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REILEY James snr. (non-fatal) - 1888 - 28/06/1888 – Miner. Southerhouse No.1, Robert Pettigrew, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Fall of coal.

REILLEY John (non-fatal) - 1889 - 25/10/1889 – Miner. Letterick, Mark Hurll, Blantyre, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at face.

REILLY Michael - 1889 - 25/02/1889 – Age 53 – Platelayer. Cowdenbeath, Cowdenbeath Coal Co. Ltd., Fife. Run over by waggons on private branch railway.

REILLY Neil - 1884 - 07/10/1884 – Age 33 – Collier. Allanshaw, Allanshaw Coal Co., Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Fall of side while removing stoops, head coal.

REILLY Peter (non-fatal) - 1886 - 29/06/1886 – Bottomer. Govan No.6, William Dixon Ltd., Glasgow, Lanarkshire. Jammed by hutches.

REILLY Terence - 1881 - 15/04/1881 – Age 52 – Collier. Cleland No.3, William Dixon Ltd., Bothwell, Lanarkshire. While holing, the coal it fell upon him. Long wall.

REILLY Thomas (non-fatal) - 1885 - 05/10/1885 – Waggoner. Cairnhill No.6, William Baird and Co., Airdrie, Lanark. Caught by a waggon.

RENDELL C. - 1880 - 15/07/1880 – Age 27 – Timberman. Risca Black Vein, London and South Wales Coal Co., Risca, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp 120 killed.

RENNIE Allan (non-fatal) - 1885 - 12/08/1885 – Collier. Gartshore No.2, Kilsyth, Stirling. Jammed by hutch.

RENNIE James (injured) - 1889 - 16/09/1889 - Age 45 – Miner. Brackley Deep Tunnel, Bridgewater Trustees, Lancashire. Ribs broken by a piece of coal, which he was wedging down, falling from a slip. Inspection and inquiry.

RENNIE Mathieson - 1882 - 16/03/1882 – Age 17 – Drawer. Camp, J Williams and Co., Dalziel, Lanarkshire. The cage was raised about 3 feet above the landing. While hurriedly jumping off the deceased’s foot got entangled with the cage and he fell back into the shaft.

RENNIE William (non-fatal) - 1885 - 10/08/1885 – Collier. Wester Gartshore, J and A Wallace, Kirkintilloch, Dumbarton. Explosion of firedamp. 3 injured.

RENNIE William - 1885 - 10/12/1885 – Age 56 – Trimmer. Udston, Udston Coal Co., Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Crushed between waggons at screens.

RENNISON Robert - 1886 - 01/03/1886 – Age 39 - Chock drawer. Shildon Lodge, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Fall of stone after drawing a place out.

RENSHAW William - 1882 - 07/11/1882 – Age 36 – Corporal. Clay Cross No.7, Clay Cross Iron and Coal Co., Clay Cross, Derbyshire. Explosion of gas 48 killed.

RESEIGH William - 1885 - 16/02/1885 – Age 30 – Miner. Levant (metalliferous), Levant Mining Co., St Just, Cornwall. Boring into some nitro-glycerine that had been conveyed away through a fissure in the rock from a hole charged with dynamite which had missed fire.

REST Christopher - 1882 - 16/02/1882 – Miner. East Hetton, Walter Scott, Coxhoe, Co. Durham. Suffocated by afterdamp coming from Trimdon Grange. 4 killed.

RETALLACK Henry - 1886 - 02/03/1886 – Age 20 – Miner. West Frances (metalliferous), West Frances Mining Co., Redruth, Cornwall. Was racing up the ladders in order to get to the surface as quickly as possible when he slipped and fell 12 fathoms on to a soller so injuring his back that he died from the effects.

RETALLICK Zacharias - 1888 – 27/06/1888 – Age 22 – Miner. Carn Brea (metalliferous), Carn Brea, Cornwall. Instead of going to surface in the usual way the deceased man jumped on to a full skip of stuff and rode up on it. When within a few feet of the surface his head struck against one of the runners, and he was thrown off and killed. Peremptory orders had been constantly given forbidding riding in skips and the man was directly warned by the foreman not to ride on this occasion but he jumped on to it as it was passing. His death was entirely owing to his own foolhardiness.

REVELL J. - 1889 – 29/08/1889 – Age 16 – Driver. Oaks, C Cammell and Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Crushed by corves.

REVILL Peter - 1886 – 20/12/1886 – Age 17 – Bankboy. Horthorpe, J and G Wells Ltd., Eckington, Derbyshire. Fell in the engine pond and was drowned (not a colliery accident).

REYNOLDS Charles (injured) - 1889 – 16/07/1889 – Age 23 – Miner. Wheal Kitty (metalliferous), St. Agnes Cornwall. While the man was at work stopping a long flat stone, about 4 cwt., it came away from the hanging wall and struck him on the head and shoulders. It appears that the miners knew that this stone was loose but Reynolds kept on working under it thinking it would not fall. This was a contravention of the rules and the man was directed to make a public apology.

REYNOLDS E. - 1883 – 12/03/1883 – Age 36 – Repairer. Coke Yard, Coalbrook Vale Colliery Co., Monmouthshire. Injured by an explosion of firedamp. Died on the 28th. In this case the manager and fireman were prosecuted against.

REYNOLDS George - 1880 – 13/07/1880 – Age 13 – Miner. East Pool (metalliferous), East Pool Mining Co., Pool, Cornwall. Stepped out of cage before it had come to rest, and fell from the 130 fathoms level to the 180 fathoms level.

REYNOLDS James - 1885 – 05/09/1885 – Age 27 – Stallman. Clay Cross No.2, Clay Cross Iron and Coal Co., Clay Cross, Derbyshire. Fall of roof.

REYNOLDS James - 1887 – 31/08/1887 – Age 38 – Miner. Priestner’s, Wigan Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal by falling out of the cage whilst near the bottom, in descending the shaft, he being one of eight persons in the cage.

REYNOLDS Joseph - 1884 – 29/04/1884 – Age 42 – Screener. Clifton West, Cumberland Iron and Steel Co., Clifton, Cumberland. Crushed by waggons on surface.

REYNOLDS P - 1882 – 21/02/1882 – Age 38 – Collier. Don Pedro, Briggs Son and Co., Normanton, Yorkshire. Fall of roof. Died 14th Mar.

REYNOLDS Rees - 1881 – 12/07/1881 – Age 19 – Collier. Maindy, D Davies and Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

REYNOLDS Thomas (non-fatal) - 1889 – 20/12/1889 – Brusher. Barrwood No.1, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Ayrshire. Explosion of firedamp. 5 injured.

REYNOLDS Thomas - 1885 – 12/03/1885 – Age 26 – Holer. Clifton, Clifton Colliery Co., Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. Fall of coals whilst cleaning up holing dirt.

REYNOLDS Thomas - 1886 – 21/10/1886 – Age 18 – Haulier. Deep, Coalbrook Vale Colliery Co., Monmouth. Fall of stone. When following his tram, a stone fell from the roof and killed him.

REYNOLDS William - 1884 – 09/10/1884 – Age 60 – Hewer. Cramlington, Cramlington Coal Co., Cramlington, Northumberland. Fall of stone.

REYNOLDS William - 1885 - 18/06/1885 – Age 20 – Daywageman. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons, Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal great explosion. 178 killed.

REYNOR William - 1885 – 07/04/1885 – Age 54 – Collier. Morfa, Vivian and Sons, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Struck by a horse.

RHODES Albert (injured) - 1885 – 20/06/1885 – Age 13 – Pony driver. Apedale, Stanier and Co., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Killed by an explosion. 9 killed.

RHODES James - 1886 – 21/04/1886 – Age 14 – Collier. Cwnsychan Abersychan, Ellen Steam and House Coal Co., Monmouth. Fall of stone. An arch was being taken out and as Rhodes was passing by, coming out from work, a bell fell upon him. Men had been working under it all day and were sitting within a foot of it not anticipating danger.

RHODES John - 1884 – 14/08/1884 – Age 64 – Miner. Copy, Cliviger Coal Co., Lancashire. Fall of roof from a slip. Died 22nd.

RHYMER James - 1882 - 18/04/1882 – Age 38 – Tudhoe, Weardale Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Durham, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas in Brockwell Seam. 37 killed. Wife and 4 children. Buried in Holy Innocents Church, Low Spennymoor.

RICE Hugh (non-fatal) - 1885 – 01/10/1885 – Collier. Ballochmyle, William Walker, Auchinleck, Ayrshire. Fall of roof at face.

RICE Nathaniel - 1884 – 27/06/1884 – Age 59 – Banksman. Stanton, Nadin and Son, Burton-on-Trent, Derbyshire. Crushed by coal tubs.

RICHARD David (injured) - 1885 – 23/02/1885 – Age 47 – Miner. Maen Offeren (slate). A charge of dynamite and powder had apparently missed fire after waiting about 25 minutes Richard returned to look at the hole when it exploded and burnt him. 12 months off.

RICHARD Edward - 1888 – 24/08/1888 – Age 13 – Collier’s boy. Coedcae, Lewis’ Merthyr Navigation Colliery Co. Ltd., Havod, Glamorgan. Fall of roof (clod) at face while holing on top of Beam No 3 Rhondda. 3ft. pillar and stall.

RICHARD Richards - 1884 - 30/06/1884 – Age 22 – Miner. Whittaker Bridge, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Head cut by pop springing out.

RICHARD Shaw - 1880 - 24/12/1880 – Age 18 – Mason. Adelaide, Joseph Pease and Partners, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Fall of brick walling while repairing some lining in upcast shaft; he was knocked off cradle and fell about 38 fathoms to the bottom of the pit.

RICHARD Thomas - 1884 - 16/01/1884 – Age 35 – Collier. Garnant, Garnant Collieries Co., Cwmaman, Glamorgan. Breakage of rope. 10 killed.

RICHARD Thomas - 1887 - 16/12/1887 – Age 49 – Collier. Western Ocean Coal Co., Ogmore, Glamorgan. A tram containing some timber, which he was about to take away from a parting to the face, overpowered him and he was run over.

RICHARDS D.D. - 1882 - 17/07/1882 – Age 34 – Timberman. Celynen, Newport Abercarn Black Vein Steam Coal Co., Monmouth. Deceased lost his presence of mind and ran from a place of safety in front of some trams on an underground engine plane. He died on the 19th.

RICHARDS Daniel - 1886 – 09/03/1886 – Age 57 – Collier. Cefn Brithdir, Rhymney Iron Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Injured by a fall of coal and died the 15th. He was holing about nine inches under some coal, which he knew was sprung, but which he thought would stand.

RICHARDS David (injured) - 1882 – 14/08/1882 – Age 62 – Miner. Silver Stream (metalliferous), Goginan, Cardigan. He fell 12ft. from a stage, while helping to move a timber frame for the wheel pit. 6 weeks off.

RICHARDS David (injured) - 1883 – 08/11/1883 – Age 38 – Shaftsman. Van (metalliferous). While loading a truck with timber he got one of his fingers broken. Six and a half weeks off.

RICHARDS David (injured) - 1888 – 10/01/1888 – Age 49 – Rockman. Oakley (slate). He was trimming a block of slate on the floor of his chamber when a piece of it broke off unexpectedly and struck his foot. Two and a half weeks off.

RICHARDS David - 1880 - 25/12/1880 – Age 40 – Overman. Fforchneol, F Render, Aberdare, Glamorgan. Killed in shaft by an overwind.

RICHARDS David - 1881 - 26/10/1881 – Age 36 – Haulier. Harris’ Navigation, Harris’ Navigation Coal Co. Ltd., Quakers Yard, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

RICHARDS David - 1884 – 21/05/1884 – Age 35 – Roadsman. Gnoll, Proprietors of Gnoll Colliery, Neath, Glamorgan. Fell under tram.

RICHARDS David - 1887 – 19/12/1887 – Age 57 – Fireman. Oakwood, Thomas Roberts and Co., Maesteg, Glamorgan. Suffocated by gas while endeavouring to get the workings cleared of an accumulation which had been discovered on the Sunday night.

RICHARDS David - 1888 – 22/02/1888 – Age 45 – Ripper. Bedlinog No.2, Dowlais Iron Co., Dowlais, Glamorgan. Fall of side (rock) while widening a road for a double parting.

RICHARDS Edward - 1883 – 02/02/1883 – Age 36 – Miner. Jacktrees (metalliferous), Carron Iron Co., Cumberland. Fall of ore.

RICHARDS Edward - 1886 – 22/10/1886 – Age 23 – Drift rider. Cwmbargoed Long Walk, Dowlais Iron Co., Dowlais, Glamorgan. Tram getting off the road, in the engine plane, crushed him against the props.

RICHARDS J. - 1883 – 06/09/1883 – Age 14 – Collier. Lower Four Feet, Dowlais Iron Co., Dowlais, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

RICHARDS J.H. - 1882 – 13/05/1882 – Age 50 – Collier. Dinas, Daniel Thomas, Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Fall of coal.

RICHARDS James or Joseph Charles - 1882 - 18/04/1882 – Age 32. Tudhoe, Weardale Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Durham, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas in Brockwell Seam. 37 killed.

RICHARDS John - 1883 – 13/03/1883 – Age 36 – Miner. Stank (metalliferous), Barrow Haematite Steel Co., Lancashire. Fall of rock. 3 killed.

RICHARDS John - 1883 – 16/04/1883 – Age 42 – Shaftsman. St. Aubyn United (metalliferous), St. Aubyn United Mining Co., Redruth, Cornwall. The lining on the main pump rod, at surface, was loose. Deceased was examining it and whilst doing so the engine made her stroke in doors when the cutter on the nose pin of the balance bob struck him under the chin, inflicting fearful injuries from which he subsequently died.

RICHARDS John - 1889 – 16/04/1889 – Age 32 – Fireman. Birchgrove, Birchgrove Colliery Co., Llansamlet, Glamorgan. Drowned by an inrush of water from old workings. 4 killed.

RICHARDS John J. (injured) - 1889 19/01/1889 – Age 24 – Rockman. Cwmorthin (slate). Unexpected fall of a piece of rock 5 or 6 lbs. in weight from a height of a few feet. 9 days off.

RICHARDS Joseph - 1889 – 15/08/1889 – Age 29 – Cager. Grace, Mary Francis Minton, New Dudley, Worcester. Fall of rock in pit inset which did not strike the man. He died 17th Aug.

RICHARDS Lewis - 1886 – 13/04/1886 – Age 29 – Ripper. Clydach Vale, Thomas Riches and Co., Tonypandy, Glamorgan. Fall of stone which killed him instantaneously.

RICHARDS Morgan - 1881 – 22/01/1881 – Age 20 – Collier. Western (Ocean), D Davies and Co., Nantymoel, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

RICHARDS Owen - 1882 – 07/11/1882 – Age 36 – Stallman. Clay Cross No.7, Clay Cross Iron and Coal Co., Clay Cross, Derbyshire. Explosion of gas 48 killed.

RICHARDS Peter (injured) - 1888 – 09/04/1888 – Age 60 – Tributer. Wheal Crebor (metalliferous), Tavistock, Devon. After blasting a hole, a small rock about 1 cwt. which had been loosened by the explosion, fell striking him on the leg, and breaking it.

RICHARDS Philip - 1885 – 23/12/1885 – Age 66 – Labourer. Mardy Lockets, Merthyr Steam Coal Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 81 killed.

RICHARDS Richard - 1882 – 27/06/1882 – Age 14 – Collier. Pidwalt, Rhymney Iron Co., Glamorgan. Fall of stone.

RICHARDS Robert - 1883 – 09/05/1883 – Age 48 – Collier. Blangwawr, D Davis and Sons, Aberdare, Glamorgan. Injuries received from falling timber.

RICHARDS Samuel - 1880 – 15/06/1880 – Age 15 – Collier. South Tunnel, Dowlais Iron Co., Dowlais, Glamorgan. Fall of coal.

RICHARDS Samuel - 1883 – 31/01/1883 – Age 17 – Driver. Ocker Hill, Addenbrookes and Co., Wednesbury, Staffordshire. Found dead under tub.

RICHARDS Samuel - 1887 - 18/02/1887 – Age 27 – Haulier. National, National Colliery Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas and dust caused by a shot. 39 killed.

RICHARDS Thomas - 1883 – 15/08/1883 – Age 19 – Miner. Wheal Agar (metalliferous), Wheal Agar Mining Co., Redruth, Cornwall. Fracture of the capstan rope which was being used to draw the men to surface. 12 killed.

RICHARDS Thomas - 1885 – 14/11/1885 – Age 35 – Hardheadingman. South Duffryn, Crawshay Bros., Merthyr, Glamorgan. Explosion of powder.

RICHARDS W. - 1880 – 09/08/1880 – Age 60 – Sinker. Codsall, New British Iron Co., Old Hill, Staffordshire. Fell part way down pumping shaft.

RICHARDS W.E. - 1885 – 12/06/1885 – Age 54 – Collier. Wyndham, Llynvi and Tondu Co., Bridgend, Glamorgan. Fall of coal.

RICHARDS William (injured) - 1889 – 07/01/1889 – Age 40 – Miner. Oakeley (slate). Explosion of remnants from a previous blast, which had done its work, while boring a hole a few inches away. He had examined the place carefully before boring. 2 weeks off.

RICHARDS William - 1883 – 20/04/1883 – Age 29 – Miner. Marske Valley (metalliferous), Marske Valley Mining Co., Liskeard, Linkinhorne, Cornwall. Some unexpected fall of ground.

RICHARDS William Henry - 1889 - 29/04/1889 – Age 49 – Miner. South Wheal Frances (metalliferous), Redruth, Cornwall. The men were stopping at the 205 fathom level when some ground came away from the hanging wall killing Richards on the spot and injuring Williams although not seriously. One of the agents of the mine was present and witnessed the accident, which appears to have been one of these unpreventable occurrences more or less incidental to all mining operations. At the inquest the jury returned a verdict of accidental death. 1 killed 1 injured.

RICHARDS Zacharias - 1884 - 10/09/1884 – Age 30 – Collier. Oakwood, Cwmavon Estate and Works Co., Cwmavon, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

RICHARDSON Andrew - 1889 - 13/05/1889 – Age 64 – Screenman. Bedlington, Doctor Bedlington Coal Co., Bedlington, Northumberland. Crushed between waggons when lowering them under screens.

RICHARDSON B. - 1888 - 14/05/1888 – Age 22 – Mason. Ryhope, Ryhope Coal Co. Ltd., Sunderland, Co. Durham. Run over by set of tubs on engine plane.

RICHARDSON David (non-fatal) - 1887 - 10/01/1887 – Brusher. Gauchalland No.2, Gauchalland Coal Co., Galston, Ayrshire. Fall of roof.

RICHARDSON Edward - 1886 - 18/05/1886 – Age 37 – Miner. Bridgewater No.2, Bridgewater Trustees, Lancashire. Killed by fall of roof. They had taken out bottom coal leaving roof coal supported by three props when it fell from an unseen break. Accidental. 1 killed 1 injured.

RICHARDSON George - 1880 - 19/05/1880 – Age 16 – Rope changer. Harton, Harton Coal Co., Harton, Co. Durham. Crushed by set on engine plane.

RICHARDSON George - 1882 - 16/02/1882 – Age 29. Trimdon Grange, Walter Scott, Trimdon Grange, Co. Durham. Killed by explosion of gas in Harvey Seam. 74 killed. Buried in Kelloe Cemetery. Left a wife and 2 children.

RICHARDSON Henry - 1885 - 12/01/1885 – Age 20 – Trammer. Shireoaks, Shireoaks Colliery Co., Worksop, Derbyshire. Fall of roof.

RICHARDSON John (injured) - 1886 - 02/10/1886 - Horse keeper. Silkstone, Normanton, Yorkshire. Explosion of coal dust. 20 were killed at once, one died 4th Oct and one on the 31st Oct. 22 killed.

RICHARDSON John - 1881 - 03/06/1881 – Age 14 – Screener. Bearpark, Bearpark Brancepeth Coal Co. Ltd., Durham, Co. Durham. Run over by coal trucks near to screens.

RICHARDSON John - 1882 - 18/01/1882 – Age 18 - Rapper boy. Skelton Richardson (ironstone), Bell Bros Ltd., Guisborough, Yorkshire. Crushed between tubs and side by tub getting off the way at junction.

RICHARDSON Joseph - 1883 - 27/08/1883 – Age 60 – Rolleywayman. Beamish, James Joicey and Co., Beamish, Co. Durham. Struck by prop used as a lever to lift fallen horse.

RICHARDSON Joseph - 1889 - 30/10/1889 – Age 22 – Hewer. Castle Eden, Castle Eden Coal Co. Ltd., Castle Eden. Co. Durham. Burnt about face chest and arms by explosion of powder while forcibly pressing a charge into a hole of insufficient size contrary to General Rule 12. Died on the 7th of November.

RICHARDSON Lawrence - 1881 - 22/11/1881 – Age 25 – Collier. Fir Tree House, Crompton and Shawcross, Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was holing at the top when some top coal and roof fell from between two slips on to him.

RICHARDSON P. (injured) - 1883 - 20/06/1883 – Age 20 – Miner. Hulton Arley, WWB Hulton, Lancashire. Fall of roof longwall.

RICHARDSON Peter - 1886 - 20/01/1886 – Age 43 – Dataler. Crow Orchard, Crow Orchard Colliery Co. Ltd., Skelmersdale, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased and another man were engaged in repairing an airway and whilst preparing to set a prop a stone fell on him.

RICHARDSON Robert - 1885 - 18/03/1885 – Age 39 – Shifter. Usworth, John Bowes and Partners, Usworth, Co. Durham. Explosion in Maudlin Seam. 42 killed.

RICHARDSON Robert - 1886 - 14/05/1886 – Age 54 – Wasteman. Auckland Park, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. While repairing timber in the waste a large stone fell from between two slips.

RICHARDSON Robert - 1887 - 09/11/1887 – Age 14 - Bogie boy. Greenfield, Archibald Russell, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Engineman raise cage 1ft 6ins. too high. Boy alarmed and jumped off and fell down the shaft.

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

RICHARDSON Samuel - 1884 - 05/05/1884 – Age 51 – Keeker. Felling, John Bowes and Partners, Felling, Co. Durham. Crushed between waggons and wall at surface.

RICHARDSON Samuel - 1886 - 21/06/1886 – Age 46 – Shifter. Durham Main, John Lishman and Co., Durham, Co. Durham. Injury to head by a tram. He worked a week after and died on the 3rd of August from an abscess in the brain.

RICHARDSON Thomas - 1883 - 13/07/1883 – Age 19 – Putter. South Derwent, R Dickinson and Partners, Durham. Crushed by tubs.

RICHARDSON Thomas - 1887 - 07/08/1887 – Age 34 – Hewer. Adelaide, Pease and Partners Ltd., Auckland, Co. Durham. Supposed to have committed suicide by drowning in a pit. Not comprised.

RICHARDSON William (non-fatal) - 1884 - 07/11/1884 – Roadsman. Tollcross, James Stokes, Tollcross, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof.

RICHARDSON William - 1880 - 08/09/1880 – Age 53 – Hewer. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

RICHARDSON William - 1882 - 29/10/1882 – Age 17 - Water leader. Hedley Hill, Weardale Iron and Coal Co., Tow Law, Co. Durham. Fall of stone. He left his own work and commenced to hew coal off the side of place under a baulk, which he brought down.

RICHARDSON William - 1885 - 04/11/1885 – Age 20 – Putter. Binchester, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Severe internal sprain received while at his work. He died on the 9th inst. from pneumonia caused by above injuries.

RICHARDSON William - 1887 - 24/10/1887 – Age 35 – Stoneman. Walker, Walker Coal Co., Walker, Northumberland. Explosion of coal dust, firedamp and air. 8 killed.

RICHARDSON William - 1888 - 18/09/1888 37 Miner Chaloner (ironstone), Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Guisborough, Yorkshire. Fall of stone from roof, a shot had recently been fired and apparently loosened the piece that fell.

RICHMOND John - 1880 - 23/02/1880 – Age 36 – Miner. Cronberry (ironstone or fireclay), Eglington Iron Co., Lugar, Ayrshire. Fall of roof.

RICKARD Richard - 1884 - 16/02/1884 – Age 24 – Miner. Carn Brea (metalliferous), Carn Brea Mining Co., Carn Brea, Cornwall. Fell over a steep stope and broke his skull.

RICKERBY Isaac - 1884 - 15/03/1884 – Age 66 – Wasteman. Broomside, Broomside Coal Co., Durham, Co. Durham. Crushed by the cage being started while he was getting into it at the Low Main Seam.

RICKERBY John - 1888 - 19/10/1888 – Age 62 – Weigher. Crosby No.1, Lonsdale Haematite Iron and Steel Co., Crosby, Cumberland. Taking full waggons from screens either slipped or was knocked over in putting a sprag into wheels. Waggon passed over him.

RICKERBY Richard - 1885 - 26/08/1885 – Age 31 – Miner. Ailesbury (ironstone), Carlton Iron Co Ltd., Swainby, Yorkshire. Broken leg by fall of stone while baring it down. Died 4th Sept.

RICKERBY Stephen - 1882 - 04/11/1882 – Age 16 – Onsetter. Adelaide, Joseph Pease and Partners, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. While engaged at shaft bottom, he fell before two tubs the onsetter was pushing into cage, crushing his head.

RIDDELL Joseph - 1887 - 03/09/1887 – Age 31 - Tub repairer. Ashington, Ashington Coal Co., Ashington, Northumberland. Crushed by cage of hoist.

RIDDELL Thomas - 1884 - 11/08/1884 – Age 67 – Furnaceman. Newton-on-the Moor, SF Widdrington, Northumberland. Suffocated by stythe, shaft having collapsed and stopped ventilation.

RIDDINGS John - 1887 - 12/02/1887. Longridge Quarry (metalliferous), Chapel Hill Quarry, Longridge, Lancashire. Killed and other persons hurt in the open quarries. Not comprised by the Act.

RIDDLE Job - 1886 - 14/09/1886 – Age 60 – Repairer. Braysdown, Donbeny and Scobel, Somerset. Suffocated by fumes from a steam boiler. 4 killed.

RIDER John - 1889 - 17/07/1889 – Age 69 - Loco. Driver. Maritime, Maritime Coal Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. He was lowering two waggons from a siding on to the main line and while standing on the brake lever his foot slipped and the wheel went over it. Died Sept.

RIDGE Patrick - 1888 - 23/11/1888 – Age 49 – Dataler. Abram, Abram Coal Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was putting up some bars on an incline and was caught by loaded tubs which were being moved and overcame the gigger who had forgotten to put in the stop props which would have prevented the accident.

RIDGE William (injured) - 1883 - 30/06/1883 – Age 55 – Miner. Roman Gravels (metalliferous). Fall from a stull. 2 weeks off.

RIDGEWAY John - 1889 - 18/01/1889 – Age 20 - Wagoner. Hyde, Hyde and Houghton Colliery Co., Hyde, Cheshire. Explosion 23 killed.

RIDGEWAY Thomas - 1886 - 31/03/1886 – Age 25 – Stallman. Hucknall Torkard No.1, Hucknall Torkard Colliery Co., Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. Fall of coals whilst knocking out the holing sprags.

RIDGWAY William - 1889 - 22/02/1889 – Age 60 – Airwayman. Shelton Deep, Earl Granville, Hanley, Staffordshire. Crushed between waggon and timber. Died 23rd February.

RIDIGAN John (non-fatal) - 1888 - 05/03/1888 – Miner. Victoria No.1, Eglinton Iron Co., Nitshill, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof.

RIDING Aaron - 1883 - 07/11/1883 – Age 10. Moorfield, Altham Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Explosion of gas 68 killed.

RIDING Hugh Richard (injured) - 1889 - 01/02/1889 – Age 29 – Engineman. Blainscough Hall 6 Foot, Blainscough Hall Colliery Co., Lancashire. Foot crushed by the engine, his foot being in the framework in which the slide works when he started the engine. Inspection and inquiry.

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

RIDINGS Charles - 1881 - 02/11/1881 – Age 30 – Dayman. Bradford, Bradford Colliery Co., Manchester, Lancashire. Breakage of an inch and a half coupling link which allowed 18 tubs to run upon him in engine brow. He was close to a refuge hole.

RIDINGS J. (injured) - 1883 - 15/08/1883 – Age 30 – Miner. Ashton Moss, Ashton Moss Colliery Co., Lancashire. Fall of coal.

RIDLEY John - 1885 - 07/12/1885 – Age 55 – Hewer. Deckham Hall, J Hopper and Co., Co. Durham. Fall of stone and coal.

RIDYARD John (injured) - 1884 - 14/10/1884 – Age 13 - Coal cleaner. Ashton’s Field, Bridgewater Trustees, Lancashire. Foot caught when about to throw wheel out of gear.

RIGBY E. - 1883 - 26/12/1883 – Age 38 – Miner. Bugle Horn, Unsworth and Cowburn, Lancashire. Fall of roof while pillaring.

RIGBY Henry - 1887 – 03/05/1887 – Age 26 – Metalman. Downall Green, Thomas Stone and Son, Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was working in a tunnel under a contractor. The face of the tunnel was in bad ground requiring timber but none was used and some roof fell out on deceased.

RIGBY Herbert - 1885 – 09/10/1885 – Age 19 – Breaksman. Bickershaw, Ackers Whitley and Co. Ltd., Leigh, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased had uncoupled some waggons when slowly moving and had passed out under the buffers to go to the break when his foot slipped and he fell under the wheels. Deceased was young for the work but he had given his age as 19, and his appearance bore out his statement for he was apparently a full-grown man.

RIGBY James (injured) - 1886 – 03/09/1886 – Age 22 – Miner. Crumbuke Day Eye, Fletcher Burrows and Co., Lancashire. Ankle broken by stone falling from between two slips. It uncapped two props. Accidental.

RIGBY James - 1880 – 24/11/1880 – Age 17 – Pony driver. St. Helens, St. Helens Collieries Co Ltd., St. Helens, Lancashire. Kicked by a pony. Died 5th December.

RIGBY James - 1881 – 04/06/1881 – Age 21 – Miner. Mosley Common No.2, Bridgewater Trust, Tyldesley, Lancashire. Roof, between two slips in his bay.

RIGBY Matthew - 1886 – 15/07/1886 – Age 36 – Dayman. Cupola, Arley Brooks and Pickup, Lancashire. Fatal. Explosion of firedamp. Died 28th. He was commencing to timber a passage in the mine when roof fell and liberated gas out of the strata. Open lights to be excluded in future under such circumstances.

RIGBY R. - 1880 – 24/02/1880 – Age 40 – Collier. Allerton Main, T and RW Bower, Leeds, Yorkshire. Fall of roof and coal.

RIGBY S. - 1888 – 08/10/1888 – Age 18 – Hurrier. Rockingham, Newton Chambers and Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of roof 2 killed.

RIGBY Thomas - 1887 – 16/08/1887 – Age 15 – Pony driver. Bold, Collins Green Colliery Co. Ltd., Newton-le-Willows Lancashire. Inspection made. He had brought the journey of loaded tubs to the pit bottom and unhooked his pony and was walking backwards in front of the tubs, as the latter were moving slowly into the shunt, when he caught his foot against a sleeper and falling backwards, the tubs ran on to him.

RIGBY Thomas - 1887 - 28/01/1887 – Age 22 – Labourer. St. Helens, St. Helens Collieries Co. Ltd., St. Helens, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was lifting a tub on to the rails on a gangway and by some means slipped and fell under the rail to the ground, a distance of 24 feet. The rail was 3 feet 6 inches high, but a second one has now been put up.

RIGG John (injured) - 1886 - 20/10/1886 - Owner. Broomfield, John Rigg, Lancashire. Hand injured as he was cleaning the engine above ground. It was caught between a disc crank and a shaft.

RIGHTON Thomas - 1888 - 19/05/1888 – Age 21 – Collier. Rudry No.1, Rudry Merthyr Steam and House Coal Co. Ltd., Rudry, Caerphilly, Glamorgan. A piece of coal, which he was pulling from the face, pressed the handle of his pick against his side. He filled his tub of coal walked home a distance of two or three miles and died the same evening.

RIGLEY David - 1880 – 10/01/1880 – Age 36 – Prop taker. Pemberton, J Blundell and Son, Wigan, Lancashire. Deceased had drawn some chocks and was moving away some dirt which had fallen, when a further fall came on him.

RIGLEY John - 1881 – 19/12/1881 – Age 33 – Collier. Abram, Abram Coal Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Explosion of gas. 48 killed.

RIGLEY Richard - 1881 – 17/10/1881 – Age 63 – Dataller. Fir Tree House, Crompton and Shawcross, Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was clearing away some coal and dirt that had fallen when a stone slipped down the goaf alongside striking him and breaking his leg.

RILEY Bernard - 1887 – 08/10/1887 – Age 13 – Driver. Tibshelf, C Seeley and Co., Alfreton, Derbyshire. Run over by empty tubs.

RILEY Ephraim - 1880 – 19/05/1880 – Age 28 – Collier. Kiveton Park, Kiveton Park Coal Co., Sheffield, Yorkshire. Explosion of firedamp. 4 killed.

RILEY Hugh (non-fatal) - 1887 – 25/04/1887 – Miner. Corby Craigs No.4, Dalmellington Iron Co., Dalmellington, Ayrshire. Fall of ironstone.

RILEY James - 1886 – 20/05/1886 – Age 55 – Miner. Upleatham, Pease and Partners Ltd., Marske, Yorkshire. Received slight accident to foot in November last and died, natural causes. Accident not cause of death.

RILEY James - 1889 – 06/12/1889 – Age 19 – Brakesman. Hartwoodhill, Shotts Iron Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Crushed by waggons.

RILEY Joe - 1885 – 08/04/1885 – Collier. Great Fenton, Staffordshire Coal and Iron Co., Stoke, Staffordshire. Killed by an explosion. 8 killed.

RILEY John - 1880 – 08/09/1880 – Age 70 – Shifter. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

RILEY John - 1883 – 11/10/1883 – Age 17 – Incline boy. Manners, Manners Colliery Co., Ilkeston, Derbyshire. Killed by a drum, working the incline rope.

RILEY John - 1885 – 17/03/1885 – Age 14 – Puller off. Bailey Brook, Butterley Iron and Coal Co., Langley Mill, Derbyshire. Piece of coal fell down the shaft from the ascending load and struck deceased who was pulling a tub off the cage.

RILEY John Edward (injured) - 1885 – 11/03/1885 – Age 14 – Tub pusher. Darcy Lever, Darcy Lever Coal Co., Lancashire. Injured at the surface chain road by a full tub which crushed him against an empty one that he was pushing. Written off as a pure accident.

RILEY John Jnr. - 1885 - 18/06/1885 – Age 20 – Wagoner. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal great explosion. 178 killed.

RILEY John Snr. - 1885 - 18/06/1885 – Age 44 – Miner. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal great explosion. 178 killed.

RILEY Joseph - 1887 – 23/02/1887 – Age 32 – Stallman. Aldridge, Aldridge Colliery Co., Aldridge, Staffordshire. Died 20th March. Explosion of firedamp.

RILEY M. - 1880 - 08/06/1880 – Age 37 – Miner. Grange (Ironstone), Robert Heath and Son, Burslem, Staffordshire. Fall of stone.

RILEY Maggie (injured) - 1880 - 06/05/1880 – Age 2 – Child. Crawshaw Booth, Executors of G Hargreaves, Crawshaw Booth, Lancashire. Run over by coal waggons and killed on the branch railway. Not comprised.

RILEY Rob - 1885 - 08/04/1885 – Collier. Great Fenton, Staffordshire. Coal and Iron Co., Stoke, Staffordshire. Killed by an explosion. 8 killed.

RILEY Robert - 1883 - 07/11/1883 – Age 17. Moorfield, Altham Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Explosion of gas. 68 killed.

RILEY T. - 1881 - 15/12/1881 – Age 19 – Driver. Harecastle, Bidder and Elliot, Stoke, Staffordshire. While travelling in jig.

RILEY William - 1885 - 18/06/1885 – Age 17 – Waggoner. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal great explosion. 178 killed.

RILEY WJ - 1882 - 19/04/1882. West Stanley, JH Burn, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas in Busty Seam. 13 killed.

RIMMINGTON Francis - 1885 - 03/11/1885 – Age 49 – Stallman. Boythorpe Silkstone, Boythorpe Colliery Co., Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Fall of roof.

RIMMINGTON Thomas - 1880 - 02/07/1880 – Age 42 – Miner. Whinney Hill, Altham Colliery Co., Altham, Lancashire. Roof falling in drawing props.

RIPLEY J. - 1881 - 26/11/1881 – Age 29 – Byeworkman. Flockton, M Stansfield and Co., Wakefield, Yorkshire. Fall of coal.

RIPON Henry - 1880 - 27/05/1880 – Age 32 – Painter. Great Fenton, Staffordshire Coal Co., Stoke, Staffordshire. Killed while painting the winding engine.

RIPPON Stephen - 1882 - 01/04/1882 – Age 32 – Hewer. Tudhoe, East Weardale Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Spennymoor, Co. Durham. A slight blow on elbow, died from erysipelas on 12th.

RITCHIE Cuthbert - 1881 - 03/08/1881 – Age 45 – Deputy. Binchester, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Received a blow on the back by a fall of stone. Died on 11th. Oct.

RITCHIE James - 1886 - 21/10/1886 – Age 21 – Putter. Eppleton, Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Crushed between a tub and balk which had partly fallen.

RITCHIE Thomas (non-fatal) - 1889 - 30/10/1889 – Miner. Rosehall No.12, Robert Addie and Sons, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at face.

RITSON Isaac - 1880 - 16/03/1880 – Age 56 – Wasteman. Page Bank, Bell Bros Ltd., Willington, Co. Durham. Fall of stone while setting timber in waste.

RITSON William - 1888 - 21/08/1888 – Age 45 – Deputy. Cramlington, Ann Cramlington Coal Co., Cramlington, Northumberland. A full set being drawn out of landing where an empty set was standing the hauling chain broke. Full set ran back and collided with empty set and crushed deceased against wall side.

RIVERS Michael jnr. - 1882 - 18/04/1882 – Age 22. Tudhoe, Weardale Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Durham, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas in Brockwell Seam. 37 killed.

RIVINGTON E. - 1883 - 11/01/1883 – Age 58 – Collier. Kiveton Park, Kiveton Park Co., Sheffield, Yorkshire. Fall of coal.

ROACH J. - 1883 - 01/09/1883 – Age 18 – Haulier. No. Nine, Aberdare and Plymouth Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fell under trams.

ROACH James (injured) - 1882 - 02/09/1882 – Age 19 – Miner. Van Consols (metalliferous), Llandiloes, Montgomery. Unexpected fall of roof in a level, back and side injured. 6 weeks off.

ROACH John - 1889 - 25/07/1889 – Age 48 - Coke burner. Coalbrook Vale, Coalbrook Vale Coal Co. Ltd., Nantyglo, Monmouth. Crushed between railway waggons and the wall of the loading place in front of coke ovens.

ROBB William (non-fatal) - 1889 - 06/05/1889 – Age 27 – Miner. Dunnikier, Walter Herd and Son, Fife. Fall of roof. 37 days off.

ROBBINS G. - 1883 - 16/02/1883 – Age 46 – Repairer. Mackintosh, Westbury Iron Co., Somerset. He went into old workings for some unexplained cause, and a collar broke and a quantity of stone fell upon him.

ROBBINS George - 1889 - 11/07/1889 – Age 20 – Labourer. Ffaldau, Victoria Ffaldau Colliery Co. Ltd., Pontycymmer, Glamorgan. An empty train had got off the rails on the cage standing at bottom of shaft and deceased got on to cage to assist a man who was acting for a few minutes a hitcher in getting the tram off the cage. While thus engaged the cage was raised (in response to a signal the banksman said) and taken up 15 yards before it was stopped by signal. Although deceased called out to say that he was ‘all right', and to lower the cage directly it was moved he fell to the bottom.

ROBBINS I. - 1883 - 02/11/1883 – Age 54 – Repairer. Clandown, C Hollwey, Somerset. He was getting into the cage on the surface when the safety gate fell on to his head and he died on the 4th in Bath hospital. The gate had been lifted to take some tarpaulin off the top of the cage and it is thought one of the shoes got off the slide.

ROBBINS Thomas - 1882 - 30/01/1882 – Age 38 – Carpenter. Llantwitt Black Vein, Llantwitt Black Vein Coal Co., Llantwitt Glamorgan. He was engaged, with other men, in fixing wire rope guides in the shaft, a chain on a winch which was used to lift the rope slipped on the drum, the jerk caused the rope to slip from its fastening, and in falling it struck the deceased on the head.

ROBBINS Thomas - 1885 - 18/06/1885 - 38 – Miner. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal great explosion. 178 killed.

ROBBINS Thomas - 1886 - 02/12/1886 – Age 20 – Putter. Elemore, Isabella Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Durham. Killed in the 1886 explosion, buried in the Churchyard of St. Michael and All Angels Lyons.

ROBBINS William - 1885 - 16/01/1885 – Age 16 – Collier. Ferndale No.1, D Davies and Co., Ferndale, Glamorgan. Fell into machinery.

ROBERT Bardsley (injured) - 1884 - 11/03/1884 – Breaksman. Tyldesley, Astley & Tyldesley Coal & Salt Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Railway waggons in sidings.