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MORT Robert - 1886 - 07/07/1886 – Age 60 – Miner. Dixon Green, Plodder Bridgewater Trustees, Lancashire. Fatal fall of roof stone from between two unseen slips.

MORT Thomas (injured) - 1885 - 11/11/1885 – Age 62 – Miner. Dixon Green, Bridgewater Trustees, Lancashire. Thighs and ribs crushed by fall of stone from roof, of the Plodder Mine, while removing and repairing a previous fall. No lack of timbering.

MORT W. (injured) - 1883 - 20/09/1883 – Age 40 – Miner. Outwood, Fletcher Thomas and Sons, Lancashire. Fall of coal.

MORTIMER J. - 1881 - 03/08/1881 – Age 23 – Collier. Farm Level, Ebbw Vale Steel and Iron Co., Monmouth. When bringing a tram down a slight incline his foot slipped and the tram crushed his back. He died 29th Nov.

MORTON Benjamin - 1886 - 19/07/1886 – Age 21 – Miner. Clifton Hall, Trencherbone, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. By roof falling as he was pulling coal from the working face. Accidental.

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

MORTON Nicholas - 1880 - 12/02/1880 – Age 16 - Asst. onsetter. South Moor, Hedley and Bell, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham. Fell from Shield Row to Hutton Seam, a distance of 112 yards. He neglected to close the fence, and a tub pulled him into the shaft.

MORTON Robert - 1880 - 09/10/1880 – Age 48 – Collier. Auchenheath No.4, Nitshill and Lesmahagow Coal Co., Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at face longwall.

MORTON Thomas - 1884 - 15/08/1884 – Age 50 – Miner. Palmerston (slate). He was clearing rubbish from the great fall when a stone rolled down and struck him on the back.

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

MOSBY G. - 1886 - 06/09/1886 – Age 55 – Collier. Micklefield, Joseph Cliff and Son, Leeds, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

MOSELEY Joseph - 1882 - 30/07/1882 – Age 70 – Pumper. Mounts (ironstone), Patent Shaft and Axeltree Co., Wednesbury, Staffordshire. Injured on June 80th, died this day from the effects of an explosion of gas in the main road.

MOSELEY William - 1880 - 07/05/1880 – Age 30 – Header. Pilsley, Pilsley Colliery Co., Clay Cross, Derbyshire. Fall of roof.

MOSELY John - 1889 - 05/05/1889 – Age 52 – Mechanic. Abergorky, Burnyeat Brown and Co. Ltd., Treorky, Glamorgan. Knocked off pithead frame, 50ft. high by the slipping of a derrick while taking down a pulley.

MOSLEY Samuel - 1886 - 25/11/1886 – Age 27 – Loader. Manners, Manners Colliery Co., Ilkeston, Derbyshire. Fall of roof.

MOSLEY Thomas (injured) - 1884 - 20/08/1884 – Age 40 – Dayman. Lower Hall, Westleigh Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Leg broken fall of roof.

MOSLEY Walter - 1885 - 27/11/1885 – Age 15 – Driver. Birley, West Sheffield Coal Co., Sheffield, Yorkshire. Run over by full tubs.

MOSS B. - 1881 - 26/10/1881 – Age 55 – Labourer. Griffin, J Lancaster and Co., Monmouth. He was run over by a tram of rubbish before it could be topped. He was deaf and did not hear the other man shouting to him.

MOSS F. - 1882 - 01/05/1882 – Age 57 – Deputy. Victoria Bruntcliffe, J Haigh and Sons, Leeds, Yorkshire. Explosion of gas. 7 killed.

MOSS Frederick - 1881 - 08/03/1881 – Age 18 – Labourer. Robin Hill, Wigan Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inquest attended. Was assisting the pitman to get a pump bucket out when the engineman raised the hoppet unexpectedly, and he was thrown down the pit. The pitman and banksman had, without permission and the knowledge of the engineman, altered the signals, hence, when a signal to lower was given, the hoppet was raised.

MOSS H. (rescued) - 1886 - 02/12/1886 – Horsekeeper. Elemore, Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Explosion 28 killed.

MOSS J. - 1881 - 12/12/1881 – Age 58 – Collier. Dukinfield, Dukinfield Coal Co., Dukinfield, Cheshire. Fall of coal.

MOSS John - 1887 - 27/07/1887 – Age 57 - Rope inspector. Abram, Abram Coal Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made. He was tightening a signal wire, on an endless rope road, and was caught and crushed by one of the tubs which was travelling at the rate of a mile an hour.

MOSS W. - 1883 - 30/05/1883 – Age 27 – Hooker. Bullhurst, Bullhurst Colliery Co., Bucknall, Staffordshire. Fell down shaft with loaded tub.

MOSSEY Robert (non-fatal) - 1886 - 24/12/1886 – Collier. Newton No.1, James Dunlop and Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp 4 injured.

MOSSOP Clemment - 1881 - 08/03/1881 – Age 24 – Miner. Lindal Moor (metalliferous), Harrison Ainslie and Co., Lancashire. Fell from ladder in shaft.

MOTT G. - 1883 - 19/04/1883 – Age 40 – Collier. Hemsworth, Hemsworth Coal Co., Pontefract, Yorkshire. Fall of coal.

MOTTERAM Henry - 1889 - 12/03/1889 – Loader. Whitfield, Chatterley Iron Co. Ltd., Tunstall, Staffordshire. Injured by fall of roof. Died 13th March. The collier for who he was working neglected to secure the roof he was prosecuted for breach of rules and fined £1. 17s. 6d. including costs.

MOTTISHAW George - 1881 - 27/03/1881 – Age 50 – Dataler. Foxley Oaks, Whittington Colliery Co., Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Getting in the cage at the pit top when it descended and crushed him.

MOTTISHEAD J. - 1884 - 21/07/1884 – Age 36 – Collier. Poynton & Worth, Lord Vernon, Stockport, Cheshire. Fall of roof.

MOULD Robert - 1883 - 10/03/1883 – Age 11 – Greaser. Ushaw Moor, Henry Chaytor, Durham, Co. Durham. Killed by a fall of stone in the rolley way.

MOULD S. - 1887 - 18/03/1887 – Age 25 – Collier. Park Hill, Victoria Coal and Coke Co., Wakefield, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

MOUNTAIN John - 1884 - 19/07/1884 – Age 32 – Deputy. Trimdon Grange, Walter Scott, Trimdon Grange, Co. Durham. Fall of a large stone while engaged in drawing timber.

MOUNTFORD Elijah - 1883 - 03/02/1883 – Age 27 – Airwayman. Hayes, Earl of Shrewsbury, Rugeley, Staffordshire. Rate of coal from side of airway which he was repairing.

MOXHAM or MOXALL Samuel - 1886 - 10/09/1886 – Age 48 – Hewer. Dean Lane, Bedminster Coal Co., Somerset. Explosion of firedamp. Left wife and 7 children. 10 killed.

MOYLE John William Reed (injured) - 1889 - 03/10/1889 – Age 22 – Miner. West Basset (metalliferous), Redruth, Cornwall. A large piece of ground came away on Moyle from the back of 104 fathom level, breaking his leg below the thigh.

MUCKLEWEE James (non-fatal) - 1889 - 22/02/1889 – Age 21 – Labourer. Oakbank, Oakbank Oil Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Crushed by waggon.

MUDGE William - 1884 - 24/05/1884 – Age 51 – Deputy. Leasingthorne, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Severely crushed by being knocked down and run over by tubs. Died 8th June.

MUDGE William - 1888 - 12/07/1888 – Age 33 – Hewer. Rosegill No.2, Lonsdale Iron and Steel Co., Rosegill, Cumberland. Fall of roof in a place newly timbered. Soft, short roof fell between planks and suffocated deceased.

MUIR Daniel (non-fatal) - 1887 - 07/04/1887 – Collier. Drumpeller No.4, Drumpeller Coal Co., Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at face.

MUIR George (non-fatal) - 1886 - 30/11/1886 – Brusher. Springside No.1. A Kenneth and Sons, Irvine, Ayrshire. Explosion of gunpowder. 2 injured.

MUIR George (non-fatal) - 1889 - 16/02/1889 – Miner. Blair No.9, Eglinton Iron Co., Dalry Ayrshire. Explosion of firedamp.

MUIR George - 1886 - 29/11/1886 – Age 42 – Collier. Dykehead, Summerlee Iron Co., Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at stoops.

MUIR George - 1889 - 05/09/1889 – Age 45 – Overman. Pencuick, Shotts Iron Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Suffocation by smoke. 63 killed.

MUIR James (non-fatal) - 1885 - 21/12/1885 – Manager. Netherhouse, J Young and Sons, Bailieston, Lanarkshire. Injured by self-acting incline by a runaway race.

MUIR James (non-fatal) - 1888 - 14/09/1888 – Reddsman. Westburn No.2, Westburn Colliery Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. His leg was broken by the cutters of a coal cutting machine.

MUIR James - 1880 - 02/08/1880 – Age 23 – Collier. Quarter, W Baird and Co., Denny, Stirling. Fall of coal and roof.

MUIR John (non-fatal) - 1889 - 25/09/1889 – Miner. Bredisholm No.1, Provanhall Coal Co., Uddingston, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at face.

MUIR Joseph - 1880 - 20/03/1880 – Age 42 – Fireman. Wellwood (ironstone or fireclay), Eglington iron Co., Lugar, Ayrshire. By falling part way down the shaft.

MUIR Peter - 1884 - 04/02/1884 – Collier. Woodside, Woodside Coal Co., Dalserf, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at face removing stoops.

MUIR Thomas (non-fatal) - 1886 - 16/04/1886 – Collier. Broomlands No.8, Bourtree Hill Coal Co., Dreghorn, Ayrshire. Fall of coal.

MUIR William (non-fatal) - 1889 - 04/12/1889 – Age 16 – Drawer. Shotts, Shotts Iron Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Fall of ironstone at face. Not yet resumed.

MUIR William (non-fatal) - 1889 - 06/07/1889 – Age 20 – Miner. Allanton, William Barr and Sons, Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp, 3 injured. 38 days off work.

MUIR William - 1882 - 24/11/1882 – Age 16 – Trammer. Kilburne, T and G Small, Derbyshire. Metal prop fell on him.

MUIRHEAD James (non-fatal) - 1887 - 09/09/1887 - Pony driver. Victoria, Eglinton Iron Co., Nitshill, Lanarkshire. While putting a hutch off a cage the engineman raised the cage without having got the signal.

MUIRHEAD James (non-fatal) - 1888 - 04/04/1888 – Drawer. Victoria No.1, Eglington Iron Co., Nitshill, Lanarkshire. Cut his head in escaping some firedamp which he had ignited.

MUIRHEAD James (non-fatal) - 1888 - 30/07/1888 – Drawer. Victoria, Eglinton Iron Co., Nitshill, Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp.

MUIRHEAD Walter - 1883 - 19/10/1883 – Age 24 – Collier. Raith, Lochgelly Iron Co. Ltd., Auchertool, Fife. Fall of side at face while shearing long wall.

MULCASTER John - 1883 - 22/09/1883 – Age 38 – Pumpman. St. Helens, St. Helens Colliery and Brick Works Co., St. Helens, Cumberland. Struck by timber in shaft.

MULDOON James - 1885 - 04/08/1885 – Age 42 – Collier. Black Moss, Black Moss Colliery Co., Skelmersdale, Lancashire. Inspection made. A heavy fall of rock, drawing two props with it. The place was well timbered apparently, but they had gone on working, and it was difficult to judge of its previous state.

MULHERON Francis (non-fatal) - 1884 - 22/10/1884 - Banksman. Gishochhill, Summerlee Iron Co., Maryhill, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof.

MULHOLLAND Henry (non-fatal) - 1888 - 19/07/1888 – Drawer. Gartshore No.3, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Stirling. While snibbling a race of hutches he was crushed between the hutch and a prop.

MULHOLLAND John - 1886 - 01/03/1886 – Miner. Southerhouse No.1, Springhill Coal Co., Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof.

MULLANY Peter - 1885 - 21/12/1885 – Age 15 – Driver. Harton, Harton Coal Co. Ltd., Durham. Caught by tub and top coal at a canch.

MULLEN Alexander - 1884 - 31/05/1884 – Age 30 – Miner. Black Hill (ironstone or fireclay), Summerlee Iron Co., Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire. While charging a shot the powder exploded.

MULLEN Edward (non-fatal) - 1889 - 23/03/1889 - Miner. Garriongill, Coltness Iron Co Ltd., Lanarkshire. Fall of head coal. 191 days off.

MULLEN Henry (non-fatal) - 1889 - 01/05/1889 – Age 39 – Miner. Alloa, Alloa Coal Co., Clackmannan. Fall of head coal. 2 injured. 66 days off.

MULLEN Hugh - 1881 - 14/09/1881 – Age 45 – Stoker. Overtown No.3, John Wilson, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire. He went down in the cage to get water in the shaft and, after signalling to ascend, is supposed to have fallen off.

MULLEN John (non-fatal) - 1886 - 11/06/1886 – Collier. Ballochmyle Nos. 5 & 6, William Walker, Auchinleck, Ayrshire. Fall of roof.

MULLEN John - 1880 - 13/05/1880 – Age 18 – Miner. Swineridgemuir (ironstone or fireclay), M and Cunninghame, Beith, Ayrshire. Whilst engaged in blasting the shot exploded before he got away.

MULLEN Peter (non-fatal) - 1889 - 04/09/1889 – Age 40 – Miner. Rawyards, Rawyards Coal Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Fall of coal at face. 46 days off.

MULLEN Peter - 1884 - 02/10/1884 – Age 31 – Brusher. Thankerton, Monkland Iron Co., Bothwell, Lanarkshire. Struck by stone from a shot while running away from it.

MULLEN Robert - 1886 - 05/08/1886 – Age 54 – Collier. Bredisholm, Provenhall Coal Co., Bothwell, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at face, longwall.

MULLEN Thomas (non-fatal) - 1889 - 21/10/1889 – Age 45 – Brusher. Addiewell, Youngs Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Explosion of firedamp 2 injured Not resumed work.

MULLEN William - 1883 - 01/10/1883 – Age 22 – Collier. Stonecraigs, Coltness Iron Co. Ltd., Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire. Fall of side at face. 2 killed.

MULLHOLLAND Arthur - 1888 - 10/03/1888 – Age 35 – Collier. Limerigg, Limerigg Coal Co. Ltd., Slamannan, Stirling. Fall of roof at face, longwall.

MULLIGAN John - 1881 - 29/08/1881 – Age 18 – Collier. North Motherwell, Merry and Cunninghame, Dalziel, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof on drawing road at junction, longwall. 3 killed.

MULLIN John - 1887 - 14/10/1887 – Age 44 – Hewer. Eppleton, Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Fence Houses, Co. Durham. He alleged having received an injury to his hip by tubs, on a post mortem being made, it was found, he died from disease of kidneys there was no trace of an accident. Not comprised.

MULLINEUX James (injured) - 1887 - 05/11/1887 – Age 23 – Miner. Stonehill, Roscow and Lord, Lancashire. Leg broken by fall of roof from a slip as he was taking out a prop to make room to shovel dirt into the gobbing.

MULLINEUX Matthew (injured) - 1884 - 17/07/1884 – Age 34 – Fireman. Bridgewater No.3, Bridgewater Trustees, Lancashire. Fall of roof when sawing off a protecting capping on a prop.

MULLINGAN James (non-fatal) - 1884 - 15/10/1884 – Brusher. Govan No.6, WS Dixon, Glasgow, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof.

MULLINS John - 1888 - 20/08/1888 – Age 48 – Labourer. Dunston, Sheepbridge Coal and Iron Co., Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Crushed between a railway waggon and coke loading stage on private branch railway.

MULRAINEY Hugh - 1883 - 03/05/1883 – Age 17 – Collier. Drumpeller, Summerlee Iron Co.,  Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp.

MUMFORD William - 1888 - 17/05/1888 - Quarry ganger. Corsham Stone (metalliferous), Bath Stone Firms Ltd., Corsham, Somerset. A block of stone which was being moved by a crane split up unexpectedly and one part toppled over and struck him.

MUNCASTER or MINCASTER 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.

MUNCIE William (non-fatal) - 1889 - 21/09/1889 – Miner. Galawhistle, Cairntable Gas Coal Co., Glenbuck, Ayrshire. Fall of coal.

MUNDAY Joseph - 1885 - 05/03/1884 – Age 13 – Driver. Renishaw Park No.2, J and G Wells Ltd., Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Run over and crushed by loaded tubs.

MUNRO N. (non-fatal) - 1884 - 24/10/1884 – Manager. Haugh No.1, W Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Ayrshire. Fall of roof. 2 injured.

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

MURCOCH William - 1886 - 29/05/1886 – Age 21 – Collier. Lightshaw No.1, Eglinton Iron Co., Muirkirk, Ayrshire. Fall of coal.

MURDEN Henry - 1884 - 12/06/1884 – Age 24 – Collier. Far Moss, Bromilow Foster and Co. Ltd., Skelmersdale, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Whilst holing his coal the deceased was told by another collier to set a sprag, but he neglected to do so, and the coal came away from a slip on to him. It was found that the working places were not visited by the officials more than once during a shift, and their attention was drawn by letter to the want of a better supervision.

MURDOCH Alexander - 1883 - 24/07/1883 – Age 27 – Collier. Gauchalland No.2, Gauchalland Coal Co., Galston, Ayrshire. Fell down a blind shaft, 36 feet.

MURDOCH John - 1884 - 20/08/1884 – Age 35 – Collier. Misk, Eglington Iron Co., Kilwinning, Ayrshire. Fall of roof. Injured 5th. Died 20th.

MURDOCH William - 1885 - 27/02/1885 – Age 14 – Waler. Leasingthorne, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Run over by trucks under the screens.

MURDOCH William - 1887 - 28/05/1887 – Age 26 – Miner. Udston, Udston Coal Co. Ltd., Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Explosion of gas 73 killed.

MURGATROYD A. - 1882 - 29/04/1882 – Driver. Flatts, Low Moor Iron Co., Bradford, Yorkshire. Fall of roof. Died 23rd May.

MURPHEY James - 1880 - 10/12/1880 – Age 50. Naval Steam, Naval Steam Co., Penycraig, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 101 killed.

MURPHEY Thomas - 1881 - 16/04/1881 – Trapper. Hetton, Hetton Coal Co., Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Killed by set of tubs on engine plane, he had evidently left his place.

MURPHY Allan - 1888 - 12/06/1888 – Age 35 – Collier. Marledge, M’Lean Dalziel and Co., Dalserf, Lanarkshire. Fell from mid working pushing tub into shaft.

MURPHY Denis (non-fatal) - 1889 - 30/05/1889 – Age 12 – Miner. Bent, Bent Colliery Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Fall of roof 14 days off.

MURPHY Frank (non-fatal) - 1889 - 21/06/1889 – Labourer. Blackstone, Blackstone Mineral Co., Paisley, Renfrew. Fell while emptying a hutch of limestone into a kiln.

MURPHY Henry - 1888 - 12/04/1888 – Age 16 – Collier. Bredisholm, Provanhall Coal Co., Bothwell, Lanarkshire. Fall of side at face, stoop and room.

MURPHY Hugh - 1886 - 16/08/1886 – Age 38 – Drawer. Quarter No.1, William Baird and Co., Denny, Ayrshire. Crushed against the roof while riding on a dook race.

MURPHY J. - 1888 - 25/04/1888 – Age 20 – Driver. Fryston, Fryston Coal Co., Pontefract, Yorkshire. Run over by corves.

MURPHY James (non-fatal) - 1886 - 01/05/1886 – Miner. Gartshore No.3, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Ayrshire. Explosion of firedamp. 2 injured.

MURPHY James - 1880 - 20/03/1880 – Age 41 – Fireman. Wardley, J Bowes and Partners, Wardley, Co. Durham. Struck by rope.

MURPHY James - 1884 - 19/09/1884 – Age 32 – Brusher. Newton No.2, James Dunlop and Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Fall of stone while taking it down.

MURPHY James - 1888 - 25/10/1888 – Age 40 – Miner. Fauldhouse (ironstone), William Dixon Ltd., Whitburn, Linlithgow. Fall of roof at face, longwall.

MURPHY Jerry - 1881 - 18/01/1881 – Age 40 – Miner. Berehaven, Berhaven Mining Co. Ltd., Allihies, Co. Cork, Ireland. Killed by dynamite exploding. No inquest held, the cartridge being frozen they thoughtlessly warming it on the top of a hot iron tube instead of with warm water as recommended. 2 killed 5 injured.

MURPHY John - 1880 - 29/01/1880 – Age 30 – Collier. Dodworth, Silksworth and Dodworth Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of roof. Died 2nd Feb.

MURPHY John - 1881 - 06/12/1881 – Age 61 – Labourer. Bank, Bank Coal Co., Cumnock, Lanarkshire. Fell down shaft.

MURPHY John - 1882 - 01/03/1882 – Age 29 – Miner. Salter Hall (metalliferous), Thomas Dixon and Co., Cumberland. Fall of ore.

MURPHY L. (injured) - 1883 - 04/01/1883 – Age 20 – Waggoner. Ashton Moss, Ashton Moss Colliery Co., Lancashire. Collision of tubs on level.

MURPHY Matthew - 1882 - 19/09/1882 – Age 41 – Miner. Cupola, Brooks and Pickup, Burnley, Lancashire. Stone from unseen slips.

MURPHY Patrick - 1887 - 23/05/1887 – Age 28 – Roadsman. Bogleshole No 4, James Dunlop and Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof.

MURPHY Peter (injured) - 1884 - 14/08/1884 – Age 30 – Miner. Westleigh, Westleigh Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Leg broken taking down coal. Seven Feet Mine.

MURPHY Peter (non-fatal) - 1886 - 22/03/1886 – Collier. Common No.10, Eglinton Iron Co., Lugar, Ayrshire. Burnt by a spark from his lamp igniting some powder.

MURPHY Peter - 1880 - 24/09/1880 – Age 50 – Hewer. Heworth, Owners of Heworth Colliery, Heworth, Co. Durham. Fall of coal.

MURPHY Thomas (injured) - 1885 - 23/12/1885 – Age 20 – Drawer. Lower Hall, Westleigh Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Arm broken between a tub and a prop, as he was taking the tub across the face. Accidental.

MURPHY Thomas (non-fatal) - 1889 - 12/12/1889 – Age 28 - Boogieman. Earnock, John Watson, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof in haulage road. Not resumed yet.

MURPHY William (non-fatal) - 1885 - 17/04/1885 - Rope runner. Skaterigg No.8, Monkland Iron Co., Maryhill, Lanarkshire. By the breakage of a hutch drawbar.

MURPHY William - 1888 - 20/11/1888 – Age 24 – Hewer. South Durham, South Durham Coal Co., Auckland, Co. Durham. He had got into a refuge hole to allow the empty set to pass him on a self-acting incline; he then stepped out right in front of the full set and was run over.

MURRAY Andrew (non-fatal) - 1889 - 04/02/1889 – Miner. Burnbank, Gilmours and Co., Galston, Ayrshire. Fall of coal.

MURRAY David (non-fatal) - 1884 - 07/06/1884 – Drawer. Blair No.4, Eglington Iron Co., Dalry, Ayrshire. Caught by hutches after failing to get on them.

MURRAY Gordon - 1888 - 08/11/1888 – Age 13 – Driver. South Derwent, Owners of South Derwent Colliery, South Derwent, Co. Durham. Crushed between tubs.

MURRAY Hugh - 1885 - 18/03/1885 – Age 16 – Driver. Usworth, John Bowes and Partners, Usworth, Co. Durham. Explosion in Maudlin Seam. 42 killed.

MURRAY James (non-fatal) - 1889 - 16/10/1889 – Age 33 - Miner. Coltness, Coltness Iron Co., Lanarkshire. Explosion of shot. 2 injured. Not yet resumed work.

MURRAY James - 1880 - 01/10/1880 – Age 48 - Collier. Conobie, Duke of Buccleuch, Conobie. Fall of coal, injured 17th July, died 1st Oct.

MURRAY James - 1882 - 03/02/1882 – Age 19 – Collier. Brora, John Crowe, Brora, Sutherland. Fall of roof at face long wall.

MURRAY James jnr. (non-fatal) - 1889 - 16/10/1889 – Age 14 – Miner. Coltness, Coltness Iron Co., Lanarkshire. Explosion of shot. 2 injured. 43 days off.

MURRAY Jeremiah - 1888 - 29/06/1888 – Age 54 - Boardroom Man. Usworth, John Bowes and Partners, Usworth, Co. Durham. Ridding through a board-room, stone came away upon him.

MURRAY John (injured) - 1887 - 18/05/1887 – Age 8 – Boy. Brick Croft, Shaw Road, George TH, Milnes, Lancashire. Thigh broken by falling down an old shaft. He fell through a hole in the brick wall which had been made for drainage purposes.

MURRAY John (non-fatal) - 1888 - 02/06/1888 – Miner. Common No.14, Eglinton Iron Co., Cumnock, Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp.

MURRAY Samuel (non-fatal) - 1888 - 07/12/1888 – Miner. Windyedge No.1, WS Cunninghame, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Fall of roof at face.

MURRAY Samuel - 1881 - 27/12/1881 – Age 60 – Collier. Greenhead No.6, Coltness Iron Co., Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof in a road being cut along a stoop side preparatory to stooping. Stoop and room.

MURRAY Samuel - 1884 - 15/08/884 – Age 60 - Miner. Poniel (limestone), John Hamilton and Co., Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire. Fall of limestone while holing.

MURRAY Terrance - 1884 - 17/07/1884 – Age 36 – Collier. Earnock, John Watson, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at face while removing stoops.

MURRAY Thomas - 1885 - 18/03/1885 – Age 14 – Driver. Usworth, John Bowes and Partners, Usworth, Co. Durham. Explosion in Maudlin Seam. Suffocated by afterdamp explosion after the explosion. 42 killed.

MURRAY Walter - 1880 - 08/09/1880 – Age 42 - Master shifter. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas, 164 killed.

MURRELL Thomas - 1887 - 02/05/1887 – Age 55 – Wasteman. Boldon, Harton Coal Co., Boldon, Co. Durham. Fall of stone. 2 killed.

MURREY William - 1886 - 22/07/1886 – Age 45 – Labourer. Vochriw, Dowlais Iron Co., Vochriw, Glamorgan. While pushing a railway waggon, which he was loading with dirt, he was crushed between the buffers of some other wagons which were being shunted to the screens.

MURRISH Richard (injured) - 1888 - 12/06/1888 – Age 18 – Miner. Levant (metalliferous), St. Just, Cornwall. Engaged in sinking the main engine shaft about 15 fathoms below the 180 fathom level. A small stone came away from that level and hit him on the head. His sump hat saved his head from being cut but the blow caused slight concussion of the brain.

MURRY William - 1882 - 21/11/1882 – Age 28 – Drawer. Queen, Richard Evans and Co., Haydock, Lancashire. Inquiries made. Deceased was building a pack, and drew out a prop, which the underlooker had warned him not to touch, when the roof immediately fell on him breaking his leg. He died on the 14th December.

MUSCROFT J. - 1889 - 15/11/1889 – Age 29 – Collier. Allerton, T and RW Bower, Leeds, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

MUSGRAVE Ralph - 1881 - 25/10/1881 – Age 16 – Runrider. North Beechburn, North Beechburn Coal Co., Crook, Co. Durham. Severely injured by tubs through coupling breaking. Died 27th.

MUSGROVE Joseph - 1889 - 11/03/1889 – Age 38 – Hewer. Kimblesworth, Elliot and Hunter, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham. Broken leg and injury to spine by fall of stone in a broken jud. Died on the 26th. July.

MUSGROVE William - 1880 - 02/01/1880 – Age 36 – Hewer. Shire Moor, Shire Moor Coal Co., Shire Moor, Northumberland. Fall of stone from roof.

MUSGROVE William - 1886 - 22/01/1886 – Age 42 - Deputy overman. Throckley, Throckley Coal Co., Throckley, Northumberland. Fall of stone.

MUSSON William - 1888 - 25/11/1888 – Age 49 – Stallman. Albert Derbyshire, Silkstone Coal Co., Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Fall of top coal while holing.

MUTER Thomas - 1884 - 16/06/1884 – Age 47 – Deputy. Hetton, Hetton Coal Co., Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Fall of a large quantity of stone in a broken jud which came off at an unseen slip over the coal head and quite unseen. 2 killed.

MYCOCK Arran - 1881 - 20/08/1881 – Age 23 – Collier. Leycett, Madeley Coal Co., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Fall of roof.

MYERS Daniel (non-fatal) - 1884 - 11/09/1884 – Pitheadman. Twechar No.2, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Ayrshire. Injured by cage.

MYERS Lewis - 1880 - 12/03/1880 – Age 22 – Trammer. Low Stubbin, Earl Fitzwilliam, Rotherham, Yorkshire. Crushed by corves.

MYERS Thomas - 1888 - 11/10/1888 – Age 16 – Drawer. Rose Bridge, Rose Bridge & Douglas Bank Coal & Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made. The collier was holing when a piece of overhanging coal fell bringing some clod with it which struck the deceased. The collier had just asked for a sprag, which was passed to him, but he had not set as he should have done.

MYLE John - 1883 - 28/03/1883 – Age 52 – Miner. Longacres (ironstone), Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Saltburn, Yorkshire. Severely crushed by a fall of stone while barring it down. Died 31st.

MYLES John - 1883 - 16/11/1883 - Age 20 – Brusher. Limerigg, Limerigg Coal Co. Ltd., Slamannan, Stirling. Fall of roof at face, while putting in building. Long wall.

MYRES John - 1889 - 07/11/1889 - Age 17 – Cager. Hodbarrow No.6 (metalliferous), Hodbarrow Mining Co., Millom, Lancashire. He and another boy were standing on top of the ladderway pelting the men going down with clay and on jumping up hurriedly, to run away, he struck his head against the roof, which was 5 ft high. He died from his injuries 8th.