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MILLER Robert (non-fatal) - 1885 - 31/01/1885 – Brakesman. Goatfoot, Boyd Gilmour and Co., Galston, Ayrshire. By falling down a blind pit a distance of 12 feet.

MILLER Robert - 1886 - 03/12/1886 – Age 44 – Collier. Pennyvenie No.1, Dalmellington Iron Co., Dalmellington, Ayrshire. Fall of coal and roof.

MILLER Robert - 1889 - 05/09/1889 – Age 17 – Miner. Pencuick, Shotts Iron Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Suffocation by smoke. 63 killed.

MILLER Samuel (non-fatal) - 1889 - 04/11/1889 – Miner. Meiklehill No.5, James Gardner and Sons, Kirkintilloch, Dumbarton. Explosion of firedamp. 3 injured.

MILLER Samuel (non-fatal) - 1889 - 20/12/1889 – Age 18 – Drawer. Kinneil, Kinneil Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. Fall of blaes. 2 injured. Not yet resumed.

MILLER Samuel - 1881 - 14/07/1881 – Age 33 – Miner. Spa (ironstone), Gjers Mills and Co., Guisborough, Yorkshire. While barring stone down it drew a prop which struck his head.

MILLER Thomas - 1880 - 15/07/1880 – Age 23 – Dataler. Hindley Deep, Wigan Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Whilst repairing an old road, a piece of stone fell from between three slips, knocking out the props.

MILLER Thomas - 1882 - 31/10/1882 – Age 19 – Waggoner. Whitehaven, Earl of Lonsdale, Whitehaven, Cumberland. Crushed between truck and column supporting screens.

MILLER Thomas - 1885 - 18/02/1885 – Age 63 – Shifter. Pelton, Lord Dunsnay and Partners, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham. Knocked down and killed by waggons while crossing line near the pit. (Not comprised).

MILLER William - 1880 - 18/06/1880 – Age 14 - Pony driver. Bamfurlong Cross, Tetley and Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. On descending, the boy got out of the cage and walked into the sump, the fence of which had been temporarily removed without sufficient precautions being taken to prevent accidents.

MILLER William - 1889 - 05/09/1889 – Age 14 – Pumper. Pencuick, Shotts Iron Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Suffocation by smoke. 63 killed.

MILLERSHIP William - 1883 - 16/09/1883 – Age 56. Corporal Norwood, Sheepbridge Coal and Iron Co., Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Crushed by tubs on the engine plane whilst liberating the coupling to the rope.

MILLICAN Thomas - 1886 - 12/01/1886 – Miner. Trelkeld Lead (metalliferous), Trelkeld Mining Co., Trelkeld, Cumberland. Using a squib to fire a shot with, instead of applying his light to the slow match, he ignited the powder in the squib, the shot immediately went off inflicting injuries from which he died.

MILLIGAN Adam (non-fatal) - 1884 - 29/09/1884 – Collier. Springhill No.2, A Finnie and Sons, Dreghorn, Ayrshire. Fall of coal and roof.

MILLIGAN John (non-fatal) - 1885 - 23/04/1885 – Miner. Stepends, Eglington Iron Co., Cumnock, Ayrshire. Jammed between hutch and the side of the road.

MILLIGAN John (non-fatal) - 1886 - 10/12/1886 – Collier. Enterkine No.9, George Taylor and Co., Ayr, Ayrshire. Fall of coal.

MILLIGAN Joseph (non-fatal) - 1889 - 31/05/1889 – Miner. Gartshore No.9, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Ayrshire. Explosion of firedamp. 2 injured.

MILLIGAN Thaddeus (non-fatal) - 1886 - 08/02/1886 – Collier. Cronberry No.4, Eglinton Iron Co., Lugar, Ayrshire. Jammed between hutch and side of road.

MILLIGAN Thomas (non-fatal) - 1889 - 20/09/1889 – Age 40 – Brusher. Limphinnans, Cowdenbeath Coal Co., Fife. Fall of brushing. Not yet resumed.

MILLIGAN Thomas - 1885 - 01/04/1885 – Age 20 – Loader. Tipton Moat, Mines Drainage Commissioners, Tipton, Staffordshire. Killed by fall of clod roof from previously unseen slips in a level face.

MILLING Joseph - 1884 - 25/04/1884 – Age 43 – Dayman. Pendlebury, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of coal at face between slips. 1 killed 1 injured.

MILLINGTON E. - 1882 - 07/03/1882 – Age 28 – Labourer. West Riding, Pope and Pearson, Normanton, Yorkshire. Crushed by waggons.

MILLINGTON James (injured) - 1888 - 23/11/1888 – Contractor. Heyfield Sinking, Westleigh Colliery Co., Lancashire. Injured by falling about 6 yards from the scaffold in the sinking shaft.

MILLINGTON James - 1888 - 20/12/1888 – Age 48 – Collier. Elm, George Watkinson and Sons Ltd., Buckley, Flint. Inspection made and inquest attended. He had just tired a shot which knocked out a prop and as he was in the act of resetting it a stone suddenly fell from a slip on to him.

MILLINGTON W J. - 1887 - 27/10/1887 – Age 30 – Collier. Wombwell Main, Wombwell Main Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

MILLINGTON W. - 1884 - 27/11/1884 – Age 35 – Contractor. Lawn, Chatterley Co., Bucknall, Staffordshire. Explosion of cartridge while wedging open a stone.

MILLINGTON William - 1884 - 12/08/1884 – Age 48 – Hewer. Silksworth, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Fall of a large stone from a slip close to the face of place.

MILLOY John - 1882 - 25/10/1882 – Age 28 – Sinker. Eglington, Eglington Iron Co., Irvine, Ayr. Fell out of kettle while being lowered.

MILLS Adam (injured) - 1885 - 26/09/1885 – Age 32 – Dayman. Baxenden, George Hargreaves and Co., Lancashire. Crushed while repairing in a steep drawing road in Moleside workings by a tub which a drawer allowed to run away for which he was punished. 2 injured.

MILLS C. - 1883 - 15/03/1883 – Age 60 - Horse driver. Lee Oldham, Middleton and Rochdale Coal Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of roof.

MILLS Caleb - 1883 - 27/09/1883 – Age 16 – Miner. Cook’s Kitchen (metalliferous), Cook’s Kitchen Mining Co., Camborne, Cornwall. An unexpected fall of ground from the hanging wall of the lode. About 30 tons weight of stuff fell away. The place from which it fell had previously been sounded and was considered safe. 2 killed.

MILLS Charles (injured) - 1889 - 12/10/1889 – Age 48 – Dayman. Withins Lane, Andrew Knowles and Sons, Ltd., Lancashire. Leg broken by a stone slipping as he was building a paschal. Inspection and inquiry.

MILLS Edward (injured) - 1885 - 12/05/1885 – Age 44 – Rockman. Oakeley Upper (slate). Premature explosion of a hole charged with guncotton and gunpowder while he was in the act of tamping it, probably with an iron bar. 17 days off.

MILLS George - 1886 - 15/02/1886 – Age 22 – Collier. Rangeworthy, Rangeworthy Colliery Co., Gloucester. Injured by a fall of stone and died on the 19th. He was assisting to renew some timber. The top appeared strong and gave no warning of danger before it fell.

MILLS George - 1889 - 24/04/1889 – Age 61 - Bank inspector. Brancepeth, Strakers and Love, Willington, Co. Durham. Killed by an explosion of coal dust while engaged cleaning out a coal bunker. They had large oil torch lamps with them and as soon as they commenced to disturb the large accumulation of fine dust an explosion took place. They died on the 27th. 3 killed.

MILLS James - 1887 - 27/05/1887 – Age 37 – Miner. Tunshill, Platt Brothers and Co., Ltd., Lancashire. Drowned by an inundation of water which burst the mine from an old working at the rise side of a level, the old working having been worked from the colliery by a former owner, but not shown on the plan nor was it known to the present owners. 3 killed.

MILLS John (non-fatal) - 1889 - 23/11/1889 – Miner. Gauchalland No.2, Gauchalland Coal Co., Galston, Ayrshire. Fall of roof while repairing it.

MILLS John - 1883 - 13/03/1883 – Age 18 - Truck loader. Essington Wood, Darlaston Coal & Iron Co., Bloxwich, Staffordshire. Slipped down before loaded truck which he was lowering from the screens.

MILLS John - 1884 - 16/07/1884 – Age 36 – Miner. Ladyshore, John Fletcher, Lancashire. Fall of roof from pot hole moving gig frame.

MILLS John - 1886 - 16/04/1886 – Collier. Westminster, Westminster & Brymbo Coal & Coke Co. Ltd., Wrexham, Lancashire. Injured on the 1st January 1885 to which injuries he succumbed on 16th April 1886.

MILLS John - 1888 - 30/11/1888 – Age 43 – Miner. No.9 (metalliferous), Cleator Iron Ore Co., Cleator, Cumberland. Suffocation by carbonic acid gas. The wood in a drift in No.6 pit having taken fire on the night of the 29th November, the fumes from the fire passed to No.9 pit which was an upcast shaft for No.6 pit. No notice having been sent to No.9 pit of the danger caused by the fire in No.6 pit the No.9 pit workmen descended the pit on the morning of the 3Oth November. John Mills, while proceeding to his working place, became unconscious and while attempting to rescue him, McAvoy and Phillips lost their lives. 3 killed.

MILLS Joseph (injured) - 1880 - 26/08/1880 – Owner. Blue Ball, Joseph Mills and Bros., Bacup, Lancashire. Hurt. A shot went off as they were about to stem it. It was in silicious rock, called Ganister, but whether a spark flew from the candle, or he was struck could not be ascertained. Copper tools were provided. Horfall died. 1 killed 1 injured.

MILLS Joseph (injured) - 1888 - 18/12/1888 – Undermanager. Jubilee, Platt Brothers and Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Mills, ear singed, Buckley burned slightly, Jagger and Whatmough burned seriously by explosion of firedamp. Candles were ordinarily used in the mine but the fireman and the two miners who were using a safety lamp whilst making an opening into an Old Working, liberated some firedamp, and it lighted at the under-manager’s candle 42 yards off as he was walking along the road, the flame following the train to the opening. 4 injured.

MILLS Joseph - 1884 - 30/04/1884 – Age 31 – Hewer. Brandon, C Strakers and Love, Durham, Co. Durham. Severely crushed by fall of a large stone from a slip.

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

MILLS Thomas (injured) - 1884 - 15/11/1884 – Age 26 – Dayman. Crumbuke, Fletcher Burrows and Co., Lancashire. Leg broken taking down roof.

MILLS William - 1880 - 15/07/1880 – Age 50 - Bottom cutter. Risca Black Vein, London and South Wales Coal Co., Risca, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp, 120 killed.

MILLS William - 1887 - 27/06/1887 – Age 15 – Driver. North Seaton, Cowpen Coal Co., North Seaton, Northumberland. Fall of stone.

MILLWARD Edward (injured) - 1886 - 22/04/1886 – Age 41 – Rockman. Llechwedd (slate). He was prising down a block of slate but it fell in a way he did not expect and broke his leg so badly that it had to be amputated. Still in hospital March 1887.

MILLWARD James - 1888 - 28/02/1888 – Age 14 – Driver. Silver Hill, Stanton Iron Co., Teversal, Derbyshire. Run over by loaded tub.

MILLWOOD John - 1887 - 15/09/1887 – Age 22 – Loader. Sandwell Park, Sandwell Park Colliery Co., West Bromwich, Staffordshire. A large piece of coal fell from the roof upon the slope of some previously fallen coal rolled down and crushed deceased against a tub nearly cutting him in two.

MILNER J. - 1888 - 20/12/1888 – Age 14 – Hurrier. Simpson, Farnley Iron Co., Leeds, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

MILNER William Henry - 1887 - 26/09/1887 – Age 21 – Loader. Seymour, Staveley Coal and Iron Co., Staveley, Derbyshire. Fall of coal sprags had been withdrawn and coal left standing contrary to the rules of the pit.

MILROY Thomas - 1882 - 08/09/1882 – Age 40 – Sinker. Drumsmidden, Dalmellington Iron Co., Dalmellington, Ayrshire. Precipitated from a scaffold by the kettle being lowered on them. 2 killed.

MILSDOM Joseph - 1885 - 20/11/1885 – Age 21 - Carting boy. Ludlow’s, Trustees of the Countess of Waldegrave, Somerset. The bottom deck of the cage was being lowered to bring the top on the flat sheets, and was just being lowered down when the deceased jumped in and was caught by the rim of the cage. He died on the 26th.

MILSOME John - 1880 - 15/07/1880 – Age 20 – Haulier. Risca Black Vein, London and South Wales Coal Co., Risca, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp 120 killed.

MILTON or COURT 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.

MIMMING Alfred (injured) - 1880 - 19/06/1880 – Age 35 – Labourer. Green Lane, Andrew Knowles and Sons, Ltd., Radcliffe, Lancashire. Ribs hurt. Timber falling from a scaffold.

MINCASTER or MUNCASTER Thomas - 1882 - 07/09/1882 – Age 67 – Shifter. Haswell, Haswell Shotton & Easington Coal & Coke Co. Ltd., Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Fall of stone. While lowering way he had undermined a prop, which gave way and brought down a frame of stone.

MINCHER T. - 1882 - 14/02/1882 – Age 15 – Driver. Allerton, T and R Bower, Leeds, Yorkshire. Crushed by corves.

MINERS David (injured) - 1888 - 31/08/1888 – Tributer. Dolcoath (metalliferous), Camborne, Cornwall. While working in his pitch at the 314 fathom level east, he was injured in his head by a slight fall of ground.

MINGINS George - 1886 - 22/10/1886 – Age 20 – Labourer. No.5 (metalliferous), Messrs Kennedy Bros., Askham, Lancashire. Crushed with balance box on end of L bob of pumping gear while lowering with screw jacks; died from injuries on 23rd.

MINHAN James - 1889 - 17/01/1889 – Age 13 - Door boy. Great Western, Great Western Colliery Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Fell off shafts and was run over by a tram rubbish on a heading dipping 6ins. per yard. He had been put to drive in the absence of some of the hauliers.

MINNS Michael - 1885 - 15/08/1885 – Age 14 – Trapper. Elemore, Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Fencehouses, Co. Durham. Run over by the engine set at junction of roads.

MINORS Edward - 1883 - 01/05/1883 – Age 45 – Shaftsman. East Wheal, Rose (metalliferous), East Wheal Rose Mining Co., Newlyn, East Cornwall. A pump rod from a supplementary engine shaft had been taken up with the capstan from the 40 fathom level to adit level, and was there lashed to the side of the shaft. The capstan rope was then lowered a little to enable him to unfasten it from the rod when the latter slipped through its lashings thus tightening the capstan rope, the surge of which threw him in the shaft. He fell 20 fathoms and was instantly killed.

MINSHULL S. - 1883 - 18/01/1883 – Age 22 – Miner. Robin Hood, Clifton and Kersley Coal Co., Lancashire. Fall of coal from slips.

MINTHICK J. - 1888 – 13/10/1888 – Age 25 – Collier. Don Pedro, H Briggs and Co., Normanton, Yorkshire. Fall of coal.

MISKELL Michael - 1886 - 09/12/1886 – Age 17 – Stower. George Powell, Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Mountain Ash, Glamorgan. Collision of railway trucks on self-acting incline between the George and Lower Duffryn collieries in consequence of a stone having been wilfully placed in the self-acting points below the meetings, thus preventing their working. Eleven men were at the time riding up to their work. Riding on this incline was prohibited, and in some instances parties had been prosecuted and others fined for so doing. 5 killed.

MITCHELL A. - 1885 - 11/03/1885 – Age 29 – Collier. Waterloo Main, Brooks and Pickup, Leeds, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

MITCHELL A. - 1887 - 29/09/1887 – Age 24 – Collier. Aldwarke Main, John Brown and Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

MITCHELL Albert - 1885 - 07/01/1885 – Age 18 – Labourer. Lower Duffryn, Powell Duffryn Co., Mountain Ash, Glamorgan. Fall of stone.

MITCHELL Alexander (non-fatal) - 1888 - 31/03/1888 – Labourer. Springside, A Kenneth and Sons, Dreghorn. While oiling machinery in motion his fingers were caught in pinion wheels.

MITCHELL Frederick (injured) - 1889 - 12/03/1889 – Age 20 – Miner. Gawton (metalliferous), Tavistock, Cornwall. Mitchell had charged a hole with dynamite but it did not go off as soon as he expected and after waiting for about 15 minutes he proceeded to the workings. When a short distance from the hole it exploded and a stone struck Mitchell on the lip. I wrote to the manager of the mine requesting that the man be prosecuted for contravention of the special rule prohibiting return to a hole that has misfired until a reasonable time has elapsed.

MITCHELL George (injured) - 1889 - 15/07/1889 – Age 19 - Skip filler. Carn Brea (metalliferous), Carn Brea, Cornwall. Mitchell was clearing the skip pit at one of the levels but failed to put in the gate and therefore when the skip was lowered it came down upon him and crushed his back. I investigated the case and found that the accident was due to general neglect all round in respect to putting in the gate but directly the lander was to blame inasmuch as he took upon himself to instruct the whim driver to lower the skip without receiving the proper signal to do so and I called upon the agents to punish the man for this undue assumption of authority which was done.

MITCHELL George - 1882 - 03/01/1882 – Age 26 – Shifter. Moresby, Moresby Coal Co., Moresby, Cumberland. Fall of stone from roof.

MITCHELL George - 1882 - 07/11/1882 – Age 45 – Stallman. Clay Cross No.7, Clay Cross Iron and Coal Co., Clay Cross, Derbyshire. Explosion of gas 48 killed.

MITCHELL J. - 1888 - 24/12/1888 – Age 50 – Furnaceman. Stanley, Stanley Coal Co., Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Fell form cage in shaft.

MITCHELL James - 1881 - 02/04/1881 – Age 36 – Collier. Barwood No.2, W Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Ayrshire. Fall of coal.

MITCHELL Jessie - 1882 - 18/10/1882 – Age 19 – Loader. Cossall, Cossall Coal Co., Ilkeston, Derbyshire. Fall of coals while taking them down.

MITCHELL John - 1888 - 30/01/1888 – Age 25 – Collier. Hafod, Ruabon Coal and Coke Co. Ltd., Ruabon, Denbigh. Inquiries made and inquest attended. Injured 17th May 1887. He was pulling down some coal, when a stone fell bringing more coal with it back to a slip. The props were three feet from the face.

MITCHELL Michael - 1883 - 26/04/1883 – Age 48 – Miner. Boosbeck (ironstone), Stevenson Jaques and Co., Guisborough, Yorkshire. Fall of a large piece of side stone from a slip probably shaken by a shot crushing him against a tub.

MITCHELL Paul (non-fatal) - 1888 - 06/02/1888 – Brusher. Redburn No.1, Eglinton Iron Co., Kilwinning, Ayrshire. Explosion of firedamp.

MITCHELL Robert (non-fatal) - 1889 - 04/11/1889 – Age 49 – Miner. Tillicoultry, Alloa Coal Co., Clackmannan. Fall of stone. Not yet resumed.

MITCHELL Thomas (non-fatal) - 1887 - 05/04/1887 – Collier. Enterkine No.9, George Taylor and Co., Ayr, Ayrshire. Fall of coal.

MITCHELL Thomas - 1881 - 11/03/1881 – Age 34 – Underlooker. Elms, Smethurst Hoyle and Grime, Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was examining a dangerous part of the roof to which his attention had been drawn, when it fell upon him.

MITCHELL William - 1884 - 09/02/1884 – Age 19 – Loader. Cannock Chase, Cannock Chase Colliery Co., Hednesford, Staffordshire. Died 24th Feb. Explosion of firedamp.

MITCHESON John * - 1880 - 23/01/1880 – Age 34 – Screenman. Elemore, Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Durham.

MITFORD Thomas - 1889 - 25/05/1889 – Age 56 – Deputy. Throckley, Throckley Coal Co., Throckley, Northumberland. Fall of roof while drawing props. Died 17th Nov.

MOAT J. - 1886 - 10/05/1886 – Age 55 – Collier. Nunnery, Nunnery Coal Co., Sheffield, Yorkshire. Fall of roof. Died 15th May.

MOBBS George (injured) - 1887 - 02/03/1887 – Age 28 – Miner. Peelwood, Tyldesley Coal Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Leg broken by roof stone from between two slips in a narrow bay the roof being weakened by pressure of gas.

MOFFAT David (non-fatal) - 1889 - 09/04/1889 – Age 47 – Miner. Newbattle, Marquis of Lothian, Edinburgh. Fall of coal and stone. 50 days off.

MOFFAT John (non-fatal) - 1889 - 02/10/1889 – Age 22 – Miner. Philipston Rose and Co., Linlithgow. Explosion of shot. Not yet resumed.

MOFFAT Thomas - 1888 - 22/09/1888 – Age 45 – Sinker. Drumchapel, William Dixon Ltd., Duntocher, Dumbarton. A kettle in a blind pit became disconnected from the rope and fell on him.

MOFFATT James - 1883 - 09/11/1883 – Age 29 – Collier. Stravenhouse, James Thornton, Carluke, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof while removing stoops.

MOFFATT James - 1888 - 19/04/1888 – Age 53 – Joiner. St. Helens, St. Helens Colliery and Brick Co., St. Helens, Cumberland. Explosion of gas. 35 killed.

MOFFATT John - 1888 - 13/07/1888 – Age 32 – Miner. Stoneclaw, FR Reid, Rutherglen, Lanarkshire. While firing a shot he failed to escape in time and was struck on the head.

MOFFATT John - 1889 - 16/10/1889. Mossfields, Hawley and Bridgwood Ltd., Longton, Staffordshire. Explosion 64 killed.

MOFFATT Robert - 1884 - 08/11/1884 – Age 30 – Collier. Wilsontown, William Dixon Ltd., Carnwath, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at face, long wall.

MOFFATT William - 1884 - 18/11/1884 – Age 26 – Collier. Bog Hamilton, McCulloch and Co., Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at face while starting a lift at stoops.

MOFFIT John - 1880 - 16/01/1880 – Age 31 – Deputy. Emma, Stella Coal Co., Co. Durham. Fall of stone from roof.

MOFFIT Robert - 1881 - 07/06/1881 – Age 56 – Shifter. Scremerston, Scremerston and Shoreswood Coal Co., Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland. Fell from cage down shaft.

MOFFITT William - 1885 - 02/07/1885 – Age 43 – Hewer. Lumley, 6th. Earl of Durham. Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Injury to back by a fall of stone in a broken jud. Died on 29th.

MOGFORD Frederick - 1889 - 01/11/1889 – Age 17 – Collier. Waun Llwyd, Ebbw Vale Steel Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Ebbw Vale, Monmouth. Fall of roof, a large stone from a slip discharged two props which were under it and crushed him in the corner where he was working.

MOHARRA David (non-fatal) - 1889 - 11/11/1889 – Age 32 – Miner. Roughrigg, Robert Forrester, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at face. Not yet resumed.

MOLE Frank - 1883 - 22/12/1883 – Age 34 – Shifter. Dudley, Cramlington Coal Co., Northumberland. Fall of stone.

MOLLISON William - 1884 - 28/10/1884 – Age 16 - Loco shunter. Cowdenbeath, Cowdenbeath Coal Co., Beath, Fife. Run over by loco, it was supposed he was blown off by a gust of wind.

MOLLOY Mick - 1881 - 22/04/1881 – Age 52 – Miner. Kelton & Knockmurton (metalliferous), William Baird and Co., Cumberland. Fall of roof.

MOLYNEAUX Lot - 1881 - 22/10/1881 – Age 25 – Collier. Tawd Vale, Tawd Vale Colliery Co. Ltd., Skelmersdale, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Explosion of gas caused by a blown out shot.

MOLYNEUX John - 1888 - 21/08/1888 – Age 16 – Labourer. Worsley Menses, Worsley Menses Colliery Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made. He was in a waggon under the screens when by some misunderstanding, between the two, waggon lowered some other waggons were allowed to bump against that in which deceased was and he was knocked against a shoot injuring his chest.

MOLYNEUX W. (injured) - 1883 - 02/04/1883 – Age 35 – Miner. Gibfield, Arley Fletcher Burrows and Co., Lancashire. Fall of roof.

MOLYNEUX William - 1881 - 24/02/1881 – Age 24 – Collier. Sutton Heath, James Radley, St Helens, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. A piece of stone fell from between two slips knocking out the supporting prop.

MONAGHAN John - 1887 - 17/10/1887 – Age 56 – Loader. Whitwick, Whitwick Colliery Co., Coalville, Leicester. Fall of roof.

MONAGHAN Patrick - 1880 - 31/01/1880 – Collier. Glenclelland, Kerr and Mitchell, Dalzell, Lanarkshire. Fall of side while taking down coal head. Died 3rd Apr.

MONEY John - 1884 - 08/12/1884 – Age 34 – Hewer. Seaton Delaval, Seaton Delaval Coal Co., Seaton Delaval, Northumberland. Fall of small stone.

MONKS Matthew - 1888 - 17/11/1888 – Age 16 - Stoker. Davenport, Darcy Lever Coal Co., Lancashire. On colliery siding at railway. Fatally crushed between the buffers of a locomotive engine and a waggon on siding, the waggon having spring buffers rebounded from some other waggons.

MONTGOMERY Alexander - 1888 - 06/02/1888 – Age 24 – Collier. Brownlee, Archibald Russell, Carluke, Lanarkshire. Fall of side at face, stoop and room.

MONTGOMERY James (non-fatal) - 1889 - 10/05/1889 – Age 50 – Miner. Bog Hume Farm, Hamilton McCulloch and Co., Lanarkshire. Fall of coal 41 days off.

MONTGOMERY James - 1883 - 13/04/1883 – Age 17 – Putter. Newfield, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Neglecting his own duty, he commenced to hew coal off the side of a flat when it fell and killed him.

MONTGOMERY James - 1889 - 10/08/1889 – Age 14 - Haulage boy, Longrigg, James Nimmo and Co., Lanarkshire. Fell down shaft.

MONTGOMERY John (non-fatal) - 1884 - 11/03/1884 – Collier. Redburn, Eglington Iron Co., Kilwinning, Ayrshire. Explosion of firedamp.

MONTGOMERY John (non-fatal) - 1888 - 27/10/1888 – Miner. Gartshore No.3, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Stirling. Fall of roof in road.

MOODIE William - 1881 - 05/01/1881 – Age 56 – Manager. Devon Furnace Bank, Alloa Coal Co., Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire. Washed off a bunton into 50 fathoms of water. The pump had ceased to discharge water, and the sinkers were going to look at the bucket at the clack door, which had been taken off. When the bucket was lowered to the door water rushed out on him unexpectedly.

MOODY George - 1884 - 14/07/1884 – Age 17 – Putter. Lumley, 6th. Earl of Durham, Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Pony supposed to have fallen which caused the full tub of seggar to up end upon him and crushed him to death.

MOODY J. - 1884 - 07/07/1884 – Age 25 – Collier. Monk Bretton, Monk Bretton Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

MOON George - 1883 - 22/02/1883 – Age 61 – Miner. Common No.14, Eglington Iron Co., Lugar, Ayrshire. Fall of ironstone.

MOON Thomas (injured) - 1889 - 26/06/1889 – Age 20 – Miner. Dolcoath (metalliferous), Camborne, Cornwall. While coming to the surface, he got his foot between the step and rod of the man engine and had it severely bruised.

MOON William - 1886 - 22/02/1886 – Age 16 – Haulier. Edford, Edford Colliery Co., Somerset. Killed by an explosion of firedamp. Died 23rd. 2 killed.

MOONEY John - 1888 - 19/09/1888 – Age 22 – Hewer. North Beechburn, North Beechburn Coal Co., Auckland, Co. Durham. Fall of stone from a breaker while turning away a place from an old horse road.

MOOR D. - 1880 - 15/07/1880 – Age 19 – Haulier. Risca Black Vein, London and South Wales Coal Co., Risca, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp. 120 killed.

MOOR J. - 1881 - 01/04/1881 – Age 60 – Collier. New Rock, New Rock Coal Co., Somerset. A stone fell from the roof while he was cutting out a prop.

MOOR John - 1881 - 28/01/1881 – Age 18 – Hewer. Bowthorn, Whitehaven Haematite Iron and Steel Co., Whitehaven, Cumberland. Fall of ice from side of shaft.

MOOR William - 1885 - 05/06/1885 – Age 44 – Collier. Deep, Coalbrookvale Colliery Co., Monmouthshire. Fall of coal. He was moving some rubbish from between the coals when a lump of about 3 cwt. fell on his head, he had tried it about 15 minutes before and it showed no signs of breaking.

MOORE Charles - 1884 - 12/12/1884 – Age 32 – Dataler. Hucknall Torkard, Hucknall Colliery Co., Nottinghamshire. Fall of roof in roadway while repairing roadway.

MOORE David - 1887 - 01/06/1887 – Age 54 – Hewer. Cowpen, Cowpen Coal Co., Cowpen, Northumberland. Fall of coal.

MOORE G. - 1885 - 07/01/1885 – Age 39 – Trammer. Aldwarke Main, John Brown and Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Run over by corves. Died 21st.

MOORE George - 1883 - 21/02/1883 – Age 43 – Stallman. Swadlincote, Old Hall and Boardman, Burton-on-Trent, Derbyshire. Fall of roof whilst setting timber to make the place safe.

MOORE J. - 1884 - 26/01/1884 – Boy. Bignall Hill, Reps of late J Wedgewood, Stoke, Staffordshire. Fall of coal.

MOORE James (injured) - 1888 - 27/06/1888 – Miner. East Pool (metalliferous), Carn Brea, Cornwall. Slipped and fell over the stope at the bottom of the 180 fathom level causing injury to the thigh.

MOORE James - 1883 - 23/05/1883 – Age 36 – Collier. Gilmilnscroft No. 3, Gilmour Wood and Anderson, Auchinleck, Ayrshire. Fall of coal while preparing to force it down with powder.

MOORE James - 1886 - 14/09/1886 – Age 66 – Repairer. Braysdown, Donbeny and Scobel, Somerset. Suffocated by fumes from a steam boiler. 4 killed.

MOORE James - 1889 - 08/05/1889 – Age 37 – Miner. Brinsop Hall, Arley Brinsop Hall Coal Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Killed by tubs on the endless rope in the mine he had been unwell for three years and subject periodically to fits but being better he resumed work that day leaving home at 4.55 a.m. and at 11.30 he was going out before the usual time when the accident happened. Inspection and inquiry.

MOORE John (injured) - 1881 - 07/11/1881 – Age 51 – Miner. Maiden Mount, Mr Dalway, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim, Ireland. Hurt by a piece of rock salt blown from a shot.

MOORE John - 1885 - 10/12/1885 – Age 38 – Labourer. Eston, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough, Co. Durham. Run over by trucks while crossing the line near to the mine. (Not comprised).

MOORE John - 1885 - 21/05/1885 – Age 63 - Hanger on. Silver Hill, Stanton Iron Co., Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Crushed by loaded railway wagons.

MOORE John - 1889 - 10/09/1889 – Age 60 – Labourer. Glan Nant, Glan Nant Colliery Co., Tondu, Glamorgan. The wheel of a truck went over his leg on private branch railway. Died 2nd. October.

MOORE John Bailey - 1889 - 16/10/1889 – Age 31 – Contractor. Mossfields, Hawley and Bridgwood Ltd., Longton, Staffordshire. Explosion 64 killed.

MOORE Joseph - 1883 - 09/02/1883 – Age 24 – Collier. Mains Cross, Tetley and Co. Ltd., Ashton, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. An explosion of gas caused by a shot. 2 killed.

MOORE Joseph - 1885 - 16/05/1885 – Age 15 – Collier. No.9, Llynfi and Tondu Co., Maesteg, Glamorgan. Fell under trams.

MOORE Patrick (non-fatal) - 1888 - 11/12/1888 - Pony driver. Blackstone, Blackstone Mineral Co., Paisley, Lanarkshire. Kicked by horse.

MOORE Patrick - 1887 - 24/05/1887 – Age 45 – Labourer. Shawfield, John Wilson, Carluke, Lanarkshire. Crushed by waggons.

MOORE Samuel - 1882 - 19/02/1882 – Age 15 – Driver. Annesley, Annesley Coal Co., Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. Run over by tubs.

MOORE Steven (non-fatal) - 1889 - 21/03/1889 – Age 38 – Miner. Newbattle, Marquis of Lothian, Edinburgh. Fall of coal at face. 73 days off.

MOORE Thomas - 1885 - 26/05/1885 – Age 17 - Door boy. New Tredegar, Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouthshire. Injured by falling under a tram and died on the 28th. He was walking backwards in front of the horse when he fell and the train ran over him.

MOORE Thomas - 1887 - 16/09/1887 – Age 13 – Trapper. Hebburn, Tyne Coal Co., Hebburn, Co. Durham. Crushed by tubs on engine plane.

MOORE Thompson - 1888 - 19/04/1888 – Age 25 - Whipper-in. St. Helens, St. Helens Colliery and Brick Co., St. Helens, Cumberland. Explosion of gas. 35 killed.

MOORE W. - 1883 - 05/09/1883 – Age 14 – Screener. Corton Wood, Corton Wood Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Run over by waggons.

MOORE W. - 1883 - 31/12/1883 – Age 15. Lillydale, E Perrins, Bucknall, Staffordshire. Fell from cage into sump.

MOORE William - 1880 - 08/09/1880 – Age 30 – Packer. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

MOORE William - 1881 - 23/09/1881 – Age 53 – Miner. Postlethwaites (metalliferous), John Postlethwaite, Cumberland. Fall of roof.

MOORE William - 1884 - 11/02/1884 – Age 35 – Pikeman. Whyley, Farley and Druce, West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Smothered by a fall of loose roof. Cause, timber giving way.

MOORE William - 1886 - 12/01/1886 – Age 33 – Collier. Silver Hill, Teversal Stanton Iron Co., Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Engineman over wound the ascending cage, and deceased, with seven others, in the descending cage were sent into the pit bottom with great force.

MOORE William - 1886 - 23/10/1886 – Age 45 - Engine driver. Haunch Wood, A Hickman, Nuneaton, Warwick. Fell from a scaffold into the sump at the bottom of the shaft.

MOORE William - 1887 21/01/1887 66 Holer Ibstock, Ibstock Colliery Co., Ashby-de-la-Zouch Leicester Fall of roof.

MOORE William - 1888 - 04/06/1888 – Age 50 – Hewer. South Medmosley, Owners of South Medmosley, Medmosley, Co. Durham. Fall of coal whilst wedging down band died 6th June.

MOORHEAD S. - 1888 - 13/12/1888 – Driver. Mitchell Main, Mitchell Main Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Run over by corves Died 20th Dec.

MOORHEAD Thomas - 1880 - 23/02/1880 – Age 70 – Labourer. Hartley, Seaton Delaval Coal Co., Hartley, Northumberland. Head crushed by engine.

MORALEE Thomas - 1889 - 16/10/1889 – Age 16 – Labourer. Wheatley Hill, Thornley, Co. Durham. Accidentally fell down a sinking pit shaft, about 950 feet, while assisting to send materials down to some sinkers.

MORAN John - 1882 - 10/01/1882 – Age 38 – Metalman. White Moss, White Moss Coal Co. Ltd., Skelmersdale, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. The endless rope broke, and the tubs running back caught deceased before he could get into the refuge hole.

MORAN Michael (non-fatal) - 1889 - 22/03/1889 – Age 35 – Miner. Dalmeny, Dalmeny Oil Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. Fall of roof. 65 days off.

MORAN Peter (injured) - 1887 - 28/11/1887 – Age 20 – Dayman. Scot Lane, William Woods and Son, Lancashire. Leg broken by fall of roof when assisting to draw a prop in a finished place.

MORAN T. - 1889 - 24/07/1889 – Age 37 – Collier. Monk Bretton, Monk Bretton Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of side.

MORDEN Richard - 1883 - 31/05/1883 – Age 23 – Hewer. Iveston, Consett Iron Co. Ltd., Leadgate, Co. Durham. Strained side while lifting stone; after working two days he left off and died from inflammation 8th July.

MORDUE Matthew - 1886 - 16/06/1886 – Age 26 – Shifter. Seaton Delaval, AE Burdon and Partners, Seaton Delaval, Northumberland. Fall of stone.

MORETON James - 1884 - 24/09/1884 – Age 16 – Collier. Deep Pit, Coalbrook Vale Coal Co., Monmouth. Fall of stone. The top fell from a slip close to the edge of a prop. The overman had just been in and complimented the men on the state of their stall.

MORGAN A. - 1883 - 24/08/1883 – Collier. Spotted Pin Slope, J Vipond and Co., Monmouthshire. Fall of coal.

MORGAN Benjamin - 1880 - 08/06/1880 – Age 19 – Collier. River Level, Aberdare and Plymouth Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp.

MORGAN Charles - 1883 - 06/01/1883 – Age 50 – Pikeman. Willingsworth, T Treece, Ocker Hill, Staffordshire. Broken rope whilst ascending. 3 killed.

MORGAN Charles - 1887 - 03/10/1887 – Age 52 – Waggonshifter. Maindy, Ocean Coal Co., Ystrad, Glamorgan. Run over by waggon on a surface incline.

MORGAN D. - 1883 - 06/11/1883 – Age 31 – Hitcher. Ynisfais, Troedyhiw Coal Co., Treherbert, Glamorgan. Fell under trams.

MORGAN D. - 1883 - 09/02/1883 – Age 28 – Miner. Pendleton, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of roof at face.

MORGAN Daniel (non-fatal) - 1889 - 22/07/1889 – Age 41 – Miner. Niddrie, Niddrie & Benhar Coal Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Carriage leaving rails. Not yet resumed.

MORGAN Daniel - 1882 - 29/08/1882 – Age 22 – Labourer. Worcester, Worcester Coal Co., Swansea, Glamorgan. Run over by trams on slant.

MORGAN David (injured) - 1889 - 12/03/1889 – Age 34 – Miner. Bryn-yr-afr (metalliferous). Fall of the side of a slope blasting. Leg slightly hurt. 5 days off.

MORGAN David - 1881 - 11/10/1881 – Age 25 – Nightrider. Maerdy Lockets, Merthyr Steam Coal Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Killed by falling under trams on engine plane.

MORGAN David - 1888 - 14/01/1888 – Age 26 – Collier. Meiros, Welsh Estate and Property Co. Ltd., Llanharran, Glamorgan. Explosion of a shot of dynamite in a level.

MORGAN David - 1888 - 23/02/1888 – Age 22 – Collier. Ynyshir, Ynyshir Steam Coal Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Fall of roof (coal) between gob and face of coal which face was propped. Two props discharged. 4ft. seam. Long wall.

MORGAN David - 1889 - 14/03/1889 – Age 35 - Night overman. Dowlais Pendarren No.2, Dowlais Iron Co., Dowlais, Glamorgan. Run over by a journey of loaded trains on engine plane on which he was riding in front having taken the place of the rider whom he had sent out with a horse.

MORGAN David J. - 1885 - 29/05/1885 - Age 23 – Haulier. Graigola, Cory Yeo and Co., Galis, Glamorgan. Crushed by trams.

MORGAN E. - 1883 - 10/11/1883 – Age 31 – Hitcher. Dare, D Davies and Co., Treorky, Glamorgan. Fell down shaft.