- S 1 -

SACKFIELD John - 1885 - 18/06/1885 – Age 48 – Miner. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal great explosion. 178 killed.

SACKFIELD Thomas - 1885 - 18/06/1885 – Age 13 – Wagoner. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal great explosion. 178 killed.

SAGAR Robert - 1885 – 23/04/1885 – Age 27 – Miner. Hapton Valley, Executors of Col Hargreaves, Lancashire. He was taken ill in the mine and was brought home where he shortly died from natural causes. He does not appear to have strained or over exerted himself at his work in any way. (Not comprised).

SAGE J. - 1880 – 15/07/1880 – Age 42 – Labourer. Risca Black Vein, London and South Wales Coal Co., Risca, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp 120 killed.

SAINSON William - 1885 – 07/11/1885 – Age 36 – Weighman. North Leeswood, North Leeswood Coal & Cannel Co. Ltd., Mold, Flint. Inspection made and inquest attended. Decease, who was in charge of the loading stage was lowering a waggon and finding it going too fast, ran round the front to get to the brake. He was caught by the buffer and thrown against the stage.

SALE Joseph (injured) - 1880 – 08/11/1880 – Age 57 – Miner. Tyldesley, Astley and Tyldesley Coal and Salt Co. Ltd., Tyldesley, Lancashire. Hurt. Roof stone falling as he was taking down coal. Brassey Mine.

SALE Martha - 1881 – 17/07/1881 – Age 35. Haughton, Lancashire. Married woman, committed suicide by getting over fence and jumping down shaft. Not comprised. Female.

SALISBURY John - 1880 – 21/01/1880 – Jigger. Leycett Crewe Coal Co., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Explosion of firedamp. 62 killed.

SALKELD James - 1883 – 29/10/1883 – Age 70 – Shifter. East Howle, Carlton Iron Co. Ltd., Ferry Hill, Co. Durham. Fall of stone while working in the waste.

SALMON Daniel (injured) - 1881 – 14/01/1881 – Age 17 – Doorkeeper. Rock Wood, Joseph Dobbs Castle Comer Co., Kilkenny, Ireland. Hurt by ascending the shaft. The timber forming the top cap of the pulley frame which looked sound but may have been acted upon by the frost split and caused the pulley to fall. 2 hurt.

SALMON George - 1880 – 21/01/1880 – Collier. Leycett Crewe Coal Co., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Explosion of firedamp. 62 killed.

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

SALT George - 1889 – 16/10/1889 – Age 42 – Horsekeeper. Mossfields, Hawley and Bridgwood Ltd., Longton, Staffordshire. Explosion 64 killed.

SALT John - 1888 – 22/011/1888 – Age 35 – Foreman. Norton Cannock, Norton Cannock Colliery Co., Bloxwich, Staffordshire. He had just drawn the timber from a cross road, and went under the roof as it fell.

SALTER William - 1889 – 16/10/1889 – Age 50 – Collier. Mossfields, Hawley and Bridgwood Ltd., Longton Staffordshire. Explosion 64 killed.

SALTERS John - 1883 – 12/06/1883 – Age 16 – Collier. Dinas Steam, Daniel Thomas, Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

SALTON James - 1883 – 09/08/1883 – Age 25 – Collier. Loanhead, Shotts Iron Co., Lasswade, Edinburgh. Fell down incline from the level where he was working. Angle 58 degrees.

SAMBROOKS William - 1889 – 17/08/1889 – Age 42 – Undermanager. Chell, Chell Colliery Co., Tunstall, Staffordshire. Explosion of firedamp. Caused by an accumulation of gas, in some abandoned workings, being forced into the upcast shaft in an inflammable state and ignited by a fire lamp hanging in that shaft. 3 killed.

SAMPSON Abner - 1886 – 20/02/1886 – Age 41 – Collier. Tynewydd, Llynvi and Tondu Coal Co. Ltd., Ogmore Vale, Bridgend, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

SAMPSON Henry - 1884 – 10/12/1884 – Age 33 – Miner. Whitriggs (metalliferous), Barrow Haematite Steel Co., Lancashire. Fall of roof.

SAMPSON John - 1889 – 23 08/1889 – Age 12 – Boy. Easton, Leonard Boult and Co. Ltd., Bristol, Somerset. Timbers set in the horse road were knocked out by trams, drawn by a horse, which got off the rails, the stone which rested upon them also fell and killed him while riding on the trams the road seemed to be in good order.

SAMPSON Thomas (injured) - 1883 – 27/01/1883 – Collier. Lightshaw, Eglington Iron Co., Muirkirk, Ayrshire. Fall of coal.

SAMPSON William - 1888 – 11/02/1888 – Age 49 – Overman. Coalbrook Vale Deep, Coalbrook Vale Colliery Co. Ltd., Coalbrook, Somerset. While engaged shunting on the colliery siding he was crushed between the waggon buffers having miscalculated his time for passing between to uncouple them.

SAMPSON William - 1888 – 21/02/1888 – Age 49 – Overman. Kilmersdon, Kilmersdon Colliery Co., Radstock, Somerset. Fall of roof from slips. There were some props set under it which were knocked out by the fall.

SAMPSON William - 1888 – 27/01/1888 – Age 49 – Overman. Ashton Vale, Ashton Vale Iron Co. Ltd., Bristol, Somerset. Fall of roof in the engine plane, which was being made. It occurred where several feet of roof had been blasted and all was looked upon as solid.

SAMSON John (non-fatal) - 1885 – 25/07/1885 – Miner. Auldhouseburn No.1, Cairntabel Gas Co., Muirkirk, Ayrshire. Fractured thigh by falling before a hutch.

SAMSON Thomas (non-fatal) - 1886 – 30/01/1886 – Miner. Caprington No.36, WS Cunningham, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Fall of roof.

SAMSON Thomas (non-fatal) - 1888 – 29/08/1888 – Miner. Windyedge, WS Cunninghame, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Explosion of firedamp.

SAMSON William - 1882 – 01/03/1882 – Age 58 – Collier. Newton, James Dunlop and Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof.

SAMSON William - 1886 – 20/08/1886 – Age 33 – Collier. Ferndale No.4, D Davis and Sons, Ferndale, Glamorgan. Fall of roof stone front a slip at the face in the six feet seam.

SAMUEL George - 1880 – 10/12/1880 – Age 30. Naval Steam, Naval Steam Co., Penycraig, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 101 killed.

SAMUEL George B. - 1888 – 14/09/1888 – Age 24 – Onsetter. Edmonsley, Edmonsley Coal Co., Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham. Severe internal injuries by trying to prevent a set of tubs running into the cage hole and died from the effects on the 19th.

SAMUEL Harris (injured) - 1880 – 06/06/1880 – Age 21 – Miner. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Clifton, Lancashire. Hurt. 5/4 Mine. Coal falling from between two slips.

SAMUEL John - 1885 – 12/01/1885 – Age 39 – Collier. Box or Cae, Neville Druce and Co., Llanelly, Camarthen. Fall of stone.

SAMUEL Phillip - 1880 – 10/12/1880 – Age 18. Naval Steam, Naval Steam Co., Penycraig, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 101 killed.

SAMUEL Samuel - 1880 – 10/12/1880 – Age 14. Naval Steam, Naval Steam Co., Penycraig, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 101 killed.

SAMUELS James (injured) - 1887 – 10/03/1887 – Age 32 – Gigger. Gin, Astley & Tyldesley Coal & Salt Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Head cut by tub which be allowed to run against him.

SANDBROOK C - 1886 – 12/07/1886 – Age 53 – Collier. Dunvant, P Richard Killay. Fall of clod in stall which he was commencing out of a main level.

SANDERS John - 1888 – 19/12/1888 – Labourer. Muircockhall, Dunfermline Coal Co., Dunfermline, Fife. Was in waggon disloading crane when a cog rolled over and he was knocked out with it.

SANDERS Richard (non-fatal) - 1886 – 04/05/1886 – Collier. Enterkine No.11, George Taylor and Co., Ayr, Ayrshire. Fall of roof.

SANDERS Robert - 1880 – 16/11/1880 – Age 21 – Collier. Castle Eden, Johnson and Reay, Castle Eden, Co. Durham. Fall of stone in working place.

SANDERSON Alexander - 1880 – 08/09/1880 – Age 34 – Stoneman. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

SANDERSON Andrew - 1885 – 16/03/1885 – Age 16 – Drawer. Addiewell (shale), Youngs Paraffin Light and Mineral Oil Co. Ltd., West Calder, Edinburgh. While descending, in the morning, the cage left the guides, stuck in the shaft and then fell some fathoms. The deceased fell out but 2 others remained in the cage uninjured. 4 killed.

SANDERSON George - 1887 – 29/04/1887 – Age 24 – Hewer. Evenwood Tees, Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Evenwood, Co. Durham. While bringing a tub out of place it drew a prop and plank which caused a fall of stone.

SANDERSON J. - 1886 – 12/01/1886 – Age 25 – Loco fireman. Whitwood, H Briggs Son and Co., Normanton, Yorkshire. Run over by waggons. Died 14th Jan.

SANDERSON J. - 1886 – 22/10/1886 – Age 20 – Labourer. Hoyland Silkstone, Hoyland Silkstone Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Crushed by waggons.

SANDERSON James - 1882 – 13/04/1882 – Age 43 – Hewer. Stobswood, JH Burn, Northumberland. Fall of top coal.

SANDERSON or SANERSON Thomas - 1885 – 03/06/1885 – Hewer. Newbottle, Margaret, Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Killed in Maudlin Seam by an eruption of water and gas. 13 killed. Left a wife and 3 children.

SANDERSON Richard - 1880 – 20/02/1880 – Age 55 – Deputy. Upleatham (Ironstone), JW Pease and Partners, Marske, Yorkshire. Heavy fall of roof, while setting timber it gave way on tightening prop and fell upon him.

SANDIFORD Charles - 1889 – 05/03/1889 – Age 15 – Drawer. Jubilee, Platt Brothers and Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Fatally overpowered on a slope by a tub containing about five and three quarters cwt. of coal, he having apparently gone in front to put scotches in the wheels. Inspection and inquiry.

SANDS James - 1883 – 05/03/1883 – Age 23 – Pitman. Cwm Neol, Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Chain broke suspending them in shaft. 2 killed.

SANDS Robert (non-fatal) - 1884 – 07/05/1884 – Collier. Govan No.5, WS Dixon, Glasgow, Lanarkshire. Fall of coal.

SANDSAY William - 1882 - 19/09/1882 – Age 51 – Wasteman. Bowthorn, Whitehaven Haematite Iron and Steel Co., Cumberland. Fall of stone from roof. 2 killed.

SANGER H. - 1883 - 03/12/1883 – Age 35 – Collier. Pennywell Road, Westbury Coal Co., Gloucestershire. He was working at the bottom of an incline and had a tram, which he was filling, supported by an iron rail between two props, the rail bent and he was crushed against the coal face, and died on the 6th.

SANSAM Samuel - 1889 - 31/12/1889 – Age 56 - Plane runner. Birchwood, Shady Babbington Coal Co., Alfreton, Derbyshire. Run over by railway waggons, 1 came into collision with other waggons from under the screens. Supposed to have been sitting ready to uncouple by hand instead of using a pole.

SANSON H. - 1886 - 04/09/1886 – Age 54 – Collier. Thorncliffe, Newton Chambers and Co., Sheffield, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

SANT John - 1888 - 03/01/1888 – Fireman. Bucknall, Hanley and Bucknall Co Ltd., Hanley, Staffordshire. Fall of roof.

SANT S. - 1883 - 31/07/1883 – Age 15. Hanley & Bucknall, Hanley & Bucknall Co., Stoke, Staffordshire. Crushed between tub and post.

SARKER J. - 1887 - 26/06/1887 – Age 42 – Sinker. Cheadle Park, Cheadle Park Co., Stoke, Staffordshire. Fell out of bowk.

SARRIE William G. - 1886 - 22/07/1886 – Age 48 – Waggonwayman. Eston (ironstone), Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Middlesborough, Yorkshire. Run over by incline set. Leg afterwards amputated. Died 31st.

SAUNDERS J. - 1881 - 07/05/1881 – Age 22 – Filler. Waleswood, Skinner and Holford, Sheffield, Yorkshire. Fall of roof, died 9th.

SAUNDERS Jenkin - 1883 - 20/06/1883 – Age 64 – Repairer. South Tunnel, Dowlais Iron Co., Dowlais, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

SAUNDERS P.T. - 1882 - 12/07/1882 – Age 16 - Engine tenter. Tong End (metalliferous), Henry Heys and Co., Facit, Lancashire. Steam boiler exploding.

SAUNDERS Roger - 1881 - 17/02/1881 – Age 15 – Doorboy. Coedpoeth, Iron Colliery Co. Ltd., Wrexham, Denbigh. Inquiries made. Deceased was slightly injured through being knocked down by a donkey but was able to play about for two or three days, when he grew worse and continued to do so until the l9th. Mar. when he died from secondary inflammation of the brain caused, it was supposed, by the injury.

SAUNDERS Thomas - 1889 - 12/11/1889 – Age 27 – Sinker. South Wales, Lancaster Spiers and Co., Cwmtillery, Monmouth. When removing some covering planks, which were placed over the top of a staple pit underground, he appears to have overbalanced himself and fallen down the pit with the plank.

SAUNDERS William - 1887 - 12/07/1887 – Age 40 – Miner. Hodbarrow (metalliferous), Hodbarrow Mining Co., Millom, Lancashire. The deceased had fired a shot in the working face and commenced to dress the loose ore down when a piece fell out of the roof between the timbers and the face. The timbers were only 2 feet 6 inches off the face.

SAUNDERS William - 1889 - 12/07/1889 – Age 38 – Collier. Glamorgan No.2 Steam, Glamorgan Coal Co. Ltd., Tonypandy, Glamorgan. In pulling down a face slip of coal, more fell than was expected, and this knocked out some timbers and the roof fell. 6-ft. Seam, 6ft. thick. Long wall.

SAVAGE George - 1885 - 11/11/1885 – Age 15 – Driver. Pilsley Hard Coal, Pilsley Colliery Co., Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Found dead under a train of loaded tubs.

SAVAGE James (injured) - 1880 - 29/11/1880 – Age 30 – Dayman. Broomstair, Hyde and Haughton Coal Co., Haughton, Lancashire. Leg broken. Roof falling from a smooth slip. Roger Mine.

SAVAGE Samuel (non-fatal) - 1889 - 27/03/1889 – Age 19 – Miner. Benhar, Niddrie and Benhar Coal Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. Fall of roof. 39 days off.

SAVAGE Samuel - 1884 - 15/11/1884 – Age 21 – Collier. Drumpeller, Drumpeller Coal Co., Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof.

SAVILLE E S. - 1887 - 28/09/1887 – Age 15 - Hanger on. East Ardsley, R Holliday and Sons, Wakefield, Yorkshire. Crushed by cage. Died 29th Sept.

SAWSON Robert - 1882 - 11/09/1882 – Age 37 – Shaftsman. Boldon, Harton Coal Co., Boldon, Co. Durham. Fell from bunting down shaft.

SAWYERS Matthew (non-fatal) - 1889 - 10/05/1889 – Miner. Bellfield, Merry and Cunninghame, Hurlford, Ayrshire. Fall of coal.

SAWYERS Thomas (non-fatal) - 1884 - 25/01/1884 – Collier. Eastfield, Eastfield Coal Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof.

SAXON Thomas - 1880 - 20/02/1880 – Age 21 – Filler. Tinsley, B Huntsman, Rotherham, Yorkshire. Fall of roof. 2 killed.

SAXTON W. - 1889 - 21/08/1889 – Age 68 – Byeworker. Whitwood, H Briggs Son and Co., Normanton, Yorkshire. Explosion of gas. 2 killed.

SAYER Enoch - 1882 - 16/02/1882 – Age 18. Trimdon Grange, Walter Scott, Trimdon Grange, Co. Durham. Killed by explosion of gas in Harvey Seam. 74 killed.

SAYER or SAYERS Enoch - 1882 - 16/02/1882 – Age 18. Trimdon Grange, Walter Scott, Trimdon Grange, Co. Durham. Killed by explosion of gas in Harvey Seam. 74 killed. Buried in Kelloe Cemetery.

SAYERS Henry (injured) - 1887 - 17/09/1887 – Age 40 – Furnaceman. Lovers Lane 5 Foot, Fletcher Burrows & Co., Lancashire. Eye put out by the swing of a fellow workman's pick when preparing to lengthen a shunt at the pit bottom.

SCADDON N. Moon - 1883 - 13/03/1883 – Age 38 – Miner. Lingdale (ironstone), Pease and Partners Ltd., Saltburn, Yorkshire. While applying his candle to a fuse, to light a shot, some gas in the place ignited and lit the shot which threw the stone some distance and killed him.

SCAIFE John - 1885 - 18/08/1885 – Age 40 – Dataler. Low Hall, Moss Hall Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was engaged in drawing timber and packing he had dropped the greater part of the stuff and was knocking out the last prop when a stone suddenly fell on him.

SCALLY Patrick - 1887 - 07/02/1887 – Age 19 – Collier. Tollcross, James Stopkes, Tollcross, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof.

SCANLON Michael - 1884 - 24/04/1884 – Age 14 – Collier. Niddrie No.7, Niddrie and Benhar Coal Co. Ltd., Portobello, Edinburgh. Suffocated by smoke from underground fire. 7 killed.

SCANTON J. - 1882 - 09/09/1882 – Age 50 – Labourer. Albert, T and R Bower, Leeds, Yorkshire. Crushed by waggon.

SCARALL D. - 1880 - 15/07/1880 – Age 43 - Bottom cutter. Risca Black Vein, London and South Wales Coal Co., Risca, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp. 120 killed.

SCARFE Anthony - 1880 - 08/09/1880 – Age 40 – Brakesman. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

SCATH George - 1883 - 31/07/1883 – Age 14 - Incline boy. Donibristle, Donibristle Coal Co., Aberdour, Fife. Struck by run away hutch at bottom of self-acting incline.

SCATTERGOOD Joseph - 1882 - 02/05/1882 – Age 13 - Incline boy. Addesley, WS Dugdale, Atherstone, Nottinghamshire Explosion of gas 31 killed.

SCHIER Herman C. - 1882 - 16/02/1882 – Age 23 – Manager. East Hetton, Walter Scott, Coxhoe, Co. Durham. Suffocated by afterdamp coming from Trimdon Grange into East Hetton workings while endeavouring to rescue the workmen. 2 killed.

SCHIER Hermon Carl - 1882 - 16/02/1882 – Age 23 - Mining Engineer. Trimdon Grange, Walter Scott, Trimdon Grange, Co. Durham. Killed by explosion of gas in Harvey Seam. 74 killed. Buried at Croxdale.

SCHOFIELD G. - 1882 - 10/03/1882 – Age 56 – Collier. Allerton Bywater, Haigh Moor and Silkstone Coal Co., Castleford, Yorkshire. Fall of roof Died 30th Apr.

SCHOFIELD G. - 1889 - 07/10/1889 – Age 28 - Incline man. Waterloo Main, Brooks and Pickup, Leeds, Yorkshire. Crushed between rope and pulley. Died 8th Oct.

SCHOFIELD Henry (injured) - 1880 - 20/02/1880 - Miner. Cleggswood Fireclay, Hall and Rogers, Littleborough, Lancashire. Leg broken. Roof falling.

SCHOFIELD John (injured) - 1880 – 16/03/1880 – Age 46 – Labourer Machine. Bridgewater Trust, Farnworth, Lancashire. Ribs hurt. Kicked when feeding the ponies.

SCHOFIELD John (injured) - 1889 - 02/04/1889 – Age 58 – Miner. Smallbridge, Smallbridge Colliery Co. Lancashire. Slightly burned by an explosion of firedamp which occurred at his candle, after filling some worked coal, some gas accumulated between the face and some loose coal. Inspection and inquiry.

SCHOFIELD Joseph (injured) - 1888 - 15/10/1888 – Age 35 – Miner. Jubilee, Platt Brothers and Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Head cut and chest bruised by roof stone falling from slips at the working face of a level.

SCHOFIELD Nathan (injured) - 1886 - 17/03/1886 – Age 55 – Dayman. Spindlepoint, Clifton and Kersley Coal Co., Lancashire. Leg broken by a small roof stone where he was repairing a road.

SCHOFIELD Pharaoh (injured) - 1880 - 27/10/1880 – Miner. Cleworth Hall, Tyldesley Coal Co., Shakerley, Lancashire. Hurt. Coal falling from the face. Rams Mine.

SCHOFIELD Pharoah - 1884 - 19/03/1884 – Age 39 – Dayman. Tyldesley, Astley & Tyldesley Coal & Salt Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Burst blood vessel lifting tub on to rails.

SCHOFIELD Thomas - 1880 - 13/01/1880 – Age 42 – Collier. Monckton Main, Monckton Main Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of roof. Died 2nd Feb.

SCHOFIELD Thomas - 1887 - 27/05/1887 – Age 33 – 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.

SCHOFIELD William (injured) - 1884 - 14/08/1884 - Age 40 – Miner. Hulton, Yard WWB, Hulton, Lancashire. Fall of roof from slips at face.

SCHOFIELD William (injured) - 1886 - 20/08/1886 – Age 40 – Miner. Tong End Pasture (stone), Henry Heyes and Co., Lancashire. Arm broken by a crane handle which slipped band when lowering a stone.

SCHOFIELD William - 1888 - 30/09/1888 – Age 51 – Engineman. Bankhouse, Oldham, Middleton and Rochdale Coal Co., Lancashire. Fatal by falling against the flywheel of the pumping engine whilst he was oiling the bearings, having been drinking intoxicating liquor.

SCHOLEFIELD James - 1885 - 20/05/1885 – Age 36 – Hewer. Hutton Henry, Hutton Henry Coal Co., Wingate, Co. Durham. Died from embolic apoplexy. He received a sprain to knee on 7th Nov., last he worked, a few days after then laid off work and died to day.

SCHOLES James (injured) - 1888 - 30/08/1888 – Age 40 - Roof blower. Anderton Hall No.3 Bone, B. and R. Fisher and Co., Lancashire. Back and chest injured by roof falling as he removed a prop preparatory to blowing down the roof with a shot.

SCHOLES James - 1883 - 07/11/1883 – Age 19 – Moorfield. Altham Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Explosion of gas 68 killed.

SCHOLES James - 1885 - 22/12/1885 – Age 26 – Miner. Stopes, Thomas Fletcher and Sons, Lancashire. Fatal fall of roof from a slip about four yards from the face of a three yard level in the Cannel Mine where he was filling a tub. There was a row of props set and they considered it sufficiently timbered.

SCHOLES William (injured) - 1889 - 10/09/1889 – Age 40 – Dayman. Royton Oldham, Middleton & Rochdale Coal Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Finger broken by a stone which he was placing on the top of a pack wall. Inspection and inquiry.

SCHOLLICK Isaac (non-fatal) - 1884 - 28/03/1884 – Collier. Burnbank, Boyd Gilmour and Co., Galston, Ayrshire. Leg injured in shaft.

SCOBBIE John - 1886 - 14/07/1886 – Age 13 – Drawer. Bredisholm, Provenhall Coal Co., Bothwell, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof on drawing road, longwall.

SCOBBIE Robert (non-fatal) - 1884 - 19/03/1884 – Drawer. Kilgramie Cooper and McHarrie, Maybole, Ayrshire. Was caught by balance weight.

SCOBBIE William - 1888 - 14/06/1888 – Age 55 – Collier. Lochgelly, Lochgelly Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Ballingry, Fife. Fall of side at face, stoop and room.

SCOBIE James - 1887 - 06/06/1887 – Age 45 - Waggon shifter. Gauchalland No.2, Gauchalland Coal Co., Galston, Ayrshire. While spragging a waggon the sprag struck and knocked him down in front of the wheels.

SCOFIELD Edward - 1885 - 18/06/1885 – Age 29 – Miner. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal great explosion. 178 killed.

SCOLLOCK George (non-fatal) - 1886 – 31/03/1886 – Drawer. Springside No.11, A Kenneth and Sons, Kilmarnock Ayrshire. Got his leg broken by a runaway hutch.

SCORER James - 1880 – 07/12/1880 – Age 14 – Driver. Washington, Washington Coal Co., Washington, Co. Durham. Crushed by tubs on engine plane.

SCORES Samuel - 1886 – 05/07/1886 – Age 16 – Door boy. Risca Black Vein, London and South Wales Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. He and the haulier were in a tram when the horse ran away, the tram got off the road, slid, they were thrown out he was killed but the haulier was not hurt.

SCOTHERN Phillip - 1882 – 07/11/1882 – Age 47 – Stallman. Clay Cross No.7, Clay Cross Iron and Coal Co., Clay Cross, Derbyshire. Explosion of gas 48 killed.

SCOTHMERE John - 1883 – 02/04/1883 – Age 32 – Deputy. Upleatham (ironstone), Pease and Partners Ltd., Marske, Yorkshire. While finishing drawing the timber out of the jud, the roof fell knocking out two props which fell on him.

SCOTLAND Thomas - 1888 – 12/12/1887 – Age 27 – Collier. Foulford, Cowdenbeath Coal Co., Beath, Fife. Fall of side at face, longwall.

SCOTSON John - 1881 – 26/09/1881 – Age 44 – Collier. Ladies Lane, Wigan Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inquest attended. Deceased was slightly injured by a fall of roof on or about the 12th Aug but continued at his work and did not mention the matter to the officials until the 15th Aug. when he was confined to his bed. He died on the 26th Sept from inflammation of the bowels induced by the accident above mentioned.

SCOTT Alexander - 1881 – 11/04/1881 – Wagonshifter. Shawfield, John Wilson, Carluke, Lanarkshire. He was attempting to pass between waggons while the locomotive was shunting a train, and was squeezed between the buffers.

SCOTT Charles E. - 1884 – 03/09/1884 – Age 17 – Putter. Ashington, Ashington Coal Co., Ashington, Northumberland. Fall of stone.

SCOTT George - 1889 – 16/05/1889 – Age 32 – Miner. Loanhead, Shotts Iron Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Explosion of shot.

SCOTT Hugh (non-fatal) - 1886 – 27/08/1886 – Collier. Common No.10, Eglinton Iron Co., Cumnock, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof.

SCOTT J. - 1883 – 10/11/1883 – Age 50 – Haulier. Aber Rhondda Aber, Rhondda Coal Co., Porth, Glamorgan. Crushed by trucks.

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

SCOTT James - 1884 – 21/08/1884 – Age 13 – Driver. Lumley, 6th. Earl of Durham, Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Fell off limbers and was run over by four tubs of stone.

SCOTT James - 1886 – 08/10/1886 – Age 35 – Deputy. South Hetton, South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Fall of stone while drawing chock out of a jud.

SCOTT John - 1884 – 31/10/1884 – Age 20 – Collier. Grougar No.4, Eglington Iron Co., Hurlford, Ayrshire. Fall of coal and roof.

SCOTT John - 1887 20/09/1887 – Age 29 – Stoneman. East Hetton, Walter Scott, Coxhoe, Co. Durham. Run over by waggons, on railway near the pit, while trespassing and attempting to get on the waggons while in motion. Not comprised.

SCOTT Michael (non-fatal) - 1886 – 03/04/1886 – Miner. Sundrum No.4, George Taylor and Co., Coylton, Ayrshire. Got his leg broken by a shot.

SCOTT Peter (non-fatal) - 1887 – 08/01/1887 – Pitheadman. Bardykes, Merry and Cunninghame, Newton. Got his arm broken by the ‘policeman’ falling on it.

SCOTT Robert (non-fatal) - 1884 – 24/10/1884 – Boy. Bartonhill No.1, J Baird and Co., Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Fall of coal.

SCOTT Robert - 1881 – 20/08/1881 – Collier. Brownlee, Archibald Russell, Carluke, Lanarkshire. While holing at the stooping a piece of coal fell upon him. Died 4th May. Stoop and room.

SCOTT Robert - 1887 – 08/08/1887 – Age 11 – School boy. Cornsay, Ferens and Love, Durham, Co. Durham. Crept through a fence and was drowned in a pond attached to some coke ovens. Not comprised.

SCOTT S. - 1889 – 20/08/1889 – Age 40 – Collier. Howdenclough, Howdenclough Coal Co., Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

SCOTT Thomas - 1886 – 11/11/1886 – Age 46 – Above ground labourer, Butterworth Hall, Platt Bros. and Co., Lancashire. Death reported from a strain in turning a tub over. Medical certificate bronchitis. No inquest. Not comprised by the Act.

SCOTT W. (injured) - 1883 – 07/08/1883 – Age 52 – Pitman. Padiham, Executors of John Hargreaves, Lancashire. Capstan chain breaking.

SCOTT William - 1881 – 06/01/1881 – Age 14 – Driver. Eppleton, Hetton Coal Co., Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Killed by full tubs, the boys ran the set of tubs, too full, into the landing when the pony fell and tubs ended up on them. 2 killed.

SCOTT William - 1884 – 08/11/1884 – Age 48 – Labourer. Pochin, Tredegar Iron and Coal Co., Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp. 14 killed.

SCOULLAR Richard (non-fatal) - 1886 – 16/03/1886 – Collier. Westburn No.1, Westburn Colliery Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Fall of coal.

SCOURFIELD Griffith - 1885 – 23/12/1885 – Age 19 – Masons attendant. Mardy Lockets, Merthyr Steam Coal Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 81 killed.

SCRACEFIELD John (non-fatal) - 1888 – 15/09/1888 – Brusher. Newton No.1, James Dunlop and Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. A spark off his lamp ignited the compressed powder in his case.

SCRAFTON Silas - 1880 – 08/09/1880 – Age 17 – Packer. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

SCROWTHER Charles - 1882 – 17/02/1882 – Age 38 – Deputy. Radcliffe, Radcliffe Coal Co., Radcliffe, Northumberland. Fall of stone from roof.

SCULLION James - 1884 – 30/12/1884 – Roadsman. Bothwell Castle, William Baird and Co., Bothwell, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof on main road while repairing roof.

SCULLY John - 1880 – 08/11/1880 – Age 16 – Pony driver. Hindley Green, J Scowcroft and Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Whilst ascending the pit the deceased fell from the cage.

SCULLY John - 1887 – 21/07/1887 – Age 24 – Waiter on. Walbottle, Walbottle Coal Co., Walbottle, Northumberland. Fell down shaft.

SEAMAN Thomas - 1881 – 04/05/1881 – Age 71 – Blacksmith. Hawarden, Hawarden Collieries Co., Buckley, Flint. Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased and the horseman were descending the pit and on reaching the bottom the latter got out when the cage was suddenly lifted and he was caught against the bearer. The horseman stated that the signal was not given to the engineman who said that he was aware the men had gone down and consequently did not wait for the signal. This pit was not at work and the engineman’s attention was directed to a second pit worked by the same engine.

SEARSTON James - 1881 – 17/06/1881 – Age 66 – Dataler. Clay Cross No.3, Clay Cross Iron and Coal Co., Clay Cross, Derbyshire. Fall of roof whilst walking along the main roadway going to his work.

SEATH Andrew - 1888 – 27/03/1887 – Age 36 – Collier. Donibristle, Donibristle Colliery Co., Aberdour, Fife. Fall of side at face, stoop and room.

SEATH John (non-fatal) - 1889 – 26/05/1889 – Age 32 – Coalcutter. Whitehall, Archibald Hood, Edinburgh. Fall of roof. 112 days off.

SEATH John (non-fatal) - 1889 – 30/11/1889 – Age 32 – Coalcutter. Whitehall, Archibald Hood, Edinburgh. Fall of roof. Not yet resumed.

SEATON Thomas - 1881 - 13/05/1881 – Age 39 – Deputy. Upleatham (ironstone), JW Pease and Partners, Marske, Yorkshire. Internal rupture caused by lifting a heavy baulk of timber. Died on 25th.

SEDBURY Thomas - 1887 14/12/1887 – Age 66 – Foreman. Pelsall, Pelsall Coal and Iron Co., Pelsall, Staffordshire. Explosion of steam boiler on surface. 3 killed.

SEDDON Benjamin (injured) - 1885 - 12/04/1885 – Age 48 – Firebeater. Outwood, Thomas Fletcher and Sons, Lancashire. Burned while cleaning an underground boiler. Being in the habit of putting some petroleum into the boiler after cleaning to prevent scale accumulating, he and his comrade, on this occasion, without authority put naphtha, being short of petroleum, and on applying a lamp to the mud hole, with a view of seeing inside, the naphtha fumes ignited and injured him. His own mistake as well as his comrades.

SEDDON Edward - 1886 - 30/12/1886 – Age 67 – Miner. Stopes, Thomas Fletcher and Sons, Lancashire. Ankle crushed between waggons on which he was riding out from his work.

SEDDON J. (injured) - 1883 - 11/07/1883 – Age 16 – Waggoner. Bradley Fold Stopes No.3, Fletcher Thomas and Sons, Lancashire. Explosion of gas.

SEDDON James (injured) - 1884 - 21/02/1884 – Manager. New Ravin, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Struck by lightning at an underground engine, thunderstorm.

SEDDON James A. - 1882 - 23/05/1882 – Age 43 – Miner. Victoria, Fletcher Burrows and Co., Atherton, Lancashire. Caught by an escaped tub on balance brow.

SEDDON Jesse - 1886 - 04/02/1886 – Age 16 - Hooker on. Outwood Doe, Thomas Fletcher and Sons, Lancashire. Fatal at bottom of brow by a tub running down, in consequence of the breakage of a coupling chain. He might have stood safely at either side of the brow. The chain broke at a latent defect in the welding and the catch drag had just been removed from behind the train in order to put a tub on the rails. Accidental.

SEDDON John (injured) - 1885 - 26/10/1885 – Age 28 – Banksman. Cleworth Hall, Tyldesley Coal Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Injured by a staging front the pit brow to the coal stack falling in consequence of one of the iron supports giving way. An additional support to be added for the future. 2 injured.

SEDDON John - 1881 - 19/12/1881 – Age 24 – Collier. Abram, Abram Coal Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Explosion of gas. 48 killed.

SEDDON John - 1888 - 23/02/1888 – Age 44 – Dayman. Outwood, Thomas Fletcher and Sons, Lancashire. Fatally hurt by coal falling from the side of an airway which he was repairing. Died April 28th.

SEDDON Luke (injured) - 1887 - 14/02/1887 – Age 15 - Pony driver. Outwood, Thomas Fletcher and Sons, Lancashire. Leg broken by contact with a tub carelessly left in the road.

SEDDON Thomas (injured) - 1885 - 15/06/1885 – Age 54 – Miner. Cleworth Hall, Tyldesley Coal Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Crushed against a prop by coal which he pulled from the face.

SEDDON Thomas - 1885 - 18/06/1885 – Age 37 – Miner. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal great explosion. 178 killed.

SEDDON Walter - 1884 - 18/12/1884 – Age 18 - Waggon lowerer. No.2, Crawford Wigan Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inquiries made. Deceased had brought some empty waggons down the road, and was then pushing the first one, with his back to the buffer, leaving the others stationery, when another lot ,which he had neglected to secure, came down and bumping against those he had left standing, jammed him between the buffers.

SEDDON William (injured) - 1888 - 16/08/1888 – Age 34 – Miner. Westhoughton No.1, Westhoughton Coal and Cannel Co. Ltd. Lancashire. Leg broken by coal falling from a slip at the face.

SEDGMAN Joseph (injured) - 1888 - 08/03/1888 – Age 22 – Miner. Wheal, Agar, Redruth, Cornwall. Was working in the 235 stope when a small stone fell from above and struck him in the back injuring him slightly.

SEDON Richard - 1885 - 18/06/1885 – Age 41 - Oiler of wagons. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal great explosion. 178 killed.

SEEDS William - 1886 - 02/12/1886 – Age 41 – Hewer. Elemore, Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Explosion 28 killed.

SEGAR James - 1886 - 18/11/1886 – Age 32 – Labourer. Gelli Mill, E Plummer and Sons, Cymmer, Glamorgan. Fall of rock roof from upright joints. They were preparing to blast it to increase the height of the roadway. 2 killed.

xxx

SEGGIE Thomas - 1885 – 04/11/1885 – Age 45 – Miner. Kilbirnie No.21 (ironstone or fireclay), Merry and Cunningham, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire. While working in the shaft he fell 13 fathoms to the bottom.

SELBY John - 1885 – 08/01/1885 – Age 21 – Putter. Auckland Park, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Head caught between a canch in roof and tub top.

SELKIRK James - 1889 – 27/03/1889 – Age 30 – Fireman. Prestongrange, Prestongrange Coal & Firebrick Co. Ltd., Haddington. Fall of coal.

SELKIRK John (non-fatal) - 1889 – 21/08/1889 – Drawer. Ormiston Station, Ormiston Coal Co., Haddington. Crushed by tub. 2 injured. 2 days off.

SELLARS Herbert - 1889 – 16/10/1889 – Age 37 – Collier. Mossfields, Hawley and Bridgwood Ltd., Longton, Staffordshire. Explosion 64 killed.

SEMPLE William - 1881 – 14/07/1881 – Fireman. Muiredge, Rosie Bowman and Co., Buckhaven, Fife. He was assisting the bottomer, and while he was pulling the second empty tub out the cage was lifted, and he was squeezed against the door heads. The bottomer said no signal was given, but the engineman said there was one made.

SENIOR J. - 1887 – 09/07/1887 – Age 42 – Collier. Swaithe Main, Edmunds and Swaithe Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Crushed between cage and conductor at bottom of shaft.

SENIOR Luke - 1886 – 04/05/1886 – Age 52 – Miner. Boosbeck (ironstone), Stevenson Jaques and Co., Skelton R.S.O., Yorkshire. While standing on a scaffold, drilling a hole, a large quantity of stone fell from top of seam.

SENIOR S. - 1889 – 05/04/1889 – Age 38 – Collier. Soothill, Wood Soothill Wood Coal Co., Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Fall of roof. Died 12th Apr.

SENIOR Samuel (injured) - 1889 – 06/02/1889 – Age 57 – Salt miner. Witton (salt), Salt Union Ltd., Cheshire. Injured by his pick striking his left leg, a little above the foot, causing great loss of blood. His pick glanced off a piece of hard marl stone as he was dressing one side of a rock salt pillar. Inspection and inquiry.

SENNET John - 1889 - 05/09/1889 – Age 15 – Miner. Pencuick, Shotts Iron Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Suffocation by smoke. 63 killed.