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JENKINS Edward (non-fatal) - 1893 - 29/11/1893 – Age 27 – Miner. Bwichglas (metalliferous). William Edward was pushing a cartridge of gelatine dynamite into a hole with a wooden rod when it exploded. The hole was 2 inches wide at the top to 1.5 inches wide at the bottom and the cartridges were seven eighths inch in diameter. There had been hard frosty weather about a week before the accident. Possibly he was using a somewhat hard cartridge. 1 killed 2 injured. Six and half weeks off.

JENKINS Edward - 1896 - 10/11/1896 – Age 13 - Collier’s boy. Navigation, Nixons Navigation Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Run over by full tram, drawn by horse, while passing along the road, having stood on some timbers lying by the side and slipped as the tram was passing.

JENKINS Evan - 1890 - 12/07/1890 – Age 65 – Hitcher. North’s Navigation Wyndham, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Maesteg, Glamorgan. A signal had been given by deceased that he did not want the 2 feet 9 inches cage, it was brought up and an empty tram put in, to act as a balance while winding with the other cage from the 6 foot landing. When the 2 foot 9 inches cage again reached the bottom the deceased, for some unknown reason, attempted to draw out the empty train and while doing so the cage was raised and the tram fell out upon him. Died 12th February 1891.

JENKINS Evan - 1893 - 30/01/1893 – Age 47 – Labourer. Yniscedwyn, Yniscedwyn Colliery Co. Ysradgynlais, Brecon. Fall of side on incline from the corner of a manhole while deceased was placing trams, which had run wild on the road.

JENKINS Evan - 1898 - 12/01/1898 – Age 54 – Labourer. Norths Caerau, Norths Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Glamorgan. Died on 3rd January from rupture of the blood vessels of the brain according to the doctors evidence
apparently the result of a strain in lifting a stone while gobbing rubbish.

JENKINS Frederick - 1890 - 10/03/1890 – Age 16 – Greaser. Morfa, Vivian and Sons, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 87 Killed.

JENKINS George - 1899 - 07/02/1899 – Age 39 – Collier. Waun Llwyd, Ebbw Vale Steel Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. Fall of roof from slips in his place.

JENKINS Griffith - 1896 - 27/01/1896 – Age 35 – Haulier. Ferndale Nos 7 & 8, D Davis and Sons Ltd., Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 57 killed.

JENKINS Humphrey - 1891 - 30/09/1891 – Age 28 – 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.

JENKINS Isaac - 1892 - 29/07/1892 – Age 45 – Collier. Avon, Sir Daniel Gooch and others, Abergwynfi, Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face, which was fairly well timbered.

JENKINS James - 1893 - 19/09/1893 – Age 45 – Airwayman. Gorseinon, Glasbrook Bros., Gorseinon, Glamorgan. Fall of roof in airway (3 feet x 2 feet x 1 foot thick) while waiting for the fireman to knock through from the face of a cross hole to cut off a bad piece of the airway. Six feet seam.

JENKINS James - 1896 - 17/08/1896 – Age 46 – Collier. Crynant, Crynant Colliery Co., Glamorgan. Fall on road (clift 2 feet x 1 feet x 18 inches thick), while pushing a tram out, the tram having knocked out a side prop. No. 2 Rhondda seam.

JENKINS James - 1897 - 12/03/1897 – Age 25 – Miner. East Roughrigg, R Forrester, Stirling. Deceased worked in a longwall sloping road. His attention was called to a lype which lay parallel to one side of his road and a prop was set under the lip of the brushing. Finding that the prop was in his way, when holing, he removed it and some time thereafter the stone which it had been supporting fell upon him killing him almost instantly.

JENKINS Jenkin - 1892 - 26/08/1892 – Age 35 – Collier. Park Slip, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Tondu, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 112 killed.

JENKINS Jenkin - 1896 - 14/02/1896 – Age 48 – Oiler. Deep Duffryn, Nixons Navigation Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. While oiling sheave near haulage engine he slipped and caught the rope and was drawn into the sheave. Died after amputation of arm 23rd Feb.

JENKINS John (injured) - 1891 - 02/03/1891 – Age 47 – Miner. East Darren (metalliferous). The water barrel was being drawn up a winze and loosened a stone which fell upon JENKINS inuring his hand. 4 weeks off.

JENKINS John (non-fatal) - 1894 - 14/04/1894 – Age 15 – Drawer. Drumshangie, Drumshangie Coal Co., Lanarkshire. Fell off tub. 42 days off.

JENKINS John - 1896 - 09/04/1896 – Age 16 - Collier’s boy. Lewis Merthyr Bertie, Lewis Merthyr Navigation Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall at face, tram knocked out a prop near the rail. Four feet seam.

JENKINS John - 1896 - 09/12/1896 – Age 52 – Collier. River Level, Aberdare Works and Collieries Co., Glamorgan. Drowned by an influx of water from the adjoining abandoned Colliery. 6 killed.

JENKINS John Enos - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 35 – Ripper. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion. 290 killed.

JENKINS Joseph (non-fatal) - 1891 - 25/08/1891 – Age 15 – Driver. Redding, Redding Colliery Co. Ltd., Stirling. Kicked by horse. 42 days off.

JENKINS Lewis - 1896 - 23/11/1896 – Age 30 – Collier. Meiros Gas Coal Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan. Crushed by four runaway trams which had been knocked away by a journey bumping against them owing to the delay in signalling.

JENKINS Lewis - 1899 - 23/11/1899 – Age 46 – Manager. Point of Ayr, Point of Ayr Collieries Co. Ltd., Flint. Inspection made and inquest attended. Two miners were using safety lamps and were driving a heading, which made gas very freely, when a small iron wedge flew back, breaking a lamp glass, causing an explosion of firedamp which injured the two men and setting the brattice on fire. An hour later, when the manager and underlooker were trying to put out the burning brattice, a second explosion took place causing their deaths. 2 killed.

JENKINS Mallick - 1892 - 25/02/1892 – Age 40 – Collier. Squborwen, Samuel Thomas and Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face where props were at irregular distances two being below the roof which fell.

JENKINS Phillip - 1894 - 09/08/1894 – Age 26 – Trammer. Pencoed, Nevill Druce and Co., Llanelly, Carmarthen. Crushed between pit bank wall and some empty trucks being moved by horses. He had just ascended the pit and had passed down a ladder on to the sidings instead of crossing by the bridge, the proper road.

JENKINS Rees - 1891 - 29/06/1891 – Age 45 – Timberman. New, Duffryn Rhymney Iron Co. Ltd., Rhymney, Monmouth. Fall of roof coal in a stall road, where he and another man were repairing. There were double timbers set in the road and also props some of which they were going to change. There was a slip on the rib side and in addition the coal was somewhat crushed. It fell without any further warning.

JENKINS Rees - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 33 - Asst. ripper. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion. 290 killed.

JENKINS Rees - 1897 - 07/07/1897 – Age 29 – Collier. Gelly-Ciedrim, Gelly-Ciedrim Co., Carmarthen. While a journey of twelve trams was being drawn up a slant rising 6 inches per yard, the rope broke, the trams ran back, and deceased, who were passing up after their shift was over, failed to reach a manhole in time, and were killed by the trams. 2 killed.

JENKINS Robert - 1890 - 30/09/1890 - Age 25 - Collier. Llyn, Gelli and Tynybedw Colliery Co. Ltd., Nantyglo, Monmouth. Fall of roof from slips. The place appeared to have been fairly well propped and secured. The stone, a heavy one, knocked out and broke down several props etc. The man worked alone in the stall and the accident was only noticed casually by one of the hauliers when he came to a neighbouring place. The practice of men working alone is a very objectionable one and is much to be deprecated.

JENKINS Roderick - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 38 – Haulier. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion. 290 killed.

JENKINS Thomas (injured) - 1890 - 07/02/1890 – Age 17 – Trammer. Florida (metalliferous). His waggon tipped up whilst he was tramming it and his hand was caught against the side of the level and cut. 12 days off.

JENKINS Thomas - 1891 - 06/01/1891 – Age 28 – Miner. Upleatham, Pease and Partners Ltd., Marske, Yorkshire. Fall of stone from face, it had been shaken by a shot. 8.30 am.

JENKINS Thomas - 1891 - 12/02/1891 – Age 26 – Collier. Lightmoor, H Crawshay and Co. Ltd., Cinderford, Forest of Dean. Fall of roof while getting down coal from the face. He and his comrade omitted to set props in time. This is a life thrown away through neglecting to set props where they were required.

JENKINS Thomas - 1892 - 27/09/1892 – Age 50 – Undermanager. Cyfartha Gethin No. 2, Crawshay Bros. Ltd., Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. Fall of side clod at face as he was passing. Should have been taken down.

JENKINS Thomas - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 24 – Ripper. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion. 290 killed.

JENKINS Thomas - 1894 - 31/10/1894 – Age 18 – Putter. Speech House, Speech House Colliery Co. Ltd., Forest of Dean, Gloucester. While working with his father and another man and in the act of holing in a reclining position a very small piece of roof fell, without touching him, but canting the prop (3.5 feet long) under it to fall over. It struck the lad but was not thought to have done him any injury. He continued at work for three or four hours and walked home. Complaining of tenderness during the night, the place was fomented and the doctor, next day, failed to notice any bruise. The lad was up and about the next couple of days but it then proved that the bowel was injured and peritonitis making its appearance he died on the 10th. Apparently a pure accident.

JENKINS Thomas - 1896 - 09/12/1896 – Age 14 – Collier. River Level, Aberdare Works and Collieries Co., Glamorgan. Drowned by an influx of water from the adjoining abandoned colliery. 6 killed.

JENKINS Thomas - 1897 - 14/12/1897 – Age 34 – Timberman. Marine Ebbw Vale, Ebbw Vale Steel Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. When, with others, cutting out timber to enlarge a level the timber gave way unexpectedly and let down about eight tram loads of rubbish. One of the timbers fell across his neck and suffocated him before he could be released. It apparently occurred through misjudging the stability of the timbers, adjoining the one he was immediately upon, and which he looked to for security.

JENKINS Thomas - 1897 - 31/12/1897 – Age 22 - Asst. timberman. Bwllfa No. 2, Bwllfa & Merthyr Dare Collieries Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof on road, while ripping a fall 9 yards long occurred, killing deceased and his partner. The road had props and Cogs, but was not double timbered. Seven feet seam.

JENKINS Thomas John - 1898 - 05/06/1898 – Age 20 – Fitter. Bedlinog, Dowlais Iron Co., Glamorgan. Struck on head by crab handle, owing to the side of crab breaking while lowering a large piston rod and cylinder cover.

JENKINS Walter - 1896 - 19/02/1896 – Age 35 – Filler. Wrexham & Acton, Wrexham & Acton Collieries Co. Ltd., Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. After holing the coal face the sprags were knocked out and a fall of coal and clunch occurred, when they were in the act of filling, when another piece of clinch came off the face, which they thought was secure, crushing deceased.

JENKINS William - 1892 - 09/02/1892 – Age 21 - Asst. hitcher. Ffaldau, Ffaldau Colliery Co. Ltd., Pontycymmer, Glamorgan. Fell into shaft bottom and cage descended on him.

JENKINS William - 1896 - 13/02/1896 – Age 17 – Labourer. No. 9, Norths Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall at face clift (6 feet x 3.5 feet x 15 inches thick) while stowing rubbish. Victoria seam.

JENKINS William J. - 1890 - 07/08/1890 – Age 13 - Door boy. Cyfarth Castle, Crawshay Bros., Merthyr, Glamorgan. Found under an empty tram, which he had interfered with in the haulier's absence, about 30 yards from the door which he attended and 20 yards from where the haulier had left the tram while he went in search of loaded trams.

JENKINS William Rees - 1896 - 27/01/1896 – Age 39 – Collier. Ferndale Nos 7 & 8, D Davis and Sons Ltd., Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 57 killed.

JENKINSON Henry - 1899 - 03/08/1899 – Age 38 – Miner. Mowbray Iron Ore, Charles Cammell and Co. Ltd., Cumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased's working was a vertical rise. A strong staging or platform had been put in, five feet from the top, where it was intended to turn off a working. A shot fired in the roof on the previous shift had covered the platform and choked the manhole with ore, Jenkinson cleared the manhole and got through on to the platform but before he had time to examine the place he was caught by a fall from the roof.

JENKINSON M. - 1895 - 01/11/1895 – Age 26 - Asst. engineer. Leycett, Madeley Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. Explosion on firebox of loco. 2 killed.

JENKINSON T - 1899 - 18/08/1899 – Age 25 – Hurrier. Corton Wood, Corton Wood Coal Co., Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

JENKINSON William - 1893 - 19/11/1893 – Age 39 – Joiner. Croft (metalliferous), Lord Leconfield, Bigrigg. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased and another man were working on a cradle in the shaft, when the crab rope, which was made of hem and unfit for use, broke and deceased fell to the bottom, a distance of about 36 fathoms.

JENKINSON William - 1893 - 19/11/1893 – Age 39 – Joiner. Croft, Lord Leconfield, Bigrigg. Inspection made and inquest attended. He had lighted two shots only one of which exploded and on returning to his place he omitted to examine the state of the roof when a sudden fall of stone took place killing him on the spot.

JENNINGS Arthur - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 21 – Labourer. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion. 290 killed.

JENNINGS Charles - 1896 - 20/05/1896 – Age 21 – Miner. Tincroft Tin (metalliferous), Tincroft Mine Adventurers, Cornwall. On returning after blasting he commenced moving the loose ground with a pick and a quantity became released, from soapy Joints, and fell on him.

JENNINGS F. - 1890 - 01/11/1890 – Age 18 – Trammer. Aldwarke Main, J Brown and Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Fall of coal.

JENNINGS F. - 1897 - 23/12/1897 – Age 13 – Driver. Shaw Cross, Crawshaw and Warburton, Yorkshire. Cause unknown but it is supposed he was riding on a full corf and fell off the corf which then ran over him.

JENNINGS John - 1893 - 20/09/1893 – Age 20 – Miner. Dolcoath (metalliferous), Dolcoath Mine Adventurers, Camborne, Cornwall. Owing to a large run of ground the stull in the back of the 412 fathom level carried away and caught these men under it as well as entombed another for 36 hours when he was released. They and others were at the time engaged strengthening it. 8 killed.

JENNINGS Patrick (non-fatal) - 1890 - 15/12/1890 – Miner. Common No. 14, Eglinton Iron Co., Cumnock, Ayrshire. Fall of roof at roadhead while taking it down.

JENNINGS Tobias (injured) - 1890 - 13/03/1890 – Age 42 – Labourer. Dolcoath (metalliferous), Dolcoath Mining Co., Camborne, Cornwall. A heavy piece of timber, that was being drawn up to the landing brace, came in contact with one of the stays which fell on Jennings cutting his head and breaking his thigh.

JEPSON H. - 1895 - 10/12/1895 – Age 50 – Sawyer. Elsecar, Earl Fitzwilliam, Yorkshire. Caught by shaft of saw mill engine while oiling bearings.

JEPSON J. - 1890 - 20/06/1890 – Age 61 – Collier. Morley Main, W Ackroyd and Bros., Leeds, Yorkshire. Fall of roof and coal. Died 14th July.

JEPSON S. - 1892 - 11/03/1892 – Age 36 – Collier. North Staveley, Aston Coal Co., Sheffield, Yorkshire. Fall of roof died. 18th.

JEPSON W. - 1890 - 05/07/1890 – Age 17 – Driver. Monckton Main, Monckton Main Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Crushed by tubs.

JEPSON William - 1894 - 09/04/1894 – Age 16 – Trammer. Star, Mrs Ann Maria Waterhouse, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Fall of roof. Whilst tramming along the roadway the tub appears to have caught against a prop and knocked it out causing the roof to fall upon deceased.

JEREMIAH Azariah - 1890 - 06/02/1890 – Age 57 – 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.

JEREMY Tom - 1899 - 19/08/1899 – Age 24 – Collier. Llest, Llest Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 19 killed.

JERRY Thomas - 1893 - 07/08/1893 – Age 28 – Inclineman. Essington Farm, Essington Farm Colliery Co., Bloxwich, Staffordshire. Crushed between tubs.

JERVIS Shadrach - 1892 - 23/05/1892 – Age 19 – Haulier. North’s Navigation Coegnant, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Maesteg, Glamorgan. While lifting loaded tram, on rails, it slipped back and his head was caught between tram and a prop.

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

JESSOP J. - 1895 - 16/05/1895 – Age 67 – Byeworker. Hemingfield, Earl Fitzwilliam, Yorkshire. Fall of side.

JESSOP Matthew - 1893 - 04/07/1893 – Age 26 – Coombs, ET Ingham, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Explosion of gas. 139 killed.

JEVONS R. - 1894 - 22/11/1894 – Age 24 – Driver. Ashmore Park, Ashmore Park Colliery Co., Wednesfield, Staffordshire. Explosion of firedamp. Died 23rd Nov.

JEWELS William (injured) - 1890 - 11/09/1890 – Age 18 – Shaftman. Devon United (metalliferous), Devon United Co., Tavistock, Devon. Whilst descending a ladder, at the 50-fathom level, it 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.

JEWITT John - 1898 - 02/08/1898 – Age 59 – Hewer. Cramlington, Cramlington Coal Co. Ltd., Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. On going in, to relieve deceased, his marrow found him lying dead by the side of a large stone which had fallen from the roof. Whether he was struck by the stone or vitally injured himself in trying to escape is uncertain.

JEWKES Frederick - 1896 - 14/12/1896 – Age 22 – Cager. Springfield, Springfield Colliery Co., Worcestershire. Died 16th Dec. Pushed full tub into shaft at a mid shaft.

JOB John - 1891 - 16/05/1891 – Age 62 – Labourer. Wheal Uny (metalliferous), Wheal Uny Mining Co., Redruth, Cornwall. Deceased had a water course launder 20 feet above the surface in front of the engine house to attend to. In order to reach it he had to ascend a ladder for the purpose. The engineman, who knew that he had been engaged about that work, found him at the foot of the ladder quite dead. The ladder was in bad repair generally but the witnesses at the inquest alleged that in their opinion the defects in the ladder no way caused the accident and the jury accordingly returned a verdict of "Accidental Death," but added a rider to the effect that the ladder should be put in proper repair.

JOBLING William - 1896 - 26/05/1896 – Age 39 – Hewer. Murton, South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Co. Durham. Died in his working place from heart disease.

JOBLING William - 1898 - 21/01/1898 – Age 62 - Boiler fireman. Benwell Charlotte, William Cochrane Carr Ltd., Benwell, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was found dead with his face in water in a small sump. It is supposed that the deceased had taken a fit.

JOBSON Thomas - 1894 - 13/03/1894 – Age 29 – Header. Tibshelf No. 5, Babbington Coal Co., Alfreton, Derbyshire. Died of heart disease going to his work in the mine.

JOCKA John (non-fatal) - 1891 - 05/01/1891 – Age 16 - Asst. miner. Wheal Agar (metalliferous), Wheal Agar Mining Co., Redruth, Cornwall. He slipped and fell down a winze, which was in use as a ladder road. His injuries included concussion of the brain.

JOEL Leadington - 1896 - 02/10/1896 – Age 65 – Banksman. Wednesbury Oak, Phillip Williams and Sons, Staffordshire. A strange cause of fatalities. 2 killed.

JOHN Charlton - 1896 - 16/07/1896 – Age 21 – Shifter. North Seaton, Cowpen Coal Co. Ltd., North Seaton, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. When building a pillar in the long wall workings, he drew some props, and the roof fell on to him from between some slips.

JOHN Cumpston - 1897 - 18/12/1897 – Age 37 – Deputy. Pagebank, Bell Bros. Ltd., Co. Durham. Killed by a fall of stone while drawing timber.

JOHN Daniel - 1890 - 10/03/1890 – Age 57 – Collier. Morfa, Vivian and Sons, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 87 Killed.

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

JOHN David - 1895 - 31/10/1895 – Age 65 - Night labourer. Abergorky, Burnyeat Brown and Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Died 8th March from injuries received by being thrown down by a horse.

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

JOHN Edward - 1892 - 28/09/1892 – Age 34 – Collier. Cyfartha Gethin No. 2, Crawshay Bros. Ltd., Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. Fall of roof clod at face which was insufficiently propped.

JOHN Enoch - 1894 - 14/03/1894 – Age 38 – Collier. South Duffryn No. 2, Hills Plymouth Ltd., Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. Deceased was cut on the head by a small stone falling from the roof at the face. Erysipelas supervened and he died on 27th March.

JOHN Frank - 1892 - 26/08/1892 – Age 30 – Hitcher. Park Slip, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Tondu, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 112 killed.

JOHN Frank - 1899 - 19/08/1899 – Age 38 – Labourer. Llest, Llest Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 19 killed.

JOHN Henry - 1891 - 26/11/1891 – Age 39 – Hitcher. Letty Shenkin, Burnyeat Brown and Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Deceased, and another hitcher, finding more water than usual was running down shaft, went up on the cage, to clean a garland curb, and while kneeling on a byat, 5 inches wide, deceased slipped and fell to the bottom, a depth of 134 yards.

JOHN Henry - 1892 - 26/08/1892 – Age 44 – Pumpman. Park Slip, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Tondu, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 112 killed.

JOHN James - 1890 - 10/12/1890 – Age 23 – Stoker. Ocean, Western Ocean Coal Co. Ltd., Nantymoel, Glamorgan. He was taking an empty truck down an incline, from the boilers, when a break van was drawn up against the truck and he was knocked down and injured. Died 16th December.

JOHN James - 1897 - 08/07/1897 – Age 19 – Haulier. Britannic, Dinas Main Coal Co., Glamorgan. Fatally injured by falling under a loaded tram. Died 6th November.

JOHN John - 1892 - 26/08/1892 – Age 19 – Jigger. Park Slip, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd Tondu, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 112 killed.

JOHN John - 1892 - 26/08/1892 – Age 57 – Repairer. Park Slip, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Tondu, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 112 killed.

JOHN John - 1894 - 13/06/1894 – Age 60 – Collier. Gorseinion, Glasbrook Bros., Gorseinion, Glamorgan. Fall of roof (cliff-guar 23 foot long, 5 foot broad and 2 foot thick) from face, back to nearest double timbers, on stall road, Six feet Beam 4 foot thick. Pillar and stall.

JOHN John - 1897 - 26/11/1897 – Age 38 – Roadsman. Primrose, South Wales Primrose Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of side on main level clift 7 foot x 4.5 foot x 8 inches thick. Graigola seam.

JOHN Jordan - 1897 - 10/02/1897 – Age 50 – Pitman. Gwern, Gwern Colliery Co., Glamorgan. Fell off scaffold while ascending with another pitman. They were engaged taking a set of pumps out of an old shaft which was being reopened.

JOHN Joseph - 1899 - 16/12/1899 – Age 55 – Collier. Maindy, Ocean Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face at road end clod 6 feet x 2.75 feet x 16 inches thick, part of rippings while drawing coal down no prop under it. New seam.

JOHN Morgan - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 38 – Haulier. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion. 290 killed.

JOHN or FRAMPTON 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.

JOHN Walter - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 26 – Packman. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion. 290 killed.

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

JOHN William - 1893 - 11/04/1893 – Age 42 – Collier. Great Western, Great Western Colliery Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an underground fire. 63 killed.

JOHN William - 1896 - 25/08/1896 – Age 47 – Collier. Bwllfa Dare, Bwllfa & Merthyr Dare Steam Collieries (1891) Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall at face from a break (not observed) No. 2 seam. Died 30th August.

JOHNS Ernest (non-fatal) - 1892 - 31/03/1892 – Age 25 – Miner. South Phoenix United (metalliferous), Phoenix & West Phoenix United Mining Co., Liskeard, Cornwall. A stone which he was prising down slipped out unexpectedly and injured him.

JOHNS Samuel (injured) - 1890 - 23/07/1890 – Age 43 – Miner. Carn Brea (metalliferous), Carn Brea Mining Co., Carn Brea, Cornwall. A stage on which Johns was standing at work stopping gave way and he fell a distance of 6 feet, sustaining injuries to his head and back although not of a serious nature.

JOHNS Stephen - 1891 - 23/12/1891 – Age 48 – Miner. New Great Work (metalliferous), New Great Work Tin Mining Co. Ltd., Marazion, Cornwall. Drowned by an influx of water from old workings which they communicated with in driving on the north lode at the 12-fathom level. They were alone in the mine and went down to place a charge of dynamite against the face of the level, where water had been coming through in such quantities as to lead them to expect that old workings might be close at hand. There was no bore-hole kept in advance, as, previous to the water appearing, two or three days before the accident no old workings were anticipated. The agent or managers considered the end so broken up that he prohibited any drilling in the stone for fear of disturbing it by hammering and ordered this plan of blasting as the safest, which it certainly was. They went down the shaft at 2 o'clock and were last seen at 8 o'clock, by a youth sent down by the agent to inquire how things were going on. They were then at the adit thawing dynamite, and were, when he left, about to start for the end. A comrade who went down about 6-o'clock at the agent's request, to see how they were getting on, found the mine full of water up to the edit level. Upon subsequent inspection it was found that they had drilled a hole almost 6 inches deep at the breast of the end and evidently the result was to disturb the shattered shell of rock which was what the agent feared and on account of which he prohibited their doing any work, except to blast at the breast. The bodies were recovered on the 8th of January, when the water was in fork. 2 killed.

JOHNS Thomas Henry - 1892 - 01/09/1892 – Age 29 – Miner. Dolcoath (metalliferous), Dolcoath Mining Co., Camborne, Cornwall. While clearing away ground, after having fired five shots, an explosion occurred which knocked him off the stope and caused him to fall about 10 fathoms into the level below where he died within a few minutes. It was unknown whether it was one of the shots that not having gone off now exploded on being struck with a pick or a loose cartridge of dynamite but presumably it was the former.

JOHNSON A. - 1892 - 09/05/1892 – Age 40 - Dataler Manvers Main, Manvers Main Coal Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Fall of stone. 2 killed.

JOHNSON Aaron - 1895 - 14/01/1895 – Age 21 – Loader. Audley, W Rigby and Co., Audley, Staffordshire. Irruption of water from old working. 77 killed.

JOHNSON Andrew - 1899 - 16/02/1899 – Age 14 – Driver. Wearmouth, A Monkwearmouth Coal Co. Ltd., Wearmouth, Co. Durham. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was driving a pony, attached set of full tubs, and stopped, at the siding end, to allow an empty set to pass. The pony started off and deceased's head was crushed between a balk and tub.

JOHNSON Benjamin - 1895 - 23/08/1895 – Age 15 – Driver. Beamish, Mary James Joicey and Co. Ltd., Beamish, Co. Durham. Inquest attended. It seems that deceased must have fallen in front of set of tubs which he was driving and run over. It may be that he was riding on the limmers instead of in the tub.

JOHNSON Benjamin - 1896 - 04/05/1896 – Age 26 - Hooker on. Flint, New Flint Coal & Cannel Co. Ltd., Flint. Inspection made and inquest attended. He had nearly descended the shaft in the cage to the mouthing from which point the shaft was being sunk deeper when he attempted to cross the shaft to the opposite side to the cage and somehow fell through the hole which the hoppit descended through and fell a distance of 7 yards. He succumbed to the injuries received on the 13th.

JOHNSON Benjamin William - 1890 - 18/01/1890 – Age 14 - Bank lad. Coleorton, Coleorton Colliery Co., Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicester. The boy had dropped his pick from the bank on to the railway rails. He went to fetch the pick and was crushed between two railway waggons.

JOHNSON C.H. - 1896 - 27/10/1896 – Age 51 – Collier. Silverdale Kent’s Lane, Butterley Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. Fall of roof at working face in Brown mine ironstone.

JOHNSON Charles - 1892 - 25/05/1892 – Age 35 – Labourer. Dinas Steam, Dinas Steam Colliery Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Fall of stone about 3 foot square and 2 inches thick from roof in opening a road through a gob. Died 4th June.

JOHNSON David - 1890 - 01/01/1890 – Age 54 – Miner. Broomstair, Roger Dukinfield Coal and Cannel Co., Haughton, Lancashire. Died 10th from injury by coal falling further than he expected when taking it down.

JOHNSON David - 1896 - 07/11/1896 – Age 19 – Collier. Rhondda Merthyr, L Gueret, Glamorgan. Fell out of cage at two feet nine landing while ascending.

JOHNSON F.E. - 1896 - 30/09/1896 – Age 24 – Collier. Podmore Hall No. 3, Midland Coal Coke and Iron Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. Fall of coal and roof while he was getting coal off the side of a road where he had no business to go.

JOHNSON Frank - 1893 - 11/05/1893 – Age 33 – Fireman. Golborne, Richard Evans and Co. Ltd., Golborne, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was examining a brow rising 1 in 4 in which there was a blower of gas reported, giving off from the Bastians coal in the floor and fenced off. He was found suffocated behind the brattice about 4 yards from the face having left his lamp just below him and probably attempting to repair behind the brattice when he was overcome by the gas.

JOHNSON Fraser B. - 1890 - 11/06/1890 – Age 35 – Engineer. Marsden, Whitburn Coal Co. Ltd., Whitburn, Co. Durham. Crushed by tubs on an endless rope incline. 4.30 pm.

JOHNSON Fred - 1895 - 14/01/1895 – Age 35 – Fireman. Audley, W Rigby and Co., Audley, Staffordshire. Irruption of water from old working. 77 killed.

JOHNSON Frederick - 1893 - 28/01/1893 – Age 65 - Rope greaser. Bulwell, Babbington Coal Co., Nottinghamshire. Deceased appears to have been stepping across a moving haulage rope when it threw him down. Died 2nd Feb.

JOHNSON G. - 1895 - 23/10/1895 – Age 44 – Collier. Orgreave, Rothervale Coal Co., Yorkshire. When ascending he attempted to leave the cage too soon and caught his head against a beam.

JOHNSON George - 1898 - 16/08/1898 – Age 32 – Engineman. Cramlington Lamb, Cramlington Coal Co. Ltd., Cramlington, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. Johnson, when tightening up some nuts on the drum shaft of the haulage engine, was crushed between the frame and spur wheel, the engine having been set in motion by the weight of a full set of tubs, although the break was said to be down.

JOHNSON Henry - 1896 - 10/07/1896 – Age 21 – Collier. Stopes, Thomas Fletcher and Sons, Lancashire. Fall of roof in working place from between three slips, which ought to have been seen, and props placed on bars. Area 5 feet by 4 feet without a prop.

JOHNSON Henry - 1897 - 06/01/1897 – Age 53 – Collier. The Park, J and R Stone, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased had got the lower section of the seam cut and had propped the upper coal and dirt. These props drawn under the direction of the fireman, and whilst placing fresh props under the exposed roof it came down upon the deceased.

JOHNSON Henry - 1898 – 01/11/1898 – Age 29 – Haulier. Naval Pandy, Naval Colliery Co. (1897) Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof on road as he was passing with horse and tram, roof broke over timbers. Five feet seam.

JOHNSON Jabez - 1891 – 21/12/1891 – Age 19 – Horse driver. Woodhouse No. 1, Lilleshall Co. Ltd., Priors Lee, Staffordshire. Crushed by tub and roof while riding on tug chain.

JOHNSON James - 1899 – 16/01/1899 – Age 28 – Driver. Aldridge, Aldridge Colliery Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. Crushed by full tub in front of which he was walking. Died 22nd Jan.

JOHNSON James - 1899 - 18/10/1899 – Age 53 – Dataller. Cadley Hill, Halls Collieries Ltd., Derbyshire. Fall of roof. Deceased and another man were taking out an old door and fixing a new one when a large fall of roof fell which killed the deceased and broke both legs of the other workman.

JOHNSON John Anderson - 1894 - 11/05/1894 – Age 30 – Hewer. Ryhope, Ryhope Coal Co. Ltd., Sunderland, Co. Durham. Injury to spine by the engine getting off way and catching him.

JOHNSON John Zebulon - 1898 - 09/12/1898 – Age 36 – Shifter. Trimdon Grange, Walter Scott Ltd., Co. Durham. He and another man were lowering away and undermined some props, which caused a fall of stone from the roof, which caught and killed him.

JOHNSON Joseph - 1892 - 02/01/1892 – Age 47 – Horsekeeper. Castle Eden, Castle Eden Coal Co. Ltd., Castle Eden, Co. Durham. While crossing the colliery branches he was knocked down and run over by a truck.

JOHNSON Joseph - 1894 - 08/08/1894 – Age 41 – Owner. Short Heath, Joseph Johnson, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. Suffocated by carbonic acid gas in a shaft.

JOHNSON Joseph - 1895 - 14/01/1895 – Age 13 – Driver. Audley, W Rigby and Co., Audley, Staffordshire. Irruption of water from old working. 77 killed.

JOHNSON Joseph - 1896 - 30/04/1896 – Age 50. Micklefield, Joseph Cliffe and Sons, Yorkshire. Explosion of firedamp. 63 killed.

JOHNSON Levi (injured) - 1894 - 07/02/1894 – Age 58 – Collier. Park House, JH Pearson, Newcastle, Staffordshire. Burnt by gunpowder remaining in a shot hole which had been fired.

JOHNSON Ralph - 1899 - 17/10/1899 – Age 31 – Miner. Long Acres Ironstone, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., North Yorkshire. He was turning away a place, the roof, which was supported by timber and had fired a shot which knocked out the piece of stone and punch prop supporting the baulk. He went into the place and did not notice this and the top suddenly fell upon and killed him.

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JOHNSON Richard - 1894 - 26/07/1894 – Age 66 – Hewer. Bowthorn, Whitehaven Haematite Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., Whitehaven, Cumberland. Inquest attended. It appears that deceased had found the roof in his working place unsafe and when in the act of setting a prop it fell on to him.

JOHNSON Richard - 1897 - 15/09/1897 – Age 53 – Collier. Foggs, A Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of roof in working place on level. Unsupported and overhanging. 2 killed. Johnson died on 16th September.

JOHNSON Richard William - 1895 - 14/01/1895 – Age 20 – Loader. Audley, W Rigby and Co., Audley, Staffordshire. Irruption of water from old working. 77 killed.

JOHNSON Robert - 1895 - 17/05/1895 – Age 16 – Driver. Houghton, Earl of Durham, Houghton, Co. Durham. Riding on limmers, the first tub got off the rails ended up and crushed him to death.

JOHNSON Robert - 1898 - 09/05/1898 – Age 30 – Collier. Chequerbent Yard, Hulton Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of roof in working place from a break for want of props. In 57 square feet, only one prop set. Died 25th May.

JOHNSON Robert - 1898 - 09/05/1898 – Age 30 – Collier. Taylor Green, Thomas Knowles, Lancashire. Fall of roof in working place from a slip which ought to have been seen. 30 feet long by 13 feet wide, extent of fall without a single prop.

JOHNSON Robert - 1899 - 18/12/1899 – Age 53 – Deputy. Blenkinsopp, Thompson and Sons, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased had nearly finished drawing the timber out of a broken jud when a heavy fall of roof occurred. The stone broke off at a strongly marked jack, close to the breaking off timber, and canted several props out.

JOHNSON Samuel - 1895 - 14/01/1895 – Age 43 – Loader. Audley, W Rigby and Co., Audley, Staffordshire. Irruption of water from old working. 77 killed.

JOHNSON Thomas * - 1899 - 03/09/1899 – Age 68. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham.

JOHNSON Thomas - 1898 - 04/04/1898 – Age 57 – Hewer. South Moor, Morrison South Moor Colliery Co. Ltd., Co. Durham. This case was only brought to my notice today. He is alleged to have received a strain down the pit in August of last year and to have died from the effects of same on December 2nd. but the doctor gave a certificate that he died from natural causes and no inquest was held.

JOHNSON Thomas - 1899 - 21/09/1899 – Age 15 – Driver. Hazlerigg, Burradon & Coxlodge Coal Co. Ltd., Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. When driving a pony, attached to a set of full tubs, he by some means fell off the limbers and was found underneath the first tub.

JOHNSON William (injured) - 1894 - 10/11/1894 – Stoker. Hyde Lane, Hyde Lane Colliery Co., Hyde, Cheshire. Scalded while cleaning the boiler. Another stoker opened the mud tap of another boiler which admitted steam.

JOHNSON William - 1892 - 24/06/1892 – Age 46 – Miner. Lumpsey (ironstone), Bell Bros. Ltd., Brotton, Yorkshire. Explosion of a shot, he returned too soon to it after lighting the fuse.

JOHNSON William - 1894 - 24/10/1894 – Age 51 – Dataler. Whiston, Wigan and Whiston Coal Co. Ltd., Prescot, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased, with others, was ascending the shaft when he appears to have fallen out. The cage was a satisfactory one but the shaft is very hot, which may have caused fainting, though there has been no complaints of it for many years.

JOHNSON William - 1894 - 25/06/1894 – Age 24 – Collier. Ashtonfield, Bridgewater Trustees, Little Hulton, Lancashire. Fall of roof from a slip and roof known to be bad. “We’ll fill this tub and go”.

JOHNSON William - 1895 - 09/10/1895 – Age 18 – Putter. Ashington, Ashington Coal Co., Ashington, Northumberland. Inquest attended. The medical evidence was to the effect that although phthisis was the primary cause of death the secondary cause was the accident (sprained side) which it was admitted he had received. Died February 26th.

JOHNSON William - 1896 - 25/03/1896 – Age 20 – Putter. Blenkinsop, Thompson and Sons, Blenkinsop, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was caught by a fall of stone when travelling on the waggon way. The place was considered to be quite safe.

JOHNSON William - 1898 - 03/11/1898 – Age 37 – Stoneman. South Elswick, Elswick Coal Co. Ltd., Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. Explosion of firedamp.

JOHNSON William - 1899 - 11/12/1899 – Age 20 – Driver. Berry Hill Deep, H Warrington and Son, Staffordshire. Run over by loaded wagon while driving on level.

JOHNSON William - 1899 - 27/01/1899 – Age 20 – Dayman. Chapel House, Executors of late E Smith, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. A coupling broke causing six full tubs of coal to rush down the jig, crushing the deceased before he could get clean away. He succumbed to the injuries received January 30th 1899.

JOHNSTON Hugh - 1891 - 22/01/1891 – Age 36 – Bottomer. Springside No. 10, A Kenneth and Sons, Dreghorn, Ayrshire. Pushed a hutch into the open shaft from mid working and fell after it.

JOHNSTON James (non-fatal) - 1891 - 24/11/1891 – Age 27 – Trimmer. Darngavil, Darngavil Coal Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Injured by waggon. 14 days off.

JOHNSTON James (non-fatal) - 1894 - 17/02/1894 – Age 33 – Miner. Mosside & Riddockhill, Gavin Paul and Sons, Linlithgow. Fall of coal and roof. 120 days off.

JOHNSTON R. (non-fatal) - 1894 - 17/01/1894 – Age 24 – Driver. Eddlewood, John Watson Ltd., Lanarkshire. Jammed by tub. 11 days off.

JOHNSTON S. - 1891 - 14/03/1891 – Age 23 – Collier. Nostell, Lord St. Oswald, Wakefield, Yorkshire. Fall of coal.

JOHNSTON Thomas (injured) - 1894 - 03/05/1894 – Age 30 – Loader. Mossfield, W Rigby and Co., Longton, Staffordshire. Wrist fractured by fall of roof at working face in Banbury Seam.

JOHNSTONE Alexander - 1896 - 28/07/1896 – Age 18 – Labourer. Maddiston Brick Works (quarry), Maddiston Brick and Quarry Co., Stirling. Explosion of steam boiler. The boiler was weakened by corrosion on the line of brick support running lengthways under boiler. 2 killed.

JOHNSTONE Andrew - 1896 - 13/05/1896 - Age 20 – Miner. Blantyre No. 2, William Dixon Ltd., Lanarkshire. Fall of coal and stone.

JOHNSTONE David (non-fatal) - 1890 - 11/02/1890 – Age 49 – Miner. Bathville, James Wood, Linlithgow. Fall of coal. 85 days off.

JOHNSTONE David (non-fatal) - 1890 - 21/03/1890 – Age 36 – Miner. Begg, Goodall Bros., Fife. Explosion of shot. 29 days off.