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NADIN John - 1899 - 09/01/1899 – Age 42 – Collier. Tyldesley, Astley & Tyldesley Coal & Salt Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of roof in drawing road, whilst taking a full tub out. Died on 10th.

NADIN John Thomas - 1891 - 12/03/1891 – Age 17 - Screen boy. Grassmoor, Grassmoor Colliery Co., Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Accidentally fell from a railway waggon whilst being lowered under the screens. 11.45 am.

NAISBETT Bright - 1899 - 31/05/1899 – Age 53 – Deputy. Croxdale, Weardale Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. He was drawing the last prop, in a jud, when the roof came away and caught his foot and dashing his head against the side killed him instantly.

NAISBETT Frank - 1897 - 29/03/1897 – Age 61 – Shifter. Bourn Moor, Lambton Collieries Ltd., Co.Durham. He and another man were raising timber and some stone fell from the side, the fright caused him to have apoplectic seizure. Died same day.

NAISBETT Joseph - 1890 - 18/04/1890 – Age 17 – Driver. Hutton Henry, Hutton Henry Coal Co. Ltd., Wingate, Co.Durham. Coming outbye he fell before his pony and a set of tubs and was run over.

NAISBETT William - 1898 - 06/10/1898 – Age 61 - Night deputy. New Brancepeth, Cochrane and Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. He went into a broken jud, which was working heavily to pull up and cast back the rails. The stone commenced to fall, at the outbye end of the jud, and although urged by the hewer to come out, he stayed in until a large stone fell upon and killed him.

NAISBITT William - 1898 - 20/07/1898 – Age 68 - Horsekeeper & asst. onsetter. West Hunwick, Joseph Torbock and Co., Co.Durham. When ascending the shaft he, by some means, fell out of the cage and was crushed between it and some of the shaft timber and he then fell to the bottom of the shaft a distance of 14 feet and was killed.

NAISH William - 1899 - 10/02/1899 – Collier. Wellsway, Rt Hon Earl of Waldegrave, Somerset. Died on or about the 10th February, it was alleged from injury, received by knocking his head against the roof at the Colliery, but the evidence showed death to have resulted from an abscess following pneumonia and not a result of the accident.

NAISMITH Allan - 1899 - 05/05/1899 – Age 50 – Labourer. Bogleshole No. 4, James Dunlop and Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Collapse of an old wall caused by digging a trench alongside of it.

NAISMITH Andrew (non-fatal) - 1892 - 15/12/1892 – Age 45 – Collier. Knownoble, Kerr and Mitchell, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof. 23 days off.

NAISMITH Henry (non-fatal) - 1893 - 14/01/1893 – Age 19 – Drawer. Rawyards, Rawyards Colliery Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Fall of stone. 203 days off.

NAITBY George - 1898 - 09/03/1898 – Age 30 – Screeman. East Knowle, Carlton Iron Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. Shoulder crushed between a truck and an upright, his legs were broken by being run over by some trucks he was lowering down under the screens. He was taken to the Infirmary at Newcastle but died the same day.

NAKETT Patrick - 1895 - 10/05/1895 – Age 60 – Labourer. Milnwood, Coltness Iron Co., Lanarkshire. Run over by Caledonian Railway Co. loco. on the siding.

NALLEY W. - 1895 - 05/12/1895 – Age 28 – Collier. Waterloo Main, Brooks and Pickup, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

NAREY Patrick - 1895 - 11/07/1895 – Age 33 – Hewer. Dudley, Cramlington Coal Co. Ltd., Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. Fall of stone. Two props had apparently been knocked out by an overcharged shot and deceased had omitted to reset them before clearing the coals up.

NARY William - 1897 - 12/10/1897 – Age 30 – Hitcher. Risca, United National Collieries Ltd., Monmouth. A piece of coal fell down the shaft from the trams which were being banked at the surface and fatally injured him as he was taking trams off the cage at the bottom.

NASH J. - 1893 - 14/12/1893 – Age 25 – Collier. Snydale, Rhodes and Dally, Pontefract, Yorkshire. Fall of coal.

NASH James - 1891 - 14/03/1891 – Age 30 – Miner. Gurteen Hall and Dobbs, Gurteen, Ireland. Fatally injured by his own shot going off, after his return, another shot having gone off that he erroneously supposed to be his. Died 16th, at the infirmary. Inspection and inquiry.

NASH T. - 1896 – 07/03/1896 – Age 14 – Coal picker. Car House, John Brown and Co., Yorkshire. Caught by revolving shaft. He had no business to be there.

NASH William - 1894 - 27/10/1894 – Age 40 – Quarryman. Limpley Stoke (metalliferous), Northey Stone Co., Limpley Stoke, Somerset. A block of stone, 5 foot high 4 foot long and 2 foot wide, which was being drawn forward by a crane, toppled over and jammed deceased against the pillars for supporting the roof and caused instant death. He was voluntarily assisting at the stone, his own work being clearing about 9 feet away.

NATTRASS Emmanuel - 1896 - 17/01/1896 – Age 51 – Miner. Greyside Lead (metalliferous), Thomas Clarke, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. He descended the shaft to the level 10 fathoms from the bottom. Having got off he gave the all clear signal and suddenly appeared to stumble and fell into the shaft. He was subject to fits and it is thought he took one at this time. The shaft is fenced by means of a chain but this was not in place at the time.

NATTRASS J. - 1894 - 30/08/1894 – Age 16 – Striker. Houghton Main, Houghton Main Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of coal.

NATTRASS or MATTRASS John - 1896 - 29/05/1896 – Age 57 – Miner. Green Laws Lead (metalliferous), Weardale Lead Co. Ltd., Co. Durham. While filling ore into a hopper a fall took place from hanging wall and killed him instantly.

NAUGHTON Patrick (non-fatal) - 1892 - 14/03/1892 – Miner. Carfin No. 2, Carfin Coal Co., Motherwell, Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp. 4 injured.

NAYLOR John - 1899 - 29/05/1899 – Age 46 – Collier. Garswood Hall, Garswood Hall Collieries Co. Ltd., Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire. Inspection made. The deceased was coming out from his work, along the Main Haulage road, and stepping out of the way of the empty tubs, of one road, he got in front of the full tubs on the other road and got run over. The road appeared to be in excellent order. The haulage travelling about eight miles an hour.

NAYLOR Mark - 1899 - 15/06/1899 – Age 39 – Collier. Sutton Heath, Sutton Heath & Lea Green Collieries Co. Ltd., St Helens, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. A fall of roof rock occurred, on the drawing road from between two steps. There were six sprags set between the steps in the roof but they did not appear to have been let in at the ends, only being wedged, a crunch or weight in the roof capped them and buried the deceased, the roof falling between the two slips.

NAYLOR Peter - 1892 - 08/08/1892 – Age 31 – Fireman. Park Lane, Garswood Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was drawing out props and had drawn about a dozen when the roof fell on him while he was in the act of drawing another. He ought to have used a gablock and chain.

NAYLOR William - 1894 - 01/11/1894 – Age 18 - Runner in. Whitemoss, Whitemoss Coal Co. Ltd., Skelmersdale, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. When running the full boxes into the cage, at the pit bottom, a piece of coal cut his head, having fallen down the shaft. He had to undergo an operation but succumbed on the 9th. The shelter has been made more secure since the accident.

Nc COSH John? (non-fatal) - 1892 - 19/11/1892 - Miner. Hindsward No. 1, Eglinton Iron Co., Cumnock, Ayrshire. Crushed between his hutch and a prop.

NEADS James - 1898 - 14/06/1898 – Age 32 – Hewer. East Tanfield, James Joicey and Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. Died from septic blood poisoning caused by a slight wound to the palm of left hand. The accident was not reported to any official, but was afterwards alleged to have been received when at work.

NEAGLE Hugh (non-fatal) - 1894 - 02/02/1894 – Age 15 – Drawer. Mosside & Riddockhill, Gavin Paul and Sons, Linlithgow. Breaking of Cousie chain. 112 days off.

NEAGLE Mike - 1899 - 08/02/1899 – Age 32 – Haulier. Castle, Crawshay Bros. Ltd., Glamorgan. Run over by four loaded trams which had become detached from the rest of the journey by the breaking of a shackle pin.

NEAL George Henry - 1897 - 30/04/1897 – Age 16 - Chip maker. Coanwood Whinstone Quarry, Coanwood Whinstone Quarry Co. Ltd., Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased neglected to go inside the shelter provided, and standing out at a distance of about 100 yards from the shot he was struck on the head by a flying pellet and killed by it.

NEAL R. - 1890 - 19/02/1890 – Age 29 – Collier. Roundwood, Roundwood Coal Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

NEAL William - 1894 - 02/03/1894 – Age 16 – Driver. South Moor, South Moor Coal Co. Ltd., Chester-le-Street, Co.Durham. Fall of a large stone from side of shaft on to the cage in which they were ascending. 2 killed.

NEAL William - 1896 - 03/11/1896 – Age 25 - Loco. Stoker. Podmore Hall, Midland Coal Coke and Iron Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. He was riding on the front buffer of a set of trucks, shoved by an engine for shunting. The truck got off the rails and he was thrown off and run over. It could not be ascertained what caused the truck to leave the rail but when it was examined afterward one pair of wheels was found to be five eighths of an inch out of square this however might be caused after the truck get off the rails.

NEAL William - 1899 - 26/05/1899 – Age 50 – Repairer. Aberdare Merthyr, Marquess of Bute, Glamorgan. Fall of roof at the road cliff 15 foot x 7 foot x 4 foot thick, while deceased was putting up a prop under it. The roof had been worked and he was sent to secure it. Seven feet seam.

NEALE Joseph Holiday - 1895 - 11/09/1895 – Age 40 – Sinker. Kingsbury, Hockley Hall and Whateley Colliery Co. Ltd., Warwick. Suffocated by being lowered into a sinking shaft containing noxious gases. No examination of the shaft was made before the deceased descended and it was unventilated. 2 killed.

NEALE Patsy - 1892 - 19/01/1892 – Age 21 – Steeplejack. Fernhill, Fernhill Merthyr Colliery Co. Ltd., Treherbert, Glamorgan. Fell off ladder at top of chimney which he was repairing.

NEARY Andrew - 1896 - 17/07/1896 – Age 31 – Sinker. Clock Face, Bold Hall Estate Co. Ltd., St Helens, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. They were streaming water out of a hoppit, over the sinkers into a water trough, when the banksmen slipped their hold of the hoppit and it upset the water down into the pit falling on the deceased and knocking him down, by which he was fatally injured.

NEATBY H. - 1895 - 14/03/1895 – Grimethorpe, Mitchell Main Coal Co., Yorkshire. Fall from headgear.

NECKRIW William - 1890 - 12/02/1890 – Age 27 – Haulier. Ffaldau, Ffaldau Colliery Co. Ltd., Pontycymmer, Glamorgan. Fall of roof (rippings) where repairers were at work at face of heading. He was taking a tram load of timber to the place. 9 foot seam. Longwall.

NEEDHAM Francis - 1899 - 22/06/1899 – Age 47 – Collier. Sherdley, Whitecross Co. Ltd., St Helens, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. They were taking a ribbing upbrow and left roof coal overhead for a distance of four yards unpropped. It was stated they had tried to draw it down but had failed. It afterwards fell upon the deceased when he was engaged filling a tub of coal.

NEEDHAM J. - 1891 - 05/08/1891 – Age 19 – Pumpman. Rotherham Main, J Brown and Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Fell down shaft.

NEEDHAM J. - 1893 - 22/04/1893 – Age 21 – Shunter. Orgreave, Rotherham Vale Coal Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Injured by waggons on branch railway.

NEEDHAM John James - 1899 - 26/05/1899 – Age 24 – Stallman. Butterley Park No. 6, Butterley Co., Derbyshire. Fall of roof. Deceased was climbing a fallen web of coal, to get some timber, when a fall of roof took place and killed him.

NEESAM John - 1893 - 20/01/1893 – Age 41 – Sinker. Newbattle, Lothian Coal Co., Edinburgh. Knocked off kettle.

NEGUS Joseph - 1897 - 17/11/1897 – Age 40 – Foreman. Hilmorton Clay (quarry), William Gerrard, Satchell, Warwick. Deceased, and five others, working at a brick kiln, were lowering seven trucks of bricks down a covered tramway by standing in front of them. The trucks overpowered all the men and deceased was run over and killed. Another man was seriously injured.

NEGUS William John (non-fatal) - 1891 - 18/03/1891 – Age 22 – Miner. Dolcoath (metalliferous), Dolcoath Mining Co., Camborne, Cornwall. While engaged, with others, putting in a stull at the 14-fathom level, a heavy piece of timber which was suspended by a pair of blocks swung round and struck his leg, breaking it.

NEIL Andrew (non-fatal) - 1892 - 13/04/1892 – Miner. Cauldhame, Archibald Finnie and Son, Dreghorn, Ayrshire. While taking a hutch down a road his head struck the roof.

NEIL Arthur (non-fatal) - 1891 - 18/12/1891 – Age 13 – Drawer. Mainbank, Birkenshaw Coal Co., Lanarkshire. By hutch.

NEIL John - 1892 - 13/01/1892 – Age 35 – Collier. Jarrow No. 5, Joseph Dobbs, Castlecomer, Ireland. He was getting coal from the face of "breast" seven yards wide, when a quantity of roof fell on him. Came from a slip, hidden by the coal, it could not be seen. He had been told not to get coal near the loose corner because there was a downthrow fault near. Yet he was so doing. Fall 4 feet long, 3 feet wide, 12 inches thick.

NEIL Malcolm (non-fatal) - 1894 - 15/01/1894 – Age 29 – Miner. Shieldhill, Carron Co., Stirling. Coal falling down the shaft. 13 days off.

NEIL Matthew - 1895 - 07/10/1895 – Age 25 – Sinker. South Craigends, John Logan and Sons, Stirling. Chain broke. 2 killed.

NEIL R. - 1890 - 15/04/1890 – Age 50 – Collier. Park Hill, Victoria Coal Co., Wakefield, Yorkshire. Fall of coal and stone.

NEIL Robert - 1891 - 15/08/1891 – Age 17 – Miner. Lanemark, Afton Lanemark Coal Co., New Cumnock, Ayrshire. Fall of roof on road.

NEILD G. - 1896 - 27/06/1896 – Age 39 – Deputy. Hoyland Silkstone, Hoyland Silkstone Co., Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

NEILD John - 1891 - 02/12/1891 – Age 28 – Miner. Agecroft, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Pendlebury, Lancashire Suffocated by gases when shutting off a fire in the mine, supposed to be from spontaneous combustion. Inspection and inquiry. 4 killed.

NEILLY George (non-fatal) - 1894 - 05/01/1894 – Age 42 – Miner. Bathville, James Wood Ltd., Linlithgow. Fall of coal. Not yet returned.

NEILSON James (non-fatal) - 1890 - 17/02/1890 – Age 33 – Miner. Loanhead, Shotts Iron Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Fall of brushing at face. 64 days off.

NEILSON James (non-fatal) - 1892 - 07/05/1892 – Age 21 – Driver. Motherwell, John Watson Ltd., Lanarkshire. Crushed by tub. 105 days off.

NEILSON John (non-fatal) - 1892 - 27/04/1892 – Age 45 – Collier. Quarter, Colin Dunlop and Co., Lanarkshire. Fall of roof. Still off.

NEILSON John - 1891 - 22/08/1891 – Age 35 – Collier. Cowdenbeath, Cowdenbeath Coal Co., Fife. Fall of roof.

NEILSON Robert (non-fatal) - 1891 - 13/03/1891 – Age 16 – Collier. Ashgill, Brand and Co., Lanarkshire. Fall of coal. 6 days off.

NEILSON Robert (non-fatal) - 1892 - 30/11/1892 – Age 33 – Collier. Pencuik, Shotts Iron Co., Edinburgh. Struck by stone from shot. 10 days off.

NEILSON Thomas - 1891 - 21/10/1891 – Age 27 – Miner. Leadhills (metalliferous), Leadhills Silver Lead Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Made ground give way.

NEILSON Walter (non-fatal) - 1894 - 29/03/1894 – Age 42 – Drawer. Cornsilloch, Archibald Russell, Lanarkshire. Crushed by tub. 29 days off.

NEILSON William (non-fatal) - 1890 - 14/05/1890 – Age 35 – Miner. Coltness, Coltness Iron Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Fall of coal. 34 days off.

NELIND Thomas - 1890 - 11/12/1890 – Age 23 – Hewer, Cramlington Cramlington Coal Co., Cramlington, Northumberland. While working at the face of the coal a large stone fell from the roof. 12.30 pm.

NELMS Reuben - 1897 - 18/03/1897 – Age 28 – Collier. Llanbradach, Cardiff Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof while engaged holing the place was not properly secured. There was a noticeable absence of timber set in the place for which I attribute blame to the management in not supervising and enforcing the rule in regard to securing the place. The Collier himself was to blame in the first place, and in the second the fireman or examiner, the overman and manager were not without a share for allowing such a degree of laxity.

NELSON Andrew - 1893 - 16/10/1893 – Age 43 – Miner. Elphingstone, R and J Durire, Haddington. Fall of coal.

NELSON Hugh - 1898 - 06/12/1898 – Age 35 – Pumpman. Hamilton Place, Bent Colliery Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Found dead beneath the pumping engine, having been crushed by the machine.

NELSON J.H. - 1894 - 30/11/1894 – Age 18 – Putter. Newbottle, Earl of Durham, Fence Houses, Co.Durham. Severe injuries to head caught between tub and roof. Died on 2nd December.

NELSON James - 1890 - 04/12/1890 – Age 21 – Shaftsman. Boldon, Harton Coal Co., Boldon, Co.Durham. Was in the Bensham seam and put his head over the safety chain, at the shaft, to shout down to another seam when the cage hit him. 9.45 am.

NELSON James - 1891 - 18/04/1891 – Age 10 – Schoolboy. Woodfield, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Crook, Co.Durham. While trespassing on the pit bank, after the pit ceased working, he was caught in a wheel and killed.

NELSON James - 1897 - 07/01/1897 – Age 19 - Pump attdnt. Foxley No. 2, J Dunn and Stephen, Lanarkshire. While descending the shaft the cage stuck then dropping away the muzzle broke and the cage fell to the bottom.

NELSON John (non-fatal) - 1890 - 25/12/1890 – Age 45 – Joiner. Hill of Beath, Fife Coal Co. Ltd., Fife. Falling off pithead roof. Not yet returned.

NELSON John (non-fatal) - 1891 - 10/06/1891 - Waggon trimmer. Foxley No. 3, Foxley Coal Co., Tollcross, Lanarkshire. Jammed between buffers of waggons by one overlapping the other.

NELSON John Edward - 1896 - 18/04/1896 – Age 56 – Overman. East Hedley Hope, B Samuelson and Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. While travelling in the pit he hit his head against a projecting stone. Died on the 20th.

NELSON Thomas - 1892 - 14/07/1892 – Age 30 – Miner. Crossgates No. 1 (metalliferous), Millom and Askam Iron Co., Dalton, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was engaged driving a drift in which, according to the Special Rules, the timbers should not be more than 4 feet apart. The last set was 6 feet from the face when a fall of roof occurred at this point burying him. Place not visited by any official since 3 p.m. on the previous day.

NELSON William - 1896 - 20/10/1896 – Age 19 - Chain runner. Newbattle, Lothian Coal Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. While Coming up a dook road, sitting on the first tub of the rake, his head came in contact with a crown, stunning him and causing him to fall off, whereby he was crushed between the tubs and the wall side.

NELSON William - 1896 - 25/02/1896 – Age 23 – Quarryman. Bowsden Moor (quarry), George Nelson, Beal, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. A very simple accident. He was engaged taking off the surface clay, about 6 feet thick, and had slightly undermined a portion of it which suddenly slipped from a greasy parting. Died 19th Mar.

NESBIT John William - 1898 - 02/06/1898 – Age 21 – Stoneman. Usworth, Johnasson Gordon and Co. Ltd., Usworth, Co.Durham. Inquest attended. The deceased was breaking a stone with a hammer, when a small piece struck him on the nose indicting a very slight wound, which however became more serious and finally blood poisoning supervened and he died on June 11th.

NESBIT William - 1891 - 25/11/1891 – Age 13 – Trapper. Broomhill, Sowerby and Andrews, Broomhill, Northumberland. Inquiry made. After leaving the pit he was running alongside some vans on the colliery siding when he slipped and fell across the rails the vans passing over him. 5.0 pm.

NESBITT Christopher - 1898 - 14/06/1898 – Age 60 – Wasteman. Seaton Delaval, Seaton Delaval Coal Co., Seaton Delaval, Northumberland. Inquest attended. Deceased and his marrow were using gelignite to break up a large stone on the travelling road. Believing there was a misfire they returned when the shot exploded.

NESBITT James - 1898 - 03/11/1898 – Age 14 - Horse driver. Whitehouse Limestone Quarry, F and W Armstrong, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. The boy, against instructions, attempted to sprag one of a set of waggons, and was knocked down and run over.

NESLON Henry - 1897 - 31/03/1897 – Age 63 – Mason. Wheal Grenville Tin Wheal, Grenville Mining Co., Cornwall. When erecting a scaffolding to execute repairs to the engine house and chimney which had been recently struck by lightning he fell a distance of 25 feet, sustaining fatal injuries.

NESSAM John (non-fatal) - 1892 - 19/01/1892 – Age 19 – Pumpman. Newbattle, John Watson Ltd., Lanarkshire. Injured in shaft.

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

NEVEN H. - 1890 - 18/11/1890 – Age 39 – Dataler. Nunnery, Nunnery Coal Co., Sheffield, Yorkshire. Fall of stone.

NEVILLE Joseph - 1891 - 08/05/1891 – Age 15 - Engine tenter. Biddulph Valley, R Heath and Sons, Biddulph, Staffordshire. Crushed by tubs on endless chain haulage, on surface while going to his work.

NEVIN James - 1891 - 07/04/1891 – Age 15 - Nut crusher. Ince Hall, Pearson and Knowles Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was engaged at a screen on top of the slack tower and appears to have been sitting on a fence over the pulleys when he fell backwards and was jammed between the pulleys and side of the woodwork. 4.0 pm.

NEWBOULD S. - 1891 - 24/03/1891 – Age 28 – Collier. Cortonwood, Cortonwood Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of roof. Died 25th.

NEWBY R. - 1895 - 07/11/1895 – Age 42 – Labourer. Jubilee, E Winterburn, Yorkshire. Fall of ground from place beyond his control.

NEWCOMBE W. - 1894 - 03/10/1894 – Age 14 - Screen boy. Orgreave, Rother Vale Coal Co., Sheffield, Yorkshire. Injured by waggon, died 4th.

NEWELL Bartholomew - 1896 - 13/04/1896 – Age 15 – Driver. Brancepeth, Strakers and Love, Co.Durham. Killed in the 1896 explosion.

NEWELL Fielding - 1893 - 09/06/1893 – Age 45 - Stone miner. Britannia (metalliferous), Brooks and Brooks, Bacup, Lancashire. Getting stone to build pack in gate road, 6 yards from face, stone fell from the roof from slip clearly visible. Had thought stone was dangerous and was trying to work at one side of it. Died on 14th.

NEWELL S. - 1894 – 19/05/1894 – Age 36 – Collier. Allerton Main, T and RW Bower, Leeds, Yorkshire. Gas, 3 killed, died 24th.

NEWLANDS David (non-fatal) - 1891 – 24/04/1891 – Age 42 – Collier. Springwell, William H Walker, Lanarkshire. Explosion of gas. 2 injured. 63 days off.

NEWLANDS James - 1890 – 14/01/1890 – Age 17 – Gatekeeper. Niddrie, Niddrie and Benhar Coal Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Run over by waggons on private branch railway. 4.00 pm.

NEWLANDS James - 1895 – 09/02/1895 – Age 44 – Miner. East Plean, Merryton Coal Co., Stirling. Fall of coal and stone.

NEWLYN Solomon - 1897 - 14/07/1897 – Age 48 – Labourer. Whiting Factory (quarry), Henry Rogers, Hampshire. Crushed by machinery, which he was trying to adjust while in motion. He might have had the machinery for the purpose had he wished but he thought it was unnecessary. The foreman was more or less to blame for allowing him to do this work while the machinery was in motion but as so often happens he left it with deceased to do as he liked.

NEWMAN John - 1891 - 25/11/1891 – Age 31 – Deputy. Marsden, Harton Coal Co., Marsden, Co.Durham. Inspection made. Caught by a fall of stone when drawing timber. 6 pm.

NEWMAN William - 1893 - 08/07/1893 – Age 32 – Collier. Navigation, Nixons Navigation Co. Ltd., Mountain Ash, Glamorgan. Fatally injured by fall of roof at face in Two feet nine seam. It was a bell stone from 3 to 4 foot diameter and 8 inches thick in the centre, he knew it sounded heavy but failed to prop it. Died 17th Mar. 1894.

NEWPORT Henry - 1892 - 02/09/1892 – Age 18 – Collier. Camerton, Miss AM Harrett, Bath, Somerset. Fall of roof clod or scab which occurred at the face in consequence of an unseen slip and a smooth parting above. There was a prop under the lip of the stone but it was shoved over or discharged and let the stone down upon him.

NEWPORT Samuel - 1891 - 22/05/1891 – Age 31 – Sinker. Dowlais Cardiff, Dowlais Iron Co., Blaenavon, Glamorgan. Struck by stones from a shot of dynamite in a sinking pit, while the boring of other holes was proceeding. A round of 14 shots had been lighted in the previous shift, 13 of which only were heard but failing upon close examination to find a missed shot the sinkers assumed that two shots had exploded at the same moment. The shot had either hung fire or what is more likely had been bored into and so exploded.

NEWSOME G. - 1896 - 30/11/1896 – Age 36 – Collier. Darfield Main, Mitchells Main Coal Co., Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

NEWTON Anthony - 1890 - 29/01/1890 – Age 70 – Wasteman. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co.Durham. Died from natural causes just as he reached his working place in the Main Coal Seam. Ventilation all right. Not comprised.

NEWTON Benjamin - 1899 - 24/02/1899 – Age 72 - Road cleaner. Upleatham Ironstone, Pease and Partners, N. Yorkshire. A splinter of wood ran into his finger from a waggon he was emptying of ballast. Blood poisoning supervened and he died on April 19th.

NEWTON C. - 1899 - 20/04/1899 – Age 45 – Shunter. Denaby Grange, Miss EL Kaye, Yorkshire. Whilst coupling waggons it was conjectured he went between them.

NEWTON George - 1899 - 07/04/1899 – Age 42 – Miner. Hodbarrow Iron Ore, Hodbarrow Mining Co. Ltd., Cumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. The working, which was timbered close up to the face was almost finished as there was practically nothing but old wood above the usual practice of chocking the timber tight up to the roof was not followed, no danger was being anticipated.

NEWTON James - 1899 - 19/05/1899 – Age 49 – Collier. Dukinfield Astley, Dukinfield Collieries Ltd., Dukinfield, Cheshire. Fall of roof at working face in Peacock Seam, while he was preparing to set a post. Died 24th May.

NEWTON John - 1897 - 18/11/1897 – Age 55 – Stoneman. South Durham, South Durham Coal Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. He was dressing the stone down, after a shot, when a large stone fell from the roof and crushed him against a gateway pack, injuring him so severely that he died about half an hour after being got home.

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

NEWTON Thomas - 1897 - 23/06/1897 – Age 29 – Hewer. Hedley Hill, Weardale Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. An attempt was made to prove there had been an accident to his arm but the doctor certified death was due to natural causes and no inquest was held.

NEWTON Thomas Robson - 1896 - 05/12/1896 – Age 14 - Stone putter. Seaton Delaval, Foster Seaton Delaval Coal Co., Seaton Delaval, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. Explosion of gas with open light.

NEWTON William (non-fatal) - 1893 - 24/10/1893 – Age 17 - Miner. Forkneuk & Hopetoun, Youngs Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. Explosion of gas 1 day off.

NIBLETT Joseph - 1899 - 01/02/1899 – Age 40 – Labourer. Crumpmeadow, Lydney & Crumpmeadow Collieries Co. Ltd., Gloucester. When ascending the shaft he put his head outside the frame of the cage and it was caught by the descending cage.

NICHOL John - 1897 - 26/03/1897 – Age 45 – Miner. Devon, Alloa Coal Co., Clackmannan. Rupture of door or valve in a dam. 6 killed.

NICHOL John George - 1897 - 01/03/1897 – Age 44 – Stoneman. Newton Cap, Henry Stobart and Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. While timbering new horse pump house a baulk broke and let down a large quantity of stone from the roof which killed them instantly. 2 killed.

NICHOL Richard - 1899 - 07/07/1899 – Age 18 – Labourer. Southam Iron Ore, Southam Haematite Co. Ltd., Cumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. Poisoned by carbonic-oxide gas given off by burning timber. 4 killed.

NICHOL William - 1898 - 01/04/1898 – Age 64 – Stoneman. Seaton Burn, John Bowes and Partners Ltd., Seaton Burn, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased, with two others, had taken a top ‘canch’ in an old air road and then secured the roof by means of a balk notched into the sides. Nichol was breaking up the fallen stone, when the balk gave way, at one end, and a large stone fell from a 'jack’ and caught him. He died June 4th.

NICHOLAS D.J. - 1897 - 08/07/1897 – Age 15 - Engine boy. Dowlais South Tunnel, Dowlais Iron Co., Glamorgan. Found dead between a coil of rope and drum of 6-inch crab-engine which he attended.

NICHOLAS David - 1891 - 11/08/1891 – Age 36 - Night fireman. Nantmelyn, Nantmelyn Colliery Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fell out of cage while descending the shaft.

NICHOLAS David - 1894 - 09/10/1894 – Age 32 - Master haulier. Llwynpia No. 2, Glamorgan Coal Co. Ltd., Llwynpia, Glamorgan. Struck by a haulage rope due to the post which guided the rope giving way.

NICHOLAS John - 1897 - 13/02/1897 – Age 31 - Master haulier. Celynen Newport, Abercarne Black Vein Steam Coal Co., Monmouth. A tram which having got off the rails was being drawn by a horse to a crossing, with a view to getting it back on the rails again, but it knocked out a pair of timbers. A fall of roof resulted and killed him.

NICHOLAS Joseph - 1892 – 20/01/1892 – Age 43 – Haulier. North’s Navigation Coegnant, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Maesteg, Glamorgan. Struck by runaway trams at bottom of selfacting incline the rope having broken.

NICHOLAS William (injured) - 1890 - 21/01/1890 – Age 29 – Tributer. Snailbeach (metalliferous). Two holes bored in rock, full of cavities, were charged with gunpowder and fired. Both went off but one made a smaller report. While working with a crowbar on the ground, loosened by the blast, there was a sudden flash and Nicholas had his arm and face burnt. Some gunpowder must have lodged in one of the cavities and escaped being fired. 3 weeks off.

NICHOLAS William - 1890 - 12/08/1890 – Age 20 – Rider. Elba Wright, Butler and Co. Ltd., Gowerton, Glamorgan. While riding in front of the journey, up the slant, his head struck the roof and he fell off. Slant 5 foot 2 inches high at lowest point on road. Gradient 1 in 2.5.

NICHOLAS William - 1891 - 31/10/1891 – Age 35 – Collier. Bwllfa Dare, Bwllfa & Merthyr Dare Steam Collieries (1891) Ltd., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of top coal (13 feet x 4 feet x 3 feet 3 inches thick from between two slips meeting at top) while recklessly working off a slip of bottom coal, after removing the props which supported the top coal. 9 foot seam. Longwall.

NICHOLAS William Henry (non-fatal) - 1894 - 17/02/1894 – Age 30 – Miner. Levant (metalliferous), Levant Mine Adventurers, St. Just, Cornwall. Fall of ground.

NICHOLES John - 1895 - 24/05/1895 – Age 26 – Collier. Ferndale No. 5, D Davis and Sons Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of part of rippings, of which there were 9 yards on with side props only. While sitting eating food, a stone 4 foot long x 19 inches wide from nothing to 10 inches thick fell upon the tram, rolled over and struck him. Died 1st June. Five feet seam.

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

NICHOLLS Alfred - 1895 - 02/12/1895 – Age 40 – Horsekeeper. Writhlington, Writhlington and Huish Colliery Co., Writhlington, Somerset. Apparently while endeavouring to put a strap on a drive pulley for an oats crushing machine he become entangled with the shaft, which was revolving about 100 times per minute near the ceiling.

NICHOLLS Edward - 1896 - 11/02/1896 – Age 52 – Quarryman. Vaynor limestone (quarry), Crawshay Bros., Cyfartha Ltd., Brecon. Unexpected fall of side of quarry from a place a few feet above their heads. 2 men killed.

NICHOLLS George - 1898 - 10/12/1898 – Age 24 – Holer. West Cannock, West Cannock Colliery Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. Fall of roof in working face between timber and face.

NICHOLLS Isaac - 1892 - 01/07/1892 – Age 46 - Royalty master. Parkfield, Isaac Nichols, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. Fell to bottom of shaft when ascending.

NICHOLLS J. - 1898 - 27/10/1898 – Age 43 – Loader. Norton Cannock, Norton Cannock Colliery Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. Crushed between a jig post and an empty tub. Died 31st.

NICHOLLS John - 1897 - 21/08/1897 – Age 45 – Labourer. Brockwell Clay (quarry), CJ Saunders, Derbyshire. Whilst cleaning out the underground flue, of a brick kiln, a paraffin lamp he was using and which was placed on the top of the flue fell on him. The lamp had a loose lid and the paraffin was poured over his body and caught fire from the lighted lamp. He died on the 23rd.

NICHOLLS John Henry jnr. - 1890 - 10/03/1890 – Age 29 – Collier. Morfa, Vivian and Sons, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 87 Killed.

NICHOLLS Richard - 1897 - 05/06/1897 – Age 44 – Deputy. Shankhouse, Cramlington Coal Co. Ltd., Cramlington, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. The fore shift men had left the place in a safe condition and their deputy specially looked at it. The deceased, in the next shift, on going his rounds was either jowling or preparing to set props when the stone suddenly fell on him. It fell from between a small hitch running at an angle along the face and a parting at one side.

NICHOLLS William - 1892 - 26/08/1892 – Age 20 – Hitcher. Park Slip, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Tondu, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 112 killed.

NICHOLLS William - 1899 - 28/11/1899 – Age 35 – Labourer. Lyng Road Chalk Quarry, Thornham Parish, Norfolk. Was undergoing chalk face when it fell on him.

NICHOLS A. - 1892 - 18/11/1892 – Age 25 – Rider. Wath Main, Wath Main Coal Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Fall of stone. died 20th.

NICHOLS James (injured) - 1890 - 10/12/1890 – Age 26 – Miner. Clifton Hall, Trencherbone Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Clifton, Lancashire. Injured by roof which he was taking down for pack walling.

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

NICHOLS John - 1893 - 11/04/1893 – Age 26 – Engineman. Great Western, Great Western Colliery Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an underground fire. 63 killed.

NICHOLS Thomas - 1899 - 12/07/1899 – Age 71 – Roadman. Deep Duffryn, Nixons Navigation Coal Co., Glamorgan. Run over on engine plane by an empty journey.

NICHOLS W. - 1897 - 15/09/1897 – Age 23 – Corporal. Car House, John Bown and Co., Yorkshire. Riding on Corves contrary to rule and in jumping off was crushed against a prop.

NICHOLSON Andrew - 1894 - 29/03/1894 – Age 14 - Hanger on. Cameron, Bowman and Co., Fife. Crushed by tub.

NICHOLSON Arthur - 1892 - 06/08/1892 – Age 17 – Putter. South Pelaw, Owners of South Pelaw Colliery, Chester-le-Street, Co.Durham. Injury to spine by a sprain while lifting a tub on to the way. Died Sept. 8th.

NICHOLSON D. - 1898 - 22/07/1898 – Age 61 – Collier. Saville, H Briggs Son and Co., Yorkshire. Fall of roof. Died 30th July.

NICHOLSON David (non-fatal - 1892 - 16/07/1892 – Age 35 – Miner. Teases (metalliferous), A Whittaker, Fife. Explosion of shot.

NICHOLSON J.W. - 1890 - 11/07/1890 – Age 19 – Putter. South Hetton, South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Sunderland, Co.Durham. Fell off screens, where he had no business, and was run over by a set of waggons.

NICHOLSON James - 1898 - 28/12/1898 – Age 16 – Drawer. Balognie, C B Balfour, Fife. Deceased was working at the coal face, in a longwall working of the Dysart coal, when some coal fell from the face upon him.

NICHOLSON John - 1896 - 17/08/1896 – Age 29 – Miner. Hodbarrow (metalliferous), Hodbarrow Mining Co. Ltd., Millom, Cumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. The working in which the accident occurred had holed into another place and the men were engaged in putting in the last of the finishing course of timber, to make a through connection, when a part of the stone roof, some 5 or 6 tons fell without any warning killing Nicholson on the spot and slightly injuring one of the others. The roof had been sounded in the presence of an official about two hours previous to the accident and was then considered strong and good.

NICHOLSON R.A. - 1894 - 18/09/1894 – Age 13 – Driver. Margaret, Earl of Co.Durham, Fence Houses, Co.Durham. Run over by a set of full tubs supposed to have been hanging on his pony when the hook slipped off.

NICHOLSON Thomas Moses - 1896 - 13/04/1896 – Age 20 – Stoneman. Brancepeth Strakers and Love, Co.Durham. Killed in the 1896 explosion.

NICHOLSON W.E. - 1894 - 24/05/1894 – Age 43 – Collier. Lofthouse, Lofthouse Coal Co., Wakefield, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

NICHOLSON William - 1894 - 06/03/1894 – Age 25 – Labourer. Whitehaven, Whitehaven Coal Co., Whitehaven, Cumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was opening a gate, to allow a locomotive and waggons to pass, which were coming down an incline and apparently he had not been able to get out of the way before they caught him. His leg was broken and he died after being removed to the infirmary.

NICKLIN William - 1896 - 24/10/1896 – Age 33 - Stallman. Bedworth, Charity Bedworth Coal and Iron Co., Warwick. The man fell whilst going to his work and bruised his leg. Whilst at home he suffered from "rheumatic fever," from which he died. No inquest was held and the doctor states that his death was in no way connected with his falling down.

NICOL George (non-fatal) - 1890 - 12/02/1890 – Age 33 - Miner. Devon, Alloa Coal Co., Clackmannan. Fall of coal. Left district.

NICOL Henry (non-fatal) - 1894 - 17/12/1894 – Age 26 - Drawer. Westfield (metalliferous), William Baird and Co., Edinburgh. Jammed between tubs.

NICOL James (non-fatal) - 1891 - 01/06/1891 – Drawer. Pollok-Lochinch, John Wilson, Pollokshaws, Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp.

NICOL James (non-fatal) - 1893 - 23/01/1893 – Age 26 – Miner. Stravenhouse, James Thornton (trustees), Lanarkshire. Fall of coal.

NICOL John (non-fatal) - 1891 - 29/09/1891 - Coal picker. Herbertshire No. 3, Robert Addie and Sons, Denny, Stirling. Foot caught by screening machinery.

NICOL John - 1893 - 21/11/1893 – Age 44 – Brusher. Hill of Beath, Fife Coal Co. Ltd., Fife. Fall of stone.

NICOL John - 1895 - 26/04/1895 – Age 40 – Fireman. Quarter No. 1, William Baird and Co. Ltd., Stirling. Explosion of coal dust or of firedamp and coal dust. The cause has not been definitely ascertained. 13 killed.

NICOL William (non-fatal) - 1892 - 10/02/1892 – Drawer. Haugh No. 1, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Ayrshire. Crushed between a hutch and the roof.

NICOL William (non-fatal) - 1892 - 15/03/1892 – Age 26 - Roadsman. Cornsilloch, Archibald Russell, Lanarkshire. Explosion of gas. 39 days off.

NICOL William - 1899 - 23/02/1899 – Age 40 – Labourer. Nethercoy No. 3, Ironstone Carron Co., Dumbarton. Run over by loaded hutches on a surface haulage road. He seems to have been attempting to uncouple the rope.

NICOLL David (non-fatal) - 1893 - 18/12/1893 – Age 25 – Drawer. Forkneuk & Hopetoun, Youngs Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. Fall of roof.

NICOLL Thomas (non-fatal) - 1893 - 05/04/1893 – Age 41 – Miner. Wemyss, RGE Wemyss, Fife. Fall of coal at face. 21 days off.

NICOLL Thomas (non-fatal) - 1894 - 09/07/1894 – Age 28 – Miner. Wemyss, RGE Wemyss, Fife. Fall of coal and stone. 142 days off.

NIELL John - 1891 - 06/06/1891 – Age 26 – Sinker. Ashton Vale Fraynes, Ashton Vale Iron Co. Ltd., Bristol, Gloucester. He fell from a scaffold suspended in a shaft that he and others were enlarging. He appears to have acted somewhat recklessly but the arrangements were unsatisfactory.

NILLS Thomas Henry - 1891 - 08/09/1891 – Age 29 – Labourer. Nixons Navigation, Nixon’s Navigation Co. Ltd., Merthyr Vale, Glamorgan. Crushed by 13 foot timbers falling off the waggon while unloading it.

NIMMO Alexander (non-fatal) - 1892 - 12/02/1892 – Age 35 – Roadsman. Earnock, John Watson Ltd., Lanarkshire. Cage lowered too quickly to the bottom. 60 days off.

NIMMO Claud - 1891 - 17/03/1891 – Age 21 – Roadsman. Ballochmyle No. 5, William Walker, Cumnock, Ayrshire. Fall of roof on drawing road.

NIMMO John - 1890 - 25/08/1890 – Age 67 – Stower. Seaton Delaval, Seaton Delaval Coal Co., Seaton Delaval, Northumberland. Killed near the pit by a loco.

NIMMO John - 1896 - 15/09/1896 – Age 33 – Sinker. Ayrshire Drumley No. 1, George Taylor and Co., Ayrshire. The rope, with muzzle attached, was being wound up the shaft. The pin of the muzzle attached by the chain was hanging loose when something caught it. The chain broke and the pin fell down the shaft striking him on the head.

NIMMO Thomas (non-fatal) - 1892 - 17/11/1892 – Age 56 – Bottomer. Shieldhill, Carron Co., Stirling. Piece of coal fell down shaft. 26 days off.

NIMMS Joseph - 1898 - 24/04/1898 – Age 17 – Miner. Ayr Sundrum No. 3, George Taylor and Co., Ayrshire. Fall of coal.

NINES R. (non-fatal) - 1894 - 13/07/1894 – Age 45 – Miner. Wheal Crebor (metalliferous), Wheal Crebor Co., Tavistock, Devon. Handle of crab winch struck him on the head.

NINNES James - 1896 - 16/12/1896 – Age 55 - Miner. Cornsilloch, Archibald Russell, Lanarkshire. Deceased and another miner lighted their shots in adjacent places at the same time. The other miner's shot exploded and deceased, not knowing it had been lighted thought it was his shot, and returned to his place, and was killed by his shot exploding.

NISBET Colin (non-fatal) - 1891 - 20/04/1891 – Age 32 – Collier. Grangemouth, Grangemouth Coal Co., Stirling. Fall of roof. 37 days off.

NISBET John (non-fatal) - 1892 - 08/11/1892 – Miner. Gauchalland No. 2, Gauchalland Coal Co., Galston, Ayrshire. Fall of coal.

NISBET William - 1895 - 30/12/1895 – Age 55 – Fireman. Arniston, Arniston Coal Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Runaway hutch.

NISBETT Thomas - 1892 - 04/01/1892 – Age 20 – Hewer. Seaton Delaval, Seaton Delaval Coal Co., Seaton Delaval, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. After kirving in the middle of the seam he was setting the drilling machine when the top coal fell on to him. Had a sprag been set his life would have been saved.

NISBET William (non-fatal) - 1891 - 10/09/1891 – Miner. Dalziel No. 3, John McAndrew and Co., Motherwell, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at working face.

NISELL Patrick - 1895 - 26/06/1895 – Age 18 – Dataler. Garswood Hall, Garswood Hall Collieries Co. Ltd., Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire. Inspection and inquiry made. The deceased and his father were engaged roofing down and had tried to pull a stone from the roof, without success, when they appear to have gone on working under it, without propping it, when it gave way falling on him.

NIXON James - 1892 - 26/03/1892 – Age 34 – Collier. Hanley, Northwood Hanley Colliery Co. Ltd., Hanley, Staffordshire. Fall of coal and stone at working face in Holly Lane Seam.

NIXON Robert - 1896 - 10/08/1896 – Age 56 – Shifter. Walker, Walker Coal Co. Ltd., Northumberland. Inspection made. He had just prepared a shot in the top stone and while the shotfirer was examining the place he reached forward for a loose prop when a stone fell on to him.

NIXON Thomas - 1894 - 10/05/1894 – Age 55 - Hewer. Coanwood, Coanwood Coal Co., Coanwood, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased and another man were engaged in driving a drift into the hill side and had got about 8 yards in, 6 inch baulks were set every 2 feet and poling driven in advance. They had got ready for another baulk when the innermost line reeled out and the place came in for about 4 yards from the face burying the men. The weight of the loose ground above, on the font end of the polling, had evidently pressed the latter down and so forced the baulk out.

NIXON William - 1897 - 12/11/1897 – Age 66 - Ore picker. Frizington Parks Iron Ore, Charles Cammell and Co. Ltd., Cumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was pinching back a waggon, on a slight gradient, when the bar slipped and he fell with the bar across his leg, the waggon at the same time moving forward caught the other end of the bar thereby pinning the deceased to the ground. Died in Dec.

NOBEL James - 1893 - 04/07/1893 – Age 16. Coombs, ET Ingham, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Explosion of gas. 139 killed.

NOBEL Joseph - 1893 - 04/07/1893 – Age 44. Coombs, ET Ingham, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Explosion of gas. 139 killed.

NOBLE Charles - 1896 - 30/04/1896 – Age 33 – Micklefield, Joseph Cliffe and Sons, Yorkshire. Explosion of firedamp. 63 killed.

NOBLE David - 1892 - 06/10/1892 – Age 58 – Brusher. Cowdenbeath, Cowdenbeath Coal Co. Ltd., Fife. Crushed by hutch.

NOBLE Edward - 1894 - 25/11/1894 – Age 67 – Shifter. Boldon, Harton Coal Co. Ltd., Boldon, Co.Durham. Inquest attended. Deceased got a blow on the arm from a falling prop but finished his shift. He was afterwards unable to work and eventually died from blood poisoning.

NOBLE F. - 1894 - 11/09/1894 – Age 40 – Labourer. Wharncliffe Silkstone, Wharncliffe Silkstone Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of side.

NOBLE G. - 1893 - 06/03/1893 – Age 28 – Collier. Coyers, G and J Haigh, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Fall of stone.

NOBLE George - 1893 - 30/03/1893 – Age 34 – Collier. Martholme, GW McAlpine, Blackburn, Lancashire. Piece of coal, 9 inches by 6 inches by 3 inches, burst from the face and struck the deceased on the breast whilst getting coal, an abscess formed. Died 7th June.

NOBLE H. - 1897 - 30/08/1897 – Age 22 – Labourer. Finsdale (quarry), James Ackroyd and Sons, Yorkshire. Fell in quarry, with his wheelbarrow, when wheeling rubbish across some planks.

NOCK George (injured) - 1894 - 15/09/1894 – Age 35 – Filler. Woodhouse, Lilleshall Co. Ltd., Priors Lee, Shropshire. Fall of roof at working face in New Mine. Back injured and head cut.

NOLAN John - 1891 - 14/02/1891 – Age 33 – Dataler. Moss, Pearson and Knowles Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased, and another man, were taking a tub of dirt down a jig and were being followed by some other men with a second tub when three other tubs, which had been spragged up by some means, became loose and running amain drove the second tub on to the deceased before he could get out of the way. 7.30 am.

NOLAN William - 1896 - 28/01/1896 – Age 25 – Drawer. Murduston, John McAndrew and Co., Lanarkshire. Fall of roof stone near face.

NORBURY A. - 1895 - 25/02/1895 – Age 26 – Carpenter. Whitwood, H Briggs Sons and Co., Yorkshire. While repairing, in the shaft, he fell from the top of cage to the bottom of the shaft.

NORBURY Thomas - 1896 - 25/03/1896 – Age 66 – Quarryman. Alderley (quarry), J and N Mills and Co., Cheshire. Fingers crushed by cog wheels, of some machinery, while letting down the fall chain while turning the wheels instead of using the handle. Lockjaw supervened and be died 5th Apr.

NORBURY Walter - 1895 - 09/09/1895 – Age 27 – Sinker. Dowlais Cardiff, Dowlais Iron Co., Glamorgan. Fell out of bowk while ascending the sinking pit, the bowk having caught a byat supporting the pumps. 6 killed.

NORCUP Elijah (injured) - 1894 - 01/10/1894 – Age 40 – Collier. Silverdale No. 17, Butterley Co. Ltd., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Small bone of leg broke, by tub running against him. The waggoner lost his light, and allowed the tub to run alone.

NORLEY Henry - 1895 - 13/02/1895 – Age 21 – Sawyer. Chapel House, Executors of E Smith, Wigan, Lancashire. Inquiry made. The deceased succumbed to injuries received through a piece of timber 8 feet in length bound on the saw springing back and striking his stomach with great force.

NORMAN Arthur - 1891 - 08/01/1891 – Age 18 – Putter. Oakwell, Ilkeston Colliery Co., Ilkeston, Derbyshire. Fall of roof. Accident occurred at the gate, probably due to weight and slips in the roof. 11.30 am.

NORMAN Charles - 1896 - 27/01/1896 – Age 22 – Labourer. Ferndale Nos 7 & 8, D Davis and Sons Ltd., Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 57 killed.

NORMAN F. - 1891 - 20/07/1891 – Age 19 – Driver. Wath Main, Wath Main Coal Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Run over by tubs.

NORMAN James (non-fatal) - 1893 - 03/02/1893 – Age 43 – Drawer. Pentland & Straitton, Clippens Oil Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Explosion of gas.

NORMAN Rees - 1891 - 30/09/1891 – Age 14 – Shackler. Cymmer Upper, Cymmer Colliery Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. While crossing road in front of loaded train, which hitcher was bringing forward to the cage, his foot caught in a plank covering a gutter and he fell and was run over. Died 26th Oct.

NORMINGTON J - 1892 - 04/02/1892 – Age 23 - Ironstone getter. Dixon, W Woodhead and Son, Leeds, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

NORMOYLE Michael - 1899 - 13/07/1899 – Age 23 – Labourer. Knockaderry, Sandstone Quarry, Thomas Sheely Co., Limerick, Ireland. Fall of ground. Undermined 3 feet under 9 feet long.

NORRIS James (injured) - 1891 - 09/04/1891 – Age 17 – Drawer. Foggs Doe, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd. Darcy Lever, Lancashire. Injured by coal from face of wide bay where he was working with his father. Inspection and inquiry.

NORRIS Joseph (injured) - 1890 - 30/05/1890 – Age 19 - Ginney tenter. Drift Upper Mountain, Brooks and Pickup, Towneley, Lancashire. Arm broken by a tub coming sooner than he expected when taking a tub off the ginney chain.

NORTH J. - 1890 - 30/01/1890 – Age 41 – Screenman. Monckton Main, Monckton Main Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Struck his elbow against the tub. Died 5th June.

NORTH S. - 1892 - 22/01/1892 – Age 30 – Collier. Mirfield, Mirfield Coal Co., Normanton, Yorkshire. Fall of roof, died 25th.

NORTHCOTE Thomas - 1890 - 16/08/1890 – Age 46 – Wasteman. Seghill, Joseph Laycock and Co., Seghill, Northumberland. Found dead under a full tub of bricks. 4.30 pm.

NORTHCOTT Edward (non-fatal) - 1891 – 03/06/1891 – Age 17 – Miner. Holmbush (metalliferous), Callington United Mines Ltd., Callington, Cornwall. A stone fell from the back of a rope, above the 120 and injured his leg and back as he was passing from one part of the rope to another.

NORTHEY James (non-fatal) - 1893 – 28/12/1893 – Age 55 – Miner. East Pool (metalliferous), East Pool Mine Adventurers, Carn Brea, Cornwall. A piece of timber, supposed to be a wedge belonging to the shaft fittings, fell in the shaft and struck his head while he was engaged working at the pumps.

NORTHWOOD James - 1899 - 20/07/1899 – Age 51 – Dataller. Oak, Chamber Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of roof in working place following a coal cutting machine. From the pack to coal face 5 foot undercut 4 foot 6 inches.

NORTHY William - 1890 - 21/03/1890 – Age 31 – Engineer. Pednandrea (metalliferous), R Bain and Others, Redruth, Cornwall. The deceased were in the act of connecting a new boiler, which had just been put into position with two others that were in full working order. Other men were engaged at the same time in repairing the piston of the engine, Wm. Bawden, the working engineer being in charge of the work. Orders were given to let the boilers idle for this purpose and the fires should have been drawn but instead of this they were damped down at 6 a.m. after the night core was finished. Shortly before 2 p.m. the men engaged to speak to him concerning their work. A few minutes after he entered the house the tube of one of the boilers collapse, filling the house with steam and boiling water and severely scalding all three men. Northy died from his injuries the day after the accident, Bawden died within five days and Hooper within eight days. I made an examination of the boiler and found that the plates that had given way averaged five sixteenth inches in thickness. They seemed in a fair condition. The cause of the explosion, I have no doubt, was want of feed, and Northy was the one who should have attended to this matter. 3 killed.

NORTON Alfred - 1896 - 30/04/1896 – Age 28. Micklefield, Joseph Cliffe and Sons, Yorkshire. Explosion of firedamp. 63 killed.

NORTON Samuel - 1896 - 20/02/1896 – Age 47 – Carter. Burbage Lime (quarry), James Salt, Derbyshire. Deceased was undercutting an old lime refuse heap and loading it into a cart when the overhanging face fell and killed him.

NOTMAN Robert - 1890 - 06/04/1890 – Age 28 – Fireman. Newhouse, Newhouse Coal Co., Holytown, Lanarkshire. Found dead below the cage.

NOTMAN William (non-fatal) - 1892 - 01/03/1892 – Age 40 – Collier. Vogrie, Vogrie Colliery Co., Edinburgh. Fall of coal. 60 days off.

NOYES or BOYES William - 1893 - 09/03/1893 – Age 37 – Miner. Eston (metalliferous), Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. While engaged filling a tub a piece of stone suddenly fell from the top and killed him.

NUDD George - 1891 - 12/08/1891 – Age 13 - Collier’s boy. Treaman, Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face in front of road. It was part of a "bell" 5.5 foot dia. breaking off 14 foot thick close to coal face. One prop was discharged. "Two-foot-nine" seam. Long wall.

NUGENT Catherine - 1892 - 04/06/1892 – Age 17 - Stone picker. Haughhead, Haughhead Coal Co., Uddingston, Lanarkshire. Clothes caught by a revolving shaft on the picking table. Female.

NULTY Dixon - 1894 - 19/12/1894 – Age 45 – Joiner. Southam (metalliferous), Southam Haematite Co. Ltd., Bigrigg, Cumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. This accident was the result of a mistake on the part of the engineman who, when he should have lowered the deceased, raised them until they were crushed against the cross trees. 2 killed.

NURSE Frederick - 1893 - 11/04/1893 – Age 16 – Collier. Great Western, Great Western Colliery Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an underground fire. 63 killed.

NUTT Jackson (non-fatal) - 1890 - 30/12/1890 – Age 58 – Miner. Fairholm, Glasgow Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. Jammed by tub. Day off.

NUTTALL Edward (injured) - 1891 - 20/10/1891 – Age 18 – Gangrider. Outwood No. 2, Thomas Fletcher and Sons, Pilkington, Lancashire. Injured by tub waggons running back from breakage of a drawbar hook. Inspection and inquiry.

NUTTALL George - 1898 - 16/05/1898 – Age 52 – Collier. Belthorn, William Henry Shaw, Lancashire. Fall of roof in working place. An inquest arising out of the fatal accident, it was held at the Dog Inn, Yate and Pickup Bank on Saturday by Mr. Coroner Robinson upon the body of George Nuttall (52) of 6 James street, Belthorn. The evidence went to show that the roof of the workings had given way owing to blasting operations which were being carried out by Nuttall, and the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death". (Darwen News).

NUTTALL James (injured) - 1891 - 17/03/1891 – Age 45 – Miner. Cleworth Hall, Tyldesley Coal Co. Ltd., Shakerley, Lancashire. Injured by coal which he was taking down. Inspection and inquiry.

NUTTALL James - 1898 - 16/12/1898 – Age 37 – Collier. Clifton, Executors of Col. Hargreaves, Lancashire. Whilst bringing his last tub out, along an inclined drawing road, he says he put out his hand and caught a prop to steady himself and wrenched his left arm. Worked the following day. Blood poisoning ensued, died 22nd.

NUTTALL John - 1894 - 27/10/1894 – Age 28 – Stallman. Pleasley, Stanton Iron Works Co. Ltd., Pleasley, Derbyshire. He died from cerebral apoplexy which was probably due to a fall of roof. He died 5th June due to injury received.

NUTTALL Thomas (injured) - 1890 - 18/09/1890 – Age 58 – Drawer. Stopes No. 3 10 Foot, Thomas Fletcher and Sons, Radcliffe, Lancashire. Injured by coal etc. falling from a break at the higher side of his level.

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