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DACK G. - 1891 - 07/07/1891 – Age 38 – Sinker. Rotherham Main, J Brown and Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire.  Stay broke, to which was suspended one of the chains of the scaffold, causing it to tilt when the men fell off. 4 killed.

DACK Walter - 1892 - 11/02/1892 – Age 19 – Labourer. Boldon, Harton Coal Co. Ltd., Boldon, Co. Durham. Inquiries made. Died from inflammation of the bowels caused, it was said, by a strain when lifting the bottom board of a waggon.

DADDOW Samuel John (injured) - 1890 - 26/02/1890 – Age 35 – Miner. South Wheal Crofty (metalliferous), South Wheal Crofty Mining Co., Carn Brea, Cornwall. While descending 10, a gig from the surface, a piece of wood entered the gig and pierced Daddow's side. The wood was a splinter from the side of the runner and consisted of the heart of the pitch pin of which the runner was made. The gig had been run two or three times from surface to the bottom of the mine without anything unusual occurring but on the trip, during which the accident took place, the side of the gig must have thought the splinter which curiously enough, entered between the angle iron of the frame and the plate forming the side of the gig and the weight of the latter ripped the splinter off for about 3 feet 6 inches and this finding its way through the joint entered the maxilla of the man who was sitting on a keg, on the floor of the cage, and pierced his body to the extent of 18 ins. The road had been examined shortly before and considered to be in good repair. That the accident did not prove immediately fatal was a matter of the greatest surprise.

DAFFERN Daniel - 1899 - 17/06/1899 – Age 24 – Quarryman. Holly Lane Clay Quarry. Executors of W Nock, Derby. Fall of clay while holing or undercutting. No sprags or supports had been set to give warning of the clay giving way.

DAGLISH John - 1894 - 05/11/1894 – Age 20 – Stoneman. St. Helens, St. Helens Colliery & Brickworks Co. Ltd., St. Helens, Cumberland. Inquiries made. The evidence given at the inquest showed that the deceased strained himself when lifting a stone and that his death was due to this cause.

DAGNALL William - 1895 - 01/06/1895 – Age 12 – Drawer. Whitemoss, White Moss Coal Co. Ltd., Rainford, Lancashire. Inspection and inquiry made. He was struck by the motion rope jerking near the far end sheave caused by a lashing chain being drawn into the pulley before the man appointed could loosen it from the lashing rope. He succumbed to the injuries received, the following day.

DAILLY John (non-fatal) - 1892 - 16/12/1892 – Age 23 – Brakesman. Pentland, Clippens Oil Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Struck by haulage chain 7 days off.

DAILY Peter (non-fatal) - 1891 - 07/03/1891 – Age 57 – Collier. Fordell, Fordell Trustees, Fife. Fall of coal. 64 days off.

DALBY Joseph - 1899 - 25/10/1899 – Age 26 - Stone miner. Motherwell, John Watson Ltd., Lanarkshire. While carrying gunpowder to the face, with his lamp on, his bonnet sparked and ignited the powder.

DALE John - 1897 - 31/05/1897 – Age 60 – Collier. Silverdale No. 6, Butterley Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. Fall of roof from a pot hole near a fault in working place in eight feet Banbury seam.

DALE John - 1899 - 24/02/1899 – Age 49 – Labourer. Bunkers Hill, William Rigby and Co., Staffordshire. Run over by trucks shoved by a loco. engine while crossing a line on colliery sidings.

DALE Peter - 1893 - 10/01/1893 – Age 24 – Miner. Wheal Owles (metalliferous), Thomas Bolitho Sons and Others, St. Just, Cornwall. Irruption of water, from Old Wheal Drea workings, which belonged to the same mine. The plan being inaccurate misled the agent as regards the relative position of the workings. 20 killed.

DALE Thomas - 1891 - 10/01/1891 – Age 30 – Pikeman. Coles Farm, Coles Farm Colliery Co., West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Fall of coal from side when examining after a shot had been fired.

DALE W.H. - 1899 - 30/11/1899 – Age 53 – Sinker. Abergorky, Burnyeat Brown and Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Struck by a piece of fireclay falling from the side of sinking pit, last 5 yards of which was unwalled and untimbered.

DALES Alexander - 1894 - 25/09/1894 – Age 34 – Miner. Bowden (metalliferous), Bowden Lime Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. Fall of limestone.

DALEY D. - 1896 - 26/09/1896 – Age 60 – Collier. Primrose Main, Primrose Main Coal Co., Yorkshire. Explosion of firedamp. Died 17th Sept.

DALEY Patrick - 1896 - 02/08/1896 – Age 48 – Hewer. Burnhope, UA Ritson, Co. Durham. Spine fractured by a fall of stone from between two slips in his working place.

DALEY Timothy - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 17 – Labourer. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion 290 killed.

DALEY W.H. - 1899 - 16/01/1899 – Age 22 – Haulier. Navigation, Nixons Navigation Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof at stall road while passing horse cliff 8 ft. x 4 ft. x 1 ft thick, fell where a pair of timbers had, an hour before, been knocked out to make a tumbling place. Six feet seam.

DALL James (non-fatal) - 1892 - 23/07/1892 – Age 18. Bencher Hill of Beath, Fife Coal Co. Ltd., Fife. Crushed between tub and crown 10 days off.

DALLAMORE J. - 1892 - 05/02/1892 – Age 14 – Trapper. Tinsley Park, R Huntsman, Sheffield, Yorkshire. Injured by tub.

DALLARD William - 1891 - 11/04/1891 – Age 31 – Sinker. Ashton Vale Fraynes, Ashton Vale Iron Co. Ltd., Bristol, Gloucester. He was with others engaged enlarging a shaft and when ascending, in a "hoppet", from a shot he caught under a ‘byatt’ and was crushed. The arrangements were not of a satisfactory character.

DALRYMPLE Alexander (non-fatal) - 1893 - 07/03/1893 – Age 19 – Drawer. Balognie, CB Balfour, Fife. Finger crushed against end of hutch, 22 days off.

DALTON John - 1890 - 06/03/1890 – Age 15 – Collier. Lower Duffryn, Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Mountain Ash, Glamorgan. Strained himself while shifting rubbish in a stall. Died 16th March.

DALTON John - 1893 - 08/05/1893 – Age 34 – Dataller. Arley, Fletcher Burrows and Co. Ltd., Atherton, Lancashire. Crushed by tub whilst attempting to detach the coupling chain front endless rope.

DALTON Michael - 1899 – 07/01/1899 – Age 60 – Dayman. Pemberton, J Blundell and Sons, Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made. He was working at the foot of a cage elevator, on the surface, and for some reason got under the fence rail when the descending cage came down upon him. He succumbed to the injuries, received, at the infirmary on the 13th.

DALTON Thomas - 1894 – 14/03/1894 – Age 15 – Ore washer. Greenlaws (metalliferous), Weardale Lead Co. Ltd., St. John’s Chapel, Co. Durham. While trespassing on the dressing door he set the buddle in motion and was dragged among the machinery.

DALY Henry (non-fatal) - 1894 – 03/02/1894 – Age 19 – Miner. Broxburn & Roman Camp, Broxburn Oil Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. Explosion of shot, 2 injured. 21 days off.

DALY James - 1897 - 02/12/1897 – Age 28 – Dataller. Pemberton, J Blundell and Sons, Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Whilst engaged building a pack wall, on side of a roadway near the face, they appear to have disturbed the roof by taking a running bar out. The roof afterwards gave way over the pack falling on to the roadway and crushing the deceased. The roof in that part was full of slips.

DALY John - 1899 - 26/05/1899 – Age 27 – Sinker. Newcraighall, Niddrie and Benhar Coal Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Deceased was standing under a scaffold, in a sinking incline, when the roof suddenly fell. Two shots, fired immediately before had been bored into the roof and had broken it. The seam inclined 75 degrees.

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

DALZIEL George - 1899 - 04/12/1899 – Age 47 – Engineman. Grasshill No. 1, William Baird and Co., Ayrshire. When cleaning and oiling beam of pumping engine, while at rest, he slipped and fell backwards, a distance of nine feet.

DALZIEL James (non-fatal) - 1894 - 08/02/1894 – Age 28 – Miner. Auldton & Ashgill, Brand and Co., Lanarkshire. Crushed by tub, 20 days off.

DALZIEL James - 1896 - 11/07/1896 – Age 50 – Blacksmith. Avondale, Avondale Coal Co., Lanarkshire. While dismounting an engine, an abandoned pit, deceased fell through an opening in the floor.

DAN William - 1891 - 24/04/1891 – Age 25 – Shunter. Tilshelf, Babbington Coal Co., Alfreton, Derbyshire. Crushed by the wheel of a railway waggon whilst shunting in the colliery siding. 7.30 am.

DANDO G.H. - 1899 - 11/12/1899 – Age 30 – Shunter. Llwynypia, Glamorgan Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. While poling a wagon, clear of a crossing on a curve, he let the pole drop before it got fast to the engine and was crushed between the wagon and engine. Died 13th December.

DANDO Henry - 1898 - 28/07/1898 – Age 25 - Timber cutter. Foxcote, Writhlington Collieries Co. Ltd., Somerset. Fatally crushed by a tree or log of timber which rolled down from a pile in consequence of its having been liberated by the removal of another below it.

DANDO James - 1896 - 12/06/1896 – Age 54 – Collier. Blaina Lower Deep, John Lancaster and Co. Ltd., Blaina, Monmouth. When removing a sprag, to get down coal, a quantity of rubbish fell on him from the roof causing fatal injuries.

DANDO William James - 1894 - 02/11/1894 – Age 13 - Asst. repairer. Welton Hill, Welton Hill Colliery Co., Exe. of WB Beauchamp, Midsomer Naughton, Somerset. Fall of roof in a stall road, where two experienced men were engaged repairing, having been sent there especially to do so. A pure error of judgement on the men’s part.

DANIEL ? - 1898 - 03/08/1898 – Age 23 – Loader. Millfield, Patent Shaft and Axeltree Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. Explosion of firedamp. Died 16th Aug.

DANIEL Gallacher (non-fatal) - 1890 - 18/01/1890 – Age 24 – Drawer. Burntisland, Burntisland Oil Co. Ltd., Fife. Fall of roof. 175 days off.

DANIEL I. (injured) - 1894 - 17/05/1894 – Age 39 – Collier. Poynton & Worth, Lord Vernon, Poynton, Cheshire. Fall of coal while holing in Accommodation Seam. Collar bone broken.

DANIEL John (non-fatal) - 1894 - 06/04/1894 – Age 50 – Labourer. Levant (metalliferous), Levant Mine Adventurers, St. Just, Cornwall. Crushed between two traction waggons on surface.

DANIEL Thomas - 1890 - 10/03/1890. Airway man. Morfa, Vivian and Sons, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 87 Killed.

DANIEL Thomas - 1892 - 26/08/1892 – Age 21 – Trammer. Park Slip, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Tondu, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 112 killed.

DANIEL Thomas - 1899 - 02/06/1899 – Age 33 – Rider. Dare, Ocean Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Slipped off shackle, on which he was riding between loaded trams, he was caught by the wheels and dragged about 60 yards.

DANIEL William - 1896 - 08/01/1896 – Age 25 – Collier. National, United National Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan. Fell on the road on his way out and died soon after reaching the surface.

DANIEL William - 1899 - 19/08/1899 – Age 29 – Collier. Llest, Llest Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 19 killed.

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

DANIELS Edmund - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 16 - Door boy. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion. 290 killed.

DANIELS George - 1893 - 01/02/1893 – Age 37 – Fireman. Bridgewater No. 2, Bridgewater Trustees, Worsley, Lancashire. Whilst examining the goaf, of a working place, he touched a prop which fell out letting down, on to him, a quantity of roof which broke his back. Died on 15th March.

DANKS Benjamin - 1893 - 17/03/1893 – Age 26 – Cager. Coles Farm, Coles Farm Colliery Co., West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Fell into sump from mid inset.

DANKS Henry (injured) - 1890 - 14/08/1890 – Age 13 - Coal cleaner, Ashton Moss Screens, Ashton Moss Colliery Co., Audenshaw, Lancashire. One foot torn off whilst he, in playing, was riding on the travelling belt.

DANKS Samuel - 1892 - 11/04/1892 – Age 35 – Pikeman. Hall End, Hall End Colliery Co., West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Killed by fall of coal, caused by a bump, and the other man injured on May 20. 2 killed.

DANKS Samuel jnr. - 1893 - 16/01/1893 – Age 18 – Stoker. Coneygre, Earl of Dudley, Dudley, Staffordshire. Loco. capsized and he was scalded by steam from a broken pipe. Died 19th Jan.

DANSKIN Robert - 1895 - 06/08/1895 – Age 15 – Driver. Charlaw, Charlaw and Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd., Charlaw, Co. Durham. Riding out on a full tub, against orders, and there not being room his neck was broken between tub and roof.

DARBY William - 1899 - 09/01/1899 – Age 65. Ware Road Chalk Quarry, William Grey, Hertford. Deceased had entered the quarry and was taking away chalk by getting it from under an overhanging part of the quarry when the face slipped over and killed him. Deceased was a trespasser at the time of the accident.

DARBYSHIRE Robert (injured) - 1891 - 11/06/1891 – Age 48 – Dayman. Lower Hall No .2, Westleigh Colliery Co. Ltd., Westleigh, Lancashire. Injured by coal where he was repairing the roadway. Inspection and inquiry.

DARBYSHIRE Robert (injured) - 1891 - 30/06/1891 – Age 49 – Miner. Ashton Moss 6 Foot, Ashton Moss Colliery Co. Ltd., Audenshaw, Lancashire. Injured by roof falling. Insufficient propping. Inspection and inquiry.

DARBYSHIRE William - 1899 - 24/03/1899 – Age 46 – Collier. Moss No. 6, Pearson & Knowles Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased had capped two sprags from against the coal and when attempting to get the coal down a stone fell upon him from slips in the roof running parallel with the coal face. The roof to within four feet of the face.

DARE Walter - 1890 - 21/03/1890 – Age 35 – Hitcher. Llwynpia, Glamorgan Coal Co. Ltd.,, Tonypandy, Glamorgan. Crushed by cage descending upon him while clearing rubbish from the sump during the night shift. The engineman maintained that he had received a signal to lower the cage, others at top and assistant hitcher said no signal had been heard or given.

DARLING Robert - 1898 - 22/12/1898 – Age 21 – Drawer. Newbattle, Lothian Coal Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Deceased was taking a loaded tub down a side road dipping 1 in 5. He appeared to have been in front of the tub, in contravention of Additional Special Rule 5. The tub overpowered him and drove him against the side of the level causing injuries which he succumbed to three weeks afterwards.

DARLING William (non-fatal) - 1890 - 07/03/1890 – Age 27 – Miner. Haywood, Haywood Gas Coal Co., Lanarkshire. Fall of coal, fractured jaw.

DARLINGTON Dan - 1896 - 06/03/1896 – Age 39 – Collier. Shelton No. 3 Racecourse, Shelton Coal Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. Fall of coal from side, at working face in Cannel Row seam. Died 7th Mar. The coal fell from a slip running diagonally into the face which might have been observed but the two collieries working with deceased said they did not know it was there. 2 killed.

DARLINGTON James - 1894 - 06/09/1894 – Age 26 – Banksman. Apedale Burley, Midland Coal Coke and Iron Co. Ltd., Newcastle, Stafford. Crushed between tubs on pit bank.

DARRALL Isaac - 1896 - 11/01/1896 – Age 37 – Stallman. West Cannock, West Cannock Colliery Co., Staffordshire. Died 17th Jan. Caused by a beak of special rule on his part.

DARRINGTON James - 1897 - 15/05/1897 – Age 32 – Collier. Doffcocker, S Rothwell, Lancashire. Fall of roof in working place previously seen. Sounded bad. Want of props.

DART John - 1895 - 16/02/1895 – Age 24 – Banksman. Deaf Hill, Trimdon Coal Co., Co. Durham. Descending the pit, on top of cage, when two collided at meetings and he was thrown down the shaft.

DARTCH Anthony (non-fatal) - 1893 - 12/05/1893 – Age 65 – Miner. Devon Great Consols (metalliferous), Devon Great Consols Ltd., Tavistock, Devon. He was crushed while descending by the man-engine, having missed the step upon which he should have descended.

DARWOOD James - 1897 - 04/11/1897 – Age 20 – Trailer. Walkmill, Moresby Coal Co. Ltd., Cumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased and his marrow were working at the face of a wall, 5 yards wide, along the low side of which was a 3.5 feet dip hitch and at right angles to this a slip ran across the face. About 3 feet of top coal and cash fell away at this slip breaking on at the first two props about 6 feet from the slip and crushed the deceased. The place had a short time previously been examined by the undermanager and the deputy.

DAUBER Alfred - 1892 - 12/09/1892 – Age 18 – Drawer. Ince Hall, Pearson and Knowles Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was assisting to rip an airway, that was low for the tubs, when he liberated a stone in the roof which struck him before he could get clear himself.

DAVENPORT George (injured) - 1890 - 15/10/1890 – Age 27 – Miner. Hoddlesden Half Yard, Joseph Place and Sons, Hoddlesden, Lancashire. Very slightly injured by firedamp, which lighted at his candle where he had passed the danger signal, there being a fall of roof in the airway.

DAVENPORT Joseph - 1892 - 08/02/1892 – Age 27 – Driver. Wyken, Wyken Colliery Co., Coventry, Warwick. Riding on a full tub, down an inclined roadway, when the tub got off the road and crushed the deceased against a prop. Pony working in sling gears and had no power to stop the tub.

DAVENPORT Richard - 1895 - 14/05/1895 – Age 20 – Waggoner. Outwood, Thomas Fletcher and Sons, Lancashire. Fall of coal from face came over two sprags one of which was too short and easily overridden.

DAVENPORT Samuel - 1892 - 21/10/1892 – Age 54 – Stallman. Annesley, Annesley Colliery Co., Nottinghamshire. Fall of roof. Deceased had left his working place and gone into another working place, contrary to the rules of the mine, and whilst talking to another man a quantity of the roof coal fell upon him.

DAVENPORT Thomas (injured) - 1894 - 07/05/1894 – Age 15 - Taker off. Whitfield Chatterley, Whitfield Collieries Ltd., Tunstall, Staffordshire. Leg broken by tub running down slip owing to failure of D link.

DAVES Daniel - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 35 – Labourer. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion 290 killed.

DAVEY Henry - 1896 - 28/08/1896 – Age 47 – Screenman. Tynewydd, Norths Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Glamorgan. Fatally injured while tipping a tram of rubbish.

DAVEY Robert - 1898 - 19/01/1898 – Age 40 – Miner. North Devon Clay, North Devon Clay Co. Ltd., Devon. Killed instantly by a fall of about 1 cwt. of roof clay in his working place. Pure misadventure.

DAVEY Thomas - 1897 - 07/01/1897 – Age 53 – Miner. Ross Coltness Iron Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Deceased and his son were taking a 6 feet cut off the side of a Stoop to form a new road the old drift having closed. He was Sitting holing at the face when a large stone fell from the roof, killing him almost instantly.

DAVEY William - 1893 - 10/01/1893 – Age 18 – Trammer. Wheal Owles (metalliferous), Thomas Bolitho Sons and Others, St. Just, Cornwall. Irruption of water from Old Wheal Drea workings which belong to the same mine. The plan, being inaccurate, misled the agent as regards the relative position of the workings. 20 killed.

DAVID Daniel - 1893 - 11/04/1893 – Age 17 – Collier. Great Western, Great Western Colliery Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an underground fire. 63 killed.

DAVID Evan - 1892 - 26/08/1892 – Age 27 – Collier. Park Slip, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Tondu, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 112 killed.

DAVID Gomer - 1894 - 28/08/1894 – Age 21 – Collier. South Glamorgan, South Glamorgan Coal Co., Pencoed, Glamorgan. Fall of roof (strong cliff 9 ft. x 6 ft. x 3.5 ft. thick) at face from between three slants nearly meeting at top. Three props said to have been under the stone. Lantern seam.

DAVID Graham (non-fatal) - 1893 - 27/05/1893 – Age 28 – Miner. Stravenhouse, James Thornton (trustees), Lanarkshire. Fall of coal and stone.

DAVID James - 1890 - 10/03/1890 – Collier. Morfa, Vivian and Sons, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 87 Killed.

DAVID John - 1892 - 26/08/1892 – Age 28 – Collier. Park Slip, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Tondu, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 112 killed.

DAVID Phillip snr. - 1892 - 26/08/1892 – Age 54 – Collier. Park Slip, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Tondu, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 112 killed.

DAVID Thomas - 1890 - 10/03/1890 – Age 47 – Repairer. Morfa, Vivian and Sons, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 87 Killed.

DAVID William (Noah) - 1892 - 26/08/1892 - Age 24 – Collier. Park Slip, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Tondu, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 112 killed.

DAVIDSON Alexander - 1890 - 12/12/1890 – Age 16 – Miner. Woodhall, Barr and Higgins, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. Fell into the lodgement and was drowned.

DAVIDSON Archibald (non-fatal) - 1890 - 12/04/1890 – Age 17 – Miner. Ross, Coltness Iron Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Fall of roof. 52 days off.

DAVIDSON David (non-fatal) - 1890 - 22/04/1890 – Miner. Auchinharvie No. 1, Merry and Cuninghame, Stevenston, Lanarkshire. Fall of midstone from working face.

DAVIDSON George - 1890 - 19/04/1890 – Age 52 – Pitwright. Devon, Alloa Coal Co., Clackmannan. Sudden death from natural causes.

DAVIDSON H. - 1890 - 24/04/1890 – Age 46 – Collier. North Staveley, Aston Coal Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Fall of roof. Died 15th July.

DAVIDSON J. - 1894 - 19/05/1894 – Age 35 – Byeworker. Allerton Main, T and RW Bower, Leeds, Yorkshire. Gas, 3 killed, died 28th.

DAVIDSON James - 1897 - 25/06/1897 – Age 36 – Labourer. Dunion Whinstone (quarry), Roxburgh. A block of whinstone fell from top of quarry face, ricocheted off some loose rock and crushed deceased’s leg.

DAVIDSON John (non-fatal) - 1892 - 09/05/1892 – Age 18 – Collier. Quarter, Colin Dunlop and Co., Lanarkshire. Explosion of gunpowder, 13 days off.

DAVIDSON John - 1891 – 15/08/1891 – Age 14 – Stonepicker. Barrwood, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Ayrshire. Run over by a waggon while snibbling it.

DAVIDSON Joseph (non-fatal) - 1893 - 22/06/1893 – Age 30 – Miner. Merryton, Merryton Coal Co., Lanarkshire. Fall of roof. 72 days off.

DAVIDSON or DAVISON Abraham - 1898 - 10/11/1898 – Age 14 – Driver. Washington, Washington Coal Co. Ltd., Washington, Co. Durham. Inquest attended. As Davidson was running alongside the tube, to get to the limbers, he came in contact with a prop, set in the middle of the flat, and fell between the tubs. It was his first day at driving at this fiat, and after he had taken the dregs out of the tubs the pony moved away.

DAVIDSON or DAVISON Frederick - 1891 - 29/09/1891 – Age 20 – Putter. Ashington, Ashington Coal Co., Ashington, Northumberland. Inquiry made. Deceased's hand was caught in a sheave by the rope on the endless rope way. 2.0 pm.

DAVIDSON or DAVISON George - 1895 - 06/08/1895 – Age 23 – Fireman. Tuthill (quarry), Tuthill Limestone Co. Ltd., Tuthill, Co. Durham. Crushed between two tip waggons while uncoupling them.

DAVIDSON or DAVISON Matthew - 1898 - 23/05/1898 – Age 25 – Hewer. East Hetton, Walter Scott Ltd., Co. Durham. When bringing a pillar back they had got 15 yards of goaf on and a very large stone fell and canted four rows of props out and killed these three men instantly.

DAVIDSON Robert - 1894 - 03/12/1894 – Age 26 – Engineman. Merryton, Merryton Coal Co., Lanarkshire. Crushed by waggons.

DAVIDSON Thomas (non-fatal) - 1893 - 09/03/1893 – Age 30 – Fireman. Burntisland, Burntisland Oil Co. Ltd., Fife. Crushed by derailed hutches. 46 days off.

DAVIDSON Thomas snr. - 1894 - 17/10/1894 – Age 39 – Miner. Glenbuck, Galawhistle Cairntable Gas Coal Co., Muirkirk, Ayrshire. Fall of coal at stoops.

DAVIDSON William - 1890 - 26/03/1890 – Age 15 - Coal cleaner. Bog No. 2, Hamilton McCulloch and Co., Lanarkshire. Caught by engine flywheel. 9.30 pm.

DAVIDSON William - 1894 - 24/07/1894 – Age 17 – Miner. Kilgrammie, David Robertson, Dailly, Ayrshire. Run over by loaded hutch on a cuddie brae through failure to put in hook at working face.

DAVIDSON William Morris - 1896 - 05/12/1896 – Age 54 – Foreman. Seamer Road Brickworks (quarry), Scarborough Brick and Tile Co. Ltd., North Yorkshire. While examining an engine the gearing balls hit his head and he fell into a connecting rod which crushed and killed him instantly.

DAVIE James (non-fatal) - 1890 - 03/07/1890 – Age 67 – Miner. Woodlee, Robert Dougal, Stirling. Fall of side.

DAVIES Albert John - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 17 – Labourer. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion 290 killed.

DAVIES Andrew - 1894 - 12/10/1894 – Age 24 – Tipper. Lower Duffryn, Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Mountain Ash, Glamorgan. Run over by an empty tram drawn by an engine and rope, on rubbish tip. He appeared to have fallen in front of the tram while putting the points right.

DAVIES Arthur - 1893 - 11/04/1893 – Age 33 – Collier. Great Western, Great Western Colliery Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an underground fire. 63 killed.

DAVIES Ben - 1892 - 26/08/1892 – Age 24 – Collier. Park Slip, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Tondu, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 112 killed.

DAVIES Ben - 1895 - 05/07/1895 – Age 39 – Collier. Penycraig, Penycraig Coal Co., Glamorgan. Struck down by journey of empty tram as he was returning along engine plane at end of shift.

DAVIES Ben - 1899 - 13/10/1899 – Age 27 – Engineman. West Elliott, Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. His foot slipped when he was examining the new fan bearings and he fell backwards over the stage into the cellar below. The floor of the engine house had not been completed.

DAVIES Ben - 1899 - 26/10/1899 – Age 14 - Collier boy. Abercanaid Hills, Plymouth Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of side at face coal 2 ft x 2 ft 1.5 ft thick, fell from slip while he was filling coal. Five feet six seam.

DAVIES Benjamin - 1891 - 19/12/1891 – Age 24 - Waggon shifter. Cyfartha Cethin No. 2, Crawshay Bros. Ltd., Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. He fell under a waggon and was run over while engaged with another man in shifting it from the screen during the night shift.

DAVIES Benjamin - 1897 - 29/01/1897 – Age 30 – Miner. South Halkyn Lead, South Halkyn & Rhydywym Mining Co. Ltd., Flint. While he was at the bottom of a vertical shaft, 100 yards deep, which was in the course of being sunk a stone fell upon him and inflicted injuries from which he died three days afterwards. The stone probably fell from a bucket which had just been sent up full.

DAVIES Charles O. - 1895 - 14/08/1895 – Age 26 – Collier. Ffaldau, Ffaldau Collieries Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of clod and clift 7 ft. x 5.5 ft. x 3 ft. thick at road end while he was knocking out a prop set under it previous to ripping it down. Two feet nine seam.

DAVIES D. - 1892 - 26/08/1892 – Age 23 – Collier. Park Slip, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Tondu, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 112 killed.

DAVIES D.E. (injured) - 1890 - 06/11/1890 – Age 33 – Rockman. Park (slate). He was drying, over the smith’s fire, a tube used for charging boreholes with gunpowder, when a slight explosion occurred and drove the tube against his thigh. A little powder had remained in the tub probably from its having been damp when last used. 3 weeks off.

DAVIES D.M. - 1893 - 23/02/1893 – Age 16 - Billy boy. Mountain Sterrys, Mountain Colliery Co., Gorseinon, Glamorgan. Crushed between trucks and retaining wall while moving a waggon. It was not his own work. Died 27th February.

DAVIES Daniel - 1890 - 06/02/1890 – Age 24 – 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.

DAVIES David - 1890 - 02/05/1890 – Age 24 – Collier. Cwm Crawshay Bros., Merthyr, Glamorgan. Fall of roof (cliff-quar, 9 ft. x 4 ft. x – 18 ins. thick) at face from an unseen slip. Three props discharged. 5 ft. seam. Longwall.

DAVIES David - 1890 - 10/03/1890 – Repairer. Morfa, Vivian and Sons, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 87 Killed.

DAVIES David - 1891 - 09/01/1891 – Age 47 – Haulier. Ffaldau, Ffaldau Colliery Co. Ltd., Pontycymmer, Glamorgan. Fall of roof, 9.5 ft. x 4.5 ft. in middle, 18 ins. thick from a smooth slant, previously seen running obliquely across heading, which had cogs and roadside props but not double timbers. Two-foot-nine seam 5 ft. thick. Long wall.

DAVIES David - 1892 - 01/06/1892 – Age 23 – Collier. Bwllfa Dare, Bwllfa & Merthyr Dare, Steam Collieries (1981) Ltd., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of roof coal from between face and cog 4 feet back.

DAVIES David - 1893 - 11/04/1893 – Age 29 – Fireman. Great Western, Great Western Colliery Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an underground fire. 63 killed.

DAVIES David - 1893 - 18/04/1893 – Age 63 – Collier. Letty Shenkin, Burnyeat Brown and Co. Ltd., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of coal which was not spragged. Four feet seam.

DAVIES David - 1893 - 20/10/1893 – Age 28 – Repairer. Cambrian Navigation, Thomas Riches and Co., Clydach Vale, Glamorgan. While repairing, a small stone fell on his head, cutting it. He died from inflammation of the brain nine days afterwards and had worked on four of these days.

DAVIES David - 1894 - 08/06/1894 – Age 33 – Chartermaster. Bersham, Bersham Colliery Co. Ltd., Wrexham, Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. Having worked the bottom coal they knocked the props out, under the bind coal, and when in the act of getting it down it gave way between two slips, part of the roof also falling down upon the deceased.

DAVIES David - 1894 - 19/04/1894 – Age 50 – Overman. Ferndale No. 6, D Davis and Son Ltd., Tylorstown, Glamorgan. Fell from lodgeroom to bottom of shaft a depth of 169 yards.

DAVIES David - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 37 – Ripper. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion. 290 killed.

DAVIES David - 1894 - 26/02/1894 – Age 21 – Haulier. Ocean Dare, Ocean Coal Co. Ltd., Treorky, Glamorgan. Found dead on engine plane, apparently run over but the exact circumstances could not be ascertained.

DAVIES David - 1895 - 08/11/1895 – Age 25 – Rider. Powell Treman, Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. While riding out in front of a loaded journey, round a curve, the tram left the rails and he fell and was crushed to death.

DAVIES David - 1895 - 17/04/1895 – Age 55 – Fireman. Penrikyber, Penrikyber Navigation Colliery Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Died 19th April from peritonitis, the result of internal injuries by a loaded tram crushing him at the mouth of a rubbish stall while on his rounds.

DAVIES David - 1895 - 21/01/1895 – Age 55 – Collier. Peelwood, Tyldesley Coal Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of coal from face, insufficient sprags, breach of Special Rule 48. No Sprag at loose end. In addition to this there was clearly defined slip in the coal visible at loose end.

DAVIES David - 1895 - 27/06/1895 – Age 24 – Labourer. Grain Ddu (quarry), TM Whittaker, Merioneth. He was lowering a block of slate a distance 8 in. by means of a crane when he let go the handle which flew back and fractured his skull. Died 4th July.

DAVIES David - 1896 - 01/08/1896 – Age 25 – Collier. New Duffryn, Rhymney Iron Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof released by three unseen slips while engaged clearing on top of the coal. There were three timbers close around it.

DAVIES David - 1896 - 14/02/1896 – Age 64 – Roadsman. Ebbw Vale, Vale Marine, Monmouth. Died from natural causes immediately after descending the pit and before reaching his working place. Not comprised under the Act.

DAVIES David - 1896 - 27/01/1896 – Age 26 - Master haulier. Ferndale Nos 7 & 8, D Davis and Sons Ltd., Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 57 killed.

DAVIES David - 1896 - 27/01/1896. Ferndale Nos 7 & 8, D Davis and Sons Ltd., Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp, 57 killed.

DAVIES David - 1897 - 05/08/1897 – Age 25 – Collier. National United, National Colliery Co. Glamorgan. Fall of side at face, top and middle coal. Two feet nine seam, 6 feet thick.

DAVIES David - 1897 - 06/08/1897 – Age 30 - Asst. repairer. Mardy No. 2 Lockets, Merthyr Collieries (1894) Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof on road, while sitting down to dinner, two pairs of double timber, 4 ft. apart were broken down by the fall. Four feet seam.

DAVIES David - 1897 - 23/11/1897 – Age 24 – Collier. Blaenant, Aberdare Works and Collieries Co., Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face, clift 3 ft. x 3 ft. x 9 in. Seven feet seam.

DAVIES David - 1897 - 30/12/1897 – Age 24 – Collier. Deep Navigation, Ocean Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of side at face, top coal, 2.5 ft x 2 ft x 2.5 ft thick while holing in clod. Six feet seam.

DAVIES David - 1898 - 13/05/1898 – Age 53 – Collier. Newton No. 2, Clifton and Kersley Coal Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of dirt from face bruised right foot and erysipelas ensued. Died 7th June.

DAVIES David - 1898 - 13/10/1898 - Age 18 – Collier. Gilfach, TG Cartwright Esq., Glamorgan. Fall of coal from the face in his working place. The result of insufficient spragging.

DAVIES David - 1898 - 16/02/1898 – Age 76 – Labourer. Cefn Slip, Bryndu Coal and Coke Co., Glamorgan. Died on 1st April from slight injuries received by falling over a ledge about 20 inches in height.

DAVIES David - 1898 - 31/03/1898 – Age 22 - Loco. Fireman. Number 9, Norths Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Glamorgan. Run over by wagons while shunting. His foot slipped as he was putting down a brake.

DAVIES David - 1899 - 06/03/1899 – Age 31 – Collier. Treaman, Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of side at face coal 4 ft. x 4 ft. x 5 ft. thick, he had driven a wedge on top of it and was turning around to get a mandril when it fell and knocked him against the corner of the tram. Died five days after. Four feet seam.

DAVIES David John - 1891 - 12/09/1891 – Age 13 - Collier’s boy. Penrhiwfer, Glamorgan Coal Co. Ltd., Penygraig, Glamorgan. Deceased was going in bye to work carrying a mandril and in stepping over haulage rope, at parting, the rope was put in motion and tripped him, causing him to fall on the mandril the point of which entered his neck. He walked home and almost recovered from the injury but inflammation of the brain supervened and he died on 24th October.

DAVIES David Price - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 32 – Timberman. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion 290 killed.

DAVIES David R. - 1890 - 11/09/1890 – Age 12 - Colliers’ boy. Derllwyn, JL Smith and Co., New Tredegar, Monmouth. On coming out of the level, he was riding down the incline on a full set. In some manner, not explained, he fell in front of the trams and was killed. He should not have been riding as it is against orders and magisterial proceedings have since been instituted for a similar offence.

DAVIES David R. - 1896 - 30/04/1896 – Age 23 – Haulier. Celynen Newport, Abercarn Black Vein Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. While riding on a tram, taking in timber, he forgot a low place in the wall against which he was crushed.

DAVIES David Sen. - 1892 - 26/08/1892 – Age 51 – Contractor. Park Slip, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Tondu, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 112 killed.

DAVIES David W. - 1895 - 06/03/1895 – Age 13 - Collier’s boy. Powell Fforchaman, Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co., Glamorgan. Crushed between empty tram and cog, at corner of stall road where he happened to be standing, a full tram in passing having caught the empty one.

DAVIES David W. - 1898 - 23/02/1898 – Age 24 – Haulier. Bedlinog No. 1, Dowlais Iron Co., Glamorgan. Fall of roof on road, by a large fall discharging a timber framing at a stall parting, as he was passing with horse and full tram.

DAVIES Donald jnr. - 1892 - 26/08/1892 – Age 24 – Collier. Park Slip, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Tondu, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 112 killed.

DAVIES E. - 1899 - 21/08/1899 – Age 59 – Miner. Buckatree, James Groom, Shropshire. Sinking bucket detached from hook and fell on him.

DAVIES Ebenezer - 1890 - 10/03/1890 – Collier. Morfa, Vivian and Sons, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 87 Killed.

DAVIES Ebenezer - 1890 - 14/04/1890 – Age 27 – Collier. Gadlys New, Waynes Merthyr Co. Ltd., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of clift, 7 ft. along face and 6 ft. back along ribside, from roof rock which was unsupported, within 10 ft. of face. Yard seam, 2.5 ft. thick.

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DAVIES Edmund (injured) - 1891 - 07/07/1891 – Age 47 – Rockman. Maen Offeren (slate). A loose stone lying about 3 feet from the block, which he was splitting, slipped down and struck his left hand cutting off three fingers. 10 weeks off.

DAVIES Edward - 1890 - 06/02/1890 – Age 54 – 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.

DAVIES Edward - 1890 - 12/06/1890 – Age 21 – Collier. Nantgarw, Nantgarw Llanwit Coal Co., Taff’s Well, Cardiff, Glamorgan. Fall of a bell shaped stone from roof, close to heading face, which was not timbered. Pillar and stall.

DAVIES Edward - 1891 - 03/06/1891 – Age 29 – Collier. Edge Green, Richard Evans and Co. Ltd., Golborne, Lancashire. Inspection made. The deceased was holing his coal on the top when he bared some slips and the roof fell upon him. The circumstance was quite unforeseen and difficult to guard against. 2.0 pm.

DAVIES Edward - 1891 - 11/02/1891 – Age 50 – Collier. Brynmally, Thomas Clayton, Wrexham, Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was blowing up the bottom in a roadway. After examination made by the fireman he emptied several cartridges into the hole and was either pushing the powder to the back of the hole, with his copper scraper, or he had commenced to ram the shot with an iron stemmer, tipped with 4 ins. of copper, in the latter supposition the friction of the iron stemmer on the bottom of the hole might have ignited some loose grains of powder. It was decided to use only wooden stemmers in this mine and that no powder, except in cartridges, was to be used.

DAVIES Edward - 1895 - 10/03/1895 – Age 22 – Miner. Wheal Agar (metalliferous), Wheal Agar Adventurers, Cornwall. While refixing some planks, which had been disturbed during blasting operations, he appears to have slipped or overbalanced and fallen about 6 fms. on to the piles of stuff in his stope below, receiving injuries from which he died on the 21st.

DAVIES Edward - 1897 - 16/06/1897 – Age 14 – Shackler. Nixon’s Navigation, Nixon’s Navigation Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Crushed between a full tram and the cage. His work was confined to shackling empty trams but he interfered with the stop blocks when the hitcher's back was turned.

DAVIES Edward Charles - 1890 - 06/02/1890 – Age 14 – 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.