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ROBERTS Owen - 1894 - 16/04/1894 – Age 52 – Ripper. Brith, Dir Main Colliery Co. Ltd., Dynevor, Glamorgan. Fall of roof (cliff 4 foot 9 inches x 2 feet x 18 inches thick) from between a smooth slip and a joint. Deceased was going to rip it down. Tiredmund (Tir Edmund?) seam.

ROBERTS Owen - 1895 - 02/08/1895 – Age 49 - Slate getter. Dorothea (quarry), Carnarvon. Unexpected fall of a stone from a height of 18 feet above him. Killed on the spot.

ROBERTS R. - 1899 - 07/07/1899 – Age 56 – Collier. Darranddu, Thomas Taylor and Co., Glamorgan. Knocked down and run over by an empty journey as he was leaving work.

ROBERTS Rhys - 1897 - 19/02/1897 – Age 24 – Collier. Pontyberem, Pontyberem Collieries Co. Ltd., Carmarthen. Fall of roof at face, 9.5 feet x 2.5 feet, from between two slants across the road end, one prop knocked out. Green Vein.

ROBERTS Richard (injured) - 1890 - 15/09/1890 – Age 15 - Lead ore dresser. Talybwlch (metalliferous). His clothes got entangled in the buddle shafting and his arm was broken. Eight and a half weeks off.

ROBERTS Richard - 1892 - 04/03/1892 – Age 36 – Roadsman. Elliot, Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., New Tredegar, Monmouth. The cage in which they were ascending, in an underground staple pit (65 yards deep), fell away from the top in consequence of the rope pulling through the socket. A long iron bar which they were bringing up on top of the cage caught, under the framing, and caused the accident. 3 killed.

ROBERTS Richard - 1892 - 19/04/1892 – Age 35 – Labourer. Oakeley (Slate). He was working above ground at the foot of the fall, a huge heap of slate and rubbish, when a stone weighing about a quarter of a ton rolled down and struck him as he was running away to escape it. Another man had proposed to him to roll the stone down but he had refused saying he would go on with his work for a bit. The stone soon afterwards came away suddenly. His leg was broken but although, just a simple fracture without any complications, acute tetanus set in the day after the accident and he died on the 23rd. August.

ROBERTS Richard - 1894 - 10/10/1894 – Age 21 – Loader. Scotwell, Hawes Hill Colliery Co., Rowley Regis, Staffordshire. Pulled out of ascending bowk in a shaft which was being reopened.

ROBERTS Richard - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 18 – Labourer. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion. 290 killed.

ROBERTS Richard - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 36 – Ripper. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion. 290 killed.

ROBERTS Richard William - 1890 - 11/01/1890 – Age 65 – Rockman. Oakeley (slate). Fall of a stone weighing about 15 lbs. from the working face of a slate chamber. A big block had been thrown down, by a blast, and the deceased went back to the place after the lapse of only three or four minutes instead of waiting a while as is customary, for fear all the rock should not have come down at once. While the deceased was looking at the block, which had been thrown down, a small piece of rock, loosened by the blast, came away and struck him upon the back.

ROBERTS Robert (injured) - 1890 - 16/04/1890 – Age 38 – Rockman. Oakeley (slate). He was working on the fall, in the open, and was getting a stone down with his crowbar, he tripped, and as the stone rolled down he had his leg broken by it as he could not get out of the way. 36 weeks off.

ROBERTS Robert (injured) - 1894 - 03/07/1894 – Age 25 – Clearer. Oakeley (slate). While he was at work, in the fall, a stone weighing one and a half pounds rolled down and hit him on the knee. Bad puncture wound. Still disabled March 1895.

ROBERTS Robert (non-fatal) - 1891 - 24/12/1891 – Age 21 – Collier. Chapel, Thomas Cray, Lanarkshire. Fall of coal. Still off.

ROBERTS Robert (non-fatal) - 1893 - 02/05/1893 – Age 35 – Rockman. Oakeley (slate). A stone weighing about a ton which had just been blasted slipped unexpectedly down the forebreast of the chamber and cut his ankle severely as it passed him. Has not yet resumed work March 1894.

ROBERTS Robert (slate) - 1891 - 01/09/1891 – Age 46 – Rockman. Oakeley (slate). He was using a crowbar, near the top of his bargain, endeavouring to get a block of slate down. In falling it struck the lower part of the chain by which he was suspended and gave it such a jerk that he was thrown against the rock and badly bruised. Four and a half weeks off.

ROBERTS Robert - 1890 - 08/12/1890 – Age 50 – Collier. Bettisfield, Bettisfield Colliery Co. Ltd., Bagillt, Flint. Inspection made and inquest attended. A fall of stone, from between two slips close to the edge of the roofing, fell down. A prop was set but the stone broke off close to the prop.

ROBERTS Robert - 1892 - 27/09/1892 – Age 17 - Pony driver. Prescot, Wigan and Whiston Coal Co. Ltd., Prescot, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased fell under the full gang, near to the pit bottom on main level, by accidentally slipping on the rail, there was ample room for him to have kept clear if he had not fallen. He died the following day from injuries received.

ROBERTS Robert - 1893 - 23/01/1893 – Age 32 – Sinker. Dowlais Cardiff, Dowlais Iron Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Killed by a large fall from the side of sinking pit. 8 killed.

ROBERTS Robert - 1895 - 16/09/1895 – Age 47 – Ripper. Naval-Pandy, Naval Colliery Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of clift, 12 feet x 4 feet x 2 feet 8 inches thick, from between two slips at face of Nottinghamshire long-wall. There was a prop every 4 foot placed in rows, 5 foot apart, and two or three props appeared to have been under the portion which fell but these proved insufficient. Five feet seam.

ROBERTS Robert - 1899 - 24/04/1899 – Age 21 – Brakesman. De Lank Granite Quarry, Hard Stones Firms Ltd., Cornwall. Head fatally crushed against an overhead travelling crane in the masons' yard, along which he was taking a tram or waggon. His horse, having slipped, the tram ran forward and he failed to put on sufficient brake power to stop it before it reached the crane and crushed him.

ROBERTS Robert G. - 1895 - 11/03/1895 – Age 38 – Quarryman. Penrhyn (quarry), Lord Penrhyn, Penrhyn, Carnarvon. He fell 50 foot from a ledge upon which he was working and was killed on the spot. He was subject to fits and no doubt fell while in a fit.

ROBERTS Robert J. - 1894 - 06/01/1894 – Age 12 - Collier’s boy. Graig Waynes, Merthyr Co. Ltd., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of side (coal about 4 foot long) which had a sprag against it. Deceased's father had warned him that the coal was loose. Seven feet seam.

ROBERTS Samuel - 1896 - 12/05/1896 – Age 23 – Collier. Hafod, Ruabon Coal and Coke Co. Ltd., Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. When returning to the pit bottom, through the metal tunnel, a fall of roof took place from a break in the stone which had not been previously detected, displacing two bars set about 5 feet apart, crushing the deceased.

ROBERTS Seth - 1892 - 06/02/1892 – Age 40 – Rockman. Oakeley (injured). Roberts was pushing three pellets of gelignite into a hole with a wooden rammer when the charge exploded. 2 injured. Still absent March 1893.

ROBERTS T. - 1893 - 08/05/1893 – Age 14 – Driver. Featherstone Main, Featherstone Main Coal Co., Pontefract, Yorkshire. Injured by tubs.

ROBERTS Thomas (non-fatal) - 1893 - 18/11/1893 – Age 40 – Weighman. Wrysgan (slate). He was starting from the mine, to go home, and was blown over the rubbish tip. Forehead badly cut. The weather was exceptionally stormy. 3 weeks off.

ROBERTS Thomas - 1891 - 02/04/1891 – Collier. Apedale Sladderhill, Midland Coal Coke and Iron Co. Ltd., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Explosion. 10 killed.

ROBERTS Thomas - 1891 - 23/01/1891 – Age 49 – Contractor. Clifton, Clifton Colliery Co., Nottinghamshire. Whilst endeavouring to drive a horse through a doorway the animal turned sharply round and fatally crushed the deceased against a prop. Died 24th January. 8.0 am.

ROBERTS Thomas - 1891 - 29/04/1891 – Age 68 – Collier. Ty Gayn, Jonathan Williams, Pontypool, Monmouth. Fall of a large thick rock roof. A stone fell from two clay joints. One of his comrades noticed it and examined it with a pick, it fell before the old man was able to get clear.

ROBERTS Thomas - 1895 – 29/04/1895 – Age 64 – Foreman Platelayer. Penrhyn (quarry), Lord Penrhyn, Carnarvon. Thomas Roberts and Griffith Jones were standing talking upon a short bridge, crossed by two lines of rails, and failed to notice the approach of a waggon of slate rubbish which another man was tramming. In spite of his shouts they did not move. Roberts was knocked over the side of the bridge and fell 17 foot receiving fatal injures, he died on the following day. Griffith Jones was thrown on to the line and was disabled six days.

ROBERTS Thomas - 1898 – 07/10/1898 – Age 52 – Collier. Newtown No. 2, Clifton and Kersley Coal Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of coal from face, which dropped on him whilst holing. Rearing support set but no uprights.

ROBERTS W.F. - 1898 – 28/11/1898 – Age 32 – Fireman. Merchantile, Powley Thomas and Co., Glamorgan. Fall of roof on road while examining workings before the shift commenced. He was on top of a large fall, with one stone upon his body. Wenallt Rider seam.

ROBERTS William (injured) - 1890 – 20/01/1890 – Age 60 – Miner. Oakeley (slate). Two days before the accident Roberts fired a hole, charged with gunpowder and guncotton, it went off properly, but left a small socket. On the day of the accident Roberts began boring in this socket when an explosion took place no doubt caused by a blow of the drill upon some unexploded remnants of guncotton. Slight injury but will never be able to work again as a miner.

ROBERTS William (injured) - 1894 – 13/09/1894 – Age 13 – Windroad boy. Clanway Clive Son and Myott Ltd., Tunstall, Staffordshire. Fall of coal from deep side of level in Peacock Seam while going out from his work.

ROBERTS William (non-fatal) - 1891 – 17/03/1891 – Age 22 – Miner. Wheal Owles (metalliferous). Thomas Bolitho and Co., St. Just, Cornwall. The waggon with which they were tramming, at the 95-fathom level, having cap sized they attempted to right it, while doing so the runners broke owing to dry rot and they were precipitated together with the waggon into the "plat." 3 injured.

ROBERTS William (non-fatal) - 1893 – 27/07/1893 – Age 44 – Miner. New Welsh Slate. He was making the side of a chamber secure when a piece of slate fell from the roof and struck him. Right thigh fractured and left hip joint dislocated. Has not yet resumed work March 1894.

ROBERTS William - 1891 – 24/10/1891 – Age 69 – Byeman. Black Park, Black Park Colliery Co. Ltd., Chirk, Flint. Inspection made. Deceased went, in company with another byeman, to clear away a fall which had taken place in an airway and whilst doing so a large stone fell from the roof upon him. 7.0 am.

ROBERTS William - 1893 – 02/06/1893 – Age 23 – Collier. Cyfartha Newbridge, Crawshay Bros. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face (3.5 feet x 3.5 feet x 1 foot thick) while holing near the top of the seam. He had holed into a slip in the roof. It was said there were three props under the portion that fell but this appeared doubtful. No. 8 Rhondda scan. Narrow heading.

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

ROBERTS William - 1894 – 19/07/1894 – Age 25 – Brakesman. Vauxhall, Vauxhall Colliery Co. Ltd., Ruabon, Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. The journey, going down the jig, getting off the road ran into the side of the roadway while the deceased was assisting to get the tubs on the rails, a piece of rock came away from the side and crushed him against a tub, the tubs had disturbed the pack wall which was under the rock.

ROBERTS William - 1894 - 23/01/1894 – Age 45 – Collier. Clydach Merthyr, Graigola Merthyr Co. Ltd., Cwm Clydach, Glamorgan. Fall of side (top coal 4.5 feet x 2 feet x 14 inches thick) which was not spragged. Graigola seam, 4.5 foot thick. Pillar and stall.

ROBERTS William - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 39 – Ripper. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion. 290 killed.

ROBERTS William - 1895 - 14/01/1895 – Age 36 – Loader. Audley, W Rigby and Co., Audley, Staffordshire. Irruption of water from old working. 77 killed.

ROBERTS William - 1896 - 14/03/1896 – Age 66 – Overman. Westminster, Westminster & Brymbo Coal & Coke Co. Ltd., Wrexham, Denbigh. Inspection made. The deceased was coming along the engine plane when the set of tubs was running and apparently he had not noticed their approach and was knocked down. There was room to stand aside where he was and a refuge places close by.

ROBERTS William - 1897 - 07/04/1897 – Age 16 - Asst. onsetter. Clay Cross, Clay Cross Colliery Co., Derbyshire. He was supposed to have received a slight injury at the mine but he died from "septic poritenitis" accelerated by an operation to relieve it. His illness was not caused by any accident.

ROBERTS William - 1899 - 20/03/1899 – Age 61 – Quarryman. Penrhyn slate, Lord Penrhyn, Carnarvon. While he was prizing off some rock, with a crowbar, a large block fell on him and fractured his pelvis. He died 15th April.

ROBERTS William - 1899 - 25/02/1899 – Age 61 – Quarryman. Catherall’s Clay Quarry, Catherall Co. Ltd., Carnarvon. As he was undermining the overburden consisting of earth and marl a portion fell upon him. Died the same day.

ROBERTSHAW J. - 1898 - 02/06/1898 – Age 31 – Corporal. Wath Main, Wath Main Coal Co., Yorkshire. Run over by corves while trying to stop them.

ROBERTSON Alexander (non-fatal) - 1891 - 23/04/1891 – Age 25 – Brusher. Darngavil, Darngavil Coal Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Fall of roof 60 days off.

ROBERTSON Alexander (non-fatal) - 1893 - 30/10/1893 – Age 30 – Miner. Polbeith & Limefield, Youngs Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Explosion of shot. 20 days off.

ROBERTSON Alexander - 1894 - 24/10/1894 – Age 27 – Miner. Mainhill No. 2, William Baird and Co., Baillieston, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at working face.

ROBERTSON Andrew - 1894 - 08/08/1894 – Age 21 – Hewer. Hutton Henry, Hutton Henry Coal Co. Ltd., Wingate, Co.Durham. Fall of a stone from a breaker by the side of an old broken jud.

ROBERTSON Charles (non-fatal) - 1894 - 14/03/1894 – Age 19 – Drawer. Kinneil, Kinneil Cannel and Coking Coal Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. Explosion of firedamp. 12 days off.

ROBERTSON Daniel (non-fatal) - 1890 - 20/11/1890 – Pitheadman. Meiklehill No. 5, James Gardner and Sons Ltd., Kirkintilloch, Dumbarton. Break down of gangway.

ROBERTSON Daniel (non-fatal) - 1890 - 27/03/1890 – Miner. Lanemark No. 2, Lanemark Coal Co., New Cumnock, Ayrshire. Explosion of firedamp. 3 injured.

ROBERTSON Edgar - 1890 - 06/02/1890 – Age 14 – Collier. Llanerch, Partridge Jones and Co. Ltd., Pontypool, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp at naked lights in the No. 4 heading, off Cooke's slope, about 8.30 a.m. after the men had been at work in their places two to two and a half hours. 176 killed.

ROBERTSON George (non-fatal) - 1892 - 21/09/1892 – Age 24 – Collier. Southrigg, AM Graham, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof. 40 days off.

ROBERTSON George - 1891 - 16/10/1891 – Age 13 – Miner. Cults (metalliferous), James Martin, Fife. Fall of limestone.

ROBERTSON George - 1894 - 19/10/1894 – Age 38 – Miner. Maxwood No. 1, William Baird and Co., Galston, Ayrshire. Fall of roof on road.

ROBERTSON J.B. (non-fatal) - 1893 - 09/12/1893 – Age 64 – Fireman. Kinneddar, Fifeshire Coal and Coke Co., Fife. Crushed by cage.

ROBERTSON James (non-fatal) - 1890 - 06/06/1890 – Runner. Legbrannock, Legbrannock District Collieries Co., Holytown, Lanarkshire. Fell off a scaffold.

ROBERTSON James (non-fatal) - 1891 - 04/04/1891 – Age 14 – Wheeler. Kelty, Fife Coal Co. Ltd., Fife. Crushed by tub. 19 days off.

ROBERTSON James (non-fatal) - 1893 - 11/10/1893 – Age 25 – Miner. Cambusnethan, Thomas Barr, Lanarkshire. Explosion of gunpowder, 2 injured. 30 days off.

ROBERTSON James - 1897 - 06/01/1897 – Age 40 – Miner. Limefield Oil Shale, Youngs Paraffin Light and Mineral Oil Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Two shots, charged with gunpowder, were prepared, one above the other, one shot was thought to have missed and deceased and his neighbour returning too soon, the second or top shot exploded on them.

ROBERTSON James - 1898 - 14/12/1898 – Age 57. Rosewell, Lothian Coal Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Deceased and five others were descending the shaft, on a cage running in wire rope guides, at the usual speed, when about 20 fathoms from the pit bottom he suddenly fell from the cage and was killed instantly.

ROBERTSON James - 1898 - 24/02/1898 – Age 17 - Drawer. Montgommeriefield, A Kenneth and Sons, Ayrshire. While descending the shafts in the cage the rope slipped over the flange of the drum. The cage dropped and the rope stented the connection, with the rope broken the cage fell to the bottom of the shaft. 4 killed.

ROBERTSON John (non-fatal) - 1890 - 13/02/1890 – Age 46 – Miner. Whitehill, Lothian Coal Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Fall of stone.

ROBERTSON John (non-fatal) - 1892 - 23/05/1892 – Age 24 – Collier. Buckhaven, Bowman and Co., Fife. Fall of coal. 42 days off.

ROBERTSON John - 1892 - 27/09/1892 – Age 15 - Pony driver. Common No. 15, Eglinton Iron Co., Cumnock, Ayrshire. Supposed to have fallen in front of his race and got run over.

ROBERTSON John - 1893 - 16/04/1893 – Age 18 - Coal picker. Home Farm, Hamilton McCulloch and Co., Lanarkshire. Fell from waggon, back injured.

ROBERTSON John - 1899 - 25/01/1899 – Age 62 - Wagon shifter. Viewpark, R Addie and Sons Collieries Ltd., Lanarkshire. He stepped in front of an empty tub in motion at the screens and was run over.

ROBERTSON Joseph - 1893 - 30/06/1893 – Age 27 – Miner. Herbertshire No. 3, Robert Addie and Sons, Denny, Stirling. Explosion of firedamp caused by a miner opening his safety lamp. 2 killed.

ROBERTSON Joseph - 1896 - 23/03/1896 – Age 18 – Miner. Auchinraith, Merry and Cuninghame Ltd., Lanarkshire. Fall of coal roof. He came out below the coal brushing just as his neighbours wedged it down.

ROBERTSON Margaret - 1894 - 25/01/1894 – Age 9 - Not employed. Longriggend, James Nimmo and Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Hand crushed by waggons. Female.

ROBERTSON Michael (non-fatal) - 1890 - 29/07/1890 – Miner. Bothwell Castle No. 1, William Baird and Co., Bothwell, Lanarkshire. Fall of coal.

ROBERTSON Peter (non-fatal) - 1893 - 20/05/1893 – Age 16 - Pony driver. Grangemouth, Grangemouth Coal Co. Stirling. Jammed by hutches.

ROBERTSON Robert (non-fatal) - 1891 - 09/07/1891 – Age 21 – Waggoner. Earnock, John Watson Ltd., Lanarkshire. Run over by waggons. Still off.

ROBERTSON Robert - 1898 - 23/12/1898 – Age 25 – Screener. Broomhill, Broomhill Coal Co. Ltd., Northumberland. Inquest attended. A piece of stone fell on his toe but he was able to walk home. An hour or two afterwards he was suddenly taken ill and died. According to the evidence of the doctor, he died from bleeding in the lungs and heart disease, resulting from the shock caused by the injury to his toe.

ROBERTSON Thomas (non-fatal) - 1894 - 23/01/1894 – Age 50 – Oversman. Townhill, Townhill Coal Co., Fife. Fell down staple. 91 days off.

ROBERTSON Walter (non-fatal) - 1892 - 08/06/1892 – Age 19 – Collier. Merryton, Merryton Coal Co., Lanarkshire. Fall of roof. 236 days off.

ROBERTSON Walter - 1899 - 09/10/1899 – Age 42 – Miner. Cobbinshaw Oil Shale, Caledonian Mineral Oil Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. While assisting to place in position the shaft of a pumping engine, it canted and crushed his foot. Lock-jaw supervened.

ROBERTSON William (non-fatal) - 1890 - 06/03/1890 - Stone picker. Hallside, James Dunlop and Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. His foot was crushed by the under plate of picking table.

ROBERTSON William (non-fatal) - 1890 - 10/04/1890 – Age 56 - Lamp cleaner. Barncluith, Archibald Russell, Lanarkshire. Burning of lamp cabin. 204 days off.

ROBERTSON William (non-fatal) - 1891 - 13/01/1891 – Foreman. Auchinrath, Merry and Cuninghame, Blantyre, Lanarkshire. Injured while coupling a waggon to a locomotive.

ROBERTSON William (non-fatal) - 1891 - 24/09/1891 – Age 53 – Collier. Newbattle, Lothian Coal Co., Edinburgh. Stone fell down shoot. Still off.

ROBERTSON William (non-fatal) - 1894 - 30/03/1894 – Age 28 – Miner. Kinneil, Kinneil Cannel and Coking Coal Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. Explosion of firedamp. 2 days off.

ROBERTSON William (non-fatal) - 1894 - 30/11/1894 – Age 32 – Brusher. Polton, Lothian Coal Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Fall of stone.

ROBERTSON William - 1894 - 21/09/1894 – Age 32 – Fireman. Mainhill No. 2, William Baird and Co., Baillieston, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at working face.

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

ROBIN Charles (non-fatal) - 1891 - 07/10/1891 – Age 16 – Labourer. Carn Brea (metalliferous), Carn Brea Mining Co., Carn Brea, Cornwall. Climbing, to regulate the flow of water in a launder on the dressing floors, his coat caught in a revolving shaft by which he was carried round and injured.

ROBIN Edgar - 1896 - 19/06/1896 – Age 54 – Hewer. Waterhouses, Pease and Partners Ltd., Co.Durham. Died from injuries supposed to have been received in pit but postmortem showed he died from natural causes.

ROBINSON A.H. - 1898 - 22/01/1898 – Age 14 - Door boy. East Cannock, East Cannock Colliery Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. Crushed by a full tub against a door.

ROBINSON Alfred - 1894 - 20/08/1894 – Age 29 – Dayman. Bestwood, Bestwood Colliery Co., Nottinghamshire. Fall of coal. Deceased appears to have been holing the coal, after trying to pull it down, and neglected to reset the sprags. The coal fell off and crushed him.

ROBINSON Andrew - 1894 - 03/09/1894 – Age 20 – Labourer. Tennant (metalliferous), Chemical Salt Co. Ltd., Carrickfergus, Ireland Crushed by salt rock crusher on surface. He was tying his boot lace on a ledge of wood, near the opening to the rollers forming the crusher, his foot slipped and passed through the opening, his foot and leg being dreadfully crushed, the opening was 6 inches wide by 2 feet long.

ROBINSON B. - 1893 - 18/08/1893 – Age 40 – Sinker. Warren House, J Brown and Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Fell out of trunk in sinking shaft. 3 killed.

ROBINSON Charles - 1893 - 19/08/1893 – Age 22 – Hewer. Croxdale, Weardale Iron Co. Ltd., Durham, Co.Durham. While taking off a loose end broken jud the roof suddenly fell. They had no doubt removed some timber. 2 killed.

ROBINSON Cuthbert - 1894 - 08/10/1894 – Age 73 – Shifter. Sunniside, Pease and Partners Ltd., Crook, Co.Durham. Died suddenly in the pit while at work.

ROBINSON Daniel - 1899 - 10/02/1899 – Age 13 - Haulage hand. Main Cross, Tetley and Co. Ltd., Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. This boy, by some means, got caught in the junction or clutch haulage wheels. The wheel was fairly well fenced. He probably put his hand on the rope and got drawn in but the evidence did not disclose any cause for his doing so nor did the other boys see him do so.

ROBINSON George - 1894 - 13/05/1894 – Age 27 – Hewer. Littletown, Earl of Durham, Durham, Co.Durham. Died today from paralysis, the result of sever injuries to the spine caused by a fall of stone. 3rd May 1893.

ROBINSON George - 1895 - 11/09/1895 – Age 14 – Driver. Silverdale Mill Bank, Butterley Co. Ltd., Silverdale, Staffordshire. Run over by tubs drawn by horse.

ROBINSON George - 1897 - 18/05/1897 – Age 58 – Shifter. Westerton, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. He jumped on to a pony set as it was passing, which he had no right to do, and got crushed between baulks and tubs. Died July 17th.

ROBINSON George - 1899 - 15/08/1899 – Age 18 – Putter. Brandon, Starkers and Love, Co.Durham. A powder shot, on being fired by the Deputy, William Carr, blew through a parting in the stone and ignited some firedamp in an old place, the effects of which caused the deaths of these six men. Enoch Griffiths and Frank Murphy were killed outright, Ralph Broadbent died on the 17th and William Carr and George Robson on the 17th and Frank Robson on the 18th.

ROBINSON Henry - 1897 - 21/05/1897 – Age 48 Quarryman. Slipton Iron Ore (quarry), Islip Iron Co., Northampton. Fall of earth. Deceased was taking the legs or natural supports from under a face of earth, which had been holed under, to a depth of 2 feet, when it fell over and killed him. The earth was over the bed of iron ore.

ROBINSON J. - 1897 - 30/10/1897 – Age 50 – Collier. Sharlston, New Sharlston Coal Co., Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

ROBINSON J. - 1899 - 22/04/1899 – Age 56 – Byeworkman. Garforth, Garforth Coal Co., Yorkshire. Run over by tubs on engine plane.

ROBINSON J. William - 1897 - 16/02/1897 – Age 19 – Stoneman. Blackett, Blackett Coal Co., Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. Fall of stone. The chargeman and deceased had been working together shot firing etc. when the former had to go and visit other men leaving Robinson, to rid or clear the shots. Before leaving he examined the place. On his return he found a stone had fallen from jacks and greasy parting and caught the deceased.

ROBINSON James - 1890 - 04/02/1890 – Age 13 - Screen boy. South Medmosley, South Medmosley Coal Co., Co.Durham. Found dead at the end of travelling belt. 5.0 pm.

ROBINSON James - 1890 - 09/01/1890 – Age 50 – Screenman. Ellenborough, Maryport Haematite Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Maryport, Cumberland. Knocked down by waggons at screen. 12.0 am.

ROBINSON James - 1893 - 09/03/1893 – Age 70 – Collier. Ashtonsfield, Bridgewater Trustees, Little Hulton, Lancashire. Piece of coal and clod (0.5 cwt.) fell from face, as he was holing, on to his leg and thigh. Died 12th Aug.

ROBINSON James - 1894 - 29/08/1894 – Age 49 – Dayman. Hucknall Tor, Hucknall Colliery Co., Nottinghamshire.  He died in the mine from natural causes having received no injury. No inquest held.

ROBINSON James - 1898 - 13/01/1898 – Age 50 – Collier. Sherdley, Whitecross Co. Ltd., St Helens, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was travelling up the haulage brow when the rope sprang up, as he was astride it, causing him to be thrown in front of the full tubs in the other road. He succumbed to the injuries received. The rope is to be stopped in future while the men are travelling and any person coming out during the shift to travel to the back brow.

ROBINSON Jim - 1895 - 24/05/1895 – Age 13 – Inclineboy. Coleorton, Coleorton Colliery Co., Coleorton, Leicester. Deceased was attempting to ride on a set of trams, upon an inclined roadway, and fell in front of the trains. He was breaking the rules of the mine. He died the same day.

ROBINSON John - 1890 - 22/05/1890 – Age 55 – Stoneman. Dipton, John Bowes and Partners, Dipton, Co.Durham. Fall of roof. 9.0 pm.

ROBINSON John - 1893 - 04/02/1893 – Age 65 – Cartman. Knutton Moor, Knutton Moor Mining Co. Ltd., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Run over by cart on surface.

ROBINSON Joseph - 1890 - 24/01/1890 – Age 33 – Hewer. East Tanfield, James Joicey and Co., East Tanfield, Co.Durham. Fall of stone.

ROBINSON Matthew - 1897 - 06/05/1897 – Age 26 – Shifter. East Hetton, Walter Scott Ltd., Co.Durham. Inundation of water in Cassop way, of Harvey seam, owing to working holing into old workings in Cassop Colliery. 10 killed.

ROBINSON Peter - 1897 - 19/05/1897 – Age 16 - Rope hand. Alexandra, Wigan Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased got his knee injured when coupling two full tubs on a curve in the motion brow while they were proceeding. He walked home but died from the effect of the injury received on the 24th instant. If he had signalled to stop the haulage when he found the tubs uncoupled this accident might have been prevented.

ROBINSON Robert - 1890 - 22/01/1890 – Age 14 – Driver. Usworth, Usworth, Co.Durham. Fell out of tub in engine plane. 9.30 pm.

ROBINSON Robert - 1898 - 07/06/1898 – Age 26 – Labourer. Renishaw Park, J and G Wells Ltd., Derbyshire. Deceased was with others unloading timber in the Colliery siding from railway trucks. The timber was 30 feet long and one tree slipped and fatally injured the deceased. He died on the 12th.

ROBINSON S. - 1895 - 19/12/1895 – Age 26 – Engineman. Robin Hood (quarry), Pawson Bros., Yorkshire. Fall of ground from place beyond his control.

ROBINSON S. - 1898 - 10/09/1898 – Age 47 – Collier. South Kirkby, South Kirkby Coal Co., Yorkshire. When unloading rails he knocked one against a prop which fell and struck him. Died from effects 16th Nov.

ROBINSON Samuel (injured) - 1890 - 05/06/1890 – Age 55 - Pony driver. Adelaide (metalliferous), Salt Union Ltd., Marston, Cheshire. Leg broken, the hook of the pony’s draw rope having caught in the tramway and thrown the hutch on which he was riding off the rails.

ROBINSON Thomas - 1893 - 15/09/1893 – Age 20 – Putter. Ashington, Ashington Coal Co., Ashington, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased, in rolling an empty tub over to one side to allow some full ones to pass, knocked out a prop and a plank causing a fall of stone which killed him.

ROBINSON Thomas - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 40 – Labourer. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion. 290 killed.

ROBINSON W. - 1891 - 25/07/1891 – Age 25 – Shunter. Allerton Byewater, Silkstone and Haigh Moor Coal Co., Castleford, Yorkshire. Crushed by waggon.

ROBINSON W. - 1898 - 27/05/1898 – Age 40 – Collier. Waterloo Main, Brooks and Pickup, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

ROBINSON William - 1894 - 24/05/1894 – Age 22 - Machine attdnt. Walkmill, Morseby Coal Co. Ltd., Walkmill, Cumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. Instead of using an iron rod to force the coal into a hopper, connected to an elevator, the deceased foolishly jumped on to the coal which rolled over him and he was suffocated before assistance could be got.

ROBINSON William - 1896 - 15/05/1896 – Age 41 – Joiner. Westerton, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. Caught by apparatus tub, he was examining the slide when the tub was moved and fatally injured him.

ROBINSON William - 1896 - 30/05/1896 – Age 52 – Onsetter. Norwood, Norwood Coal Co., Co.Durham. He was caught, by some means, between the cage and buntings as he was leaving the shaft bottom and crushed to death.

ROBINSON William - 1899 - 11/05/1899 – Age 18 - Asst. farrier. Loftus Ironstone, Pease and Partners, North Yorkshire. Face severely injured by a kick from a horse when examining its feet. Died on the 13th inst.

ROBLYN John - 1895 - 18/03/1895 – Age 32 – Collier. Mercantile, Powley Thomas and Co., Glamorgan. Fall of side (coal and clod) while holing, without sprags, the face was perpendicular. Died 28th Jan. 1896.

ROBSHAW E. - 1895 - 09/02/1895 – Age 32 – Labourer. Cadeby Main, Denby and Cadeby Main Coal Co., Yorkshire. Run over by waggons on sidings. Died 10th May.

ROBSON David - 1891 - 19/05/1891 – Age 17 - Shaft boy. Stanley, Pease and Partners Ltd., Crook, Co.Durham. Struck on head by descending cage, he was bending over the shaft talking to someone at a lower level when the cage came down. 3.30 pm.

ROBSON Ernest - 1899 - 06/07/1899 – Age 13 – Driver. Wearmouth, B Monkwearmouth Coal Co. Ltd., Wearmouth, Co.Durham. Inquest attended. He was found unconscious, in an upright position, crushed between a tub and the side. It is supposed that he was in the act of getting on to the limbers when the pony suddenly moved away.

ROBSON Frank - 1899 - 15/08/1899 – Age 22 – Putter. Brandon Starkers and Love, Co.Durham. A powder shot, on being fired by the Deputy William Carr, blew through a parting in the stone and ignited some firedamp in an old place the effects of which caused the deaths of these six man. Enoch Griffiths and Frank Murphy were killed outright, Ralph Broadbent died on the 17th. and William Carr and George Robson on the 17th and Frank Robson on the 18th.

ROBSON George - 1890 - 24/06/1890 – Age 54 – Hewer. East Tanfield, James Joicey and Co. Ltd., East Tanfield, Co.Durham. Fall of stone and coal.

ROBSON John - 1896 - 28/04/1896 – Age 26 – Hewer. Wearmouth, B Wearmouth Coal Co. Ltd., Wearmouth, Co.Durham. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was killed by some stone falling from between two slips in the roof when at his working face.

ROBSON John - 1897 - 23/12/1897 – Age 35 – Shifter. Cambois, Cowpen Coal Co. Ltd., Northumberland. Inquest attended. Deceased and his marrow were ridding a shot. They had been told to be careful about some stone which was hanging at a jack by the assistant master shifter two hours before. He told them to take it down but they neglected to do so and it afterwards fell on the deceased.

ROBSON John William - 1897 - 16/11/1897 – Age 33 – Hewer. South Pontop, UA Ritson, Co.Durham. While taking down the top coal, of a thick seam, a large piece of it fell at natural joints and killed him.

ROBSON Joseph - 1890 - 07/07/1890 – Age 49 – Shifter. Black Hill Drift, Consett Iron Co. Ltd., Consett, Co.Durham. Alleged to have received an accident by a tram load of timber getting off the way in the pit. On post-mortem examination being made it was found he died from diseased lungs and heart. Not comprised.

ROBSON Matthew - 1899 - 04/09/1899 – Age 29 – Hewer. Thornley, Weardale Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. He had taken the bottom coal out when the band, which is 8 inches thick, fell upon and injured his back and hip. Died the following day.

ROBSON Matthew Pattison - 1899 - 08/09/1899 – Age 14 – Cleaner. Brancepeth, Starkers and Love, Co.Durham. He was trying to put a sprag in, from some trucks which were lowered down, when he fell in front of them and one of the wheels ran onto his right leg. Died the same day.

ROBSON Robert - 1892 - 13/10/1892 – Age 13 – Driver. Boldon, Harton Coal Co. Ltd., Boldon, Co.Durham. Inspection made and inquest attended. In going inbye he forgot to turn the switch, at the junction, and the pony going one way and the tub the other he was either thrown or crushed against the props. He was evidently driving at a reckless speed.

ROBSON T. - 1891 - 06/06/1891 – Age 55 – Collier. North Gawber, Fountain and Burnley, Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

ROBSON Thomas - 1890 - 25/02/1890 – Age 49 – Hewer. Brancepeth, C Strakers and Love, Willington, Co.Durham. Injury to back by fall of stone. Died 10th April.

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ROBSON William - 1890 - 24/01/1890 – Age 50 – Hewer. Kimblesworth, Elliott and Hunter, Chester-le-Street, Co.Durham. Fall of a large stone which broke down the timbering.

ROBSON William - 1898 - 16/02/1898 – Age 43 - Hanger on. Trimdon Grange, Walter Scott Ltd., Co.Durham. He had gone into the hole into which the cage of the apparatus goes to clean it out. He neglected to put a piece of timber in for the cage to rest upon, and to protect himself, and when getting out the cage caught and fatally injured him.

ROCKYARD M. - 1896 - 30/04/1896. Micklefield, Joseph Cliffe and Sons, Yorkshire. Explosion of firedamp. 63 killed.

RODDA Henry (non-fatal) - 1893 - 01/02/1893 – Age 65 - Mine agent. Drakewells (metalliferous), Drakewells Mining Co. Ltd., Gunnislake, Cornwall. While crossing an old winze, on a plank, it gave way owing to it being decayed. He fell some fathoms receiving a considerable shock.

RODDA Samuel (non-fatal) - 1893 - 17/01/1893 – Age 55 – Pitman. Dolcoath (metalliferous), Dolcoath Mine Adventurers, Camborne, Cornwall. Fall of loose stone from the side of the main engine shaft while repairing the timber. 3 injured.

RODEN J. - 1898 - 09/12/1898 – Age 17 – Banksman. Aldwarke Main, John Brown and Co., Yorkshire. Crushed between corf and tippler on pit bank.

RODEN R. - 1894 - 23/07/1894 – Age 53 – Collier. Sharlston, N Sharlston Coal Co., Normanton, Yorkshire. Fall of coal.

RODERICK George - 1893 - 11/04/1893 – Age 14 – Collier. Great Western, Great Western Colliery Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an underground fire. 63 killed.

RODERICK John - 1891 - 12/01/1891 – Age 22 – Labourer. Gwaun Cae Gurwen, Gwaun Cae Gurwen Colliery Co. Ltd., Gwaun Cae Gurwen, Neath, Port Talbot, South West Wales. Crushed at a hoist.

RODERICK William - 1894 - 22/05/1894 – Age 28 – Collier. South Duffryn No. 1 Hills, Plymouth Ltd., Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. Fall of fireclay (4 feet x 3 feet x 26 inches thick) while pulling down rashings off the top of the coal. The roof at The road end was not secured between roadside props where the width was 7.5 foot, Bottom six feet seam.

RODGER Edward (non-fatal) - 1890 - 07/11/1890 – Age 13 – Miner. Ladylands, Coltness Iron Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Fall of ironstone and blaes. Not yet returned.

RODGER Edward - 1892 - 11/01/1892 – Age 62 – Trimmer. Woodhill No. 8, Glengarnock Iron and Steel Co., Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Run over by a waggon while attempting to sprag it.

RODGER William (non-fatal) - 1893 - 26/01/1893 – Age 50 – Miner. Tranent, James Waldie and Sons, Haddington. Fall of coal. 90 days off.

RODGERS Bernard - 1897 - 29/09/1897 – Age 60 – Fireman. Drumpeller Nos 3 & 4, Summerlee & Mossend Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. While making his morning inspection, with a naked light, he ignited an accumulation of firedamp.

RODGERS Charles Edward - 1892 - 30/09/1892 – Age 32 – Stallman. Langwith, Sheepbridge Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Fall of roof. He was assisting to lift a full tub on the roadway when a piece of stone fell from the roof and fatally injured him.

RODGERS Henry - 1897 - 05/05/1897 – Age 52 – Stallman. Markham No. 1, Staveley Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Derbyshire. Fall of roof. Deceased was preparing to withdraw a prop from under the roof so that he could build a pack. He knocked at the roof with a pick when a piece of bind fell and killed him.

RODGERS James - 1896 - 21/12/1896 – Age 28 – Sinker. Woodhorn, Ashington Coal Co., Woodhorn, Northumberland. Inquest attended. It appears there was a scaffold placed just below the Yard seam in which a plane was being driven through to the No. 1 pit. A hole 4 feet 10 inches x 4 feet 6 inches, near the centre of the scaffold had been made to allow the water barrel to pass through. When not so used and when material from the drift or men were being drawn, the hole was covered by a hinged door. On the day in question water was being drawn up, in time for the afternoon shift (which was an unusual thing and according to witnesses had not occurred before), the descend and the onsetter were unaware that men were descending until the kibble was nearly at the scaffold. He called out that the door was open, but had not time to stop the kibble, which was lowered halfway into the hole. One man got out without difficulty, but the deceased, in attempting to, fell through the hole and was not missed till his body was heard to splash in the water.

RODGERS James - 1899 - 28/03/1899 – Age 26 - Waggon trimmer. Blantyre No. 4, William Dixon Ltd., Lanarkshire. While spragging a railway waggon he fell and the sprag crushed him against the ground.

RODGERS John (injured) - 1894 - 30/05/1894 – Age 21 - Slate getter. Moelferna (slate). Explosion of gelatine-dynamite, which he was ramming into a hole with an iron bar. His left hand was badly injured, two fingers amputated. 3 months off.

RODGERS William - 1894 - 06/09/1894 – Age 32 – Stallman. Pye Hill, J Oakes and Co., Pye Hill, Nottinghamshire. Fall of roof. Deceased knocked out a prop, with a hammer instead of using a ringer and chain as required by the Special Rules.

RODGERSON Thomas - 1891 - 27/03/1891 – Age 15 - Waggon trimmer. Allanton, William Barr and Sons, Lanarkshire. Crushed by waggons.

ROE J. - 1897 - 19/11/1897 – Age 43 – Collier. Nunnery, Nunnery Coal Co., Yorkshire. Crushed between Corves while hanging a chain on them. Died 18th Jan. 1898.

ROEBUCK B. - 1898 - 24/06/1898 – Age 52 – Dataller. Rotherham Main, John Brown and Co., Yorkshire. Crushed by Corves on engine plane.

ROEBUCK L. - 1894 - 04/09/1894 – Age 64 – Deputy. Roundwood, Roundwood Coal Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Injured by tub.

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

ROGAN Bernard - 1890 - 19/06/1890 – Age 44 – Collier. Bickershaw, Ackers Whitley and Co. Ltd., Leigh, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was pulling a bit of coal from the face when a small quantity of lay fell, which caught him on the side and knocked him down. He was using a pick instead of his crowbar.

ROGAN John - 1898 - 27/04/1898 – Age 57 – Hewer. Whitehaven Wellington, Whitehaven Colliery Co., Whitehaven, Cumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased, while walking outbye alone, was overtaken and run over by a full set as he was passing an empty one. The road was in good order, refuge holes within the prescribed distance, and the rope travelling about four miles an hour. He died from his injuries two days after.

ROGER William (non-fatal) - 1892 - 08/12/1892 – Age 36 – Brusher. Manuelrigg, Manuelrigg Coal Co. Ltd., Stirling. Fall of coal.

ROGERS Charlie - 1890 - 07/08/1890 – Age 18 – Collier. Norths’ Navigation No. 9, Norths’ Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Maesteg, Glamorgan. Fall of roof (ripping bastard rock) 8 foot x 5 foot, from side of a slip across the roadway near the face. Deceased was cutting bottom below the top rippings and his partner was putting in a cog on the roadside. There was a cog on the other side and some roadside props but no intermediate support. 2.5 foot seam. Longwall.

ROGERS Enoch - 1895 - 07/12/1895 – Age 32 – Collier. Plaspower, Broughton and Plaspower Coal Co. Ltd., Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was capping a prop in the waste under the bind coal. The fireman had marked the roof for two props, to be set before knocking the other out, and had warned him but he appears to have set about knocking the prop out when the coal came upon him before he could clear himself.

ROGERS George - 1896 - 20/05/1896 – Age 27 – Sinker. Birchgrove, Birchgrove Colliery Co., Glamorgan. Fall of stone from side of shaft, 8 yards from the bottom and 3 yards below the walling. The bed for a walling curb was being prepared. 2 killed.