston Coal Co., Normanton, Yorkshire. While removing steam pipes they fell on him. Died 30th.

BREAM George - 1883 - 13/02/1883 – Age 21 – Trimmer. Coedcae, Lewis Merthyr Steam Coal Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Crushed by railway waggons.

BREAM George - 1887 - 11/11/1887 – Age 30 – Miner. Thrumpton (metalliferous), Trent Mining Co., Nottinghamshire. Fall of roof.

BREAR S. - 1884 - 09/07/1884 – Age 13 - Incline boy. Ryhill, H Lodge, Wakefield, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

BREDBURY J. - 1881 - 25/06/1881 – Age 23 – Banksman. Dukinfield, Dukinfield Coal Co., Dukinfield, Cheshire. Struck by machinery.

BREESE Richard - 1881 - 04/07/1881 – Age 4O – Trammer. Van (metalliferous), Llanidloes. He was smothered by rubbish which fell on him from a shoot.

BREEWOOD William - 1889 - 16/10/1889 – Age 29 – Mossfields. Hawley and Bridgwood Ltd., Longton, Staffordshire. Explosion 64 killed.

BREEZE Th. - 1882 - 04/03/1882 – Age 26 – Miner. Chatterley (ironstone), Chatterley Co., Tunstall, Staffordshire. Overwinding.

BREEZE Thomas - 1880 - 15/07/1880 – Age 23 – Haulier. Risca Black Vein, London and South Wales Coal Co., Risca, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp 120 killed.

BREEZE William - 1880 - 08/09/1880 – Age 23 – Horsekeeper. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

BRENAN William (injured) - 1881 - 14/01/1881 – Age 50 – Miner. Rock Wood, Joseph Dobbs Castle Comer Co., Kilkenny, Ireland. Hurt by ascending the shaft. The timber forming the top cap of the pulley frame which looked sound but may have been acted upon by the frost split and caused the pulley to fall. 2 hurt.

BRENNAN John (Lance) (injured) - 1886 - 27/07/1886 – Miner. Jarrow, Joseph Dobbs, Castlecomer, Ireland. Injured whilst holing by a fall of slate from an unobserved slip.

BRENNAN Patrick (Kate) - 1886 - 30/10/1886 – Age 16 - Door tenter. Jarrow No.3, Joseph Dobbs, Castlecomer, Ireland. By roof stone falling. He in order to warm himself took a run with a hutch to a working place about 300 yards away from his door and whilst there awaiting the filling of the hutch a slab of slate fell upon him. It was not his work to be at the working face.

BRENNAN Patrick - 1887 - 01/03/1887 – Age 34 – Miner. Jarrow and Rock, Ridge Joseph Dobbs, Kilkenny, Ireland. Fatally hurt by roof stone falling where he and another miner had been cautioned to set props but omitted doing so. It seems he walked home after the accident and was afterwards sent to the Infirmary, where he died April 5th. The coroner, who was newly appointed did not hold an inquest.

BRENNAN Paul - 1881 - 26/02/1881 – Age 21 - Miner. Monteen, Hall and Dobbs, Castle Comer, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland. Coal from a slip, where he was holing.

BRENNEN Charles (Rowe) (injured) - 1887 - 26/11/1887 – Miner. Clonbrock, Thomas Robson Queen’s Co., Ireland. Burned by the ignition of a small quantity of firedamp that had accumulated in a rise corner of an inner cut through from a lodge end where water partially interrupted the air current and there being no screen most of the air escaped without passing the place. The fireman it appeared had examined with a safety lamp but omitted trying in the corner. 2 injured.

BRETTELL Benjamin - 1880 - 26/04/1880 – Age 48 – Pikeman. Timbertree, New British Iron Co., Old Hill, Staffordshire. Fall of roof coal over timber props at the edge of the bolt hole of the bottom working of the thick coal.

BRETTELL Samuel - 1884 - 26/06/1884 – Age 16 – Settboy. Cutlers End, Farley and Druce, West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Died 18th July. By tubs on dip engine plane.

BREW William (injured) - 1883 - 31/03/1883 – Age 35 - Miner. Great Laxey (metalliferous). Brew was pushing powder into a hole with an iron scraper when it exploded and burnt him badly in the face. Some of the rock at the top of the hole was thrown off and struck Calley on the side. Brew 6 weeks off. Calley 1 week off.

BREWER George - 1886 - 14/01/1886 – Age 33 – Labourer. Wain Llwyd, Ebbw Vale Steel Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. He and another man were employed on an engine plane worked by an endless rope about 50 yards above them a tram got loose and ran back. They were within 6 feet of a manhole but were too startled to move. Brewer was killed and the other man injured.

BREWER Thomas - 1882 - 18/12/1882 – Labourer. Stank (metalliferous), Barrow Haematite Steel Co., Lancashire. Struck by timber while unloading it from waggon.

BRIDDICK William - 1882 - 18/10/1882 – Age 18 – Putter. Alexandrina, Marquess of Londonderry, Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Fracture of spine by fall of stone which knocked out some props. Died 12th February 1883.

BRIDGE Andrew - 1881 - 01/09/1881 – Age 14 - Gin driver. Morrcroft, Old Day and Lloyd, Bilston, Staffordshire. The cotter which holds the horse shafts to the horse arm of the gin broke which allowed the gin to run wild, and striking the driver and horse killed both on the spot.  

BRIDGE Andrew - 1889 - 22/08/1889 – Age 62 - Miner Gin. Crumbuke, Astley & Tyldesley Coal & Salt Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Killed by roof falling. The roof began weighting and another collier and the drawer left deceased said it will give more notice but it did not. Inquest attended.

BRIDGE Isaac (injured) - 1888 - 20/04/1888 – Age 45 – Miner. Tong End (metalliferous), Henry Heys & Co., Lancashire. Head cut by falling about 7 feet with planking 23 inches in breadth on which he was wheeling a barrow of stone in the mine. He had placed the planking himself but without giving sufficient hold at one end.

BRIDGE James (injured) - 1889 - 14/03/1889 – Age 34 – Drawer. Stopes No.3, Gingham Thomas Fletcher and Sons, Lancashire. Leg broken and head injured by top coal falling from the face of a wide bay. Inspection and inquest.

BRIDGE James - 1883 - 13/03/1883 – Age 65 – Engineman. Sherdley, Bornes and Robinson, St. Helens, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. He attempted to get into the cage after it had been signalled away and after being warned not to do so. The cage was lowered at that moment he was getting in and he was crushed.

BRIDGE James H. - 1880 - 20/12/1880 – Age 12 - Factory boy. Branch Railway, Astley and Tyldersley Coal and Salt Co. Ltd., Astley, Lancashire. Killed in jumping off some railway waggons on which he was riding. Not comprised.

BRIDGE John (injured) - 1888 - 27/07/1888 – Age 34 - Stone miner. Tong End (metalliferous), Henry Heys & Co., Lancashire. Collar bone broken by stone falling unexpectedly as he was putting his arm and pick into the holing with the intention of finding be had reached the back slip.

BRIDGE Robert (injured) - 1888 - 14/11/1888 – Age 30 – Miner. Shakerley Wellington, William Ramsden, Lancashire. Injured by roof falling from slips where he was working at the loose end of a bay.

BRIDGE William (injured) - 1880 - 08/03/1880 – Age 48 – Dayman. Stonehill, Roscow and Lord, Farnworth, Lancashire. Leg fractured. Stone slipping from a pack wall which he was building. Plodder Mine.

BRIERLEY H. - 1880 - 23/09/1880 – Collier. Saville, Crawshaw and Warburton, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

BRIERLEY J.J. - 1883 - 04/12/1883 – Age 30 – Miner. Sholver, Oldham Middleton and Rochdale Coal Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Tubs on slope.

BRIERLEY J.S. (injured) - 1884 - 23/09/1884 – Age 32 – Miner. Lee, Middleton and Rochdale Coal Co. Ltd., Oldham, Lancashire. Fall of top coal.

BRIERLEY John (injured) - 1887 - 18/01/1887 – Age 17 – Drawer. Chanters 5 Foot, Fletcher Burrows & Co., Lancashire. Head struck by crane handle which slipped as he was winding up a tub of coal.

BRIERLEY S. - 1883 - 22/12/1883 – Age 45 – Waggoner. Hanging Chadder, Middleton and Rochdale Coal Co. Ltd., Oldham, Lancashire.

BRIERLEY Samuel - 1889 - 02/01/1889 – Age 29 – Drawer. Royton, Lancashire. Whilst at his work apparently from heart disease the ventilation and surroundings found good. Inspection and inquest attended. Non-Comprised.

BRIERLEY T. - 1885 - 02/09/1885 – Age 44 – Hurrier. Darfield Main, Darfield Main Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of coal.

BRIGGS G. - 1887 - 20/07/1887 – Age 60 – Collier. Wath Main, Wath Main Coal Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Run over by corves.

BRIGGS George - 1887 - 22/04/1887 – Age 46 – Fitter. St. Helens, Pease and Partners Ltd., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Severe sprain while at work. Died from inflammation of the bowels.

BRIGGS James - 1882 - 23/11/1882 – Age 22 – Miner. Wickham (metalliferous), Wickham Mining Co., Cumberland. Fall of ore. 3 killed.

BRIGGS R. - 1882 - 18/09/1882 – Age 43 – Collier. Glass, Houghton, JD Thorps executors, Pontefract, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

BRIGGS Robert - 1884 - 24/04/1884 – Age 39 - Bank inspector. Houghton, Earl of Durham. Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Crushed between two waggons on branches.

BRIGGS Thomas (injured) - 1889 - 23/03/1889 – Age 28 – Miner. Towneley Demesne, Arley Brooks and Pickup, Lancashire. Knee and two middle toes of left foot hurt by fall of roof the propping not being sufficient. Inspection and inquiry.

BRIGGS Thomas - 1888 - 16/04/1888 – Age 17 - Loco fireman. Browney, Bell Bros Ltd., Durham, Co. Durham. Fell off the front end of a truck and was run over while it was being shunted into a coke yard.

BRIGGS W. - 1883 - 15/10/1883 – Age 49 – Collier. Hoyland Silkstone, Hoyland Silkstone Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

BRIGGS William - 1880 - 14/05/1880 – Age 19 – Putter. Pelton, Lord Dunsay and Partners, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham. Head crushed between top of tub and a plank.

BRIGGS William - 1882 - 07/11/1882 – Age 28 – Stallman. Clay Cross No.7, Clay Cross Iron and Coal Co., Clay Cross, Derbyshire. Explosion of gas 48 killed.

BRIGGS William Henry - 1882 - 15/09/1882 – Age 15. Drawer No.1, Crawford, Wigan Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. A piece of coal fell from a slip striking deceased as he passed.

BRIGHAM John - 1887 - 22/11/1887 - Age14 – Driver. Urpeth, C Perkins and Partners, Urpeth, Co. Durham. Crushed by tubs on engine plane.

BRIGHT John - 1882 - 23/11/1882 – Age 67 – Labourer. Devon Great Consols (metalliferous), Devon Great Consols Mining Co., Tavistock, Devon. Whilst engaged unloading some trucks containing arsenical mundic into the shoots leading to the furnaces situated on a lower level deceased fell off a stage, a distance of 9 feet, and was instantly killed.

BRIGHT Richard - 1886 - 04/01/1886 – Age 14 – Collier. Welton Hill, Welton Hill Coal Co., Somerset. Fell down shaft. He was going down to work and by some means slipped when he was stepping on to the cage and fell between it and the flat sheets.

BRIGHT Thomas - 1887 - 31/08/1887 – Age 45 – Bandsman. Gospel Oak, Grazebrooke and Aston, Tipton, Staffordshire. Explosion of firedamp. 2 killed. Died 8th September.

BRIMBLE J - 1883 - 24/08/1883 – Age 34 – Collier. Tranch, Rees and James, Monmouthshire. Explosion of firedamp.

BRINDLE James (injured) - 1884 - 13/11/1884 – Age 24 – Miner. Whitebirk, Over Darwin Industrial Co-operative Soc. Ltd., Lancashire. Fingers crushed by endless chain at turn pulley.

BRINDLE R. - 1886 - 16/04/1886 – Age 36 – Collier. Nostell, Lord St Oswald, Wakefield, Yorkshire. Jumped on cage as it was leaving bottom of shaft.

BRINDLE Thomas - 1885 - 06/08/1885 – Age 16 – Drawer. Hoddlesden, Joseph Place and Sons, Lancashire. Fatally crushed by following drawer running him while bringing their tubs down a slope. Deceased having lost his light the drawer behind would not so readily know of his being so near.

BRINDLEY Alfred - 1887 - 15/10/1887 – Age 15 - Horse driver. West Cannock, West Cannock Colliery Co., Hednesford, Staffordshire. Found crushed dead between a full tub and a tree by the side of a gate road.

BRINDLEY Benjamin - 1882 - 05/09/1882 – Age 51 – Collier. Shelton, Earl Granville, Stoke, Staffordshire. Fall of roof.

BRINDLEY Thomas - 1881 - 28/10/1881 - Age 16 - Header’s boy. Charity, Bedworth, Bedworth, Coventry, Warwick. Explosion of firedamp.

BRINDLEY William - 1880 - 20/03/1880 – Age 21 – Loader. Ripley, Butterley Iron and Coal Co., Ripley, Derbyshire. Fall of roof, heavy weight suddenly came on the stall. 2 killed.

BRINGLOR George - 1881 - 16/04/1881 – Age 36 – Miner. Skelton Park (ironstone), Bell Bros Ltd., Guisborough, Yorkshire. Fall of stone after a shot. Deceased and a deputy were putting in props.

BRINICOMBE Reginald - 1889 - 11/01/1889 – Age 16 - Asst. banker. Ellenborough Maryport, Haematite Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Maryport, Cumberland. Hand crushed between tub and cage.

BRISCOE Henry - 1886 - 16/02/1886 – Age 24 – Loader. West Cannock, West Cannock Colliery Co., Hednesford, Staffordshire. Fall of rock roof in working place which drew three trees.

BRISCOE S. - 1881 - 28/03/1881 – Age 46 – Pikeman. Rounds Hill, Earl of Dudley, Tipton, Staffordshire. Injured by rate of coal and shale on 26th. from side of gate road in the mine.

BRISCOE Thomas - 1883 - 15/03/1883 – Age 38 – Collier. St. John’s, Locke and Co., Normanton, Yorkshire. Fall of coal.

BRITON Robert - 1888 - 20/03/1888 – Age 30 – Roadsman. Balmalloch No.2, Brown and Rennie, Kilsyth, Stirling. Fall of roof.

BRITTLE John - 1880 - 14/06/1880 – Age 13 - Landing boy. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Crushed between full tub and prop at bank head.

BRITTON Thomas - 1886 - 02/04/1887 – Age 40 – Miner. Commons, John Pollard Co., Tipperary, Ireland. Drowned by an inundation whilst driving towards old workings supposed to contain water. The owner provided boring rods but allowed the men to neglect boring for which non-enforcement of the rule he was brought before the magistrates at Ballynonty and fined £1. and costs. 2 killed.

BROAD J. - 1888 - 13/10/1888 – Age 68 - Labourer. Gawthorpe, G and J Haigh, Wakefield, Yorkshire. Fell from ladder. Died 19th Oct.

BROAD Jesse (injured) - 1886 - 30/11/1886 – Age 25 – Miner. Tyldesley, Astley and Tyldesley Coal & Salt Co. Ltd., Tyldesley, Lancashire. Injured by coal falling, his sprag having slipped at the foot as he was holing. Accidental.

BROADBENT James - 1889 - 18/01/1889 – Age 19 - Wagoner. Hyde, Hyde and Houghton Colliery Co., Hyde, Cheshire. Explosion 23 killed.

BROADBENT William Perry - 1889 - 13/12/1889 – Age 45 – Onsetter. Craven, WH and H Harris, Coventry, Warwick. Killed by an empty train on the incline whist oiling the rollers.

BROADLEY James - 1883 - 07/11/1883 - Age 40. Altham Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Explosion of gas 68 killed.

BROADLEY John (injured) - 1885 - 27/08/1885 – Age 11 - Waggoner. Whinney Hill, Altham Colliery Co., Lancashire. Arm broken when turning a tub on a landing he caught his elbow against a prop. Accidental.

BROADLEY Peter (injured) - 1883 - 07/11/1883. Moorfield, Altham Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Explosion of gas 68 killed.

BROADLEY Peter (injured) - 1887 - 03/10/1887 – Age 38 - Dayman. Whinney Hill, Altham Colliery Co., Lancashire. Head and shoulder cut by fall of roof where he was setting couplings.

BROADLEY Westwell - 1883 - 07/11/1883 – Age 28. Moorfield, Altham Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Explosion of gas. 68 killed.

BROCKIE William - 1889 - 05/09/1889 – Age 26 - Drawer. Pencuick, Shotts Iron Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Suffocation by smoke. 63 killed.

BROCKLEHURST Samuel (injured) - 1888 - 03/02/1888 – Age 27 - Miner. Outwood, Thomas Fletcher and Sons, Lancashire. Head injured by roof coal falling unexpectedly when he was working out a pillar of coal.

BROCKSON Thomas - 1884 - 30/08/1884 – Age 60 – Collier. Brynn Hall, W and EF Crippin, Wigan, Lancashire. Inquest attended. Deceased was finishing a pillar when a large stone fell over his drawing road and caught him. The stone appeared to have been forced out by the weighting of the roof being apparently safe previously.

BROCKWOOD T. - 1881 - 06/11/1881 – Age 35 – Pikeman. Hange, Round Bros., Tipton, Staffordshire. Injured by accident No 29. Died this day.

BRODIE John - 1889 - 05/06/1889 – Age 33 – Hewer. South Garesfield, South Garesfield Colliery Co., South Garesfield, Co. Durham. Fall of roof in working place.

BROGGAN Peter - 1881 - 28/10/1881 – Age 59 – Sinker. Common, Eglington Iron Co., Lugar, Ayrshire. Overwinding by an unauthorised engine man.

BROMILOW Daniel - 1889 - 04/03/1889 – Age 40 – Collier. Low Hall, Moss Hall Coal Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made. He was caught by some leaded tubs which ran down the engine brow owing to the breakage of a draw bar. They are now using a chain which connects the rope with the last tub.

BROMILOW James - 1881 - 14/04/1881 – Age 54 – Collier. Garswood Park, Samuel Stock, St. Helens, Lancashire.

BROMILOW John - 1881 - 19/12/1881 – Age 44 – Collier. Abram, Abram Coal Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Explosion of gas. 48 killed.

BROMILOW John - 1884 - 17/11/1884 – Age 63 – Dataler. Springs, J Scowcroft and Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was taken by the fireman to a place to clear up a small fall and was told to set four props. He said they were not necessary, but the fireman told him to set them all the same. Before he had set any the fall came.

BROMILOW Thomas - 1881 - 19/12/1881 – Age 44 – Collier. Abram, Abram Coal Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Explosion of gas. 48 killed.

BROMLEY John - 1884 - 18/03/1884 – Age 44 – Waggonman. Bearmore, New British Iron Co., Old Hill, Staffordshire. By waggons on the surface at the screens.

BROMLEY William (injured) - 1884 - 09/02/1884 - Miner. Great Lever, Earl of Bradford, Lancashire. Thigh broken fall of dirt from between beds, Three Yard Mine.

BROOK E. - 1883 - 17/05/1883 - Collier – Age 32 – Ravels. Clayton and Speight, Leeds, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

BROOK G. - 1888 - 26/03/1888 – Age 45 – Collier. Shaw Cross, Crawshaw and Warburton, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Explosion of gas.

BROOKE James - 1882 - 01/05/1882 – Age 19 – Hurrier. Victoria Bruntcliffe, J Haigh and Sons, Leeds, Yorkshire. Explosion of gas 7 killed.

BROOKE W. - 1882 - 01/05/1882 – Age 28 – Collier. Victoria, Bruntcliffe, J Haigh and Sons, Leeds, Yorkshire. Explosion of gas 7 killed.

BROOKE W. - 1886 - 24/03/1886 – Age 54 – Collier. Shaw Cross, Crawshaw and Warburton, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

BROOKES William - 1880 - 08/12/1880 – Age 50 – Dataler. Blackwell, Blackwell Colliery Co., Alfreton, Derbyshire. Fall of roof.

BROOKMAN Henry - 1880 - 15/07/1880 – Age 44 – Fireman. Risca Black Vein, London and South Wales Coal Co., Risca, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp 120 killed.

BROOKS Aaron - 1883 - 29/06/1883 – Age 18 – Driver. Norton Cannock, Norton Cannock Coal Co., Bloxwich, Staffordshire. Found dead under tub.

BROOKS Edward (injured) - 1887 - 20/09/1887 – Age 46 – Underlooker. Anderton Hall No.6, B and R Fisher and Co., Lancashire. Strained the muscles of back in lifting a coil of rope above ground.

BROOKS Enos (injured) - 1889 - 30/04/1889 – Age 14 - Pony driver. Foggs, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Foot crushed by the tub on which he was riding upsetting the pony having fallen. Inspection and inquiry.

BROOKS Henry - 1880 - 10/12/1880 – Age 28. Naval Steam, Naval Steam Co., Penycraig, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas 101 killed.

BROOKS J. - 1887 – 15/09/1887 – Age 35 – Collier. East Gawber, R Craik and Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

BROOKS J. - 1888 – 13/06/1888 – Age 60 – Hostler. Talke, Talk o’th’ Hill Colliery Co., Stoke, Staffordshire. Kicked by pony.

BROOKS James (injured) - 1884 – 24/09/1884 – Age 40 – Miner. Peelwood No.2, Tyldesley Coal Ltd., Lancashire. Leg broken mistake of signals to ascend.

BROOKS James - 1884 - 24/03/1884 – Age 40 - Prop taker. Chapel House, Executors of late Edward Smith, Skelmersdale, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. This accident was due to gross carelessness on the part of deceased. He was engaged in drawing some bars and props from the waste and instead of commencing at the far end drew those nearest to the face first leaving one standing in the waste which he thought would be knocked out by the fall. When he went to work on the following morning and found that the roof had not fallen, he commenced to draw the prop, when the roof came in upon him.

BROOKS James - 1888 - 14/09/1888 – Age 32 – Miner. Allens Green, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd. Lancashire. Fatally hurt by top coal falling as he was taking out the sprags to allow it to fall. Died 23rd.

BROOKS John (injured) - 1889 - 21/09/1889 – Age 44 – Horsekeeper. Baron’s Quay (salt), Salt Union Ltd., Cheshire. Injured on the head apparently by a piece of rock salt from a shot; he was insensible for about 16 days and recovered. Inspection and inquiry.

BROOKS John - 1881 - 29/08/1881 – Age 25 – Collier. North Motherwell, Merry and Cunninghame, Dalziel, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof on drawing road at junction, longwall. 3 killed.

BROOKS John - 1885 - 18/11/1885 – Age 48 – Miner. Ladyshore, John Fletcher, Lancashire. Fatal fall of clod from the face of his place in the Trencherbone Mine in consequence of a grump which burst it off. They had plucked it previously so that it was not overhanging more than a few inches. It was inclined about 1 in 2.

BROOKS John - 1886 - 03/11/1886 – Age 44 – Collier. Stockingford, Smallman and Co., Nuneaton, Warwick. Fall of coals.

BROOKS John - 1887 - 01/10/1887 – Age 32 – Labourer. Mardy Locketts, Merthyr Colliery Co. Ltd., Mardy, Glamorgan. Fall of roof in rubbish stall while stowing rubbish. Died 19th October.

BROOKS Mark - 1885 - 06/03/1885 – Age 37 – Fireman. Linnyshaw, Bridgewater Trustees, Lancashire. Fatal fall of roof as he had just completed drawing the props in a finished bay in the Crumbouke Mine.

BROOKS Matthew - 1885 - 18/06/1885 – Age 16 – Wagoner. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal great explosion. 178 killed.

BROOKS Matthew - 1888 - 16/05/1888 – Age 44 - Hooker on. Outwood, Thomas Fletcher and Sons, Lancashire. Fatally crushed at the bottom of an underground or staple pit by the engineman starting the cage without the order being given for which he was prosecuted.

BROOKS Moses (injured) - 1889 - 11/09/1889 – Age 16 – Drawer. Mosley Common No.2, Bridgewater Trustees, Lancashire. Thigh broken by a tub running down a Ginny brow as he was crossing the bottom the rope having broken. Inspection and inquiry.

BROOKS Richard - 1882 – 10/02/1882 – Age 23 – Miner. Nook, Astley & Tyldesley Coal & Salt Co, Ltd., Astley, Lancashire. Roof, hearing a fall he went to see and was caught.

BROOKS Richards (injured) - 1884 – 04/01/1884 – Age 57 – Labourer. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Prop wood falling as he was working at the stock.

BROOKS Thomas (injured) - 1884 – 05/03/1884 – Age 37 – Waggoner. Withins Lane, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Leg broken tub on slope scotch disturbed.

BROOKS Thomas - 1882 - 17/01/1882 – Age 50 – Collier. Shelton, Earl Granville, Hanley, Staffordshire. Fall of timber.

BROOKS William (injured) - 1886 - 06/01/1886 – Age 30 – Miner. Woodend Crumbuke, John Speakman, Lancashire. Burned and eyesight lost for the present by the explosion of a cartridge of compressed or bobbin powder which he was attempting to force with an iron scraper and a hammer into a shot hole that was too small when it exploded.

BROOKS William * - 1883 - 23/01/1883 – Age 14. Wooley, Wooley Coal Co., Yorkshire.

BROOKS William - 1881 - 29/08/1881 – Age 46 – Miner. New Rivin, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Little Lever, Lancashire. Fall of roof.

BROOKS William - 1887 - 03/10/1887 – Age 33 – Loader. Griff, Griff Colliery Co., Nuneaton, Warwick. Fall of coal when setting sprags. 2 killed.

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

BROOM James - 1884 - 06/09/1884 – Age 44 – Pikeman. Hall End, Hall End Colliery Co., West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Explosion of gas in a sinking pit.7 killed 5 injured. Died 16th September.

BROOME J. (injured) - 1883 - 17/11/1883 – Age 35 - Hooker-on. Chamber, Chamber Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Explosion of firedamp.

BROOMHEAD Henry - 1882 - 06/10/1882 – Age 36 – Collier. Mickley, EH Phillips, Dronfield, Leicester. Whilst ascending the shaft in a tub, the hook of the rope became detached when nearly at the top of the shaft. 3 killed.

BROTHERTON Edward - 1884 - 28/08/1884 – Age 35 – Joiner. Liverton (ironstone), Cargo Fleet Iron Co. Ltd., Saltburn, Yorkshire. While descending the pit Calow’s patent grip came into play, arresting the cage which afterwards fell away and threw deceased out. They fell about 60 yards. 2 killed.

BROUGH Thomas - 1889 - 16/10/1889 – Age 20 – Collier. Mossfields, Hawley and Bridgwood Ltd., Longton, Staffordshire. Explosion 64 killed.

BROUGHTON W. (injured) - 1883 - 13/11/1883 – Age 13 – Waggoner. Hulton Three Quarters, WWB, Hulton, Lancashire. Unhooking tub, engine plane.

BROWN A. - 1888 - 06/02/1888 – Age 20 – Shunter. Rothwell Haigh, J and J Charlesworth, Leeds, Yorkshire. Fell off loco.

BROWN Alexander (non-fatal) - 1886 - 29/06/1886 – Labourer. Afton, Lanemark Coal Co., New Cumnock, Lanarkshire. Injured by fall of part of the Babcock and Wilcox boiler which was being erected. 2 injured.

BROWN Alexander - 1887 - 02/03/1887 – Age 30 – Collier. Earnock, John Watson, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Fall of side at stoops, stoop and room.

BROWN Andrew (non-fatal) - 1889 - 09/04/1889 – Miner. Galawhistle, Flemington Coal Co., Muirkirk, Ayrshire. Fall of roof by hutch knocking out a prop. 2 injured.

BROWN Archibald (non-fatal) - 1889 - 18/03/1889 – Age 14 - Bogie boy. Greenfield, Archibald Russell, Lanarkshire. Jammed against roadside when leaping from bogie. 103 days off.

BROWN Archibald (non-fatal) - 1889 - 27/08/1889 – Age 14 - Bogie boy. Greenfield, Archibald Russell, Lanarkshire. Falling off bogie. 71 days off.

BROWN Charles - 1883 - 12/09/1883 – Age 49 – Hewer. Binchester, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Fall of stone from slip at face while kirving a jud.

BROWN Charles - 1887 – 11/01/1887 – Age 57 – Rolleywayman. East Tanfield, James Joicey and Co., East Tanfield, Co. Durham. Fall of stone.

BROWN David (non-fatal) - 1886 – 25/08/1886 – Collier. Wimbledon, J and TL Galloway, Campbeltown, Lanarkshire. Fall of coal.

BROWN David (non-fatal) - 1889 – 10/06/1889 – Age 22 – Drawer. Champfleurie & Ochiltree, Linlithgow Oil Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. Crushed by tub. 20 days off.

BROWN David - 1881 – 04/10/1881 – Age 50 – Brusher. Camp No.2, J Williams and Co., Dalziel, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at face of brushing while drawing props from below it, longwall.

BROWN E. - 1884 – 14/05/1884 – Collier. Silverdale, Butterley Co., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Blown out shot. 1 killed 1 injured.

BROWN Edward - 1880 – 08/09/1880 – Age 21 – Stoneman. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

BROWN Edward - 1887 – 11/02/1887 – Age 22 – Repairer. Weighfagh, Forest Fach Coal Co., Forest Fach, Glamorgan. Fall of roof while drawing timber to heighten a road. He was working with an experienced man.

BROWN Edward - 1889 - 08/01/1889 – Miner. Thornthwiate (metalliferous), Cumberland Lead Mining Co., Thornthwaite, Cumberland. Fall of roof. This man and his mate were engaged putting in a set of timbers on the level when a fall of roof knocked out another set burying him. An inspection by an official had not been made since the previous day.

BROWN Ellis - 1885 - 19/02/1885 – Age 19 – Drawer. Worsley Menses, Worsley Menses Colliery Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was bringing his loaded tram out when it jumped off the road at a bend and knocked a prop out causing a stone to fall on him.

BROWN G. - 1881 - 15/01/1881 – Age 52 – Furnaceman. Swathe Main, Swathe and Edmunds Main Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fell from cage Died 16th.

BROWN G. William - 1885 - 30/03/1885 – Age 19 - Loco – fireman. Wearmouth, Wearmouth Coal Co., Wearmouth, Co.  Durham. Uncoupling waggons in motion when he slipped and fell beneath them.

BROWN Gabriel (non-fatal) - 1888 - 26/12/1888 – Drawer. Broomhouse No.1, Haughead Coal Co., Broomhouse, Lanarkshire. Injured by collision of two hutches.

BROWN George (non-fatal) - 1889 - 21/12/1889 – Age 58 – Miner. Dunnikier, Walter Herd and Son, Fife. Fall of coal at face. Not yet resumed.

BROWN George - 1880 - 08/09/1880 – Age 20. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

BROWN George - 1880 - 08/09/1880 – Age 62. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

BROWN George - 1884 - 02/08/1884 – Age 49 – Sinker. Shildon, Shildon Coal Co., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Fell down a rise staple about 20 fathoms while engaged in arranging air pipes.

BROWN Gilbert - 1886 - 26/09/1886 – Age 64 – Bottomer. Collyshott, Coltness, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire. He ran into open shaft when cage was not there and fell after it.

BROWN Henry (injured) - 1885 - 13/10/1885 – Age 35 – Blacksmith. Junction, Mountain Mine Coal Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Injured slightly while riding down a steep engine brow. A flat stone from slips in the roof dropped on the rails and slid down after them and coming in contact with the train two of the tubs became uncoupled and ran down 40 or 50 yards to the bottom. Datallers or daymen had been working in this part of the brow during the night and left it as they and the fireman considered in good order. 5 injured.

BROWN Henry * - 1883 - 21/07/1883 – Age 31. Newbottle, Earl of Durham, Fence Houses, Co. Durham.

BROWN Henry - 1880 - 05/02/1880 – Age 18 – Miner. Gunnislake Clitters (metalliferous), Gunnislake Clitters Mining Co., Cornwall. Gunnislake. Unexpected fall of ground.

BROWN Henry - 1880 - 20/10/1880 – Collier. Podmore Hall, Cooper and Craig, Newcastle, Staffordshire. Fall of coal from face.

BROWN Henry - 1882 - 21/11/1882 – Age 60 – Labourer. Lindsay, Wigan Coal and Iron Co Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inquiries made. Deceased was going down some steps from the pit bank when he slipped and fell a distance of 12 feet on to his head.

BROWN Henry - 1883 - 05/10/1883 – Age 14 – Waler. South Durham, South Durham Coal Co., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Crushed between truck and screen fence. Died 9th.

BROWN Henry - 1883 - 22/03/1883 – Age 28 – Fireman. St. Helens Deep, St. Helens Colliery Co. Ltd., St. Helens, Lancashire. Inspection made. He was assisting to put some full tubs into a shunt at the bottom of an incline up which it journey of tubs was being drawn by an engine when the link at the end of the coupling chain broke and the tubs ran back down the incline and struck the deceased. The incline was not provided with the necessary refuge places.

BROWN Henry - 1889 - 16/08/1889 – Age 45 – Miner. Eddlewood, Eddlewood Coal Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Fall of coal and stone.

BROWN Hugh (non-fatal) - 1886 - 02/09/1886 – Drawer. Caprington No.37, WS Cunningham, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Got his arm broken between a hutch and a prop.

BROWN Hugh (non-fatal) - 1889 - 29/10/1889 – Miner. Gauchalland No.4, Gauchalland Coal Co., Galston, Ayrshire. Fall of roof.

BROWN Hugh - 1887 - /12/1887 – Age 23 – Drawer. Hillhead No.12, J and M Craig, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Overtaken by a runway hutch on an incline.

BROWN Israel - 1882 - 18/07/1882 – Age 36. Great Fenton, Staffordshire Coal Co., Stoke, Staffordshire. Crushed by waggon on jig.

BROWN James (non-fatal) - 1886 - 08/11/1886 – Labourer. Springside. A Kenneth and Sons, Irvine, Ayrshire. Was run over by a waggon while spragging it.

BROWN James (non-fatal) - 1889 - 03/12/1889 – Age 15 – Miner. Longriggend, James Nimmo and Co., Lanarkshire. Fall of roof on drawing road. Not yet resumed.

BROWN James (non-fatal) - 1889 – 20/07/1889 – Drawer. Auchinharvie No.4, Merry and Cunninghame, Stevenston, Ayrshire. Explosion of firedamp. 2 injured.

BROWN James - 1880 - 08/09/1880 – Age 54 – Stoneman. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

BROWN James - 1883 - 04/02/1883 – Age 32 – Shaftman. Trimdon Grange, Walter Scott, Trimdon, Co. Durham. Fell from main coal to low main a distance of 44 yards.

BROWN James - 1883 - 16/04/1883 – Age 26 – Brusher. Drumriggend, John Nimmo and Son, Slamannan, Stirling. Fall of roof at face, while brushing a road at a hitch. Long wall.