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CADDICK Henry - 1893 - 10/04/1893 – Age 25 – Collier. Pendlebury, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Pendlebury, Lancashire. Was putting a prop under a broken bar, sudden weight came on bar, it broke and let down a stone 8 feet square on to him.

CADDIS William (non-fatal) - 1892 - 08/10/1892 – Miner. Kames, Eglinton Iron Co., Muirkirk, Ayrshire. Fall of coal.

CADDY Henry - 1893 - 23/01/1893 – Age 38 – Sinker. Dowlais Cardiff, Dowlais Iron Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Killed by a large fall from the side of sinking pit. 8 killed.

CADMAN Thomas - 1897 - 24/05/1897 – Age 20 – Smith. Mud Hall, Dudley Colliery Co., Worcester. Probably caught by winding rope.

CADMAN William - 1890 - 15/01/1890 – Age 13 – Driver. Marsden, Whitburn Coal Co., Co. Durham. Fell in front of his set of tubs and killed. 4.30 pm.

CADMAN William - 1896 - 05/11/1896 – Age 44 – Deputy. Holbrook, J and G Wells Ltd., Derby. Fall of roof. Deceased had fired a shot in the roof, of the roadway, and was examining the place previous to firing another shot in the same roadway when the roof fell and killed him.

CAFFERTY Daniel - 1896 - 31/12/1896 – Age 67 – Platelayer. Springside No.10. A Kenneth and Sons, Ayr. While jumping up on a bogie he fell off and the wheel passed over his leg.

CAFFERY Patrick - 1890 - 24/11/1890 – Age 16 – Driver. West Stanley, JH Burn, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham. Fracture of skull crushed between tub and a baulk of wood. Died following day.

CAIL John - 1894 - 14/12/1894 – Age 25 – Collier. Whitworth, Tredegar Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Tredegar, Monmouth. While engaged wedging down some top coal, in his road near the face, it fell suddenly from some unseen slips and killed him.

CAIN Cornelius - 1892 - 09/09/1892 – Age 14 – Driver. Pegswood, Owners of Bentink and West Hartley Collieries, Pegswood, Northumberland. Inspection made. The deceased was found dead under the front tub. It is not known how the accident occurred but it is supposed that he fell on the limmers.

CAIN Francis (non-fatal) - 1894 - 24/02/1894 – Age 39 – Miner. Kingseat, Wallace Bros., Fife. Arm broken while descending shaft 100 days off.

CAIN P. - 1892 - 19/07/1892 – Age 51 – Collier. St. John’s, Locke and Co., Normanton, Yorkshire. Fall of coal, died 21st.

CAIN William H. 1894 - 13/07/1895 – Age 36 - Shaft sinker. Foxdale (metalliferous). Fall of bucket, kibble, which became detached from the spring hook (clevis) at the end of the winding rope.

CAININ Thomas - 1897 - 20/01/1897 – Age 23. Willington, Strakers and Love, Hewer, Co. Durham. Ruptured himself while hewing, died the following day.

CAINS Stephen - 1893 - 19/09/1893 – Age 63 – Collier. Kingswood Speedwell, Kingswood & Parkfield Collieries Co. Ltd., Bristol, Gloucester. The heading took weight and squeezed out the higher side timbers and pack (in steep measures). They came in suddenly and fastened him so that he could not escape. They were unable to extricate him for 12 hours when he was found to be dead.

CAIRNEY Hugh - 1898 - 24/11/1898 – Age 55 – Labourer. Cadzow, Cadzow Coal Co Ltd., Lanark. Deceased was pushing some waggons forward to the screen when some others, which he had neglected to sprag, came down and he was crushed between them.

CAIRNEY William - 1899 - 02/02/1899 – Age 15 - Wagon greaser. Motherwell, John Watson Ltd., Lanark. Crushed between wagons.

CAIRNS Alexander (non-fatal) - 1890 - 10/03/1890 – Age 43 – Miner. Philpstoun, James Ross and Co., Linlithgow. Fall of roof, 49 days off.

CAIRNS David (non-fatal) - 1891 - 19/12/1891 – Age 30 – Sinker. Wemyss, RGE, Wemyss, Fife. Fall of coal. Still off.

CAIRNS David - 1892 - 05/10/1892 – Age 59 – Fireman. Whitehall, Lothian Coal Co Ltd., Edinburgh. Leg bruised by fall of stone. Died from apoplexy stated by doctor to have no connection with the injury.

CAIRNS James (non-fatal) - 1890 - 18/08/1890 – Age 15 – Driver. Loanhead, Shotts Iron Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Struck by tub on dook. Not yet returned.

CAIRNS John (non-fatal) - 1894 - 03/09/1894 – Age 28 – Stoker. Lassodie, Thomas Spowart and Co., Ltd., Fife. Fell off boiler seat, 65 days off.

CAIRNS Joseph - 1890 - 16/11/1890 – Age 14 – Driver. Boldon, Harton Coal Co Ltd., Boldon, Co. Durham. Caught by a tub on passing through a door. 4.0 pm.

CAIRNS Patrick (non-fatal) - 1890 - 22/10/1890 – Age 21 – Miner. Southrigg, Alexander M Graham, Lanark. Fall of coal. Left district.

CAIRNS Patrick - 1898 - 29/10/1898 – Age 16. Dauber, New Brancepeth Cochrane and Co. Ltd., Co. Durham. He went into a hopper with three men to trim coal and was told not to go into the left side, where the thick coals were, but he went and at the same moment the slide underneath was opened to fill some tubs and drawn down by the rush of small coal and covered up. When extricated he was quite dead.

CAIRNS Robert (non-fatal) - 1891 - 13/07/1891 – Age 31 – Miner. Broxburn, Broxburn Oil Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. Explosion of shot. Still off.

CAIRNS Robert (non-fatal) - 1892 - 30/08/1892 – Age 38 – Banksman. Whitehill, Lothian Coal Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Fell down drop.

CAIRNS Thomas - 1891 - 22/06/1891 – Age 24 – Collier. Merryton, Merryton Coal Co., Lanark. Fall of stone.

CAIRNS William (non-fatal) - 1891 - 18/04/1891 – Age 21 – Collier. Bellsdyke, Bellsdyke Coal Co., Lanark. Fall of roof. 14 days off.

CAISLEY James - 1897 - 22/03/1897 – Age 22 – Hewer. Ashington, Ashington Coal Co., Ashington, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was carelessly kirving in about 4 feet in a broken jud without setting any sprags when the coal and ramble fell on him. There was plenty of spare sprags at hand.

CAISLEY Robert - 1892 - 26/01/1892 – Age 34 – Hewer. Longhirst, Ashington Coal Co., Ashington, Northumberland. Inspection made. A fall of stone from a trouble as he was sitting kirving. It is a question whether there was sufficient timber set.

CAITHNESS William (non-fatal) – 1890 – 02/11/1890 – Blacksmith. North Motherwell No.3, Merry and Cunninghame, Motherwell, Lanark. Explosion of firedamp in fan, while repairing it. 3 injured.

CALAGAN Martin * 1895 – 06/12/1895 – Age 31 – Black Boy. Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Auckland, Co. Durham.

CALDER John – 1897 – 19/07/1897 – Age 52 – Chock drawer. South Derwent, Owners of South Derwent Colliery, Co.

CAITHNESS William (non-fatal) – 1890 – 02/11/1890 – Blacksmith. North Motherwell No.3, Merry and Cunninghame, Motherwell, Lanark. Explosion of firedamp in fan, while repairing it. 3 injured.

CALAGAN Martin * 1895 – 06/12/1895 – Age 31 – Black Boy. Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Auckland, Co. Durham.

CALDER John – 1897 – 19/07/1897 – Age 52 – Chock drawer. South Derwent, Owners of South Derwent Colliery, Co. Durham. Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased and his marrow were drawing timber out of an old headways and had safely got fifteen or sixteen yards drawn. At a point where a bord crossed the headways props and backs were set in a square with deals on the top and some lofting timber above as the roof was soft and bad and it was here where it is thought the deceased was easing a prop when the roof came in.

CALLACHER Edward - 1899 - 27/12/1899 – Age 59 – Brusher. Hattonrigg Nos. 3 & 4, Summmerlee & Mossend Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Lanark. Fall of roof at brushing face while taking it down.

CALLACHIN Patrick - 1899 - 04/10/1899 – Age 42 – Labourer. Douglas, Coltness Iron Co. Ltd., Lanark. Deceased was engaged cutting out a seat, for a coal washing machine, when a fall of clay took place and fatally crushed him against a cart standing nearby.

CALLADIE Lewis - 1890 - 21/02/1890 – Age 69 – Dataler. Moorgreen, Barber Walker and Co., Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. Crushed between the side of the road and a train of loaded tubs drawn by a horse.

CALLADINE John - 1898 - 27/04/1898 – Age 25 – Dayman. Alfreton Deep Hard Coal, Blackwell Colliery Co., Derbyshire. Fall of roof. Deceased was engaged in fixing rails and setting timber in front of a coal holing machine, worked by compressed air, when a piece of roof fell and killed him.

CALLAGHAN John (non-fatal) - 1891 - 12/03/1891 – Age 42 – Collier. Cadzow, Cadzow Coal Co. Ltd., Lanark. Fall of coal. 21 days off.

CALLAN Sandy - 1897 - 10/05/1897. Snaefell Lead, Snaefell Lead Mining Co. Ltd., Isle of Man. On descending the shaft to go to their work on a Monday morning, they were overcome by carbonic oxide generated by an underground fire, of which they were wholly unaware. The timber in a level had taken fire accidentally, probably from a lighted candle end stuck up against it on the previous Saturday. 19 killed and 5 injured of whom 1 died 26th May.

CALLAND James - 1895 - 24/10/1895 – Age 51 – Fireman. Bedford, John Speakman and Sons, Lancashire. In endless rope haulage brow said to have got crushed whilst lifting a tub on rails the rope running. Believe it to have happened whilst riding on tubs caught against air crossing 6 inches clearance above tub.

CALLEN J. - 1890 - 28/07/1890 – Age 37 – Collier. Hemsworth, Hemsworth Main Co., Wakefield, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

CALLENDER John - 1897 - 27/05/1897 – Age 14 – Miner. Oakbank, Oakbank Oil Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Deceased, who worked with his father, had just commenced his shift. He was "backening out" shale brought down by a shot fired on the previous day, when a large piece of midstone fell from the face causing injuries which terminated fatally on following day.

CALLIGAN Joseph - 1897 - 19/10/1897 – Age 26 – Miner. Ballochmyle Nos. 5 & 6, William Walker Hood, Ayr. While descending the shaft a fall of roof took place at the mouth of an air drift at the ground level and the falling stones crashed through the cage cover. The two deceased and another man fell out of the cage while a fourth who remained in the cage was injured. 2 killed.

CALLOW Robert (injured) - 1890 - 02/04/1890 – Age 45 – Miner. Laxey (metalliferous). Unexpected fall of stone from the side of his stope, 6 feet above him. Thigh broken. 48 weeks off.

CALLOW William - 1897 - 10/05/1897. Snaefell Lead, Snaefell Lead Mining Co. Ltd., Isle of Man. On descending the shaft to go to their work on a Monday morning, they were overcome by carbonic oxide generated by an underground fire, of which they were wholly unaware. The timber in a level had taken fire accidentally probably from a lighted candle end stuck up against it on the previous Saturday. 19 killed and 5 injured of whom 1 died 26th May.

CALOW Lavender - 1893 - 05/07/1893 – Age 38 – Engineman. Warsop, Staveley Coal and Iron Co., Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Was unloading a sinking engine bed and died from syncope following a shock caused by quickly jumping away from the danger of being crushed by the engine falling from the truck.

CALWALADER Thomas - 1894 - 27/05/1894 – Age 39 – Contractor. Gidlow, Wigan Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Standish, Lancashire. Inquiry made and inquest attended. The fireman and himself had been taking out a low bar on the main road a little time after a small stone fell from the place injuring his back. It was not thought serious at the time but the verdict at the inquiry was that he died from inflammation of the lungs accelerated by the blow.

CAMERON A. - 1897 - 22/06/1897 – Age 25 – Brakesman. Spring Wood (quarry), John Best, Yorkshire. Struck by lever handle on incline tramway.

CAMERON Adam - 1892 - 11/10/1892 – Age 25 – Brusher. Newton No.2, James Dunlop and Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Explosion of compressed powder while stemming a shot.

CAMERON Andrew - 1895 - 14/05/1895 – Age 29 – Hewer. Bedlington, A Bedlington Coal Co. Ltd., Bedlington, Northumberland. Inspection and inquest attended. A fall of stone occurred whilst he was at work and killed him. A case of these treacherous slips in the roof.

CAMERON Edward - 1897 - 03/09/1897 – Age 17 – Drawer. Broomhouse, Haughhead Coal Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. While walking up the dook worked an endless rope, the rope broke and he was run over by a full hutch.

CAMERON Joseph - 1896 - 21/09/1896 – Age 68 – Hewer. Broughton Moor, Bertha Flimby & Broughton Moor Coal & Firebrick Co. Ltd., Broughton Moor, Cumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was working in a 4-yards bord, the roof of which was bad and full of slips. A small trouble ran diagonally across the place from the right and there was a slip running along the right hand side of the place. In working out the coal he bared another slip at the face and the stone came away from these slips tapering off to a feather edge. One prop was canted out. An official was in about half an hour before and considered the place safe but it is doubtful considering the nature of the roof whether he should not have had another plank set. The nearest to the face was 6 feet away.

CAMERON William (non-fatal) - 1890 - 09/01/1890 – Miner. Hallside, James Dunlop and Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp. 3 injured.

CAMERON William - 1890 - 23/02/1890 – Age 36 – Bottomer. Aikenhead No.2, George Crookston and Son, Mount Florida. While ascending the shaft he fell out of the cage.

CAMPBELL Alexander 1892 - 26/12/1892 – Miner. Camp No.2, John Williams and Co., Motherwell, Lanarkshire. While riding in hutches he was struck against the roof.

CAMPBELL Andrew (non-fatal) - 1891 - 09/06/1891 – Age 37 – Collier. Dunnikier, Walter Herd and Son, Fife. Fall of coal. 42 days off.

CAMPBELL Andrew - 1891 - 06/03/1891 – Miner. Clydesdale No.1, Glasgow Iron and Steel Co., Uddingston. Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at road head.

CAMPBELL D. (non-fatal) - 1894 - 20/06/1894 – Age 20 – Driver. Eddlewood, John Watson Ltd., Lanarkshire. Finger crushed by snibble 4 days off.

CAMPBELL Dan (non-fatal) - 1891 - 22/01/1891 – Age 14 – Drawer. Longriggend, James Nimmo and Co., Lanarkshire. Fall of stone. 31 days off.

CAMPBELL Donald - 1899 - 08/09/1899 – Age 52 – Sinker. Motherwell, John Watson Ltd., Lanarkshire. Deceased had a contract for deepening the pit and kept a chest in an upper seam in which were explosives both gunpowder and gel ignite. While engaged at the chest he appears to have had his lamp in his bonnet and a spark from it ignited the gunpowder.

CAMPBELL George (non-fatal) - 1893 - 26/07/1893 – Age 53 – Miner. Donibristle, Donibristle Colliery Co., Fife. Struck by wheel brae chain, 41 days off.

CAMPBELL James (non-fatal) - 1891 - 05/06/1891 – Screenman. Eglinton No.1, Eglinton Iron Co., Irvine, Ayrshire. Arm caught between buffers of waggons.

CAMPBELL James (non-fatal) - 1891 - 29/09/1891 – Miner. Drumsmudden, Dalmellington Iron Co., Ayrshire. Run over by hutch.

CAMPBELL James (non-fatal) - 1891 - 30/05/1891 – Miner. Johnstone, Blackstone Mineral Co., Johnstone, Lanarkshire. Fell down the shaft from the surface.

CAMPBELL James (non-fatal) - 1894 - 10/12/1894 – Age 18 – Labourer. Shieldhill, Carron Co., Stirling. Hand crushed by waggons.

CAMPBELL James - 1894 - 29/12/1894 – Age 23 - Asst. pitheadman. Haywood, Haywood Gas Coal Co., Lanarkshire. Fell down shaft.

CAMPBELL John (non-fatal) - 1890 - 12/06/1890 – Brusher. Newton No.2, James Dunlop and Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Explosion of powder from a spark from a lamp. 2 injured.

CAMPBELL John (non-fatal) - 1891 - 23/03/1891 – Collier. Gilmerton, Gilmerton Gas Coal Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Fell from scaffold. 67 days off.

CAMPBELL John - 1890 - 03/05/1890 – Age 50 – Miner. Calderhead No.3, Shotts Iron Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Fall of stone. 10.00 am.

CAMPBELL John - 1890 - 19/12/1890 – Age 45 – Brusher. Earnock, John Watson Ltd., Lanarkshire. Crushed by tubs. 10.00 pm.

CAMPBELL John - 1895 - 25/06/1895 – Age 60 – Roadsman. Bent, Bent Colliery Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Fall of stone.

CAMPBELL John - 1898 - 19/04/1898 – Age 35 – Miner. Longrigg, John Nimmo and Son Ltd., Lanarkshire. Deceased appeared to have been holing at a longwall road head when he heard the roof working and to have been in the act of making his escape when he was caught and killed instantly by a large stone which fell from a keen clayey lype.

CAMPBELL Joseph (non-fatal) - 1890 - 17/03/1890 – Brusher. Ballochmyle, William Walker, Cumnock, Ayrshire. Fall of roof while knocking out a prop.

CAMPBELL Joseph (non-fatal) - 1890 - 30/06/1890 – Brusher. Ballochmyle No.5, William Walker, Cumnock, Ayrshire. Fall of coal.

CAMPBELL Robert (non-fatal) - 1891 - 01/07/1891 – Miner. Blantyre No.4, William Dixon Ltd., Blantyre, Lanarkshire. Fall of coal.

CAMPBELL Robert - 1898 - 24/10/1898 – Age 13 - Dirt picker. Longrigg, James Nimmo and Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Deceased was amusing himself by entangling a rope on a revolving shaft and he was drawn forward and killed.

CAMPBELL William (non-fatal) - 1894 - 28/02/1894 – Age 30 – Miner. Appin, Street Bros., Fife. Explosion of shot, 11 days off.

CAMPBELL William – 1893 – 23/02/1893 – Age 42 – Miner. Dundonald, Dundonald Coal Co., Fife. Fall of blaes.

CAMPBELL William – 1896 – 30/11/1896 – Miner. Lassodie, Thomas Spowart and Co. Ltd., Fife. Fall of roof stone at longwall face.

CAMPBELL William – 1897 – 13/12/1897 – Age 22 – Repairer. Newbattle, Lothian Coal Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Deceased and others were repairing a dook road when a stone fell from the roof on him.

CAMPION or GAMPION James Henry – 1893 – 01/05/1893 – Age 14 – Ore picker. No.9 (metalliferous), Barrow Haematite Steel Co. Ltd., Stank, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. This boy lost his life through his own fault when attempting to move a railway waggon with which he had no right to interfere. By some means his leg got under the wheel, and he received injuries from which he died on the 4th inst.

CANADINE W. – 1892 – 26/09/1892 – Age 50 – Collier. Manvers Main, Manvers Main Coal Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Fall of coal.

CANDISS E. (injured) - 1894 - 17/09/1894 – Age 48 – Blacksmith. Madeley Court Halesfield, Madeley Court Co., Madeley, Shropshire. Balance weight fell through manhole of boiler in which he was working and broke his leg.

CANE Charles (non-fatal) - 1891 - 07/02/1891 – Age 32 – Drawer. Dalmeny, Dalmeny Oil Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. Fall of roof. 28 days off.

CANE Edward – 1897 – 27/07/1897 – Age 27 – Pumpman. Coed-y-moeth, Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. Crushed on the railway siding against the door of the weigh house by a waggon which came behind him. The arrangement was most unsatisfactory owing to the position of the door. The arrangement as to the position of the door however has been altered but the whole thing is too cramped and cannot even now be considered altogether satisfactory. In too many instances there is not sufficient space left between colliery sidings to provide proper safety between wagons and other more permanent obstacles in the way of pillars and walls.

CANHAM Sidney - 1891 - 27/02/1891 – Age 17 – Driver. Hucknall Torkard No.2, Hucknall Colliery Co., Hucknall, Nottinghamshire. Riding on a pony from his work to the pit bottom he caught his head against the roof and fatally injured himself. Died 18th March. Riding is strictly forbidden by the Special Rules. 4.30 pm.

CANN John Kerslake - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 28 – Pumper. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion 290 killed.

CANNELL Robert - 1897 - 10/05/1897. Snaefell Lead, Snaefell Lead Mining Co. Ltd., Isle of Man. On descending the shaft, to go to their work on a Monday morning, they were overcome by carbonic oxide generated by an underground fire, of which they were wholly unaware. The timber in a level had taken fire accidentally, probably from a lighted candle end stuck up against it on the previous Saturday. 19 killed and 5 injured of whom 1 died 26th May.

CANNEN Peter (non-fatal) - 1892 - 15/01/1892 – Age 30 – Brusher. Stravenhouse, James Thornton (trustees), Lanarkshire. Fall of roof 131 days off.

CANNING George - 1894 - 17/11/1894 – Age 47 – Manager. Hallhill No.1, William Baird and Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Winding engine broke down, cage was carried over pulley and fell on him.

CANNING James - 1899 - 28/02/1899 – Age 31 – Quarrier. Castlewellan Granite Quarry, John Robinson and Son Ltd., Co. Down, Ireland. Explosion of vertical boiler wetness of the fire-box, originally five sixteenths inches thick, reduced to nine thirty seconds inches, fit only for pressure of 17 lb. the pressure at the time may have been 65lbs.

CANNINGS John - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 39 – Engineman. Albion Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion 290 killed.

CANNON Daniel A. - 1891 - 11/03/1891 – Age 29 - Loco. Fireman. Whitehaven, Whitehaven Colliery Co., Whitehaven, Cumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased got between two waggons, to uncouple them, and in attempting to pass between the buffers was caught and crushed. 5.50 pm.

CANNON James (non-fatal) - 1891 - 10/01/1891 – Brusher. Hallside, James Dunlop and Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof on road while repairing it.

CANNON John (non-fatal) - 1894 - 15/11/1894 – Age 31 – Miner. Broxburn & Roman Camp., Broxburn Oil Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. Explosion of shot. Not yet returned.

CANNON Thomas. - 1894 - 20/03/1894 – Age 16 - Tub coupler. Ryhope, Ryhope Coal Co. Ltd., Sunderland, Co. Durham. Head jammed between a tub and a baulk in shaft siding.

CAPIE Samuel (non-fatal) - 1894 - 09/03/1894 – Age 47 – Miner. Auchlochan, WCS Cunninghame, Lanarkshire. Fall of clay 83 days off.

CAREFOOT William (non-fatal) - 1893 - 30/06/1893 – Age 46 – Labourer. Oakeley (slate). A small stone rolled down the fall in an underground chamber and struck him on the head. Nine and a half weeks off.

CAREY J. (non-fatal) - 1894 - 19/11/1894 – Age 22 - Mining student. Cook’s Kitchen (metalliferous), Cook’s Kitchen Mining Co., Illogan, Cornwall. He was sitting down eating his crib when a stone fell from the hanging wall.

CAREY John - 1890 - 06/02/1890 – Age 31 – Collier. Llanerch, Partridge Jones and Co. Ltd., Pontypool, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp at naked lights in the No.4 heading off Cooke's slope about 8.30 a.m. after the men had been at work in their places two to two and a half hours. 176 killed.

CAREY John - 1893 - 07/12/1893 – Age 34 – Miner. Eston (metalliferous), Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. Sudden fall of stone without warning.

CAREY Robert - 1891 - 30/12/1891 – Age 32 – Labourer. Llwynypia No.6, Glamorgan Coal Co., Llwynypia, Glamorgan. Crushed by journey of trams running wild on engine drift, owing to the breakage of a hitching plate. Deceased hid warning of the journey but ran straight down the drift instead of getting into a manhole.

CAREY Thomas - 1890 - 12/05/1890 – Age 60 – Miner. North Motherwell No.2, Merry and Cunninghame, Motherwell, Lanarkshire. Fall of coal while stooping.

CARGO James (non-fatal) - 1891 - 24/06/1891 – Miner. Farme, Allan Farie, Rutherglen, Lanarkshire. While riding downhill an empty hutch ran away and injured him.

CARLESS T. - 1891 - 04/12/1891 – Age 13 - Waggon boy. North Staveley, Aston Coal Co., Sheffield, Yorkshire. Crushed by tippler. Died 6th.

CARLEY William – 1899 – 03/11/1899 – Age 20 – Hewer. Bedlington, A Bedlington Coal Co. Ltd., Bedlington, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. Explosion of firedamp.

CARLIN James (non-fatal) – 1890 – 02/06/1890 – Age 19 – Driver. Shawfield, John Wilson, Lanarkshire. Crushed by tub.

CARLIN Mark – 1890 – 28/03/1890 – Age 60 – Miner. Orbiston No.2, Summerlee and Mossend Iron and Steel Co., Bellshill, Lanarkshire. Fall of coal while stooping.

CARLING Hugh (non-fatal) – 1892 – 22/06/1892 – Miner. Newton No.2, James Dunlop and Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Fall of coal while drawing sprags.

CARLING Hugh – 1897 – 12/05/1897 – Age 21 – Hewer. Brancepeth, A Strakers and Love, Co. Durham. He was working in a place which holed into the goaf and a quantity of small stone fell from the roof covering him suffocating him.

CARLING Thomas * – 1896 – 13/04/1896 – Age 14 – Brancepeth. A Pit, Strakers and Love, Willington, Co. Durham.

CARLISLE William – 1893 – 15/11/1893 – Age 17 – Drawer. Alliance, Alliance Coal and Cannel Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. The roof fell upon the deceased, near face of roadway, capping three bars which were set about 3 feet apart, the roof in that roadway being very broken with slips.

CARLTON R.W. – 1894 – 13/12/1894 – Age 14 – Screener. Washington, Washington Coal Co. Ltd., Washington, Co. Durham. Inspection made and inquest attended. In attempting to cross the railway, when some waggons were being shunted, he was run over.

CARLTON William – 1897 – 10/03/1897 – Age 42 – Hewer. Washington, Washington Coal Co. Ltd., Washington, Co. Durham. Inspection made and inquest attended. This man lost his life by a fall stone in the longwall face. It appears he had been reaching for a shovel at the face when a fall from slips caught him at the same time knocking out some props. Died April 28th.

CARLYLE William - 1898 - 18/01/1898 – Age 50 – Stallman. Wollaton, Wollaton Colliery Co., Nottinghamshire. Fall of roof. A piece of the roof knocking a bar out and fatally injuring the deceased. He died 20th.

CARLYON Rockard (non-fatal) – 1893 – 07/03/1893 – Age 51 – Miner. Phoenix United (metalliferous), Phoenix United Mining Co., Linkinhorne, Cornwall. His comrade, in climbing up on the back of the lode to a tribute pitch, disturbed a stone which rolled down and struck his leg breaking it.

CARMICHAEL Robert (non-fatal) – 1894 – 03/12/1894 – Age 46 – Manager. Arniston, Arniston Coal Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Hands crushed in haulage pulley. Still off work.

CARNAGIE James (non-fatal) – 1891 – 29/05/1891 – Age 45 – Repairer. Little Raith, Lochgelly Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Fife, Fall of side. 31 days off.

CARNE Richard (non-fatal) – 1892 – 10/06/1892 – Age 26 – Miner. Carn Brea (metalliferous), Carn Brea Mine Adventurers, Carn Brea, Cornwall. While engaged drilling a hole, which had reached a depth of 28 ins., an explosion occurred. It is thought to have been due to exudation from an unexploded cartridge of dynamite in the bottom of an adjacent old hole. 2 injured.

CARNEY Michael – 1896 – 28/05/1896 – Age 45 – Pusher on. Moss No.5, Pearson & Knowles Coal & Iron Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attend. The deceased was hooking an empty tub at the bottom of a brow when a drawer accidentally let a tub run down the incline owing, he stated, to the rope to which it was attached coming loose crushing the deceased at the bottom of the brow.

CARNEY T. – 1895 – 26/10/1895 – Age 37 – Chargeman. Glass Houghton, TH Thorp Ltd., Yorkshire. He was examining the shaft and the engineman inadvertently lowered him into the sump instead of raising the trunk on receiving signal.

CAROLAN Thomas – 1896 – 04/12/1896 – Age 23 – Sinker. Cowdenbeath, Fife Coal Co. Ltd., Fife. A loose plank fell down sinking pit but where it had fallen from could not be ascertained.

CARP Frederick – 1894 – 23/06/1894 – Age 25 – Labourer. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion 290 killed.

CARPENTER Gabriel – 1890 – 06/02/1890 – Age 47 – Collier. Llanerch, Partridge Jones and Co. Ltd., Pontypool, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp at naked lights in the No.4 heading off Cooke's slope about 8.30 a.m. after the men had been at work in their places two to two and a half hours. 176 killed.

CARPENTER Jesse – 1890 – 06/02/1890 – Age 15 – Collier. Llanerch, Partridge Jones and Co. Ltd., Pontypool, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp at naked lights in the No.4 heading, off Cooke's slope, about 8.30 a.m. after the men had been at work in their places two to two and a half hours. 176 killed.

CARPENTER William – 1891 – 30/09/1891 – Age 45 – Sinker. Blaengwynfi, Glyncorrwg Colliery Co. Ltd., Blaengwynfi, Glamorgan. Overwinding of the bowk on which they were ascending the shaft of a sinking pit. 8 killed.

CARR Alexander (non-fatal) – 1892 – 19/09/1892 – Fireman. Orbiston No.3, Summerlee and Mossend Iron and Steel Co., Bellshill, Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp caused by a shot of gunpowder. 9 injured.

CARR Hugh – 1899 – 18/03/1899 – Age 31 – Miner. Gartshore No.9, William Baird and Co. Ltd., Dumbarton. Apparently gas had lodged in a cavity caused by a fall and a further fall seems to have dislodged the gas which the air current carried to his naked light.

CARR James – 1893 – 14/04/1893 – Age 23 – Hewer. Walbottle, Walbottle Coal Co., Walbottle, Northumberland. Inquest attended. He was bending down kirving or picking stone dirt from the coal when a small piece of band fell on the back of his head forcing his mouth on to his knee which was cut and knocked two teeth out. He died on the 18th May from blood poisoning.

CARR John (non-fatal) – 1890 – 28/10/1890 – Miner. Quarter, William Baird and Co., Denny, Stirling. Fall of coal.

CARR John (non-fatal) – 1891 – 28/03/1891 – Miner. Nerthercoy No.1, Carron Co., Kilsyth, Ayrshire. Fall of mid-stone.

CARR John 1893 – 16/09/1893 – Age 18 – Incline boy. Pelton Fell, Lord Dunsaney and Partners, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham. Alleged to have received an accident by falling. A post-mortem examination showed that death was caused by exhaustion from typhoid ulcers of the intestines.

CARR Michael – 1890 – 10/12/1890 – Age 48 – Hewer. Pelton, Lord Dunsany and Partners, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham. Fall of stone from two slips in a broken jud, next to the goaf.

CARTER Charles - 1892 - 11/07/1892 – Age 24 – Collier. Giants Hall, Wigan Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Standish, Lancashire. Inspection made. The deceased was working in a wide work face when a stone fell from the roof in line with face the place being propped to within 2ft. 6in. of face of coal. Died 11th. Dec.

CARTER Charles - 1896 - 01/01/1896 – Age 40 – Collier. Tillery, Monmouthshire. Died from heart disease on reaching his working place. Not comprised under the Act.

CARTER Edward - 1896 - 14/11/1896 – Age 15 - Horse driver. Blackwell, B Blackwell Colliery Co., Derbyshire. Deceased appears to have been riding upon the crank of the shafts, when the cotter came out and the crank became detached from the shafts. He fell under the first tram of coal and was killed.

CARTER George - 1895 - 14/01/1895 – Age 40 – Collier. Audley, W Rigby and Co., Audley, Stafford. Irruption of water from old working. 77 killed.

CARTER James - 1895 - 06/02/1895 – Age 43 – Miner. Timsbury, Samborne Smith and Co., Timsbury, Somerset. A shot which proved to be over charged with powder ignited coal dust and thus caused an extensive explosion. The overcharge resulted from an unseen joint lessening the work which it was intended to do. 7 killed. Left a widow and 12 children, 10 of whom not of an age to follow any employment.

CARTER John - 1893 - 07/12/1893 – Age 29 – Collier. Low Hall, Moss Hall Coal Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased men were riding out in a gang of empty tubs, up a brow rising 1 in 7, when within 70 yards of the top the first drawbar broke and the tubs ran back about five yards, the trailer causing one of the rails to be displaced which penetrated through two of the tubs and injuring the two men afterwards succumbed to the injuries received. The men will not be allowed to ride on this engine plane in future. 2 killed.

CARTER John - 1897 - 30/04/1897 – Age 22 – Miner. Eston (ironstone), Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., N. Yorkshire. While holding a light for his mate who was barring down a piece of stone, another piece suddenly fell knocked him down and injured his leg and hand so severely that it became necessary to amputate both and he died the same day.

CARTER Richard - 1890 - 31/12/1890 – Age 26 – Miner. Wheal Grenville (metalliferous), Wheal Grenville Mining Co., Camborne, Cornwall. He was working on tribute below the 150 fathom level and having blasted two holes returned to the pitch. While examining the result of the shots a piece of the lode, about seven or eight tons, came away buried and killed him instantaneously. The manager a short while previously warned deceased to be careful of the part which came away. This accident was, by mistake, omitted from the list of fatal accidents in 1890.

CARTER Shadrach - 1898 - 27/10/1898 – Age 45 - Repairer. Castle, Crawshay Bros. Cyfartha Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of side on road while cutting out a prop, which was not supporting anything, the unsupported side fell and struck him. Nine feet seam.

CARTER T. 1898 - 05/04/1898 – Age 29 – Collier. Prince of Wales, John Rhodes, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

CARTER Thomas - 1892 - 10/03/1892 – Age 30 – Timberman. Llwynypia No.3, Glamorgan Coal Co. Ltd., Llwynypia, Glamorgan. Fall of roof in return while drawing out timbers.

CARTER Thomas - 1892 - 26/08/1892 – Age 18 – Collier. Park Slip, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Tondu, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 112 killed.

CARTER Thomas - 1893 - 04/09/1893 – Age 38 – Dataller. Hamstead, Hamstead Colliery Co., Great Barr, Stafford. Fell from scaffold into sump of upcast shaft.

CARTER Thomas - 1898 - 23/03/1898 – Age 40 – Miner. Stank Iron Ore., Barrow Haematite Steel Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Struck by a stone projected by a shot in an adjoining working place. The usual signal to fire was given but the deceased thought he was in position and did not move to his own working place.

CARTER Thomas - 1899 - 25/02/1899 – Age 40 – Collier. Mosley Common, Bridgewater Trustees, Lancashire. Fall of roof in working place from between two slips one known propping delayed until coal removed. Systematic propping directed 4ft apart.

CARTER W.J. - 1899 - 14/02/1899 – Age 23 – Repairer. Maritime Level, Great Western Colliery Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fell off and was run over by a journey while unlawfully riding up an incline rising fully 2 feet per yard.

CARTER William - 1892 - 17/11/1892 – Age 30 – Deputy. Bearpark, Bearpark Coal Co. Ltd., Durham, Co. Durham. While engaged drawing timber out of back boards a heavy fall of stone took place.

CARTLIDGE Oliver (injured) - 1894 - 11/01/1894 – Age 44 – Shaftsman. Park Hall, Park Hall Colliery Co. Ltd., Longton, Staffordshire. Shock to system. Fell off top of cage while examining shaft and was caught by life belt.

CARTMILL Henry - 1891 - 19/11/1891 – Age 18 – Driver. Whitehaven, Whitehaven Colliery Co., Whitehaven, Cumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. Caught by the set on the engine plane. 3.15 pm.

CARTWRIGHT Alfred (injured) - 1894 - 16/10/1894 – Age 39 – Collier. Harecastle & Woodshutts, Moss Bidder and Elliot, Harecastle, Staffordshire. Explosion of firedamp caused by gob fire. 1 killed 12 injured.

CARTWRIGHT John - 1893 - 31/01/1893 – Age 52 – Collier. Nook, Broad Oak Coal Co., Ashton, Lancashire. They had just commenced to hole, in the mining’s above the seam of coal, when a great outburst of firedamp and small coal came from the minings from the face overpowered and buried them before they could get away. 3 killed.

CARTWRIGHT John - 1896 - 04/02/1896 – Age 26 – Pikeman. Saltwells, Earl of Dudley, Staffordshire. Died 6th Feb. Caused by the breaking of a special rule on his part.

CARTWRIGHT N. - 1892 - 05/10/1892 – Age 47 – Pikeman. Hayes, Mobberley and Perry, Stourbridge, Worcestershire. Fall of fireclay from face.

CARTWRIGHT Thomas – 1895 – 14/01/1895 – Age 39 – Collier. Audley, W Rigby and Co., Audley, Staffordshire. Irruption of water from old working. 77 killed.

CARTWRIGHT – William – 1899 – 09/06/1899 – Age 53 – Carpenter. Radford, Wollaton Colliery Co., Nottinghamshire. Deceased was assisting to erect a headgear and while raising one of the iron caps, for the top of the woodwork, the hemp rope, used for the purpose, broke and caused deceased to fall from the top of the headgear to the ground.

CARTY Luke – 1894 – 25/02/1894 – Age 55 – Furnaceman. Pewfall, Richard Evans and Co. Ltd., St. Helens, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. The day fireman and furnaceman and another person were descending the shaft and cage stopped at the Rushy Park mouthing, for the day furnaceman to get out, when the deceased, who was at the mouthing, gave a signal to lower the cage and attempted, it is supposed, to enter the cage but failed to do so and fell 80 yards down the shaft.

CARTY Robert (non-fatal) - 1890 - 27/09/1890 – Age 50 – Sinker. Fairhill, Archibald Russell, Lanarkshire. Fell off scaffold. 10 days off.

CARUTHUERS James (non-fatal) - 1894 - 31/12/1894 – Age 40 – Miner. Crofthead & Fallahill, Peter Thornton, Linlithgow. Fall of roof.

CARVER John - 1898 - 04/02/1898 – Age 50 – Banksman. Sandycroft, Sandycroft Colliery Co., Flint. Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased, it appears, had given the winding engineman a signal to wind up another tub of dirt but as the empty tub arriving from the tip he attempted to place the tub in the cage as the winding commenced when he was crushed by the cage descending and fell out at the landing gate below. He succumbed to the injuries the following day.

CASEWELL Albert - 1891 - 01/01/1891 – Age 18 - Loco. Brakeman. Talk o’th’ Hill, Talk o’th’ Hill Colliery Ltd., Talk o’th’ Hill, Staffordshire. Run over by railway van on colliery sidings while coupling van to trucks in motion.

CASEWELL William - 1894 - 21/02/1894 – Age 28 – Dataler. Talk o’th’ Hill, Talk o’th’ Hill Colliery Ltd., Talk o’th’ Hill, Staffordshire. Fall of roof at working face of a road being driven through gob in 8 feet Banbury Seam.

CASEY Charles (non-fatal) - 1890 - 27/09/1890 – Age 51 – Roadsman. Little Raith, Lochgelly Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Fife. Fall of stone. Not yet returned.

CASEY E. - 1890 - 02/10/1890 – Age 18 - Station man. Carlton Main, York and Derby Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Run over by tub.

CASEY Michael - 1899 - 23/05/1899 – Age 38 – Roadsman. Benarty, Lochore & Capeldrae Cannel Coal Co. Ltd., Fife. Deceased, with naked lights, were accompanying the fireman who had a safety lamp when he was making his inspection before the entry of the miners and going first up a rising road ignited firedamp. 2 killed.

CASH A.G. - 1894 - 23/10/1894 – Age 21 – Loader. Fishley, Fishley Colliery Co., Walsall, Staffordshire. Fall of rock roof in a stall which knocked out five trees and a bar.

CASLIN Patrick - 1890 - 06/01/1890 – Age 53 - Prop drawer. Meadows, Lamb and Moore Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was drawing timber and did not use his gablock and chain as he ought to have done and was caught by the falling roof. Injured 6th Dec. 1889. 10.0 am.