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FOX George Henry - 1895 - 14/01/1895 – Age 14 - Hooker- on. Audley, W Rigby and Co., Audley, Staffordshire. Irruption of water from old working. 77 killed.

FOX Henry (injured) - 1894 - 10/04/1894 – Age 28 – Sawyer. Adderley Green, Stirrup and Pye, Longton, Staffordshire. Finger cut off while working at circular saw.

FOX Herbert - 1896 - 23/11/1896 – Age 51 – Stallman. Holmwood, Hardwick Coal Co., Derbyshire. Fall of side whilst trimming up the side of the roadway, a piece of stone fell and fatally injured him. He died 19th March 1897.

FOX James - 1891 - 25/08/1891 – Age 16 – Jigger. Biddulph Valley, R Heath and Sons, Biddulph, Staffordshire. While jigging he was drawn into the jig drum by the chain.

FOX John - 1893 - 04/07/1893 – Age 15 – Coombs. ET Ingham, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Explosion of gas. 139 killed.

FOX John - 1893 - 11/04/1893 – Age 20 – Haulier. Ffaldau, Ffaldau Coal Co., Pontycymmer, Glamorgan. Fall of roof on road, a train got off the rails and knocked a pair of timbers out. This was a large fall. Two-feet-nine seam.

FOX Thomas - 1893 - 04/07/1893 – Age 13. Coombs, ET Ingham, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Explosion of gas. 139 killed.

FOX William Edward - 1895 - 10/05/1895 – Age 26 – Hewer. Ryhope, Ryhope Coal Co. Ltd., Ryhope, Co. Durham. Injury to head, broken jaw and internal injuries by fall of stone. Died after being taken to hospital.

FOX Willie - 1895 - 28/08/1895 – Age 13 – Horsedriver. Teversal, Stanton Iron Works Co. Ltd., Nottinghamshire. He was run over by a tram of coals which had become detached from the haulage rope and ran down the engine plane.

FOXHALL James - 1896 - 11/08/1896 – Age 22 – Loader. Woodside, Cochrane and Co., Staffordshire. Fall caused by previously unseen slips.

FOXHOLE Frank - 1892 - 19/11/1892 – Age 30 – Hitcher. Ynyshir, Ynyshir Steam Coal Co., Ynyshir, Glamorgan. Crushed between tram and side while assisting to get a tram on rails by the aid of haulage rope.

FOXTON R. - 1899 - 03/07/1899 – Age 44 – Collier. Morley Main, W Ackroyd Bros., Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

FOXWELL Joseph - 1894 - 09/02/1894 – Age 26 – Collier. Tir-Pentwys, Tir-Pentwys Black Vein Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypool, Monmouth. Run over by trams in the Tillery workings. He and another Collier were engaged taking a skip of coal off a pillar at the side of a road down which a haulier was taking a load of trams. The latter alleges that deceased, in reply to him before he started down this part of the road, stated that they were all clear. Had he been up in his working face he would have been clear on the other side of the rails, there was 3 feet space at the side of the rail and 11 feet lower down, there was a stall road off the heading into which he might have gone out of the way.

FOY James (non-fatal) - 1891 - 25/04/1891 – Drawer. Bredisholm No. 1, Glasgow Iron and Steel Co., Uddingston, Lanarkshire. Arm caught between two hutches.

FRAME Andrew - 1894 - 16/02/1894 – Age 17 - Pony driver. Bog Hamilton, McCulloch and Co., Lanarkshire. Crushed by tubs.

FRAME George (non-fatal) - 1890 - 15/09/1890 – Age 14 – Drawer. Addiwell No. 30 Westwood, Youngs Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Co., Linlithgow. Fall of shale at face. Not resumed work.

FRAME John (non-fatal) - 1892 - 15/11/1892 – Age 28 – Collier. Merryton, Merryton Coal Co., Lanarkshire. Fall of coal. Still off.

FRAME John - 1894 - 12/07/1894 – Age 20 – Stower. Seaton Delaval, Seaton Delaval Coal Co., Seaton Delaval, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was engaged riding stone after a shot had been fired and to facilitate the work he removed a prop causing a fall of roof.

FRAME Peter - 1895 - 11/10/1895 – Age 48 – Miner. Loanhead (coal and ironstone), Shotts Iron Co., Edinburgh. Fall of stone. 2 killed.

FRAME Thomas - 1899 - 09/12/1899 – Age 56 – Miner. Loanhead, Shotts Iron Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Deceased was taking down and a seam, having a dip of 45 degrees, when a stone estimated to weigh about 1 cwt. fell suddenly from the coal head and struck him on the side, fracturing one of his ribs and puncturing his lung. He did not consider himself seriously injured and remained at work for about seven hours. He died three days afterwards.

FRAMPTON or JOHN D.J. - 1891 - 27/01/1891 – Age 17 - Collier’s boy. Glyn, Glamorgan Colliery Co. Ltd., Llantrissant, Glamorgan. Crushed between the coal on the tram and the roof having, after the journey started, jumped on the rope beside the rider to ride up the incline, using 33 inches per yard.

FRANCE Henry - 1896 - 22/04/1896 – Age 32 - Incline brakesman. Highley, Highley Mining Co. Ltd., Shropshire. While he was lowering a loaded truck from these screens, with his hand on the brake handle, the trucks got off the rails at a crossing and he was crushed against a wharf wall. The crossing was in bad repair.

FRANCE J. - 1892 - 03/03/1892 – Age 48 – Collier. Old Silkstone, RC Clarke, Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

FRANCH Thomas - 1893 - 15/09/1893 – Age 27 – Collier. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Clifynydd, Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face while cutting through a stump of bottom coal. There was room for timbers on each side of the stomp but none were fixed. Upper four feet seam.

FRANCIS Baxter (non-fatal) - 1894 - 06/06/1894 – Age 42 – Miner. Devon & Alloa, Alloa Coal Co., Clackmannan. Fall of stone. 230 days off.

FRANCIS David - 1890 - 29/11/1890 – Age 19 – Collier. Dowlais Bedlinog No. 2, Dowlais Iron Co., Gelligaer, Glamorgan. Fall of roof (clift-quar, 20 feet x 4 feet x 6 inches thick) at face between cogs and coal. One prop discharged. Upper 4 foot. Longwall. Francis had worked in a stall three years and according to the Colliery register, his age was 21. 2 killed.

FRANCIS David J. - 1897 - 23/09/1897 – Age 21 – Collier. Moody’s Graigola, Moody Bros. and Co., Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face, rock 12 feet x 18 inches along side of heading where starting a stall. Graigola seam.

FRANCIS Griffith - 1891 - 18/12/1891 – Age 30 – Collier. Plymouth Works, Hill’s Plymouth Co. Ltd., Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. Fall of roof (clift) 2 foot 6 inches x 2 foot 5 inches x 5.5 inches to nothing, thick at face inside of row of props, 4 foot back. 2 foot 9 inches seam. Long wall.

FRANCIS James - 1896 - 27/01/1896 – Age 33 – Dataller. Black Park, Black Park, Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attend. A quantity of surface debris fell down the shaft, which acted as a chimney to the underground steam boilers, the same falling on some heated ashes given off from the boilers. The deceased was applying a hose to the ashes when some more debris must have fallen which turned the steam back upon them scalding them so severely that they died of the injuries received. 2 killed.

FRANCIS John (injured) - 1890 - 09/09/1890 – Age 66 – Miner. Prince of Wales (metalliferous), Prince of Wales, St. Mellion, Cornwall. Francis was a tributer engaged in stopping in the back of the 90 level and while in a stooping position a scale of ground, which came out of the side, struck him on the lower part of the back. His injuries were not serious.

FRANCIS John - 1891 - 12/06/1891 – Age 43 – Collier. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Fall of roof, at a parting on his heading road 6 yards back. A piece of cliff, 5 foot diameter 6 inches thick in the middle thinning out all round, burst out of the roof, which had been judged safe without further support than that afforded by cogs gob walls and some roadside props. Upper four-feet. Longwall.

FRANCIS John - 1892 - 21/11/1892 – Age 38 – Collier. Wynnstay, Wynnstay Collieries Ltd., Ruabon, Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. After taking a bar out from under the top coal, in order to make the level higher, the deceased commenced to rip down portion of the top coal when it fell to a slip which caught the deceased before he could clear himself.

FRANCIS John - 1896 - 11/01/1896 – Age 50 – Repairer. Llanmerlais, Llanmerlais Colliery Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 2 killed.

FRANCIS Rees - 1896 - 19/09/1896 – Age 38 – Collier. Gelli Steam, Cory Bros. and Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall on road (clift with slips), while ripping by wedges, 5 yards from the face. Six feet seam.

FRANCIS William - 1890 - 10/03/1890 – Age 28 – Collier. Morfa, Vivian and Sons, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 87 Killed.

FRANKLAND Reuben - 1891 - 24/04/1891 – Age 25 – Filler. Rosedale East (ironstone), Carlton Iron Co. Ltd., Pickering, Yorkshire. Severely burnt about his face by setting a powder box on fire. Died on following day. 6.30 am.

FRANKLIN Christoper Anderson - 1899 - 17/07/1899 – Age 35 – Labourer. Fletton East Clay Quarry, Hicks Gardener and Co., Huntingdon. A wagon had left the rails, while ascending the incline going to the clay mill. It was put on again and on being filled the wagon started running back and the slack rope struck the deceased under the chin and killed him.

FRANKLIN Henry - 1899 - 21/09/1899 – Age 53 – Miner. Corsham No. 6 Stone Bath, Stone Firms Ltd., Wiltshire. Fall of roof in his working place. The usual roof bed is not good in this part of the mine and comes down. In this case it split from a clay joint and the other two sides being free it fell away from the fourth and killed him. It was about 8 foot x 6 foot x 11 inches, thinning out to 5 foot on the free sides.

FRANKLIN John - 1899 - 27/05/1899 – Age 54 – Barer. Dunhouse No. 1 Sandstone Quarry, John and Aaron Thompson, North Yorkshire. He was wheeling a barrow load of soil, by the edge of the quarry, when he lost his balance and fell to the bottom of the quarry and was killed.

FRANKS Arthur - 1895 - 08/11/1895 – Age 27 – Collier. Celynen Newport, Abercarne Black Vein Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. A sudden fall of roof in the face (2 foot 6 inches x 1 foot 8 inches x 1 foot) from slips, discharged a post which was under it, which struck him severely lacerating his leg and bruising him generally. Pneumonia set in and he died November 21st, 1895.

FRANKS William Thomas - 1892 - 20/07/1892 – Age 24 – Collier. Llanerch, Partridge Jones and Co. Ltd., Pontypool, Monmouth. While lowering an empty tram down a heading (rising 3 inches in the yard) in order to turn it into his stall Road, his foot slipped and the tram ran against him causing slight injuries. He had for years suffered from diabetes and was in a very delicate state of health having only a few days previously resumed work. The doctor deposed that in his opinion death was the result of the accident upon his previous condition of health.

FRASER James (non-fatal) - 1894 - 02/11/1894 – Age 40 – Bottomer. Kinneddar, Fifeshire Main Collieries Ltd., Fife. Jammed between trucks.

FRASER John (non-fatal) - 1890 - 30/10/1890 – Age 26 – Miner. Coltness, Coltness Iron Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Fall of coal. 48 days off.

FRASER Samuel (non-fatal) - 1891 - 14/10/1891 – Fireman. Gilmilnscroft No 1, Gauchalland Coal Co. Auchinleck, Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp. Making inspecting with a naked light.

FRATER Ralph - 1898 - 13/05/1898 – Age 45 – Labourer. Dunmore Sandstone Quarry, Baird and Stevenson, Stirling. While a box of debris was being raised by the crane, a chain broke and the debris fell on him. He failed to stand clear as required by Special Rule.

FRAYNE Martin - 1897 - 04/02/1897 – Age 23 – Metalman. Giant’s Hall, Wigan Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was holding a light for his partner, who was plucking roof down on the level after a shot, when a stone fell upon him from between breaks in the roof crushing the deceased. He succumbed to the injuries received on the 10th.

FRAZER Charles - 1892 - 17/09/1892 – Age 72 - Hutch mender. Muiredge, Bowman and Co., Fife. Run over by waggons.

FRAZER George - 1898 - 01/12/1898 – Age 24 – Miner. South Broadrigg, John Nimmo and Son Ltd., Linlithgow. Deceased, who was taking out the last pillar of a stoop, had holed the coal for a length of 9 feet from a sheering cut by a shot and to a depth of about 2 feet, when it suddenly came away from a lype and fell upon him. No gibs appeared to have been set.

FRAZER James - 1891 - 29/10/1891 – Age 53 – Brusher. Woodmuir, Woodmuir Coal Co., Edinburgh. Explosion of shot.

FRAZER Neil - 1891 - 07/07/1891 – Age 35 – Foreman. Earnock, John Watson Ltd., Lanarkshire. Run over by waggons.

FRAZER Thomas - 1899 - 29/05/1899 – Age 39 – Carpenter. Llwynypia, Glamorgan Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. While repairing a wagon, on a siding, he failed to hear a warning to stand clear as some wagons were being shunted into the same siding. He was knocked down and run over.

FREELAND John - 1890 - 05/12/1890 – Age 46 – Roadsman. Bent, Bent Colliery Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Sudden death from natural causes.

FREEMAN Alexander - 1898 - 20/05/1898 – Age 42 - Boiler fireman. Blackston, William Black and Sons Ltd., Renfrew. While starting an unfenced donkey engine, with his foot, it got caught by the flywheel.

FREEMAN Joseph - 1894 - 20/06/1894 – Age 50 – Contractor. Moss, Pearson and Knowles Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. The timber on a tram knocked a temporary prop out where deceased and others were fixing new bars to get more height. The men had control of the tram and timber themselves but somehow the timber got on one side and knocked the prop out causing a fall of roof on the deceased.

FREEMAN T. - 1894 - 30/04/1894 – Age 40 – Sinker. Glass Houghton, TH Thorpe, Castleford, Yorkshire. Collapse of sinking shaft 2 killed.

FREEMAN Thomas (rescued) - 1896 - 30/04/1896. Micklefield, Joseph Cliffe and Sons, Yorkshire. Explosion of firedamp. 63 killed.

FREEMAN Thomas - 1890 - 11/10/1890 – Age 16 - Bankhead lad. Woodland, Woodland Coal Co. Ltd., Cockfield, Co. Durham. Broken arm and serious other bruises. He was riding on an engine set, contrary to rules, when he fell off and was dragged a considerable distance. Died on following day.

FREEMAN William Henry (injured) - 1890 - 11/09/1890 – Age 35 – Shaftman. Devon United (metalliferous), Devon United Co., Tavistock, Devon. Whilst descending, a ladder at the 50-fathom level gave way and the men, with the ladder, fell about 6 fathoms sustaining injuries of a severe nature. The board on which the ladder rested first slipped causing the ladder to fall. The men themselves were responsible for keeping the ladder road in repair. 2 injured.

FREN John - 1898 - 14/04/1898 – Age 70 - Waggon greaser. Hill of Beath, Fife Coal Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Run over by train of waggons.

FRENCH Peter - 1894 - 01/08/1894 – Age 11 - Not employed. Gilmerton, Gilmerton Gas Coal Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Overcome by chokedamp and fell down incline.

FRENCH Thomas (non-fatal) - 1893 - 17/08/1893 – Age 30 – Roadsman. Bent, Bent Colliery Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Fall of stone. 24 days off.

FRESBY William - 1894 - 15/11/1894 – Age 46 – Blacksmith. Shirland, Blackwell Colliery Co., Alfreton, Derbyshire. Deceased was riding in the upcast shaft for the purpose of attending to some repairs and was carrying a long iron bar. This iron bar got wedged into the brickwork of the shaft side as the cage was slowly ascending and while trying to liberate it he fell out of the cage and down the shaft a distance of 60 yards.

FRETSON Samuel - 1895 - 19/11/1895 – Age 34 – Stallman. Langwith, Sheepbridge Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Derbyshire. Fall of side. Deceased was at work in the heading when some coal burst the face. He was away from work a week and then returned and worked three days. He died 22nd Dec.

FRETWELL Enos - 1896 - 23/06/1896 – Age 41 – Stallman. Moorgreen, Barber Walker and Co., Nottinghamshire. Fall of roof. Deceased was working under a bad roof when a large piece of rock fell upon him.

FRETWELL Job. - 1896 - 01/01/1896 – Age 59 – Stallman. Wollaton, Wollaton Colliery Co., Nottinghamshire. Deceased scratched his elbow whilst stooping under the coal to do some holing. The injury appeared to be so slight that no notice was taken of it but he died from general paralysis excited by the injury, on 9th September.

FREW Andrew (non-fatal) - 1893 - 06/04/1893 – Age 30 – Miner. Fence, Mitshill and Lesmahagow Coal Co., Fife. Explosion of gas. 14 days off.

FREW Archibald - 1898 - 02/11/1898 – Age 40 - Miner. Sundrum No. 3, George Taylor and Co., Ayrshire. Fall of coal at stone from working face.

FREW David (non-fatal) - 1892 - 24/02/1892 – Brusher. Auchinharvie No. 5, Glengarnock Iron and Steel Co., Stevenston, Ayrshire. Premature ignition of a shot, illegally fired by himself.

FREW Henry - 1896 - 16/01/1896 – Age 42 – Manager. Broomhouse, Haughead Coal Co. Lanarkshire. The rope on which he was descending, a blind pit, gave way and he fell to the bottom.

FREW William - 1896 - 27/11/1896 – Age 15 – Drawer. Bothwell Park No. 1, William Baird and Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Run over by hutch while drawing in front of it.

FRIPP George - 1899 - 02/03/1899 – Age 16 - Horse driver. Southwell Stone Quarry, Stewards and Co. Ltd., Dorset. When unhooking the horse, in front of a waggon in motion on a tram road, he fell and received injuries to his leg which resulted fatally in a few days.

FRISKY John (non-fatal) - 1890 - 25/02/1890 – Age 30 – Drawer. Pentland, Clippens Oil Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Struck by shale from shoot. 7 days off.

FRISZETT J - 1895 - 05/08/1895 – Age 30 – Collier. Morley West End, Morley West End Coal Co., Morley, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

FRITH E. - 1896 - 28/07/1896 – Age 30 – Collier. Ackton Hall, Ackton Hall Coal Co., Yorkshire. Fall of roof. Died 3rd Aug.

FRITH Eli - 1893 - 04/07/1893 – Age 17. Coombs, ET Ingham, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Explosion of gas 139 killed.

FRITH George - 1893 - 04/07/1893 – Age 15. Coombs, ET Ingham, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Explosion of gas. 139 killed.

FRITH John James - 1899 - 01/11/1899 – Age 16 - Horse driver. Birley East, Sheffield Coal Co. Nottinghamshire. Deceased was in charge of a train of full tubs and he was found dead in front of the first tub. He appeared to have been lifting this tub on the road when the train ran forward and killed him.

FROBISHER E. - 1898 - 12/12/1898 – Age 50 – Collier. Featherstone Main, Featherstone Main Coal Co., Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

FROGGART G. - 1899 - 07/09/1899 – Age 23 – Labourer. Barrow, Barrow Haematite Steel Co., Yorkshire. Whilst a boiler was being blow off he went underneath and was scalded. Died 10th September.

FROGGATT Charles - 1898 - 15/07/1898 – Age 20 – Holer. Woodside, EM Mundy, Derbyshire. Fall of side. Deceased was holing coal face when a piece of coal broke from above the sprags and killed him.

FROST Eli - 1898 - 11/01/1898 – Age 44 – Labourer. Dowlais, Cardiff Dowlais Iron Co., Glamorgan. Fell off cage which he was clinging to, having attempted to enter it after the signal was given for its ascent.

FROST John - 1895 - 14/01/1895 – Age 20 - Engine driver. Audley, W Rigby and Co., Audley, Staffordshire. Irruption of water from old working. 77 killed.

FROST William Henry - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 21 – Labourer. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Killed by an explosion. 290 killed.

FRY William - 1890 - 27/01/1890 – Age 32 – Collier. New Duffryn, Rhymney Iron Co. Ltd., Rhymney, Glamorgan. Fall of coal. He had holed the coal and withdrawn the sprags in order to let it fall, but as it did not do so at once, he was passing in front of it to get a heavy pick in order to pull it down, when it came away and caught him.

FRYER Henry - 1897 - 27/07/1897. Whitwell, Shire Oaks Colliery Co., Derbyshire. Deceased was fatally injured in the Colliery sidings. He was assisting the guard of a train and was employed by the Midland Railway Company.

FRYER James - 1895 - 11/011/1895 – Age 45 – Deputy. Blackwell, A Blackwell Colliery Co. Ltd., Derbyshire. An explosion in Low Main coal main haulage road. 7 killed.

FRYER Job - 1899 - 25/05/1899 – Age 54 – Pikeman. Millfield, Patent Shaft and Axletree Co. Ltd., Stafford. Explosion of firedamp. 7 injured, 4 killed.

FUDGE William James - 1898 - 02/04/1898 – Age 29 – Filler. Ashton Vale, Ashton Vale Iron Co. Ltd., Somerset. Fall of roof in Engine Plans which was being extended to the dip. It occurred about 25 yards up from the face where he was engaged filling rubbish as in consequence of insufficient timbering.

FULLER Frederick (injured) - 1890 - 29/04/1890 – Age 43 – Miner. Moston Great, Platt Bros. and Co. Ltd., Moston, Lancashire. Injured by roof from a  small fault.

FULLER John Thomas - 1898 - 06/06/1898 – Age 23 – Hewer. Bedlington, Doctor Bedlington Coal Co. Ltd., Bedlington, Northumberland. Inquest attended. He had kirved in a broken jud and taken out the sprag. Finding the coal did not come as expected he got a hammer and wedge to bring it down. He accidentally dropped the wedge and when in the act of picking it up the coal fell on him, inflicting injuries from which he died on June 20th.

FULLERTON Robert - 1894 - 05/06/1894 – Age 31 – Engineplaneman. Washington, Washington Coal Co., Washington, Co. Durham. Inspection made. A fall of stone came on to him, caused by a socket on the rope getting fast to a sheave and drawing the props out. The road end arrangements were in good order and it is difficult to understand how the socket became jammed between the sheave and the frame which are made with a view to prevent such an accident.

FULLERTON Samuel - 1894 - 19/09/1894 – Age 13 - Stone picker. Bartonshill No. 1, William Baird and Co., Baillieston, Lanarkshire. Crushed between a waggon and the screen.

FULTHORPE George - 1893 - 24/05/1893 – Age 19 – Putter. Dunston, John Bowes Partners Ltd., Dunston, Co. Durham. Inspection made and inquest attended. Explosion of firedamp. 2 killed.

FULTON James - 1898 - 12/10/1898 – Age 42 - Quarrier. Scabro Sandstone Quarry, William Gill, Co. Down, Ireland. Whilst an empty box was being lowered, by a hand-crane, a tooth in the cog wheel holding the jib beam broke. The jib-beam fell striking the deceased on the head.

FULTON John (non-fatal) - 1891 - 07/12/1891 – Brusher. Enterkine No. 10, George Taylor and Co., Ayrshire. Fall of roof while knocking out a prop.

FULTON John - 1897 - 05/10/1897 – Age 43 – Miner. Fairlie Windyedge, WCS Cunninghame, Ayrshire. Fall of coal while holing. Due to want of sprags.

FURBER Robart - 1890 - 06/02/1890 – Age 18 – Repairer. 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.

FURIVAL James - 1895 - 01/07/1895 – Age 35 – Repairer. Bettisfield, Bettisfield Colliery Co. Ltd., Flint. Inspection made, and inquest attended. They were ripping and repairing the main road and while in the act of setting a pair of timbers a portion of the top roof fell upon them suddenly which they had previously failed to draw down. 2 killed.

FURLONG Patrick - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 19 – Labourer. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion. 290 killed.

FURLOW John (non-fatal) - 1894 - 20/02/1894 – Age 16 – Miner. Bent, Bent Colliery Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Fall of stone from roof. 3 injured. 3 days off.

FURZE James (non-fatal) - 1893 - 19/01/1893 – Age 17 - Asst. pitman. Wheal Owles (metalliferous), Thomas Bolitho Sons and others, St. Just, Cornwall. In stepping on the ladder, at the surface, to accompany the shaftsman underground he slipped and falling about 20 feet sprained both ankles.

FYFE Thomas (non-fatal) - 1891 - 10/11/1891 – Age 32 – Collier. Lochgelly, Lochgelly Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Fife. Fall of coal. 51 days off.

FYFE William (non-fatal) - 1891 - 08/05/1891 – Miner. Argyle, J and TL Galloway, Campbeltown, Argyle. Fall of coal.

FYFE William - 1891 - 04/07/1891 – Age 67 – Oversman. Alloa, Alloa Coal Co., Clackmannan. Crushed by waggons.

FYNES or FYNESS Thomas - 1891 - 05/11/1891 – Age 22 – Hewer. Burradon, Burradon & Coxlodge Coal Co. Ltd., Burradon, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. A shot had blown a plank and props out and the deceased and the deputy were replacing them when the stone suddenly fell on to the deceased. 12.30 pm.