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COOK James - 1883 - 21/01/1883 – Age 55 – Sinker. Brickhouse, West Bromwich Colliery Co., West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Fell out of bowk when at work in shaft and was killed.

COOK James - 1885 - 18/03/1885 – Age 30 – Hewer. Usworth, John Bowes and Partners, Usworth, Co. Durham. Explosion in Maudlin Seam. 42 killed.

COOK James - 1887 - 28/05/1887 – Age 17 – Miner. Udston, Udston Coal Co. Ltd., Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Explosion of gas 73 killed.

COOK John (injured) - 1884 - 10/04/1884 – Age 30 – Miner. Rosehill, Samuel Scowcroft and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of roof in a wide bay Doe Mine.

COOK John - 1881 - 04/10/1881 – Age 14 – Driver. Southgate, Shireoaks Colliery Co., Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Crushed by a train of empty tubs.

COOK John - 1888 - 08/09/1888 – Age 13 – Doorkeeper. Clydach Merthyr Graigola, Merthyr Co. Ltd., Clydach, Glamorgan. Fell and was run over by loaded trams while running alongside of horse. The haulier was in front of horse.

COOK Joseph - 1880 - 08/09/1880 – Age 32 – Hewer. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

COOK Joseph - 1883 - 14/10/1883 – Age 35 – Stallman. Temple Normanton, Temple Normanton Colliery Co., Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Fall of roof.

COOK Richard - 1887 - 28/05/1887 – Age 50 – Miner. Udston, Udston Coal Co. Ltd., Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Explosion of gas 73 killed.

COOK Roger - 1885 - 26/06/1885 – Age 24 – Miner. Hulton Park School, WWB Hulton, Lancashire. Fatal. Owing to the breakage of gig wheels some tubs ran down and caught him on the landing. The rope appeared to be good and the place was roomy.

COOK Samuel - 1889 - 24/06/1889 – Age 52 – Banksman. Grassmoor, Grassmoor Colliery Co., Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Crushed between an empty waggon and the retaining wall of the coal-sorting bank.

COOK Seth (injured) - 1880 - 03/09/1880 – Labourer. Rose Hill (Metalliferous), RS and W Entwistle, Over Darwen, Lancashire. Arm broken by crane handle.

COOK Thomas - 1882 - 18/04/1882 – Age 61. Tudhoe, Weardale Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Durham, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas in Brockwell Seam. 37 killed. Married.

COOK Thomas - 1887 - 28/05/1887 – Age 21 – Miner. Udston, Udston Coal Co. Ltd., Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Explosion of gas 73 killed.

COOK W. - 1885 - 26/03/1885 – Age 50 – Collier. Toftshaw, Bowling Iron Co., Bradford, Yorkshire. Fall of roof. Died 6th Apr.

COOK William - 1881 – 15/10/1881 – Age 40 – Collier. New Boston, Richard Evans and Co., Haydock, Lancashire. Inquest attended. Deceased was injured by an unexpected fall of roof on 20th. Dec 1880.

COOK William - 1885 – 16/09/1885 – Age 55 – Wasteman. Pemberton, Jonathan Blundell and Sons, Wigan, Lancashire. Died from heart disease as he was going in to his work along the level.

COOK William - 1885 – 25/06/1885 – Age 21 – Collier. Hayside, Hayside Coal Co., Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Fall of roof.

COOKE Archibald - 1880 – 10/12/1880 – Age 27. Naval Steam, Naval Steam Co., Penycraig, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas 101 killed.

COOKE Charles - 1883 – 11/04/1883 – Age 14 – Driver. Grassmoor No.3, Barnes Bros., Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Fall of roof killed both the boy and his pony.

COOKE Herbert - 1881 – 26/11/1881 – Age 22 – Holer. Hall End, Morris and Shaw, Tamworth, Staffordshire. Fall of roof whilst engaged holing.

COOKE James - 1884 – 15/09/1884 – Age 42 – Collier. No.1 Crawford, Wigan Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made. Deceased was filling his tub when a stone fell from a slip capping two of the props. The place appeared to be fairly well timbered.

COOKE John - 1880 – 12/06/1880 – Age 42 – Engineman. Willington, Strakers and Love, Willington, Co. Durham. Leg broken and severely scalded by steam pipes breaking and falling. Died 2nd July.

COOKE John Henry - 1886 – 13/08/1886 – Age 17. Woodend, John Speakman, Lancashire. Explosion of firedamp in the north-west workings. 38 lost.

COOKE Ralph - 1882 – 16/02/1882 – Age 61 – Fireman. Ashton’s Field, Bridgewater Trust, Little Hulton, Lancashire. Leg hurt by timber slipping from his hand. Died 4th Mar.

COOKE Robert - 1889 – 16/06/1889 – Age 50 – Onsetter. Whitwick, Whitwick Colliery Co., Coalville, Leicester. Stumbled and fell whilst at work; died from internal rupture.

COOKSEY John (injured) - 1884 – 16/12/1884 – Age 24 – Miner. New Lester, James Roscoe, Lancashire. Fall of roof in wide work.

COOKSLEY John - 1888 - 22/10/1888 – Age 39 – Collier. Bedlinog, Dowlais Iron Co., Dowlais, Glamorgan. Fall of clod (from half to 1 cwt.) off face in front of train which he was filling. The clod, 13ins. thick, was little, if any, overhanging Coal 5ft. 4ins. thick. Long wall.

COOKSON G. - 1886 - 02/10/1886 – Age 18 - Lamp lad. Silkstone, Normanton, Yorkshire. Explosion of coal dust. 20 were killed at once, one died 4th Oct and one on the 31st Oct. 22 killed.

COOLE John - 1882 - 13/10/1882 – Age 34 – Collier. Whitehall, Archibald Hood, Lasswade, Midlothian. Fall of roof at face of stooping.

COOLING E. - 1888 - 13/08/1888 – Age 25 – Collier. Waterloo Main, Brooks and Pickup, Leeds, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

COOMIE William (non-fatal) - 1884 - 08/08/1884 – Collier. Bredisholm No.6, Provanhall Coal Co., Baillieston, Lanarkshire. Fall of coal.

COONEY Michael (injured) - 1888 - 29/09/1888 – Age 40 – Screenman. Pendlebury, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Ribs broken by sheet plates, falling off a tub as he and others were rearranging the pit bank.

COOP Edwin (injured) - 1880 - 10/01/1880 – Age 24 – Miner. Atherton, Fletcher Burrows and Co., Atherton, Lancashire. Thigh broken as he was getting his coal down. Arley mine.

COOP James (injured) - 1885 - 16/11/1885 – Settman. Gibfield, Fletcher Burrows and Co., Lancashire. Injured at the screens on the surface by slipping from a plank 4ft. 9in. from the ground on which he stood to trim the loaded waggons.

COOPER Edward (injured) - 1889 - 18/11/1889 – Age 14 – Drawer. Whitebirk, Over Darwen Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd. Lancashire. Wrist broken by his elbow catching the roof in turning his tub. Inspection and inquiry.

COOPER Edward - 1889 - 01/11/1889 – Age 19 – Collier. Henllis, Patent Nut and Bolt Co Ltd., Cwmbran, Monmouth. Fall of coal at the face in consequence of insufficient spragging.

COOPER Elijah - 1882 - 15/04/1882 – Age 15 – Coupler. Cannock Chase, Cannock Chase Colliery Co., Hednesford, Staffordshire. When riding in empty tub it ran off the rails and knocked out some timber, this and the following roof struck deceased and killed him.

COOPER Emmanuel - 1884 - 01/08/1884 – Age 26 – Miner. Oresby (ironstone), Cargo Fleet Iron Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. Fall of stone while wedging it down after a shot.

COOPER Frederick - 1880 – 06/06/1880 – Age 26 – Pit fettler. Shelton, Earl Granville, Hanley, Staffordshire. Fell down pit while putting in guide rods.

COOPER G.R. - 1880 – 02/06/1880 – Age 21 – Miner. Rose Hill, Samuel Scowcroft and Sons, Bolton, Lancashire. Coal &c. falling whilst holing. Doe Mine.

COOPER George (injured) - 1885 – 08/04/1885 – Jigger. Great Fenton, Staffordshire. Coal and Iron Co., Stoke, Staffordshire. Killed by an explosion. 8 killed.

COOPER H. - 1887 – 25/08/1887 – Age 25 – Collier. Monckton Main, Monckton Main Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of roof. Died 26th.

COOPER Henry - 1886 – 22/06/1886 – Age 22 – Loader. Conduit, Conduit Colliery Co., Brownhills, Staffordshire. Killed while ascending the shafts.

COOPER J. - 1883 – 15/10/1883 – Age 40 – Labourer. Ferndale, D Davis and Sons, Ferndale, Glamorgan. Fell down shaft.

COOPER J. - 1884 – 26/06/1884 – Age 29 – Collier. Clough Hall, Kinnersley and Co., Kidsgrove, Staffordshire. Fall of coal.

COOPER James (injured) - 1888 – 21/08/1888 – Age 18 – Drawer. Union Cliviger Coal Co., Lancashire. Slightly burned by a flash of gas at his candle the place having been examined by the fireman as usual and found clear. The ventilation district has since been worked with safety lamps.

COOPER John (injured) - 1884 – 03/10/1884 – Age 27 – Miner. Bradford, Bradford Colliery Co., Lancashire. Fall of roof from slips. longwall.

COOPER Jonathan - 1888 – 14/03/1888 – Age 36 – Stoker. Nook, Broad Oak Colliery Co., Lancashire. Fatally caught by the cage as it was descending whilst acting as night banksman, he seeing that the guard was not down on the cage after he had given the signal was putting it down when the cage caught him.

COOPER R. - 1884 – 08/04/1884 – Age 27 – Hurrier. South Kirkby, South Kirkby Coal Co., Pontefract, Yorkshire. Crushed by corves.

COOPER Richard - 1880 – 30/09/1880 – Age 62 – Fitter. East Slade, New Bowson Co., East Slade, Forest of Dean. Deceased was repairing a valve, and the expansion joint of a steam pipe blew out and he was scalded to death.

COOPER Robert (non-fatal) - 1886 - 11/06/1886 – Collier. Heathery Knowle No.2, James McNaughton Son and Co., Baillieston, Lanarkshire. Fall of mid stone.

COOPER Robert - 1880 - 10/03/1880 – Age 23 – Collier. Bedwellty, Tredegar Iron and Coal Co., Bedwellty, Monmouth. Explosion of gas. 4 killed.

COOPER S. - 1883 - 17/03/1883 – Age 17 - Horse driver. Lilleshall, Lilleshall Colliery Co., Wellington, Shropshire. Crushed between loaded journey and a post.

COOPER T. - 1889 - 19/06/1889 – Age 39 – Collier. Warren Vale, J and J Charlesworth, Rotherham, Yorkshire. Fall of side.

COOPER Thomas - 1889 - 24/05/1889 – Age 15 - Collier’s boy. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Fall of coal (about 3ft. x 2ft. x 1ft.) from face while he was cleaning small coal in front of it. Face was nearly square and no sprags set. Seam 6ft thick.

COOPER Thomas W. - 1884 - 01/12/1884 – Age 15 – Driver. Seaton Delaval, Seaton Delaval Coal Co., Seaton Delaval, Northumberland. Crushed by tubs on horseway.

COOPER Thomas William * - 1884 - 14/12/1884 – Age 14. New Delaval Foster Pit, Seaton Delaval Coal Co., Seaton Delaval, Northumberland.

COOPER William - 1882 - 27/04/1882 - Age 13 - Chain carrier. Heworth, Owners of the Colliery, Heworth, Co. Durham. Fell down shaft.

COOPER William - 1884 - 23/06/1884 – Age 23 – Loader. Homer Hill, S Evers and Sons, Cradley, Staffordshire. Died 26th July. Fall of coal roof. Cause, a bump.

COPE James - 1888 - 01/02/1888 – Age 50 – Collier. Chatterley, Chatterley Co. Ltd., Tunstall, Staffordshire. Fall of bass.

COPE Joseph (injured) - 1885 - 02/10/1885 – Age 30 – Miner. Chanters, Fletcher Burrows and Co., Lancashire. Injured by coal which he was getting down with an iron bar falling farther than he anticipated. The roof was in good order and the place well secured.

COPE Samuel - 1882 - 22/10/1882 – Age 48 – Stallman. Annesley, Annesley Coal Co., Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. Riding in an empty tub down an incline, against the rules, the pit tub ran away.

COPE Samuel - 1884 - 07/01/1884 – Age 66 – Miner. Parsonage, Denton Colliery Co., Lancashire. Rope coming out of the coupling socket as they were riding down the engine brow. 2 killed 4 injured.

COPE Thomas (injured) - 1888 - 06/06/1888 – Age 45 – Miner. Atherton, Arley Fletcher Burrows & Co., Lancashire. Foot crushed and head cut by top coal falling at the corner of his face when he was preparing to set a sprag.

COPELAND John - 1880 - 07/07/1880 – Age 40 – Roadsman. Hill, McLean Dalzell and Co., Dalserf, Lanarkshire. While unloading a fly-wheel from a wagon, by a crane, the chain slipped and the wheel jammed him.

COPELAND William - 1885 - 12/11/1885 – Age 45 – Hewer. Willington, Strakers and Love, Willington, Co. Durham. Fall of roof while working between slips in a board.

COPEMAN John - 1880 - 08/09/1880 – Age 32 – Stoneman. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

CORBETT Alfred (injured) - 1884 - 12/03/1884 – Age 25 – Miner. Agecroft, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of roof in taking down coal with a bar.

CORBETT Henry (injured) - 1885 - 25/08/1885 – Age 20 – Filler. Bradford, Four Feet Pit, Bradford Colliery Co., Lancashire. Leg broken by a scale of stone falling from the side of a rise tunnel which he was cleaning up. There was a stretcher, and a prop set within a yard of the stone.

CORBETT Isaac (injured) - 1887 - 25/10/1887 – Age 44 – Miner. Lower Hall No.1, Westleigh Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Foot crushed by piece of top coal which fell over his sprag.

CORBETT T. - 1888 - 06/09/1888 – Age 53 – Collier. St. John’s, Locke and Co., Normanton, Yorkshire. Fall of roof, died 14th Sept.

CORBETT Thomas - 1880 - 03/02/1880 – Age 54 Hooker-on. Priors Lee, Lilleshall Co., Wellington, Shropshire. Crushed by cage at pit bottom.

CORDBURY Patrick (injured) - 1889 - 18/02/1889 – Age 15 – Drawer. Whitebirk, Over Darwen Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd., Lancashire. Head cut by falling off his riding tram in the travelling road. Inspection and inquiry.

CORDEY William - 1880 - 15/07/1880 – Age 48 - Top ripper. Risca Black Vein, London and South Wales Coal Co., Risca, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp, 120 killed.

CORFIELD Edward (injured) - 1887 - 29/12/1887 – Age 17 - Pony driver. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons, Ltd., Lancashire. Leg crushed between tub and side of waggon road he having, whilst bringing out the last journey, jerked the reins to urge on the whole which caused it to swerve and throw off the rails the foremost tub on which he was sitting.

CORFIELD Robert (injured) - 1881 - 24/03/1881 – Age 49 – 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 and had two or three ribs broken. The accident would have been prevented if the flange had been higher and more care taken. 19 and a half weeks off. 2 injured.

CORFIELD W. - 1887 - 16/09/1887 – Sinker. Madeley Wood, Anstice and Co., Wellington, Shropshire. Unramming missed shot.

CORICAN J.M. - 1883 - 15/12/1883 – Age 26 – Labourer. Ferndale, D Davis and Sons, Ferndale, Glamorgan. Fall of coal.

CORKER James - 1883 - 01/02/1883 – Age 13 - Incline boy. Birley, South Sheffield Coal Co., Sheffield, Yorkshire. Crushed between loaded tubs.

CORKHILL Joseph (injured) - 1885 - 19/12/1885 – Age 35 – Miner. Great Laxey (metalliferous). Premature explosion of a charge of gunpowder while he was ramming in the stemming with an iron bar. Corkill says he was ramming in the third or fourth layer of tamping; the other men say that not so much had been put in. He has lost the sight of one eye. 3 injured Corkhill still unable to work March 1886, the other 2 weeks off.

CORKHILL William (injured) - 1883 - 19/12/1883 – Age 27 – Trammer. Great Laxey (metalliferous). In order to save himself the trouble of waiting he climbed the man engine shaft by ladders in search of a vacant step. After passing through the manhole, he stooped down to keep the trap door open for his comrade and he was struck on the back by the descending step of man engine. 1 week off.

CORKHILL William (injured) - 1885 - 23/05/1885 – Age 35 – Trammer. Great Laxey (metalliferous). Against orders he was riding behind his tram waggon when it capsized and fell on him. 2 weeks off.

CORKILL Joseph (injured) - 1883 - 15/06/1883 – Age 34 – Miner. Great Laxey (metalliferous). He was using an iron bar to tamp a hole charged with powder when it exploded. According to his statement he had put in 6 inches of tamping. 13 weeks off.

CORKILL Richard (injured) - 1886 - 25/11/1886 – Age 30? – Miner. Foxdale (metalliferous). Unexpected fall of side while driving a level, Ear cut. 5 weeks off.

CORMACK Edmund (injured) - 1881 - 14/10/1881 – Age 20 – Waggoner. Earlshill Mining Co., of Ireland. Slievardagh Co., Tipperary, Ireland. Hurt by his waggon upsetting. It seemed that he was running it too fast.

CORMIE John - 1885 - 28/04/1885 – Age 39 – Collier. Hill of Beath, Ord Adams, Beath, Fife. Fall of side while holing, long wall.

CORNASH Stephen - 1880 - 17/03/1880 – Age 47 – Hewer. Whitehaven, Earl of Lonsdale, Whitehaven, Cumberland. Crushed by tubs set ran amain on incline.

CORNER Ralph (rescued) - 1886 - 02/12/1886 – Putter. Elemore, Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Explosion 28 killed.

CORNFIELD Elijah - 1882 - 10/01/1882 - 30 – Pikeman. Coneygre, Earl of Dudley, Dudley, Worcester. Fall of coal from side of gateroad from top to the floor, up to a height of 14 feet. Caused by a bump.

CORNFIELD James (injured) - 1889 - 28/06/1889 – Miner. Bothwell Castle No.2, William Baird and Co., Bothwell, Lanarkshire. While descending the shaft the engineman failed to shut off the steam in time and they were injured by the cage striking the seat. 5 injured.

CORNISH Alfred - 1884 - 01/01/1884 – Age 23 – Mason. Great Western, Great Western Colliery Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Fall of stone. 2 killed.

CORNISH William (injured) - 1888 - 14/06/1888 – Age 55 – Miner. Gawton (metalliferous), Tavistock, Cornwall. While working at the 105 fathom level he used a chain to climb down a winze without sufficiently securing the end of it. The chain slipped and the man went away with it and injured his back. It was the man's duty to have secured the chain himself before using it.

CORNWALL. James (injured) - 1880 - 27/12/1880 – Labourer. Blainscough Hall, Blainscough Hall Colliery Co., Coppull, Lancashire. Hurt. Roof falling from two small faults as Critchley was holing. Arley Mine. 3 injured.

CORRIGAN James - 1881 - 13/07/1881 - Age52 – Collier. Flemington, Flemington Coal Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof.

CORRIGEN Hugh - 1889 - 28/12/1889 – Age 18 – Miner. Douglas Park No.1, John Wilson, Bellshill, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof in road which was being enlarged.

CORWIN Cornelius - 1884 - 15/11/1884 – Age 65 – Labourer. Squborwen, Samuel Thomas and Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fell under tram.

COSGROVE Terrance - 1884 - 24/01/1884 – Age 48 – Collier. Gartshore No.2, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Ayrshire. Fall of roof while taking coal down.

COSGROVER John - 1883 - 25/10/1883 – Age 31 – Collier. Bellfield, Bellfield Coal Co., Hurlford, Ayrshire. While blasting.

COSTELLO Thomas - 1881 - 07/12/1881 – Age 20 – Dataller. Pewfall No.3, Richard Evans and Co., Ashton, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was taking off the tubs at the bottom of a balance brow, when the chain broke and the tub ran against him.

COTGRAVE Henry - 1889 - 05/01/1889 – Age 19 - Loco driver. Mapperley, Mapperley Colliery Co., Ilkeston, Derbyshire. Run over by loaded waggons on the branch railway some distance from the mine.

COTTERELL Alfred - 1889 - 20/06/1889 – Age 45 – Collier. Whitfield, Chatterley Iron Co., Tunstall, Staffordshire. Fall of coal at working face.

COTTERILL John - 1880 - 23/12/1880 – Age 45 – Deputy. Tibshelf, Hard Coal, C Seeley, Alfreton, Derbyshire. Deceased went to examine work being done by roadmen when the side of the roadway fell upon him.

COTTON Charles - 1887 - 25/01/1887 – Age 20 - Waggon lowerer. Bersham, Bersham Colliery Co. Ltd., Wrexham, Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was passing between the buffers of some empty waggons, which he had omitted to scotch, when they were bumped together by some other waggons coming into contact with them and he was crushed.

COTTON George Henry (injured) - 1889 - 05/04/1889 – Age 20 – Miner. Bridgewater No.3, Bridgewater Trustees, Lancashire. Thigh broken and head cut by roof clod falling as he was setting a prop in his working. Inspection and
inquiry.

COTTON Joseph - 1889 - 16/10/1889 – Age 26 - Taker off. Mossfields, Hawley and Bridgwood Ltd., Longton, Staffordshire. Explosion 64 killed.

COTTON Thomas - 1880 - 11/11/1880 – Loader. Slappenfield, Harecastle Co., Stoke, Staffordshire. Fall of coal and dirt in the drift.

COTTON Thomas - 1885 - 24/10/1885 – Age 17 – Driver. Coton Park, Coton Park Colliery Co., Burton-on-Trent, Derbyshire. Run over by full tubs.

COTTON W. - 1885 - 21/07/1885 – Age 47 – Collier. Mossfield, Hawley and Co., Longton, Staffordshire. Fall of coal.

COTTON William - 1889 - 12/03/1889 – Age 28 – Pikeman. Bromley, Executors of J Raybould, Dudley, Worcester. Fall of thick coal from slips. Died 13th Mar.

COUGANS Edward (non-fatal) - 1884 - 02/12/1884 – Miner. Daldowdie, Dunn Bros., Broomhouse. Fall of coal.

COULDWELL J. - 1886 - 02/11/1886 – Age 17 – Driver. East Gawber, R Craik and Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Run over by corves.

COULSON James - 1887 - 29/03/1887 – Age 24 – Miner. Ferneyfield, Chamber Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. He had been on the strike for about 24 weeks caught by the crank of an engine. He was prowling about the pumping machinery at midnight where he had not any right to be. Not comprised by the Act.

COULSON John - 1880 - 23/09/1880 – Age 53 – Deputy. South Hetton, South Hetton Coal Co., Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Heavy fall of stone which came over the standing chocks while drawing timber in a broken jud.

COULSON Joseph R. - 1887 - 11/01/1887 – Age 19 – Engineman. Littleburn, North Brancepeth Coal Co. Ltd., Durham. Co. Durham. Fell on rope and was drawn over the drum while guiding the rope with a lever.

COULSON Patrick - 1887 - 03/11/1887 – Age 28 - Small runner. Hamsteels, J Johnsons Trustees, Durham, Co. Durham. Died from natural causes while at his work on the coke ovens. Not comprised.

COULSON Thomas - 1883 - 29/10/1883 – Age 27 - Chock drawer. South Durham, South Durham Coal Co., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Severely crushed by a fall of stone from between chocks. Died 10th. November.

COULSON Thomas J. - 1882 - 19/04/1882 - Back overman. West Stanley, JH Burn, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas in Busty Seam. 13 killed.

COULTER Hugh (non-fatal) - 1885 - 24/07/1885 – Fireman. Bogside Eglington Iron Co., Kilwinning, Ayrshire. Explosion of firedamp.

COULTER John - 1887 - 26/02/1887 - Age 36 – Engineer. Niddrie, Niddrie and Benhar Coal Co. Ltd., Liberton, Edinburgh. Mistake of signals. Men were let back into sump amongst water.

COUPE James - 1883 - 27/12/1883 – Age 13 - Door boy. Pemberton, Jonathan Blundell and Sons, Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made. A piece of thin hanging stone had been left undetected on the side of a drawing road and the deceased appeared to have been passing under it though it was not immediately above the road, when it suddenly fell upon him.

COUPLES William - 1884 - 24/04/1884 – Age 55 – Fireman. Blair No.9 (ironstone or fireclay), Eglington Iron Co., Dalry, Ayrshire. Explosion of firedamp Injured 21st. Died 28th.

COURAGE R. (non-fatal) - 1884 – 15/10/1884 – Loco stoker. Cadder No.14, Carron Iron Co., Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire. Crushed between loco and waggon.

COURT George - 1887 - 21/12/1887 – Age 27 - Blacksmith. Ynysfeio, Troedyrhiw Coal Co., Treherbert, Glamorgan. He reached the shaft in a hurry just as some colliers who were about to ascend had signalled away the cage and attempted to get on it as it was starting when failing to get a proper hold, he fell back into the sump having probably struck the top of arch 9ft. above the plates.

COURT or MILTON John - 1888 - 06/01/1888 – Age 46 - Coke burner. South Wales, South Wales Colliery Co. Ltd., Cwmtillery, Monmouth. Run over by a railway truck which he was letting down one of the sidings to its loading place.

COURTNEY Joseph - 1887 - 30/09/1887 – Age 44 – Hewer. Ushaw Moor, Henry Chaytor, Durham, Co. Durham. Leg and thigh broken by fall of stone while holing a jud through near to two steps. Died 1st Oct.

COURTNEY Robert - 1887 - 18/07/1887 – Age 33 – Miner. Ann (metalliferous), Thomas Dixon and Co., Sulter. Fall of roof reeling timber out.

COUSIN Henry (injured) - 1885 – 21/09/1885 – Age 21 – Miner. Ashtons Field, Bridgewater Trustees, Lancashire. Leg fractured by some of the roof dirt falling with coal which he was taking down at the face of his bay in the Trencherbone Mine. The place was well propped.

COWAN Andrew - 1885 – 27/04/1885 – Age 35 – Brusher. Ballochmyle, William Walker, Auchinleck, Ayrshire. Fall of roof.

COWAN James - 1882 - 18/05/1882 – Age 13 – Collier boy. Home Farm Hamilton, McCulloch and Co., Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Crushed by wheel at end of endless rope. The wheel was fenced and he must have gone through it. No person saw the accident.

COWAN John - 1887 – 10/11/1887 – Age 13 – Knocker. Whitehaven, Earl of Lonsdale, Whitehaven, Cumberland. Crushed by tubs on engine plane.

COWBURN Joshua - 1884 – 16/04/1884 – Age 69 – Dataler. Hindley Deep, Wigan Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. The old man was employed to oil the pulleys on the engine plane and it appears that as the empty gang was going down the gang rider saw him standing on the side of the road, but when the gang reached the bottom, he was found in one of the tubs dead. There was plenty of room at the side of the road, and refuge places were provided. The deceased did not appear to have been struck by the tubs, but it is supposed that he went giddy as the tubs passed him at a quick rate, and he fell into that in which he was found. The deceased had complained during the day of not feeling well.

COWEL Ralph - 1884 – 05/04/1884 – Age 39 – Deputy. Acomb, Acomb Coal Co., Northumberland. Fall of stone.

COWELL Frederick (injured) - 1880 – 08/06/1880 – Age 24 – Waggoner. Ashtons Field, Bridgewater Trust, Little Hulton, Lancashire. Arm fractured. Caught between the buffers of railway on the siding. He was resting against a waggon, trimming his safety lamp, when the engine moved another waggon against it.

COWELL George - 1884 - 20/01/1884 – Age 31 – Deputy. Warrens Hall, Earl of Dudley, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire. Injured 26th Nov. 1883 by a bump which forced a mass of coal from the side of an opening against deceased fatally crushing him. Died this day.

COWELL H. - 1886 - 14/07/1886 – Age 30 - Collier. Allerton Bywater, Silkstone and Haigh Moor Coal Co., Castleford, Yorkshire. Fall of coal.

COWELL Ralph - 1887 - 28/01/1887 – Age 44 - Chock drawer. Seaham Harbour, Marquess of Londonderry, Seaham, Co. Durham. Injury to knee by a fall of stone while propping. Died after amputation on 7th April.

COWELY William (injured) - 1889 - 23/07/1889 – Age 25 – Miner. Foxdale (metalliferous). He was using a rock drill in a level and after having bored three inches there was an explosion which can only be explained by supposing that remnants of gelatine dynamite remained in cracks in the rock from the previous blast. 17 weeks off.

COWEN Michael - 1881 - 11/06/1881 – Age 26 – Brusher. Mainhill No.1, W Baird and Co., Baillieston, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof whilst building under it.

COWEY J.J. - 1889 - 05/03/1889 – Age 39. Waywright Edmondsley, Edmondsley Coal Co., Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham. While attempting to get on a set of waggons he fell and was crushed between ways.

COWEY Joseph - 1880 - 08/09/1880 – Age 40 - Chock drawer. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

COWEY Thomas - 1884 - 27/06/1884 – Age 28 - Run rider. Ryhope, Ryhope Coal Co. Ltd., Sunderland, Co. Durham. Crushed by tubs His set became uncoupled and got off the way.

COWIE Charles - 1883 - 28/03/1883 – Age 64 – Engineman. Chapelhall, Monkland Iron Co. Ltd., Bothwell, Lanarkshire. Found dead. He had fallen into the cylinder of atmospheric pumping engine at surface.

COWIE Edward - 1886 – 05/04/1886. Redford, Redford Coal Co., Muiravonside, Linlithgow. Pinion come out of gear while men were descending.

COWIE John - 1886 – 25/05/1886 – Age 39 – Hewer. Washington, Washington Coal Co., Washington, Co. Durham. Fall of stone.

COWLISHAW Edward - 1881 – 03/05/1881 – Age 35 – Stallman. Riddings, Low Main C, Oaks and Co., Alfreton, Derbyshire. Fell of roof whilst getting coals down.

COWLISHAW William - 1888 – 04/02/1888 – Age 55 – Dataler. Clay Cross No.3, Clay Cross Coal and Iron Co., Burton-on-Trent, Derbyshire. Fall of roof while repairing a roadway.

COWNAN John - 1887 – 20/12/1887 – Age 18 – Pony driver. Westburn No.2, Westburn Colliery Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. While crossing the cage seat the cage came down on him.

COX Charles - 1881 – 26/12/1881 – Age 47 – Deputy. Eppleton, Hetton Coal Co., Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Fall of stone while drawing timber out of a wall.

COX D. - 1884 – 01/09/1884 – Age 15 – Driver. Denaby Main, Denaby Main Coal Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Run over by corves.

COX G. - 1884 – 20/11/1884 – Age 16 – Hurrier. St. John’s, Locke and Co., Normanton, Yorkshire. Fall of coal.

COX George - 1880 – 16/02/1880 – Age 33 – Collier. St. John’s, Locke and Co., Normanton, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

COX George - 1888 – 23/04/1888 – Age 51 – Collier. Ynysfeio, Troedyrhiw Coal Co., Treherbert, Glamorgan. Fall of roof (rock) 11ft x 3ft inside of row of props 4.5ft. from face and from between two smooth slips meeting at top which it appeared could not be seen before. 9ft. seam, 3.5ft. thick. Longwall.

COX George - 1889 – 08/11/1889 – Age 38 – Sinker. Garth, Garth Merthyr Colliery Co., Maesteg, Glamorgan. At the beginning of a shift deceased and three other sinkers descended and as was the custom the bowk stopped at the bottom of the airpipes so that they could be examined. Just as the bowk stopped the deceased shouted, 'We are at the bottom’, jumped out and fell a distance of 8yds.

COX Jacob - 1881 – 15/04/1881 – Age 35 – Banksman. Valentia, Parkes and Bowater, Oldbury, Worcester. Fall of coal in thick coal seam the result of a bump which knocked out the timber.

COX James - 1884 - 11/11/1884 – Age 36 - Gang rider. Wigan Junction, Wigan Junction Colliery Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was bringing the journey up the incline when the tubs caught against a door in the brow and deceased was run over by the tubs in attempting to jump off. The door tenter stated that the front tub jumped off the rails as the journey approached the door, and thinking it would catch his fingers he let go and the door swung to. It has been decided to discontinue gang riding at this place.

COX John - 1888 - 31/05/1888 – Age 37 – Tunneller. Risca, London and South Wales Coal Co. Ltd., Risca, Monmouth. A charge of gelignite exploded prematurely by electricity while he was preparing the shot. He had disconnected one of the wires leading from the dynamo but when about to connect the leads with the detonator he said he felt a slight shock. An earth current had set up sufficient to fire the charge which killed Cox and at same time seriously injured another man who was close to him.

COX Samuel - 1885 – 11/11/1885 – Age 23 – Miner. Stank (metalliferous), Barrow Haematite Steel Co., Lancashire. A protruding rib of rock on the hanging side from both sides of which the ore had been removed, had had one shot in it which partly removed it. It was intended to fire another shot and deceased and his mate were preparing for this when the rock fell on him.

COX Samuel - 1887 – 31/12/1887 – Age 18 – Horse driver. Wednesbury Oak, Philip Williams and Sons, Tipton, Staffordshire. Died 7th February. A check or drag chain broke when he was walking incautiously in front of a full tub on a descending gradient of 3 in to the yard.

COX Samuel - 1888 – 08/06/1888 – Age 53 – Miner. No.4 (metalliferous), Barrow Steel Co. Ltd., Stank, Lancashire. Struck on head by prop. Deceased and his mate were engaged getting timber down a rise deceased went down into the rise to see that it was clear for the wood to pass down when his mate fancied he heard Cox shout 'throw away'. He immediately threw a prop down the rise which struck deceased on the head killing him instantly.

COX Thomas - 1884 – 20/04/1884 – Age 52 – Repairer. Gilfach Goch, Glamorgan Coal Co. Ltd., Bridgend, Brecon. Fall of roof. 2 killed.

COX William - 1887 - 18/08/1887 – Age 43 – Collier. Worsley, Menses Worsley, Menses Colliery Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made. A shot had been fired in his place which was five yards wide and instead of putting up a bar at once he went on filling the coal when a large stone fell knocking out two props and a bar which was seven feet from the face of the coal.

COX William - 1886 - 28/12/1886 – Age 14 – Drawer. Rose Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire.

COXON John (injured) - 1888 - 18/12/1888 – Age 20 – Drawer. Allens Green, Andrew Knowles and Sons, Ltd., Lancashire. Injured by his tub colliding with another drawer’s tub.

COXON Thomas - 1886 - 20/09/1886 – Age 55 – Hewer. Elemore, Hetton Coal Co., Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Injury to knee by fall of stone. Died 1st Oct.

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

COYLE Daniel (non-fatal) - 1888 - 05/03/1888 – Drawer. Gartshore No.2, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Stirling. Explosion of firedamp.2 injured.

COYLE Henry (non-fatal) - 1888 - 05/03/1888 – Miner. Gartshore No.2, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Stirling. Explosion of firedamp.2 injured.

COYLE Hugh (non-fatal) - 1888 - 09/10/1888 – Fireman. Drumpeller No.4, Drumpeller Coal Co., Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp going into unexamined workings with naked lights. 4 injured.

COYLE John (non-fatal) - 1889 - 13/09/1889 – Miner. Lethamhill, John Allan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire. Fall of stone from working face.

COYLE William (non-fatal) - 1889 - 21/06/1889 – Miner. Gateside No.1, Flemington Coal Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Fall of coal.

COYNE Charles - 1889 - 14/06/1889 – Age 45 – Miner. Stank No.8 (metalliferous), Barrow Haematite Steel Co., Stank, Lancashire. Fall of roof. While barins a piece of stone from the roof it fell on him. Died 7th July.

COYNE H - 1882 - 25/01/1882 – Age 36 – Miner. Silverdale (ironstone), F Stanier, Newcastle, Staffordshire. Fall of roof.

CRABB Benjamin - 1889 - 11/10/1889 – Age 20 – Sinker. Talk o’th’ Hill, Talk o’th’ Hill Colliery Co., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Ruptured a blood vessel while lifting a heavy stone into the bowk. Died 23rd.

CRABBA John - 1883 - 07/11/1883 – Age 40. Moorfield, Altham Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Explosion of gas, 68 killed.

CRABBE Robert - 1884 - 16/05/1884 – Age 54 – Labourer. Glengarnock (ironstone or fireclay), Merry and Cunninghame, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire. Fell into sinking pit 35 feet deep.

CRABTREE H. - 1881 - 19/07/1881 – Age 24 – Collier. Astley Dukinfield, Dukinfield Coal Co., Cheshire. Fall of roof.

CRAFT Robert - 1883 – 17/04/1883 – Age 30 – Hewer. Emma, Stella Coal Co., Durham, Co. Durham. Fall of coal.

CRAGGS Thomas - 1884 – 10/03/1884 – Age 46 – Hewer. Usworth, John Bowes and Partners, Usworth, Co. Durham. Fall of stone.

CRAGIE Robert - 1882 – 27/02/1882 - Age 60 – Screener. Blaydon Main, Blaydon Main Collieries Co., Blaydon Main, Durham. Crushed by waggon.

CRAIG David (non-fatal) - 1889 – 04/09/1889 – Age 13 – Miner. Spindleside, Barr and Higgins, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof. 13 days off.

CRAIG Hugh (non-fatal) - 1887 - 14/12/1887 – Miner. Gateside No.1, Flemington Coal Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Fall of stone.

CRAIG James (non-fatal) - 1889 - 05/02/1889 – Age 36 – Fireman. Fairholm, Glasgow Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Fall of roof. 33 days off.

CRAIG Robert - 1886 - 18/01/1886 – Age 45 – Shifter. Ryhope, Ryhope Coal Co. Ltd., Sunderland, Co. Durham. Killed by a fall of stone from roof of engine plane while going inbye to their work. 2 killed.

CRAIG William - 1880 - 06/05/1880 – Age 40 – Deputy. Ludworth, Original Hartlepool Colliers Co. Ltd., Durham, Co. Durham. While attempting to draw a set of chocks in Long Wall he knocked out a wedge, and immediately a fall took place. He neglected to set a prop, although told by another deputy to do so, as the stone was found to be bad.

CRAKE T. - 1885 - 18/03/1885 – Age 66 – Shifter. Usworth, John Bowes and Partners, Usworth Co. Durham. Explosion in Maudlin Seam. 42 killed.

CRANE John - 1881 - 19/11/1881 – Age 24 – Labourer. Todhill No.4, Dalry, Ayrshire. Stumbled into cesspool and was scalded.

CRANE John - 1883 - 28/03/1883 – Age 38 – Miner. Eston (ironstone), Blocklow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Middleborough, Yorkshire. Fall of side stone while barring down some stone that had been loosened by a shot.

CRANKSHAW John - 1880 - 12/05/1880 – Age 50 – Miner. Westhoughton, Westhoughton Coal and Cannel Co. Ltd., Westhoughton, Lancashire. The deceased were thrown out of the cage in which they were descending by a collision of cages. One of the cages had only been put on three days previously. The guides were wire rope, with a space of only nine inches between the cages. In future the guides are to be kept stretched by weights instead of screws, and an independent pair of fend off or fly guide ropes to be placed between the cages. 2 killed 4 injured.

CRANKSHAW Thomas (injured) - 1885 - 25/08/1885 – Age 27 – Miner. Westhoughton, Westhoughton Coal and Cannel Co., Lancashire. Thigh broken by coal which came off the face from a slip he having omitted to sprag sufficiently while holing. His own error.

CRANMER Charles - 1886 - 11/11/1886 – Age 45 – Miner. Longacres (ironstone), Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Saltburn, Yorkshire. Fall of stone from a smooth back while he was drilling a hole in it. It fell without warning.

CRANSHAW George - 1882 - 04/09/1882 – Age 15 – Waggoner. Cleworth Hall, Tyldesley Coal Co., Tyldesley, Lancashire. Coal from slip holing.

CRANSHAW James - 1881 - 13/10/1881 – Age 26 – Miner. Bridgewater No.3, Bridgewater Trust, Worsley, Lancashire. Slide, as he was holing.

CRATE Charles (non-fatal) - 1887 - 18/03/1887 – Collier. Enterkine No.9, George Taylor and Co., Ayr, Ayrshire. Fall of coal.