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ROBINS George (injured) - 1887 - 05/08/1887 - Age 43 – Miner. Bridgewater No.1, Bridgewater Trustees, Lancashire. Faces and arms burned by compressed or bobbin powder exploding when being slightly forced by a wooden stemmer into a mis-shaped hole. 2 injured.

ROBINS Samuel - 1889 - 04/03/1889 - Age 26 – Labourer. Blaenavon, Blaenavon Steel and Iron Co. Ltd., Blaenavon, Monmouth. Blocked between trucks on railway siding near coke ovens.

ROBINS Thomas - 1886 - 02/12/1886 - Age 20 – Putter. Elemore, Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Explosion 28 killed. Buried in the Churchyard of St. Michael and All Angels Lyons.

ROBINSON Alex - 1888 - 02/06/1888 - Age 19 – Trimmer. Dalzell, Wishaw Coal Co., Dalzell, Lanarkshire. Crushed by waggons.

ROBINSON Edward (injured) - 1889 - 25/03/1889 - Age 22 - Night foreman. Baron’s Quarry (salt), Salt Union Ltd., Cheshire. Injured by one of the iron conducting rods, in the shaft, which broke at a joint, after screwing up, and about 70 yards of it fell down the shaft. 2 injured. Inspection and inquiry.

ROBINSON F. - 1882 - 15/08/1882 - Age 19 – Byeworker. Rockingham, Newton Chambers and Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

ROBINSON George (injured) - 1886 - 08/07/1886 - Age 31. Foggs, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Injured when losing a cage, which he had got out of, the wooden conductors in the shaft. The weekly examination of the shaft had been made that morning and nothing found wrong but an oak horse tree proved to be decayed. 2 injured.

ROBINSON George - 1885 - 04/02/1885 - Age 59 - Horse driver. Willington, Strakers and Love, Willington, Co. Durham. Run over by full waggons and severely crushed, he got his foot fast in a check rail and was thrown down. Died on 5th.

ROBINSON George - 1889 - 01/10/1889 - Age 16 – Driver. New Brancepeth, Owners of New Brancepeth Colliery Durham, Co. Durham. Severe internal injuries by lifting a tub on to the way. Died on the 21st.

ROBINSON George - 1889 - 13/09/1889 - Age 54 – Waggonwright. Burradon, Burradon and Coxlodge Coal Co., Burradon, Northumberland. Arm injured working at boiler, died shortly afterwards.

ROBINSON Henry - 1886 - 14/01/1886 - Age 27 – Miner. Coldberry (metalliferous), London Lead Co., Teesdale, Co. Durham. Crushed to death by fall of ground.

ROBINSON J. - 1880 - 17/01/1880 - Age 15 – Driver. Bowers Allerton, T and RW Bower, Leeds, Yorkshire. Crushed by corves.

ROBINSON James (injured) - 1885 - 13/10/1885 - Age 23 – Waggoner. Junction, Mountain Mine Coal Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Injured slightly while riding down a steep engine brow. A flat stone from slips in the roof dropped on the rails and slid down after them and coming in contact with the train, two of the tubs became uncoupled and ran down 40 or 50 yards to the bottom. Datallers or daymen had been working in this part of the brow during the night and left it as they and the fireman considered in good order. 5 injured.

ROBINSON James - 1882 - 07/03/1882 - Age 42 – Collier. No.2, Crawford, Wigan Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Deceased was turning a tub on the landing plates, when he slipped and fell with his side against it receiving injuries from which he died on the 23rd.

ROBINSON James - 1887 - 21/06/1887 - Age 16 - Shaft boy. Oakenshaw, Strakers and Love, Willington, Co. Durham. Run over by a set of tubs while being taken out of shaft siding, he fell before them.

ROBINSON John - 1880 - 20/05/1880 - Age 45 – Deputy. Littleburn, North Brancepeth Coal Co. Ltd., Durham, Co. Durham. Fall of a stone while drawing a jud in the broken.

ROBINSON John - 1882 - 18/07/1882 - Age 30 - Dayman. Spindle Pint, Clifton and Kersley Coal Co., Kersley, Lancashire. Caught by tubs in engine brow a coupling broke.

ROBINSON John - 1887 - 06/04/1887 - Age 51 – Engineman. Trimdon, Trimdon Coal Co., Trimdon Grange, Co. Durham. Explosion of an underground boiler in the main coal seam.

ROBINSON John - 1888 - 31/05/1888 - Age 31 – Pikeman. Rowley Hall, Rowley Hall Colliery Co., Rowley Regis, Staffordshire. Fall of coal from roof of a Thick Coal stall. 2 killed.

ROBINSON John - 1889 - 24/07/1889 - Age 33 – Hewer. Tudhoe, Weardale Iron and Coal Co., Spennymoor, Co. Durham. Was killed by the falling in of a broken jud, he commenced unauthorised and assisted by another man to draw the timber out which was a contravention of the rules when it fell upon him.

ROBINSON Joseph (injured) - 1880 - 17/11/1880 – Miner. Adelaide (metalliferous), Joseph Verdin and Sons, Marston, Norwich, Norfolk. Hurt in getting out of the way of rock salt that was brought down.

ROBINSON Joseph - 1881 - 21/11/1881 - Age 38 – Miner. Greenlaws (metalliferous), WB Beaumont, Weardale, Co. Durham. Suffocated in gas while climbing a rise to another level.

ROBINSON Joseph - 1881 - 24/03/1881 - Age 46 – Byeworker. Flockton, M Stansfield and Co., Wakefield, Yorkshire. Crushed whilst riding on tubs.

ROBINSON Joseph - 1888 - 19/04/1888 - Age 37 – Onsetter. St. Helens, St. Helens Colliery and Brick Co., St. Helens, Cumberland. Explosion of gas. 35 killed.

ROBINSON Mark - 1882 - 11/01/1882 - Age 29 – Collier. Roundwood, Terry Greaves and Co., Wakefield, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

ROBINSON R. - 1884 - 01/08/1884 - Age 37 – Collier. Thornhill, ET Ingham, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Fall of roof. Died 9th Aug.

ROBINSON Ralph H. - 1882 - 16/02/1882 - Age 17. Trimdon Grange, Walter Scott, Trimdon Grange, Co. Durham. Killed by explosion, gas in Harvey Seam. 74 killed. Buried in Kelloe Cemetery Single man.

ROBINSON Richard - 1882 - 21/04/1882 - Age 40 – Miner. Blainscough Hall, Blainscough Hall Colliery Co., Coppull, Lancashire. Top coal holing without sprags. Died 22nd.

ROBINSON Robert - 1887 - 02/04/1887 - Age 45 – Hewer. Newbottle, Earl of Durham, Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Slight injury to back while lifting a tub on to the way. He resumed work for five weeks then took ill and died from bronchitis. Not comprised.

ROBINSON Rs. - 1888 - 20/02/1888 - Age 70 – Labourer. Hedley Hope Samuelson, Sir B and Co. Ltd., Tow Law, Co. Durham. Run over by locomotive and trucks while trespassing on the Hedley Hope Branch Railway.

ROBINSON S. - 1885 - 21/10/1885 – Filler. Monk Bretton, Monk Bretton Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of coal. Died 26th Nov.

ROBINSON Thomas - 1882 - 10/03/1882 - Age 20 – Drawer. No.2, Crawford Wigan Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. A stone fell from the roof of the main road, knocking out two bars and falling on deceased. The place was well timbered.

ROBINSON W. - 1885 - 29/10/1885 - Age 24 – Collier. Rothwell Haigh, J and J Charlesworth, Leeds, Yorkshire. Fall of roof. Died 2nd Nov.

ROBINSON William - 1881 - 26/01/1881 - Age 33 – Dataler. Foxley Oaks, Whittington Colliery Co., Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Fall of roof whilst repairing the horse road.

ROBINSON William - 1882 - 16/02/1882 - Age 34 – Deputy. Trimdon Grange, Walter Scott, Trimdon Grange, Co. Durham. Killed by explosion gas in Harvey Seam. 74 killed. Buried in Kelloe Cemetery Left a wife a one child.

ROBINSON William - 1883 - 29/08/1882 - Age 55 – Stallman. Cossall, Cossall Colliery Co., Ilkeston, Derbyshire. Fall of roof.

ROBINSON William - 1888 - 28/04/1888 - Age 36 – Hewer. Newfield, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Willington, Co. Durham. Broken thigh by a fall of stone. Died 11th June.

ROBINSON William - 1888 - 28/08/1888 - Age 24 – Hewer. Ryhope, Ryhope Coal Co. Ltd., Sunderland, Co. Durham. Serious injury to back by fall of stone. Died on the l5th Sept.

ROBLING William - 1880 - 10/12/1880 - Age 40. Naval Steam, Naval Steam Co., Penycraig, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas 101 killed.

ROBSON Abraham - 1882 - 13/02/1882 - Age 16 – Putter. Edmonsley, Edmonsley Coal Co., Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham. Tub got off way, knocking out a prop, causing a fall of coal and stone.

ROBSON George - 1880 - 23/07/1880 - Age 63 – Labourer. Backworth, JC Lamb and Co., Backworth, Northumberland. Broisk fell from scaffold on his head.

ROBSON Jacob - 1885 - 03/06/1885 – Hewer. Newbottle, Margaret Earl of Durham, Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Killed in Maudlin Seam by an eruption of water and gas. 13 killed. Single son of Joseph.

ROBSON Robert - 1883 - 07/08/1883 - Age 27 – Miner. Carlin How (ironstone), Bell Bros Ltd., Saltburn, Yorkshire. Severely burnt by powder while drilling out a shot. Died 31st.

ROBSON Thomas - 1884 - 14/08/1884 - Age 37 – Rolleywayman. Sherburn West, Earl of Durham, Durham, Co. Durham. Severely crushed by a fall of stone. Died on 25th.

ROBSON Thomas - 1886 - 01/10/1886 - Age 14 - Screen boy. Tees Hetton, Tees Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Evenwood, Co. Durham. Crushed between two trucks he was riding on a full truck where he had no business.

ROBSON Thomas - 1886 - 09/07/1886 - Age 19 – Hewer. Ashington, Ashington Coal Co., Ashington, Northumberland. Fall of stone.

ROBSON William - 1886 - 02/12/1886 - Age 43 – Hewer. Elemore, Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Explosion 28 killed.

ROBSON William - 1886 - 22/04/1886 - Age 69 – Screener. Herrington, Earl of Durham, Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Both legs broken. He fell before some waggons and was run over. Died 23rd.

ROBSON William - 1888 - 15/09/1888 - Age 24 Hewer Ryhope, Ryhope Coal Co. Ltd., Co. Durham. Serious injury to back by fall of stone 27th. Aug. 1888.

ROBY Henry - 1885 - 19/01/1885 - Age 35 – Collier. Pemberton, Jonathan Blundell and Sons, Wigan, Lancashire. Deceased fell over a sleeper on the way to his work and after working half a day was confined to the house where he subsequently succumbed to disease of the lungs.

ROBY Nathaniel - 1889 - 09/01/1889 - Age 16 – Putter. White Moss, White Moss Coal Co. Ltd., Skelmersdale, Lancashire. Inquires made. He was going up the steps on to the pit brow and when he reached the top by some means slipped and fell backwards to the ground.

ROCHELLE George - 1889 - 09/12/1889 - Age 37 – Pikeman. Ashmore Park, Ashmore Park Colliery Co., Wednesfield, Staffordshire. Fall of coal from working face over sprag. Died December 16th.

ROCK Patrick - 1886 - 30/07/1886 - Age 26 – Hewer. East Tanfield, James Joicey and Co., East Tanfield, Co. Durham. Fall of band stone.

RODDA John - 1882 - 06/01/1882. Stank (metalliferous), Barrow Haematite Steel Co., Lancashire. Fell off ladder down shaft.

RODDHAM J.J. - 1882 - 03/11/1882 - Age 17 - Lead washer. Grove Rake (metalliferous), WB Beaumont, Rookhope. Crushed with elevator wheels in jigger house.

RODEN George - 1883 - 30/09/1883 - Age 13 - Asst. hooker on. Black Park, Black Park Colliery Co., Chirk, Flint. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was taking the empty tubs away as they were removed from the cage when he was struck on the head by something falling down the pit. An examination of the shaft showed it to be in good order and it was concluded that a small piece of coal had fallen from the surface.

RODEN Thomas (injured) - 1888 - 28/08/1888 - Age 20 – Dayman. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Hurt in the engine brow when attempting to get off a train in motion.

RODEN Tim - 1884 - 24/07/1884 - Age 17 – Dayman. Nook, Astley & Tyldesley Coal & Salt Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of roof while getting stone out of goaf for walling.

RODERICH Daniel - 1881 - 06/04/1881 - Age 30 - Banksman. Brodryngallt, Davis and Warner Ystrad, Rhondda, Glamorgan. Crushed between descending cage and plates on surface.

RODERICK R. - 1885 - 17/07/1885 - Age 40 – Collier. Houghton Main, Houghton Main Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of coal. Died 16th Aug.

RODGER Hugh - 1882 - 21/06/1882 - Age 34 – Collier. Glespin, James Swann, Douglas, Lanarkshire. Fall of side at face of stooping while filling a hutch 9 feet seam.

RODGER John - 1888 - 20/04/1888 - Age 36 - Stone miner. Wemyss, RGE Wemyss, Wemyss, Fife. He went back before a shot went off.

RODGER William (non-fatal) - 1889 - 15/08/1889 – Miner. Douglas No.3, Merry and Cunninghame, Paisley, Renfrew. Fall of roof at face.

RODGERS Frank (non-fatal) - 1884 - 12/11/1884 – Chainman. Daldowie, Dunn Bros., Broomhouse. Struck by drill in dook.

RODGERS John - 1885 – Collier. Barblues, A and G Anderson, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. Hand injured while holing. Died Long wall. Accident possibly Aug.

RODGERS Joshua - 1885 - 11/07/1885 - Age 34 – Packer. Flint, Flint Coal and Cannel Co. Ltd., Flint. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was engaged with another man in building a pack when a stone fell from the roof at a place where they had drawn the timber on the previous day. Deceased must have been in the waste where he had no business to be otherwise, he could not have been hurt.

RODGERS Noah - 1880 - 10/12/1880 - Age 39. Naval Steam, Naval Steam Co., Penycraig, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 101 killed.

RODGERS T. - 1887 - 01/12/1887 - Age 28 – Collier. Treeton, Rothervale Coal Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Fall of roof. 2 killed.

RODGERS Thomas Elias - 1881 - 19/10/1881 - Age 46 – Engineer. Bryneglwys (slate), Aberynolwyn. He was examining the shaft of a vertical turbine shaft and his coat got caught by it, he was whirled round, receiving fatal injuries. The shift was in a walled pit to which no one but special workmen had access.

RODGERS William (injured) - 1889 - 14/10/1889 - Age 36 – Miner. Bower, W and R Marland, Lancashire. Thigh broken by coal falling as he was holing. Inspection and inquiry.

RODGERS William - 1886 - 07/05/1886 - Age 40 – Collier. Bankend, Monkland Iron Co. Ltd., Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at face, stoop and room.

RODGERSON Jane - 1881 - 01/06/1881 - Age 55 - Coal cleaner. Ellenborough, Maryport Haematite Iron Co., Maryport, Cumberland. Crushed by waggons. Female.

RODGERSON John (non-fatal) - 1884 - 11/06/1884 – Roadsman. Common No.11, Eglington Iron Co., Lugar, Ayrshire. Fall of roof.

ROEBUCK J. - 1888 - 31/05/1888 - Age 32 – Packer. Thrybergh Hall, J and J Charlesworth, Rotherham, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

ROEBUCK John - 1883 - 18/12/1883 - Age 35 – Deputy. Neville Hill, Norweigian Titanic Iron Co., Leeds, Yorkshire. Timber or other material having got on fire, these deputies proceeding there were suffocated. 2 killed.

ROGERS Albert (injured) - 1889 - 17/08/1889 - Age 18 - Asst. timberman. Dolcoath (metalliferous), Camborne, Cornwall. A heavy piece of American timber got twisted in the blocks and jammed Rogers against a temporary stage at the 364 fathom level breaking his collar bone.

ROGERS David - 1888 - 20/08/1888 - Age 42 – Collier. Ferndale No.5, David Davis and Sons, Ferndale, Glamorgan. He was taking down a slip of coal in front of road (heading) and the coal, in falling, knocked out a prop, 2ft. back, set below the rippings (clod) a piece of which fell on him. Five feet seam. Long wall.

ROGERS J. - 1887 - 18/11/1887 - Age 31 – Miner. Leycett, Madeley Coal Co., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Fall of coal knocking out two props.

ROGERS James - 1880 – 20/12/1880 - Age 27 – Filler. West Basset (metalliferous), West Basset, Redruth, Cornwall. Thrown into shaft by allowing his shovel hilt to come in contact with descending skip. Died from the effects of the injuries received on 9th January 1881.

ROGERS James - 1885 – 28/12/1885 - Age 24 – Collier. Strangeways Hall, Crompton and Shawcross, Wigan, Lancashire. Deceased slipped when at work, falling hurt his back against a rail. He died on the 31st from diabetes, his death being hastened by the shock.

ROGERS John (non-fatal) - 1889 – 16/08/1889 - Age 43 – Miner. Southfield, William Black and Sons, Stirling. Fall of coal. 51 days off.

ROGERS John - 1881 – 19/08/1881 - Age 44 – Collier. Harris’ Navigation, Harris’ Navigation Coal Co., Quakers Yard, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

ROGERS John - 1887 – 10/11/1887 - Age 38 – Miner. Pendleton, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal. Struck by a piece of coal falling down the shaft from the ascending cage. Inspection, inquiry and inquest attended. It glanced off a beam in the bell mouth at bottom of downcast shaft. A Cover Over head has now been fixed.

ROGERS John - 1888 – 28/03/1888 - Age 34 – Miner. Rhosesmor (metalliferous). While searching for a pitch he pulled down an old bunning or timber platform supporting rubbish though told not to interfere with any old timber. Some stones from the bunning fell upon him and killed him.

ROGERS Philip (injured) - 1888 - 18/09/1888 - Age 16 – Miner. East Pool (metalliferous), Carn Brea, Cornwall. Engaged in hanging a line at the 180 fathom level when a small piece of timber fell away in the shaft and struck his head injuring him but not very seriously. There was no evidence to show from where the timber fell.

ROGERS R.H. - 1882 – 19/09/1882 - Age 16 – Collier’s boy. No.2 South, Messrs Hankey, Merthyr, Glamorgan. Fall of coal.

ROGERS Samuel - 1881 – 02/11/1881 - Age 47 – Collier. Coedpoeth, Vron Colliery Co. Ltd., Wrexham, Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was drawing a prop from the goaf when a heavy fall of roof came from some slips. The place was well timbered but he appeared to have neglected ordinary precautions in doing his work.

ROGERS Thomas - 1880 – 15/07/1880 - Age 21 – Haulier. Risca Black Vein, London and South Wales Coal Co., Risca, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp 120 killed.

ROGERS Thomas - 1882 – 22/04/1882 - Age 42 – Stallman. Birley Vale South, Jeffcock Dunn and Co. Sheffield, Yorkshire. Fall of coals, while holing.

ROGERS Thomas - 1887 – 10/08/1887 - Age 26 – Collier. Brynn Hall, W and EF Crippin, Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. He went under the top coals for some purpose when they fell upon him. On the previous night he had drawn timber from under them and set a shot without bringing them down. Before going under them he should have reset the props.

ROGERS Watkin - 1882 - 11/04/1882 - Age 17 - Collier’s boy. Cymmer, Cymmer Colliery Co., Porth, Glamorgan. Fall of coal.

ROGERS William - 1882 - 22/06/1882 - Age 34 – Collier. Maesteg Merthyr, William Davis, Maesteg, Glamorgan. Fall of clod.

ROGERS William - 1885 - 11/08/1885 - Age 50 – Collier. Podmore Hall, Cooper and Craig, Newcastle, Staffordshire. Crushed by load.

ROGERSON A. - 1887 - 12/02/1887 - Age 15 – Screener. Monckton Main, Monckton Main Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Run over by waggons.

ROGERSON John - 1881 - 06/04/1881 - Age 33 – Deputy. Trimdon Grange, Walter Scott, Trimdon Grange, Co. Durham. Fall of stone while drawing a broken jud.

ROLAND Leonard - 1882 - 26/01/1882 - Age 14 – Driver. Newbottle, Margaret Earl of Durham, Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Crushed by engine set while crossing the line.

ROLEY W. - 1884 - 06/09/1884 - Age 13 - Pony driver. Clough Hall, Kinnersley and Co., Kidsgrove, Staffordshire. Run over by waggons in road.

ROLLINSON John (injured) - 1883 - 22/01/1883 – Labourer. Knockterra No. 1, Eglington Iron Co., Cumnock, Ayrshire. Fall of roof.

ROLLINSON Thomas - 1888 - 08/05/1888 - Age 45 – Collier. Bickershaw, Ackers Whitley and Co. Ltd., Leigh, Lancashire. Inspection made. He was getting stone crushed coal off his widework face which had been standing for some time when a stone fell on him between the face and pack which was close to the former.

RONALDS John (non-fatal) - 1884 - 12/05/1884 – Miner. Mainhill, W Baird and Co., Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof.

RONALDSON George - 1888 - 11/01/1888 – Roadsman. Wellwood, Thomas Spowart and Co. Ltd., Dunfermline, Fife. Fall of roof while repairing road, longwall.

RONEY Francis - 1885 - 16/07/1885 - Age 16 – Driver. Whitehaven, William Earl of Lonsdale, Whitehaven, Cumberland. Injured forehead. Supposed either to have come into contact with roof or from sudden stoppage of tubs in one of which he was riding to have been dashed against tub top.

ROOCROFT John (injured) - 1880 - 16/08/1880 – Fireman. Welch Whittle, Blainscough Hall Colliery Co., Welch Whittle, Lancashire. Leg broken. His foot caught in drawing a prop in Springfield Pit.

ROOK Thomas (injured) - 1886 - 03/04/1886 - Age 44 – Miner. Towneley, Arley Brooks and Pickup, Lancashire. Arm broken by a fall of roof stone from a slip near the face of his working place.

ROOK Thomas (injured) - 1887 - 08/08/1887 - Age 42 – Miner. Towneley, Arley Brooks and Pickup, Lancashire. Leg broken by stone falling from a slip in the roof.

ROOKE G. - 1884 - 20/03/1884 - Age 44 – Ripper. Rockingham, Newton Chambers and Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of roof. Died 18th Apr 2 killed.

ROOME Joseph - 1889 - 08/10/1889 - Age 22 – Miner. Lower Hall No.2, Westleigh Colliery Co., Lancashire. Fatally hurt by a prop being knocked against him by top coal which he was getting down. Inspection and inquiry.

ROOME Samuel - 1886 - 01/02/1886 - Age 45 – Banksman. Kilburne, W Wilde, Derbyshire. Crushed between railway wagons.

ROONEY Barney - 1886 - 05/11/1886 - Age 49 - Waggon lowerer. Ince Hall, Crompton and Shawcross, Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made. He had been ordered to allow no one but himself to interfere with the waggons but it appeared that he had permitted the boiler fireman to move them sometimes, and this man lowered some unexpectedly upon him and he was crushed.

ROONEY Hugh (non-fatal) - 1886 - 08/04/1886 – Collier. Westburn No.2, Westburn Colliery Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Injured by runaway hutch.

ROONEY John (non-fatal) - 1889 - 19/11/1889 – Miner. Orbiston No.2, Summerlee and Mossend Iron and Steel Co., Bothwell, Lanarkshire. Injured by being caught while jumping off a race of hutches on which he was riding, contrary to orders.

ROONEY John - 1887 - 28/06/1887 - Age 50 – Trimmer. Gilmilnscroft, Gilmours Wood and Anderson, Auchinleck, Kirkcudbright. Fell off waggon.

ROONEY Terence - 1887 - 28/05/1887 - Age 55 – Miner. Udston, Udston Coal Co. Ltd., Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Explosion of gas 73 killed.

ROONEY Thomas (non-fatal) - 1886 - 05/07/1886 – Reddsman. Haugh No.1, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Ayrshire. Explosion of firedamp, 3 injured.

ROPE John George - 1880 - 08/09/1880 - Age 25 – Hewer. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

ROPER Frederick - 1888 - 26/01/1888 - Age 18 – Driver. Pilsley No.3, Pilsley Colliery Co., Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Run over by full tubs.

ROPER George - 1880 - 08/09/1880 - Age 50 – Hewer. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

ROPER Joseph - 1885 - 09/09/1885 - Age 15 - Waggon greaser. Harrington, Sir James Bain and Co., Harrington, Cumberland. Crushed between waggon buffers.

ROPER Richard (injured) - 1888 - 19/03/1888 - Age 43 – Dayman. Snydale Hall, Colonel Le Gendre, Starkie, Lancashire. Knee cut by roof dirt which he was taking down.

ROPER Richard - 1888 - 06/07/1888 - Age 56 – Pikeman. Cradley Heath, Parsons and Cooper, Cradley, Worcester. Died 9th July. Fall of roof coal when trying to get it down. Deceased had evidently stood too near the falling coal.

ROPER S. - 1889 - 25/01/1889 - Age 47 – Byeworker. Woodthorpe, Nunnery Coal Co., Sheffield, Yorkshire. Fall of roof. Died 30th Jan.

ROPER Samuel (injured) - 1883 - 25/06/1883. New Duffryn, Rhymney Iron Company, Rhymney, Glamorganshire. Explosion of gas 7 killed.

RORKE John - 1885 - 28/01/1885 - Age 60 – Labourer. Earnock, John Watson, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. While pushing a bogie along a siding, on surface, an engine and waggons ran into it.

RORRISON Ivie (non-fatal) - 1888 - 31/07/1888 – Drawer. Afton, Lanemark Coal Co., New Cumnock, Lanarkshire. Injured by hutch while drawing in front of it.

RORRISON John (non-fatal) - 1884 - 04/09/1884 – Collier. Annadale No.10, A Finnie and Son, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Fall of coal.

RORRISON John (non-fatal) - 1887 - 01/09/1887 – Miner. Afton, Lanemark Coal Co., New Cumnock, Ayrshire. Run over by hutches on self-acting incline.

ROSCOE John - 1881 - 24/10/1881 - Age 44 – Collier. West Allerton, T and RW Bower, Leeds, Yorkshire. Fall of coal. Died 29th.

ROSCOE Joseph - 1889 - 02/04/1889 - Age 48 – Hewer. Hutton, Henry Hutton Henry Coal Co. Ltd., Wingate, Durham. Along with four men was waiting at the shaft bottom to ride. A tub fell into the sump causing delay. The engine set came out and was run violently amongst them. This man had one leg broken which was afterwards amputated. He died on the 7th of April.

ROSCOE Thomas - 1886 - 03/06/1886 - Age 50 – Proptaker. Bickershaw, Ackers Whitley and Co. Ltd., West Leigh, Lancashire. Deceased was getting out of the way of a full tub as he was passing along the level which was 7 feet wide between the timber when he ran against a prop and before he could recover himself the tub caught him, cutting his head. Died 16th June.

ROSEA Thomas - 1883 - 13/03/1883 - Age 45 – Miner. Stank (metalliferous), Barrow Haematite Steel Co., Lancashire. Fall of rock. 3 killed.

ROSEN or ROBSON Joseph - 1885 - 03/06/1885 – Hewer. Newbottle, Margaret, Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Killed in Maudlin. Seam by an eruption of water and gas. 13 killed. Left a wife and 2 children father of Jacob.

ROSS Alexander - 1881 - 30/11/1881 - Age 58 – Collier. Lumphinnans No.1, Lumphinnans Iron Co., Ballingry, Fife. Crushed between cage and landing at the bottom while attempting to get out of the lower deck of cage. The shuts had not been properly placed to prevent the cage descending through them.

ROSS Andrew (non-fatal) - 1889 - 06/12/1889 – Cocker. Meiklehill, James Gardner and Sons, Kirkintilloch, Dumbarton. Run over by loco on branch railway.

ROSS David - 1880 - 20/08/1880 - Age 17 - Loco Brakesman. Lumphinnans, Lumphinnans Iron Co., Ballingry, Fife. Run over by wagons while attempting to sprag them.

ROSS David - 1887 - 16/02/1887 – Collier. Newbattle, Marquis of Lothian, Newbattle, Midlothian. Fall of side at face longwall.

ROSS Hugh - 1884 - 21/02/1884 - Age 32 – Brusher. Leven, Fife Coal Co. Ltd., Wemyss, Fife. Fall of roof while taking down brushing, long wall.

ROSS John (non-fatal) - 1884 - 03/05/1884 – Collier. Holmes No.4, J Horne and Sons, Galston, Ayrshire. Fall of roof.

ROSS John (non-fatal) - 1889 - 30/11/1889 – Miner. Auchinharvie No.5, Merry and Cunninghame, Saltcoats, Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp.

ROSS John - 1880 - 14/09/1880 - Age 31 – Collier. Portland No.8, Eglington Iron Co., Hurlford, Ayrshire. Fall of roof.

ROSS John - 1882 - 02/05/1882 - Age 51 – Collier. Addesley, WS Dugdale, Atherstone, Nottinghamshire. Explosion of gas. 31 killed.

ROSS John - 1888 - 29/12/1888 – Blacksmith. Portland No.5, Eglinton Iron Co., Hurlford, Ayrshire. Cage stuck in shaft then dropped away with him.

ROSS Joseph (non-fatal) - 1884 - 09/10/1884 – Collier. Broomlands No.8, Bourtreehill Coal Co., Dreghorn. Explosion of firedamp. 2 injured.

ROSS T. - 1888 - 08/12/1888 – Age 40 – Collier. Barrow, Barrow Haematite Steel Co. Ltd., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

ROSS Thomas (non-fatal) - 1889 - 03/12/1889 - Pony driver. Hamilton Place No.1, Bent Colliery Co., Bothwell, Lanarkshire. Arm broken between hutch and a prop.

ROSS Thomas - 1884 - 11/12/1884 - Age 30 – Miner. Niddrie Drum Engine, Niddrie and Benhar Coal Co. Ltd., Portobello, Edinburgh. While descending in a kettle they were overpowered by choke damp and fell out. 2 killed.

ROSS William - 1881 - 24/08/1881 - Age 27 – Miner. Twechar No.1, W Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Ayrshire. By Blasting.

ROSS William - 1883 - 12/12/1883 - Age 25 – Engineman. Portland No.6, Eglington Iron Co., Hurlford, Ayrshire. By boiler chimney blowing down by the severe storm.

ROSS William - 1885 - 02/10/1885 - Age 14 – Breaksman. Law, John Wilson, Carluke, Lanarkshire. Crushed by a hutch near face where he had no business. The place was rising 1 in 3 and the trig which held the hutch had either been knocked out or had fallen out.

ROSS William James - 1886 - 06/11/1886 - Age 16 - Door boy. Dinas Steam Coal, Dinas Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Dinas, Glamorgan. Fall of roof in 4ft seam at top of balance pit. The place was secured with strong wooden framing. It broke down suddenly.

ROSSER Ben - 1889 - 20/12/1889 - Age 14 - Collier’s boy. Gadlys, New Wayne’s Merthyr Coal Co. Ltd., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of a portion of face slip of coal (about 5cwts.) which was spragged. 7-ft. seam, 5ft. 2.5ins. thick. Long wall.

ROSSER David - 1880 - 07/07/1880 - Age 21 – Collier. Garnoch, John Glasbrook, Swansea, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 6 killed.

ROSSER David - 1880 – 10/12/1880 - Age 20. Naval Steam, Naval Steam Co., Penycraig, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 101 killed.

ROSSER David - 1888 – 01/05/1888 - Age 59 – Collier. Cymmer, Cymmer Colliery Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Fall of roof in cafe. In moving a loaded tram and a piece of the little stone 4ft. seam. Long wall.

ROSSER George - 1881 – 29/09/1881 - Age 14 – Collier’s boy. Vochriw No.1, Dowlais Iron Co., Dowlais, Glamorgan. Killed by an explosion of firedamp.

ROSSER William - 1888 – 01/05/1888 - Age 38 – Fireman. Gadlys, Waynes Merthyr Co. Ltd., Aberdare, Glamorgan. He attempted to get into a carriage at a mid-landing before the proper signal for men was complete, and the carriage being raised when two of the four knocks had been given, he was thrown off and fell to the bottom.

ROSTRON Richard (injured) - 1889 - 10/10/1889 - Age 60 - Stone miner. Top o’th’ Slate, Butterworth and Brooks, Lancashire. Ribs broken, a crane, in the mine, falling upon him when lifting a stone, it bent the beam and the pin came out of the socket near the roof, it not having hold enough. He himself had just put the crane in its place. Inspection and inquiry.

ROSTRON William - 1886 - 22/12/1886 - Age 27 – Miner. Hoddlesden, Joseph Place & Sons, Lancashire. Arm cut by a small piece of fireclay in which he was holing flirting off from the face.

ROTHWELL Elijah - 1881 - 29/10/1881 - Age 33 – Stallman. Holmewood, Hardwick Coal Co., Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Fall of roof while holing coals.

ROTHWELL Frank (injured) - 1887 - 20/08/1887 - Age 27 – Dayman. Spindlepoint, Cannel Clifton and Kersley Coal Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal fall of roof when taking out a chock in a bay.

ROTHWELL J. - 1883 - 15/10/1883 - Age 17 – Gigger. Wellington, William Ramsden, Lancashire. Gig frame dragged.

ROTHWELL Jacob - 1889 - 24/05/1889 - Age 21 - Dayman. Wet Earth, Day Eye Clifton and Kersley Coal Co., Lancashire. Fatal by the fall of part of an arch which he was taking down. Inspection and inquest attended.

ROTHWELL James - 1883 - 01/03/1883 - Age 57 – Dataler. Venture, Jonathan Blundell and Sons, Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was stowing dirt in a stow board, which was timbered and barred, at distances of from 2 to 3 feet. A fall suddenly took place, knocking out the timber, and he was suffocated before he could be released.

ROTHWELL James - 1885 - 18/06/1885 - Age 23 – Miner. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal great explosion. 178 killed.

ROTHWELL John (injured) - 1888 - 31/07/1888 - Age 30 – Miner. Britannia Stone No.4 (metalliferous), Brooks and Pickup, Lancashire. Arm broken by a plank, breaking at a knot, as he and four other persons were standing on it refixing a crane.

ROTHWELL Samuel - 1882 - 03/04/1882 - Age 14 - Pony driver. White Moss, White Moss Coal Co. Ltd., Skelmersdale, Lancashire. Inquest attended. The boy was found dead under the front tub of his gang. He must either have fallen off, or when trying to replace the tub on the rails, the pony started drawing the tub on to him.

ROTHWELL William - 1886 - 19/07/1886 - Age 49 – Banksman. Bradley Fold, Thomas Fletcher and Sons, Lancashire. Injured by falling off the pit bank, three and a half yards in height, above ground. He was in the act of sitting down on a balk of timber near the edge when he overbalanced it and fell. Accidental.

ROUGHLEY Richard - 1883 - 10/09/1883 - Age 67 – Dataler. White Moss, White Moss Coal Co. Ltd., Skelmersdale, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was repairing a drawing road that had fallen in owing to the want of timber being set when a further fall occurred and he was knocked down and crushed.

ROUGHTON W.H. - 1880 - 17/09/1880 - Age 22 – Pikeman. Old Park, R Mills and Co., Dudley, Worcester. Fall of coal from the side of thick opening from a height of 16 feet.

ROUKE John - 1889 - 05/11/1889 - Age 50 – Miner. Rowfoot (metalliferous), S and J Lindow, Woodend. Fall of stone from roof. He found this piece of stone bad and not being able to get it down he intended to blast it down at the end of the shift. He then sat under it to get his pipe when it fell and killed him.

ROUND Benjamin - 1887 - 29/09/1887 - Age 50 – Overman. Netherton, Old M and W Grazebrooke, Dudley, Worcester. Died 1st October. Injured with another man, in thick coal opening, by fall of coal. Cause, a smooth parting and black slip.

ROUND Isaac - 1880 - 27/03/1880 - Age 63 – Pikeman. Wallows, Earl of Dudley, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire. Buried by rush of fallen shutt. Body recovered on 31st. March by the hollows of a thick coal pit.

ROUND Thomas - 1887 - 10/01/1887 - Age 25 – Pikeman. Gawn, Noah Hingley and Co., Old Hill, Staffordshire. Died 11th Jan. Was foolishly lying under holing cutting out a spurn without first setting a sprag when a fall of batt crushed his head.

ROUND Thomas - 1889 - 04/07/1889 - Age 40 – Stallman. Teversal, Stanton Iron Co., Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Crushed by a loaded tub while lowering it down a steep part of the stall, deceased being in front of the tub contrary to Special Rule No.79.

ROUSE H. - 1885 - 23/07/1885 - Age 16 – Hurrier. Rockley, Worsborough Iron Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of roof. Died 28th July.

ROUSE John - 1884 - 04/04/1884 - Age 56. Drumpellier No 11, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Killed about 1.30pm. The cause of death was "severe injuries from a quantity of coal having fallen on him in said pit." The informant on the death certificate was his daughter Susan Johnstone. His wife's name was Margaret Ann McGavigan. He lived at Drumpellier.

ROUTLEDGE James - 1880 - 22/05/1880 - Age 73 – Furnaceman. South Tanfield, James Joicey and Co., Tanfield, Co. Durham. Fell out of kibble.

ROWARTH R. - 1882 - 06/06/1882 - Age 37 – Filler. Nunnery, Nunnery Coal Co., Sheffield, Yorkshire. Crushed by corves.

ROWBOTHAM John T. - 1886 - 11/05/1886 - Age 13 – Gigger. Broomstair, Hyde and Haughton Coal Co., Lancashire. Run over by a tub in going up a gig brow to his work. The tub was in front of another tub that was being pushed along a level and in passing the brow it ran down.

ROWBOTTOM F. - 1886 - 08/10/1886 - Age 30 – Collier. Kiveton Park, Kiveton Park Coal Co., Sheffield, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

ROWBOTTOM S. - 1883 - 31/01/1883 – Driver. Darfield Main, Darfield Main Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Crushed by corves.

ROWBOTTOM S. - 1888 - 12/05/1888 - Age 14 – Hurrier. Wharncliffe Silkstone, Wharncliffe Silkstone Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Crushed by descending cage.

ROWBURY William - 1882 - 03/05/1882 - Age 34 – Haulier. River Level, Aberdare and Plymouth Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Killed by an explosion of firedamp.

ROWE Elias - 1886 - 10/09/1886 - Age 55 – Shifter. Murton, South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Sunderland, Co. Durham. While making tramway height he drew out a prop, which caused a heavy fall of stone.

ROWE Hugh - 1883 - 17/08/1883 - Age 32 – Miner. Skelton Park (ironstone), Bell Bros Ltd., Skelton, Yorkshire. Explosion of a shot had lighted two shots in a place, one of them not going off at the time, he we back too soon when it exploded.

ROWE John (injured) - 1889 - 23/03/1889 - Age 50 – Watcher. Tincroft (metalliferous), Carn Brea, Cornwall. The man was in the act of lifting the door, of the wrinkle, to take out a serving of ores which had just been let down from the burning house and as the door came up the ore, now very much like burning lava, rushed out with such force that it carried away the small dam that had been made for the purpose of keeping it back and splashed over Rowe's feet and legs scalding them severely. It was a pure accident as the usual methods in lifting the door were adopted and the man was experienced at that kind of work.