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RABBIT John - 1889 - 03/05/1889 – Age 50 – Miner. Victoria, 7 Foot, Fletcher Burrows and Co., Lancashire. Killed by top coal and roof falling where he was taking top coal down. Inspection and inquest attended.

RACE J. - 1880 - 21/02/1880 – Age 25 – Trammer. Hoyland Silkstone, Wells Birch Ryde and Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of roof. Died 7th Apr.

RACE John - 1885 – 24/09/1885 – Age 26 – Hewer. Newton, Cap H Stobart and Co., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Seriously injured in back by fall of stone while working in a jud. Died 21st Oct.

RACE Matthew - 1880 – 04/09/1880 – Age 38 – Shaftsman. South Durham, South Durham Coal Co., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Injury to leg by safety gate falling on whim while changing the cages. Died 12th Oct.

RACE Robert - 1886 – 04/10/1886 – Age 18 – Incline boy. Byers Green, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Arm severely bruised by break coming off drum. Died on 14th.

RADCLIFFE Evan - 1880 - 10/12/1880 – Age 30. Naval Steam, Naval Steam Co., Penycraig, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas 101 killed.

RADCLIFFE George - 1889 - 16/10/1889 – Age 32 – Roadman. Mossfields, Hawley and Bridgwood Ltd., Longton, Staffordshire. Explosion 64 killed.

RADCLIFFE Peter - 1886 - 13/08/1886 - Age 25. Woodend, John Speakman, Lancashire. Explosion of firedamp in the north-west workings. 38 lost.

RADCLIFFE Robert (injured) - 1887 - 20/12/1887 – Age 43 – Miner. Lower Hall No.2, Westleigh Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Leg fractured and foot amputated by sudden fall of coal which he was levering down at the corner of the working face. It came off from a slip.

RAE Alexander - 1887 - 14/06/1887 – Age 46 – Collier. Stonelaw, FR Reid, Rutherglen, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof.

RAE Andrew (non-fatal) - 1885 - 15/05/1885 – Collier. Hamilton Hill, Hamilton Hill Coal Co., Glasgow, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof.

RAE Andrew - 1881 - 23/06/1881 – Age 38 – Fireman. Garrongill No.7, Coltness Iron Co., Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire. He was connecting the pump-rod to the crank, and another crank in motion squeezed him against an upright post.

RAE George - 1889 - 17/12/1889 – Age 19 – Drawer. Rawyards, Rawyards Colliery Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp. 19 days off.

RAE James - 1880 - 20/03/1880 – Age 18 – Collier. Greenhead No.3, Coltness Iron Co., Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at face entering in the morning, stoop and room.

RAE James - 1889 - 05/08/1889 – Age 24 – Chainman. Tannochside No.1, Owners of Chapelhall, Uddingston, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof in lye dook.

RAE John (non-fatal) - 1889 - 02/12/1889 – Age 20 – Drawer. Benhar, Niddrie and Benhar Coal Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Arm jammed between tub and roof. Not yet resumed.

RAE Joseph - 1881 - 08/10/1881 – Age 27 – Sinker. Muirhouses, Muirhouses Coal Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. While he was stepping on the kettle the rope slipped off the drum and he fell down the shaft.

RAESIDE Andrew (non-fatal) - 1889 - 09/01/1889 – Miner. Grange No.2, Andrew Yates, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Fall of coal.

RAFFERTY Daniel - 1888 - 25/10/1888 – Age 17 – Drawer. Tawd Vale, Tawd Vale Colliery Co Ltd., Skelmersdale, Lancashire. Inspection made. He was killed by a stone falling from between the props in a widework face which was well timbered.

RAFFERTY John (non-fatal) - 1887 - 10/03/1887 – Collier. Drummuir No.3, Merry and Cunninghame, Dreghorn, Ayrshire. Explosion of powder.

RAFFERTY Patrick - 1880 - 17/05/1880 – Age 39 – Collier. Iveston, Consett Iron Co., Leadgate, Co. Durham. Head severely crushed between tub and side of way while assisting to put it on the way the pony started. Died 21st May.

RAFFERTY Patrick - 1884 - 16/07/1884 – Age 40 – Collier. Arniston, Arniston Coal Co. Ltd., Newbattle, Edinburgh. Fall of side while holing, long wall.

RAINE George - 1887 - 08/02/1887 – Age 59 - Heap keeper. Eppleton, Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Died from the effects of a broken leg by becoming entangled in a revolving shaft on the 15th Oct. last.

RAINIE Andrew (non-fatal) - 1889 - 09/07/1889 – Age 22 – Drawer. Champfleurie & Ochiltree, Linlithgow Oil Co., Ltd., Linlithgow. Crushed by tub. 21 days off.

RAISBECK Thomas - 1884 - 05/04/1884 – Age 72 – Rolleywayman. Cramlington, Cramlington Coal Co., Cramlington, Northumberland. Fall of stone.

RALPHS Henry (injured) - 1884 - 27/10/1884 – Age 20 – Miner. Ellerbeck, Ellerbeck Collieries Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of roof stone it being on the move.

RALPHS Levi - 1881 - 06/05/1881 – Age 40 - Waggon setter. Bryn, Richard Evans and Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Inquest attended. The deceased was passing between the buffers of two waggons which were brought together by a third coming in contact with then and he was crushed.

RALSTON Samuel - 1887 - 08/01/1887 – Age 18 – Collier. Clydeside, Provanhall Coal Co., Bothwell, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at face, longwall.

RAMAGE David - 1881 - 18/11/1881 – Age 38 – Collier. Alloa Holton, Alloa Coal Co., Alloa, Clackmannan. He was coming down a short incline in front of a loaded tub when his foot caught and the tub ran over him.

RAMAGE James (non-fatal) - 1885 - 20/11/1885 – Collier. Gauchalland No.2, Gauchalland Coal Co., Galston, Ayrshire. Fall of coal.

RAMAGE James (non-fatal) - 1888 - 12/10/1888 – Miner. Duchray, Garrochhill and Duchray Coal Co., Ayr, Ayrshire. Fall of roof in road. 2 injured.

RAMAGE Robert - 1889 - 26/12/1889 – Age 44 - Sinker Kinnedder, William Paterson, Fife. Fell down shaft.

RAMAGE William - 1883 - 09/06/1883 – Age 24 – Miner. D’arcy (limestone), W Turnbull and Sons, Newbattle, Edinburgh. Falling of limestone while holing.

RAMSAY Henry - 1880 - 08/09/1880 – Age 33 – Shifter. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

RAMSAY J.W. - 1885 - 15/04/1885 – Age 16 – Putter. Kimblesworth, Hunter and Elliot, Durham, Co. Durham. Said to have fallen from his limbers and injured his head as he died from brain fever, doctor could not trace cause of any accident. (not comprised).

RAMSAY John (non-fatal) - 1885 - 01/08/1885 – Miner. Tollcross, James Stokes, Tollcross. Lanarkshire. Fall of roof.

RAMSAY John (non-fatal) - 1885 - 16/09/1885 – Miner. Haugh No.6, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Stirling. Fall of ironstone.

RAMSAY John - 1882 - 16/02/1882 – Age 26 – Onsetter. Trimdon Grange, Walter Scott, Trimdon Grange, Co. Durham. Killed by explosion gas in Harvey Seam. 74 killed. Buried in Kelloe Cemetery. Single man.

RAMSAY John - 1883 – 16/06/1883 – Age 36 – Collier. Bourtreehill No.6, Bourtreehill Coal Co., Irvine, Ayrshire. Whilst engaged cleaning out a shaft by a sudden influx of water and mud. 2 killed.

RAMSAY Neil - 1885 – 15/12/1885 – Age 30 – Drawer. Morningside, Morningside Coal Co., Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof on drawing road.

RAMSAY Thomas (non-fatal) - 1889 – 25/12/1889 – Age 14 – Not employed. Allanshaw, Allanshaw Coal Co., Lanarkshire. Run over by tub, leg fractured. Not yet back at work.

RAMSBOTTOM James - 1887 – 14/10/1887 – Age 17 – Drawer. Rishton, Joseph Barnes, Rishton, Lancashire. Fall of roof. Spine and neck broken.

RAMSDALE Joseph - 1882 – 28/07/1882 – Age 25 – Shunt minder. Springs, John Scowcroft and Co Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was hanging the trailer on the engine set, when his belt caught on some part of the last tub, and be was dragged 60 yards up the engine plane injuring his spine from which he died on the 18th. September.

RAMSDEN A. - 1883 - 10/03/1883 – Age 14 – Driver. Roundwood, Roundwood Coal Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Crushed by corves.

RAMSDEN B. - 1882 - 07/10/1882 – Byeworker. Cleckheaton (ironstone), Bowling Iron Co., Bradford, Yorkshire. Fall of roof. Died 8th Oct.

RAMSDEN F. - 1882 - 17/05/1882 – Age 33 – Byeworker. Rosa, W Day, Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

RAMSDEN George - 1884 - 02/08/1884 - Age 32 – Deputy. Renishaw Park, No.1 J and G Wells Ltd., Eckington, Derbyshire. Found dead under fall of roof supposed to have been making road safe.

RAMSDEN Jethro - 1883 - 15/10/1883 – Age 42 – Hewer. Shildon Furnace, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Cut on finger by fall of stone. Died 15th Nov. from blood poisoning.

RAMSDEN John (injured) - 1889 - 13/11/1889 – Age 36 – Miner. Breightmet 4 Foot, Breightmet Colliery Co., Lancashire. Scalp wounds by stone from a pot hole where he was filling coal to make room for propping. Inspection and inquiry.

RAMSDEN S. - 1881 - 26/09/1881 – Age 20. Pidacre, John Naylor and Co., Wakefield, Yorkshire. Explosion of gas. Died 9th Oct.

RAMSDEN William (injured) - 1887 – 27/07/1887 – Age 54 – Hooker on. Red Moss, Worlsey Menses Colliery Co., Lancashire. Hand crushed by a brick falling from arching at the bottom of shaft.

RAMSEY William - 1882 - 26/05/1882 – Age 26 – Collier. White Moss, White Moss Coal Co. Ltd., Skelmersdale, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. The two deceased were drawing timber, when the roof came in bodily knocking out about 20 props. They were apparently doing their work in a proper manner. 2 killed.

RAMSHAW Anthony - 1880 - 08/09/1880 – Age 65 – Shifter. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

RAMSHAW Frank - 1882 - 16/02/1882 - 17 Age – Putter. Trimdon Grange, Walter Scott, Trimdon Grange, Co. Durham. Killed by explosion of gas in Harvey Seam. 74 killed. Buried in Kelloe Cemetery Single man.

RAMSHAW Joseph - 1883 - 19/09/1883 – Age 65 – Wasteman. Burradon, NG Lambert and Co., Burradon, Northumberland. Fall of stone.

RAMSHAW Joseph - 1889 - 15/03/1889 – Age 62 – Wasteman. Lumley, 6th. Earl of Durham, Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Died from natural causes while following his employment in the pit. Ventilation good. Not comprised under the Act.

RANDLE Edwin S. - 1885 - 21/12/1885 – Age 52 – Quarryman. Stert Quarry (metalliferous), William Baker and Henry Samuel, Diptford Ivybridge, Devon. Deceased, with others, was engaged in raising a small lift of pumps in a pit by means of a rope attached to the end of a lever and passing through a double and treble pulley block. The rope, which was too small for this purpose broke and deceased was knocked into the pit by the rebound of the lever. Before he could be taken out he had swallowed such a quantity of water as to cause suffocation.

RANDLE Joseph - 1882 - 11/03/1882 – Age 20 – Dataler. Hawkesbury, Fly Hawkesbury Colliery Co., Coventry, Warwick. Fall of roof whilst cleaning roadway.

RANDLES W. - 1888 - 05/10/1888 – Collier. Bredbury, Bredbury Coal Co., Stockport, Cheshire. Fall of roof.

RANKIN John - 1883 - 01/05/1883 – Age 40 – Collier. Cleland, Monkland Iron Co. Ltd., Shotts, Lanarkshire. Fall of side at face, while braking away a lift.

RANKINE Alexander (non-fatal) - 1889 - 19/01/1889 – Drawer. Haugh No.1, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Ayrshire. Fall of roof at face.

RANKINE George (non-fatal) - 1889 - 03/04/1889 – Age 48 – Miner. Balquhatstone, John Watson, Stirling. Fall of stone. 83 days off.

RANKINE John (non-fatal) - 1889 - 14/11/1889 – Age 21 – Miner. Kirkness, Fife Coal Co. Ltd., Kinross. Fall of roof. 34 days off.

RANKINE Peter (non-fatal) - 1885 – 30/12/1885 – Chain runner. Wester Hallhill, Ferrier and Strain, Baillieston, Lanarkshire. The ascending cage caught the dook rope and a hutch attached back and injured him.

RANKINE Peter (non-fatal) - 1889 – 10/05/1889 – Miner. Neilston, Neilston Coal Co., Kilsyth, Ayrshire. Fell in front of a loaded hutch on incline.

RANKINE Robert - 1880 – 22/09/1880 – Age 20 – Chain runner. Twechar (ironstone or fireclay), W Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Ayrshire. Found run over by hutches on dook.

RANKINE William - 1885 – 07/05/1886 – Age 14 – Drawer. Barrwood No.2, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Stirling. Fall of roof.

RANSOME John - 1889 – 17/04/1889 – Age 34 – Backoverman. South Tanfield, James Joicey and Co. Ltd., South Tanfield, Co. Durham. Fall of coal.

RAPS Ely - 1880 – 10/12/1880 – Age 29 – Naval Steam, Naval Steam Co., Penycraig, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 101 killed.

RATCLIFFE J. - 1888 – 22/12/1888 – Age 36 – Collier. Nunnery, Nunnery Coal Co., Sheffield, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

RATCLIFFE John - 1881 – 28/02/1881 – Age 60 – Mechanic. Park Lane, Garswood Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inquest attended. Crushed by a punching machine falling over on to him whilst he was superintending the removal of the same.

RATCLIFFE William - 1881 – 27/06/1881 – Age 60 – Holer. Haunch Wood, William Nowell, Nuneaton, Warwick. Coals fell on him whilst holing them.

RATCLIFFE William - 1886 – 06/01/1886 – Age 46 – Collier. Birley Moorpit, Sheffield Coal Co., Sheffield, Yorkshire. Winding rope broke whilst ascending the shaft.

RATFORD Henry snr. - 1882 – 02/05/1882 – Age 51 – Stallman. Addesley, WS Dugdale, Atherstone, Nottinghamshire. Explosion of gas 31 killed.

RATTRAY Thomas (non-fatal) - 1889 – 30/07/1889 – Age 44 – Overman. Limphinnans, Cowdenbeath Coal Co., Fife. Fell into sump. 92 days off.

RAW John - 1888 - 23/01/1888 - Age 40 – Deputy. South Durham, South Durham Coal Co., Auckland, Co. Durham. While firing a shot he appears to have lighted the fuse instead of the match by mistake and the shot exploded before he could get clear of it.

RAWCLIFFE George (injured) - 1883 - 07/11/1883. Moorfield, Altham Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Explosion of gas. 68 killed.

RAWLIN E. - 1887 - 03/07/1887 – Age 38 – Carpenter. Car House, John Brown and Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Fell from cage while repairing conductors.

RAWLING Joseph - 1880 - 08/09/1880 – Age 49 – Stoneman. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

RAWLING Robert - 1880 - 08/09/1880 – Age 39 – Stoneman. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

RAWLINGS Isaac - 1886 - 19/02/1886 – Age 29 – Trammer. Eston, Leonard Boult and Co., Gloucester. Killed by explosion of firedamp. 8 killed.

RAWLINSON J. - 1883 - 27/02/1883 – Age 16 – Waggoner. Pendleton, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Tubs, windlass brow.

RAWNSLEY P. - 1885 - 23/12/1885 – Age 52 – Miner. Hill Top (metalliferous), J Butterfield, Halifax, Yorkshire. Crushed whilst moving large balk of timber.

RAWSON G. - 1889 - 22/01/1889 – Age 16 – Driver. Rockingham, Newton Chambers and Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Run over by corves.

RAWSON John - 1888 - 13/02/1888 – Age 38 – Dayman. Mosley Common, Bridgewater Trustees, Lancashire. He burst a blood vessel in his head whilst carrying props on the pit bank. Died Mar 25th. Not comprised by the Act.

RAWSON William - 1885 - 27/03/1885 – Age 46 - Chock drawer. Abram, Abram Coal Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Deceased was knocking out a prop when the shaft of the hammer struck him in the abdomen.

RAY Archibald - 1883 - 25/09/1883 – Age 44 – Miner. Mowbray (metalliferous), Mowbray Iron Co., Cumberland. Accidental explosion of shot.

RAYSON William - 1888 - 22/10/188 – Age 37 - Cart loader. Allens Green, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Hip joint injured by a tub of coal which was being put in at the top passing through and falling from a drop cage for lowering to carts, the onsetter at the top having omitted to notice that the stop catch at the far side was not in place, when he put the tub in.

READ John - 1889 - 19/12/1889 – Age 50 – Collier. East Slade, New Bowson Colliery Co., Cinderford, Forest of Dean. He was injured by a fall of coal in his working place. He resumed work once or twice but was unable to continue at it for more than a few days. He died suddenly on the 1st September in his working place having a few days previously again resumed work. The evidence at the inquest satisfied the coroner and jury that death was the result of "heart disease," caused, or at least accelerated, by this accident.

READ Thomas - 1888 - 03/02/1888 – Age 19 – Collier. Hafod, Ruabon Coal and Coke Co. Ltd., Ruabon, Denbigh. Inspection made. A prop had been knocked out by some coal falling against it and deceased was starting to reset it when a stone fell from between two slips on to him. Died 12th May.

READER Charles - 1887 - 03/10/1887 – Age 35 – Stallman. Griff, Griff Colliery Co., Nuneaton, Warwick. Fall of coal when setting sprags. 2 killed.

READMAN Henry - 1880 - 27/05/1880 – Age 28 – Miner. Grinkle (Ironstone), Palmer’s Shipbuilding and Iron Co. Ltd., Saltburn, Yorkshire. While lighting up a shot he lit the squib instead of the match, and he was killed before he had time to get out of the way of it.

READSHAW or REDSHAW Benjamin - 1880 - 08/09/1880 – Age 25 – Hewer. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas. 164 killed.

READY Martin - 1887 - 25/10/1887 – Age 20 – Dataler. Bamfurlong Cross, Tetley and Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made. He had gone down the pit and after getting out of the cage made a wrong turn and walked into the sump and fell between the bearers which were 18 inches apart to the button a distance of five yards.

REASON William - 1887 - 24/01/1887 – Age 43 – Collier. Pleasley, Stanton Iron Co., Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Fall of roof while repairing the roadway. 2 killed.

REAY John - 1887 - 07/02/1887 – Age 59 – Stoneman. South Hetton, South Hetton Coal Co Ltd., Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Severely crushed by a fall of stone while drawing a prop and plank to repair road. Died on 13th.

REAY Thomas - 1889 - 30/12/1889 – Age 33 – Putter. Wearmouth, Wearmouth Coal Co., Wearmouth, Co. Durham. Fall of roof on tramway.

REDDAN George - 1883 – 25/04/1883 – Age 23 – Hewer. Thrislington, Thrislington Coal Co. Ltd., Ferry Hill, Co. Durham. Fall of roof and coal while turning away a board.

REDFERN Eli - 1883 – 19/04/1883 – Age 24 – Stallman. Bretby No.3, Countess of Chesterfield, Burton-on-Trent, Derbyshire. Fall of roof while withdrawing timber from the goaf.

REDFERN Robert - 1882 – 10/09/1882 – Age 27 – Stallman. Marechay Main, Ford Bros., Ripley, Derbyshire. Explosion of gas.

REDFERN William - 1881 – 28/08/1881 – Age 36 – Carpenter. Longton Hall, J and A Glover, Longton, Stafford. While repairing headgear.

REDFORD James - 1885 - 18/06/1885 – Age 21 – Miner. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal great explosion. 178 killed.

REDFORD John (injured) - 1880 – 14/12/1880 – Hooker-on. Combermere, Tyldesley Coal Co. Ltd., Shakerley, Lancashire. Hurt. Caught by the cage, apparently when examining the guides.

REDGATE John - 1883 – 05/05/1883 – Manager. Smithies, C Marsden and Son, Barnsley, Yorkshire. Crushed while riding on train of corves.

REDGE Francis (injured) - 1888 – 10/09/1888 – Age 25 – Miner. Roman Gravels (metalliferous). Premature explosion of a charge of gunpowder while he was ramming in the first part of the tamping with an iron bar. Severely burnt about the face, hands, and side, eye sight permanently injured. 6 weeks off.

REDHALL J. - 1887 – 08/09/1887 – Age 20 – Hurrier. East Gawber, R Craik and Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of coal. 2 killed.

REDMAN William - 1884 – 05/05/1884 – Age 17 – Drawer. Blantyre, William Dixon Ltd., Blantyre, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof on road near face, long wall.

REDMOND John (injured) - 1885 – 27/04/1885 – Age 26 – Miner. Baxenden, George Hargreaves and Co., Lancashire. Overpowered for a short time in the Moleside workings by blackdamp, which issued from old workings in consequence of a fall in the airway. 2 injured.

REDSHAW George - 1880 - 18/02/1880 – Age 17 – Miner. Coldberry (Metalliferous), London Lead Co., Middleton-in-Teesdale, Co. Durham. Fall of roof while removing debris after a shot.

REDSHAW John William - 1880 – 08/09/1880 – Age 21 – Shifter. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

REDSHAW or READSHAW Benjamin - 1880 – 08/09/1880 – Age 25 – Hewer. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

REECE Thomas - 1884 – 20/11/1884 – Age 22 – Loader. Alma, Thomas Holdsworth, Clay Cross, Derbyshire. Fall of roof.

REECE William (injured) - 1884 – 07/04/1884 – Labourer. Wharton, Bridgewater Trustees, Lancashire. Fingers cut off while hooking tail ropes together.

REED Francis - 1889 – 24/09/1889 – Age 62 – Collier. Blaensychan, Partridge Jones and Co. Ltd., Pontypool, Monmouth. On knocking out a prop in the stall road to get the roof down, it fell unexpectedly before he could get away.

REED John - 1880 – 26/05/1880 – Age 33 – Miner. West Bassett (metalliferous), West Bassett Mining Co., Redruth, Cornwall. Premature explosion of a hole before he had retired to a safe place.

REED Samuel - 1888 – 10/04/1888 – Age 19 – Haulier. Cwmneol, Powells Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of roof 8ft x 6ft. where repairers were making more height in a road 4.5ft high. 6ft seam. Longwall.

REED Thomas - 1880 - 10/12/1880 – Age 29. Naval Steam, Naval Steam Co., Penycraig, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas 101 killed.

REED William - 1887 - 18/02/1887 – Age 22 – Haulier. National, National Colliery Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas and dust caused by a shot. 39 killed. Taken out of the mine alive but later died.

REED William - 1888 - 14/04/1888 – Age 46 – Stoneman. Wearmouth, B Wearmouth Coal Co., Wearmouth, Co. Durham. Fall of roof whilst renewing timber.

REED William Henry - 1885 - 18/06/1885 – Age 16 - Filler & wagoner. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons, Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal great explosion. 178 killed.

REEKS William - 1883 - 12/03/1883 – Age 23 – Miner. Chanters, Lancashire. Dropped dead going out of colliery. Natural causes. Not comprised.

REES Albert - 1881 - 16/05/1881 – Age 27 – Collier. Western (Ocean), D Davies and Co., Nantymoel, Glamorgan. Fall of coal.

REES D. - 1883 - 08/09/1883 – Age 13 - Door boy. Baglau, P Grenfell and Sons, Briton Ferry, Glamorgan. Fell under trams.

REES Daniel - 1880 - 07/07/1880 – Age 31 – Collier. Garnoch, John Glasbrook, Swansea, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 6 killed.

REES Daniel - 1881 - 23/09/1881 – Age 19 – Collier. Old Duffryn, Powells Duffryn Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Killed by falling under tram.

REES Daniel - 1884 - 16/01/1884 – Age 12 – Collier. Garnant, Garnant Collieries Co., Cwmaman, Glamorgan. Breakage of rope. 10 killed.

REES David - 1881 - 01/06/1881 – Age 46 – Collier. Tynewydd, Troedyrhiw Coal Co., Porth, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

REES David - 1881 - 18/02/1881 – Age 25 – Collier. Cefn, Bryndu Coal and Coke Co., Bridgend, Glamorgan. Killed by falling off trams.

REES David - 1882 – 17/05/1882 – Age 41 – Collier. Old Castle, Nevill Druce and Co., Llanelly, Camarthen. Run over by trams on incline plane.

REES David - 1884 – 22/04/1884 – Age 42 – Overman. Onllwyn, NH Mayers, Neath, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

REES David - 1885 – 23/05/1885 – Age 12 – Door boy. Merthyr Vale, Nixons Ltd., Merthyr, Glamorgan. Crushed by trams.

REES David - 1886 - 10/10/1886 – Age 49 – Flueman. North Dunraven, London and South Wales Coal Co. Ltd., Treherbert, Glamorgan. On Sunday going down to his work fell out of cage. The engineman felt nothing unusual and everything was found in working order when subsequently examined.

REES David - 1888 - 07/11/1888 – Age 19 – Engineman. George Powells, Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Mountain Ash, Glamorgan. Found unconscious and burned on floor of engine room, his head resting against the steam chest. A journey had just been run down the engine plane.

REES David - 1888 - 28/08/1888 – Age 49 – Labourer. Great Mountain, John Waddell and Son., Llanelly, Camarthen. Slipped in front of loaded truck after unhitching horse and was run over. Died 7th October.

REES David - 1889 - 25/02/1889 – Age 32 – Collier. Lower Llamorlais, Lower Llamorlais Coal Co., Llamorlais, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 2 killed.

REES Edward - 1888 - 19/06/1888 – Age 51 – Repairer. Eastern Ocean Coal Co. Ltd., Ystrad, Glamorgan. Fall of side in a heading while taking out old timbers.

REES Evan - 1880 - 10/12/1880 – Age 27 - Naval Steam, Naval Steam Co., Penycraig, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 101 killed.

REES Evan - 1884 - 30/08/1884 – Age 42 – Collier. Bwllfa, Trustees of Bwllfa, Merthyr Dare, Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

REES Evan - 1887 - 31/01/1887 – Age 41 – Collier. Merthyr Vale, Nixons Navigation Coal Co. Ltd., Merthyr, Glamorgan. Fall of a wedge shaped stone from roof of stall between two cogs. One prop was below the stone. Died 6th February.

REES Evan - 1889 - 21/02/1889 – Age 23 – Sinker. New Primrose, Primrose Colliery Co., Pontardawe, Glamorgan. Struck on head by a small stone falling down shaft. Died - 18th. April.

REES Gomer (injured) - 1885 - 23/12/1885 – Haulier. Mardy Lockets, Merthyr Steam Coal Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 81 killed.

REES J. - 1881 - 19/08/1881 - Age 32 – Collier. New Duffryn, Rhymney Iron Co., Glamorgan. Killed by trams. Nine trams were let down a heading dipping about three inches per yard, four were lifted off the rails to act as a nock but when the rope was unhitched they ran down about 35 yards and the deceased was jammed against the face of the coal.

REES James - 1884 - 16/10/1884 – Age 31 – Collier. Rhondda Merthyr, Rhondda Merthyr Colliery Co., Treherbert, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

REES John - 1880 - 10/12/1880 – Age 34. Naval Steam, Naval Steam Co., Penycraig, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 101 killed.

REES John - 1881 - 16/05/1881 – Age 19 – Collier. Merthyr Vale, Nixon Taylor and Cory, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. Falling out of bucket when descending shaft.

REES John - 1886 - 26/01/1886 – Age 21 – Collier. Cefn Brithdir, Rhymney Iron Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

REES John - 1887 - 11/02/1887 – Age 36 – Collier. Merthyr Vale, Nixons Navigation Coal Co. Ltd., Merthyr, Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face of a hard heading roof, bastard clift and fireclay with slips, and not timbered close to face. Died 14th February.

REES John - 1889 - 16/08/1889 – Age 33 – Timberman. Plymouth South, Duffryn Plymouth Works Proprietors, Merthyr, Glamorgan. While raising and retimbering a road where there had been a large fall up to a bed of coal 3ft. thick a portion of this bell fell.

REES Lewis - 1880 - 26/10/1880 – Age 26 – Engineer. Gilvach, Williams and Walters, Gwyn, Glamorgan. Bursting of fire-box of boiler.

REES Lewis - 1884 - 31/07/1884 – Age 70 – Roadsman. Aberdare Merthyr, Aberdare Merthyr Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of stone.

REES Mary - 1887 - 21/05/1887 – Age 21 – Greaser. Squborwen, Samuel Thomas and Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Run over by trams on surface incline while going to office for her wages. Female.

REES T. - 1881 - 06/01/1881 – Age 42 – Collier. New Duffryn, Rhymney Iron Co., Glamorgan. Fall of coal.

REES Thomas - 1880 - 29/04/1880 – Age 72 – Labourer. Penrhiwfer, Steam Coal Glamorgan Coal Co., Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. Run over by a full tram.

REES Thomas - 1880 - 30/08/1880 – Age 27 – Collier. Llwynpia No.3, Glamorgan Coal Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Jumped from a cage to a byat in the shaft.

REES Thomas - 1882 - 25/10/1882 – Age 22 – Collier. Llwynpia, Glamorgan Coal Co., Llwynpia, Glamorgan. Run over by a journey of full trains passing over him.

REES Thomas - 1882 - 28/03/1882 – Age 28 – Collier. Maesteg No.9, Llynvi and Tondu Coal and Iron Co., Maesteg, Glamorgan. Fall of roof in face of stall.

REES Thomas - 1886 - 13/11/1886 – Age 18 – Trammer. Penlan, Penlan Coal Co., Dunvant, Glamorgan. Crushed against the side of engine plane through the upsetting of a full tram he having signalled the journey down without lifting up the dog or trailer.

REES W. - 1883 - 24/09/1883 – Age 24 – Rider. Gelli, Thomas and Griffith, Ystrad, Glamorgan. Fell under trams.

REES W. - 1884 - 19/07/1884 – Age 16 – Collier. Coegnant, Llynvi and Tondu Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Maseteg, Glamorgan. Fall of coal.

REES William - 1887 - 03/08/1887 – Age 21 – Collier. Brodringalt, Davis and Warner, Ystrad, Glamorgan. Fall of roof at side of road (which was ripped) and between gob wall and face. The stone was 6ft.x 3ft.x 15ins. thick and discharged the only prop which was supporting it. It fell out from between a slip and a joint which met and was open next the roadside where deceased was filling a tram with coal.

REES William - 1888 - 21/08/1888 – Age 69 – Hireman. Mynydd Newydd, Vivian and Sons, Swansea, Glamorgan. Fall of side (cliff) 3ft.x 2ft.x 7ins. to 12 ins. thick in an airway which he and another man were repairing. Pillar and stall.

REEVES Ephraim - 1887 - 10/06/1887 – Age 24 – Stallman. Grassmoor No.4, Barnes Bros., Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Fall of roof.

REEVES Henry - 1885 - 12/05/1885 – Age 22 – Rider. Aberdare, Merthyr Aberdare, Merthyr Coal Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fell under trams.

REEVES R.R.W. - 1880 - 17/05/1880 – Age 14 – Driver. Wombwell Main, Wombwell Main Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Crushed by corves. Accident 28th Aug 1879.

REEVES William (non-fatal) - 1889 - 04/09/1889 – Bogie man. Auchinraith No.1, Merry and Cunninghame, Blantyre, Lanarkshire. Injured by hutches. 2 injured.

REFREW Andrew - 1883 - 02/02/1883 – Age 54 – Collier. Park, Aberdare and Plymouth Co. Ltd., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of stone.

REGAN Jeremiah - 1886 - 26/05/1886 – Age 60 – Labourer. New Tredegar, Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. Run over by waggon on surface. He had been casting small out of a waggon and in crossing the line another waggon joined up and caught him between the buffers he was facing the moving waggon and had plenty room on both sides.

REID Andrew (non-fatal) - 1889 - 17/10/1889 – Age 17 – Miner. Kelty, Fife Coal Co. Ltd., Fife. On whele brae. Not yet resumed.

REID David (non-fatal) - 1886 - 30/09/1886 – Collier. Govan No.6, William Dixon Ltd., Glasgow, Lanarkshire. Fall of coal.

REID David (non-fatal) - 1889 - 06/02/1889 – Age 16 – Trimmer. Motherwell, John Watson, Lanarkshire. Struck by snibble. 200 days off.

REID David - 1883 - 03/10/1883 – Age 52 – Collier. Solesgarth, Kilsyth Coal Co., Kirkintilloch, Ayrshire. Fall of roof.

REID David - 1887 - 08/09/1887 – Age 25 – Drawer. Wemyss, RGE Wemyss, Wemyss, Fife. Fall of roof on drawing road, longwall.

REID James (non-fatal) - 1884 - 09/05/1884 – Miner. Carsehead, Eglington Iron Co., Dalry, Ayrshire. Explosion of firedamp.

REID James (non-fatal) - 1884 - 12/11/1884 – Miner. Common No.7, Eglington Iron Co., Lugar, Ayrshire. Fall of roof.

REID James (non-fatal) - 1889 - 01/08/1889 – Miner. Meiklehill No.5, James Gardner and Sons, Kirkintilloch, Dumbarton. Explosion of firedamp.

REID James - 1882 - 13/10/1882 – Age 63 – Labourer. Newbattle, Marquis of Lothian, Newbattle, Midlothian. Cage of hydraulic hoist came down on him.

REID James - 1883 - 15/06/1883 – Collier. Rosie Bowman and Co., Buckhaven, Fife. He put a tub on the cage of the steam hoist, prematurely, the cage descended and he fell with it to the ground.

REID James - 1889 - 20/12/1889 – Age 33 – Brusher. Barrwood No.1, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Ayrshire. Explosion of firedamp. 1 killed 5 injured.

REID John (non-fatal) - 1889 - 19/07/1889 – Brusher. Newton No.1, James Dunlop and Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp. 2 injured.

REID John (non-fatal) - 1889 - 21/09/1889 – Age 17 – Miner. Shawfield, John Wilson, Lanarkshire. Fall of stone.

REID John - 1881 - 13/10/1881 – Age 15 – Driver. Shields No.1, James Wood, Dalziel, Lanarkshire. He was walking behind a race of hutches when some others ran amain and jammed him.

REID John - 1883 - 22/01/1883 – Age 39 – Collier. Ince Hall, Pearson and Knowles Coal & Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inquires made. The accident appeared to have been due to some bad slips in the roof which were not sufficiently guarded against by the timber set. The inquest was held without due notice being given to the coroner.

REID John - 1884 - 05/08/1884 – Collier. Millburn, Cornsilloch Coal Co., Dalserf, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at face while removing stoops.

REID John - 1885 - 08/12/1885 – Age 20 – Collier. Newtown, Lamb and Moore, Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made. The deceased was getting out a pillar when the roof came in carrying his props before it, and buried him.

REID John - 1887 - 28/05/1887 – Age 24 – Miner. Udston, Udston Coal Co. Ltd., Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Explosion of gas. 73 killed.

REID John - 1888 - 29/12/1888 – Age 50 – Labourer. Great Western, Great Western Colliery Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Injured by waggon wheel while cleaning siding under waggons standing at screens, an empty train having been pushed in. He had been warned by the shunter to be on his guard.

REID Joseph (non-fatal) - 1887 - 07/10/1889 – Age 17 - Pony driver. Bog Hamilton, McCulloch and Co., Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp. 7 injured. 36 days off.

REID Robert (non-fatal) - 1888 - 04/08/1888 – Miner. Stonelaw No.1, FR Reid, Rutherglen, Lanarkshire. Fall of coal while holing.

REID Thomas - 1887 - 01/2/1887 – Brusher. Lassodie, Thomas Spowart and Co. Ltd., Beath, Fife. He went back before shot went off.

REID WILLIAM - 1881 - 03/08/1881 – Age 18 – Screenman. North Motherwell No.5, Merry and Cunninghame, Dalziel, Lanarkshire. Jammed between a waggon upon which he was riding and a scaffold at screens.

REID William - 1884 - 11/08/1884 – Age 26 – Collier. Callendar, Callendar Coal Co., Falkirk, Stirling. Fall of roof at face, long wall.

REID William - 1887 - 26/07/1887 – Age 25 - Horse feeder. Pentland (shale), Clippens Oil Co Ltd., Loanhead, Edinburgh. Struck by bogie while walking down incline.

REID William - 1888 - 14/12/1888 – Age 50 – Labourer. Skerrington No.18, Merry and Cunninghame, Hurlford, Ayrshire. Struck on the head by a crane handle while changing the speed.