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1887 - 1892
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Date Name Age Colliery How Caused
01- Jan -1887 Anthony Ollerenshaw 50 Whaley Fall of roof
24- Jan -1887 Henry Drabble 40 Pleasley Fall in a roadway
24- Jan -1887 William Reason 43 Pleasley Fall in a roadway
25- Jan -1887 Joseph Taylor 32 Birchwood Fall of roof
30- Jan -1887 Benjamin Bacon 36 Plumbley Fall of coal
01- Feb -1887 Henry Gregory 18 Nesfield Fall of roof
02- Feb -1887 Samuel H Jones Vickers 19 Albert Run over by wagon on surface
05- Feb -1887 Patrick William Jones 14 Springwell Crushed by tubs
22- Feb -1887 Joseph Gulley 50 Southgate Fall of roof
01- Mar -1887 Thomas Brocklehurst 62 Boythorpe Fall of roof
04- Mar -1887 Herbert Clamp 30 Swadlincote Fall of coal
10- Mar -1887 James Brady 32 Hollingwood Fall of coal
04- Apr -1887 William Frost 53 Mapperley Explosion of methane
08- Apr -1887 William Leadbeater 53 Renishaw Park Run over by tubs
25- Apr -1887 John Dykes 47 Alma Fall of roof
17- May -1887 William Goddard 16 Pinxton Fall of roof
20- May -1887 Joseph Meakin 33 Shipley Fall of roof
28- May -1887 Thomas Marriott 46 Morton Fall of coal
06- Jun -1887 Thomas Ison 62 Glapwell Fall in a roadway
10- Jun -1887 Ephraim Reeves 24 Grassmoor No 4 Fall of roof
12- Jun -1887 Frederick Woodward 20 Barlborough Fall of roof
06- Jul -1887 William Gregory 15 Clay Cross No 3 Run over by tubs
13- Jul -1887 Thomas Parkin 43 Blackwell B Fall of coal
05- Aug -1887 Thomas Hylton 15 Holbrook Fell off slack washer on surface
30- Aug -1887 Jesse Bradley 19 Albert Hit by a wire rope on surface tip
01- Sep -1887 Solomon Catchpole 35 Albert Locker fell down shaft
26- Sep -1887 William Henry Milner 21 Seymour Fall of coal
03- Oct -1887 Alfred Smith 29 Markham No 2 Overwind
03- Oct -1887 Benjamin Glossop 36 Markham No 2 Overwind
03- Oct -1887 John Pacey 39 Markham No 2 Overwind
03- Oct -1887 William Pacey 17 Markham No 2 Overwind
08- Oct -1887 Bernard Riley 13 Tibshelf Run over by tubs
22- Oct -1887 James Wardle 36 Pinxton Fall of roof
24- Oct -1887 James Widdowson 36 Markham Fall of roof
19- Dec -1887 Samuel Grainger 49 Albert Fall of roof
21- Dec -1887 Henry Smith 42 Glapwell Fall of roof
26- Dec -1887 Charles Richard Evans 31 Stanley Kilburn Fell down the shaft
26- Jan -1888 Frederick Roper 16 Pilsley Run over by tubs
04- Feb -1888 William Cowlishaw 55 Clay Cross No 3 Fall in a roadway
08- Feb -1888 Henry Lunn 17 Stanton Run over by tubs
13- Feb -1888 George Jacques 31 Grassmoor No 4 Fall of roof
18- Feb -1888 John Tyler 30 Ireland Crushed by tubs
01- Mar -1888 Richard Clempson 37 Bretby Fall of roof
05- Apr -1888 Isaac Barksby 19 Ireland Fall of roof
05- Apr -1888 Frederick Bennett 18 Grassmoor No 2 Fell down the shaft
10- Apr -1888 Reuben Mee 42 Grassmoor Crushed by conductor on surface
23- Apr -1888 Charles Kilpin 22 Avenue Fall of roof
27- Apr -1888 Richard W Hollingsworth 27 Glapwell Fell down the shaft
04- May -1888 Frederick Buxton 33 Albert Fall of roof
06- May -1888 Daniel Fletcher 38 Loscoe Fall of coal
24- May -1888 George Haywood 26 Ireland Internal injuries lifting coal
05- Jun -1888 Joseph Bowden 28 Burnt Edge Fell down an old shaft
21- Jun -1888 Thomas Frost 23 Nesfield Fall of roof
29- Jun -1888 Elijah Blundell 23 Glapwell Fall in a roadway
04- Jul -1888 James Handbury 43 Denby Hall Fell into an engine crank hole
07- Jul -1888 John Sharpe 51 Stanton Injured foot Toxaemia
08- Jul -1888 George Smith 14 Clay Cross No 2 Run over by tubs
28- Jul -1888 George Parkin 47 Birchwood Fall of roof
24- Aug -1888 William Barber 23 Grassmoor No 4 Fall of roof
03- Sep -1888 Joseph Shoult 20 Ripley Fall in a roadway
01- Oct -1888 Charles Stevenson 33 Holbrook Fall of roof
24- Oct -1888 John Hibbert 42 Hornthorpe Fall of roof
25- Oct -1888 Charles Blount 14 Shipley Crushed in machinery on surface
31- Oct -1888 John Orgill 39 Stanton Fall of roof
02- Nov -1888 George Webster 31 Pinxton Crushed by boiler plate on surface
06- Nov -1888 George Townsend 36 Manners Crushed by a boiler on surface
06- Nov -1888 John Booth 52 Manners Fall of roof
13- Nov -1888 William Allen 54 Holmewood Fall in a roadway
14- Nov -1888 George Statham 56 Ripley Fall of coal
25- Nov -1888 William Musson 49 Albert Fall of coal
28- Nov -1888 Obadiah Jennings 39 Loscoe Fall of roof
28- Dec -1888 John Cutts 18 Renishaw Park Fall of coal
05- Jan -1889 Henry Cotgrave 19 Mapperley Run over by wagon on surface
07- Feb -1889 Aaron Longden 29 Langwith Fall of roof
07- Feb -1889 Samuel Warren 58 Stanton Fall of roof
26- Feb -1889 Joseph Wilson 61 Streetfield Fell from a tub down the shaft
05- Mar -1889 William Hicklin 20 Coton Park Run over by tubs
14- Apr -1889 William Cartwright 54 Ripley Run over by wagon on surface
15- Apr -1889 George Buckland 53 Park House Fall of coal
26- Apr -1889 Joseph Dent 56 Stanton Fall of coal
08- May -1889 James Edwards 24 Alma Fall of coal
17- May -1889 Charles Newbold 15 Grassmoor Run over by loco on surface
07- Jun -1889 James Baker 16 Boythorpe Fall of coal from the side
11- Jun -1889 Phillip Nichols 51 Glapwell Fall of coal
20- Jun -1889 George E Walker 25 Albert Fall of roof
24- Jun -1889 Arthur Lilley 41 Alma Crushed by wagon on surface
24- Jun -1889 Samuel Cook 52 Grassmoor Crushed by wagon on surface
24- Jun -1889 Thomas Wood 52 Coton Park Fall of coal
05- Jul -1889 John Webster 49 Bretby Run over by tubs
09- Jul -1889 Harry Summerfield 52 Brands Fell over and died from injuries
26- Aug -1889 George Lunn 41 Stanton Fall of roof
04- Sep -1889 Henry Calladine 14 Swanwick Caught in machinery
17- Sep -1889 Josiah Jones 39 Blackwell A Fall of coal
16- Oct -1889 George Nurse 53 Springwell Fell to the bottom of the fan race
31- Oct -1889 William Whotton 65 Bretby Crushed by timber on surface
27- Nov -1889 William Wood 13 Tibshelf Fall in a roadway
03- Dec -1889 Walter Spooner 18 Boythorpe Fall in a roadway
06- Dec -1889 John Jones 46 Shirland Fall of roof
11- Dec -1889 William Hicklin 32 Seymour Fall of coal
12- Dec -1889 Joseph Newton 84 Clay Cross Fell over a wall on surface
13- Dec -1889 John Price 21 Manners Fall of roof
17- Dec -1889 Willoughby Parker 15 Stanton Run over by tubs
18- Dec -1889 John Thomas Green 13 Swadlincote Fall of side in a roadway
19- Dec -1889 Ernest Smith Cresswell 12 Ireland Crushed by wagon on surface
31- Dec -1889 Samuel Sansam 56 Birchwood Run over by wagon on surface


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Date Name Age Colliery How Caused
02- Jan -1890 Frederick Sprinthall 15 St John’s Fall in a roadway
17- Jan -1890 Thomas Beardsley 45 Avenue Fall of roof
18- Jan -1890 John Crowder 13 Bretby Crushed by wagon on surface
05- Mar -1890 John Elliott 21 Park House Fall of roof
10- Mar -1890 James Kirkby 27 Markham No 1 Fall of roof
18- Mar -1890 Benjamin Marsh 48 Grassmoor Fall of coal 06- Dec -1889
24- Mar -1890 William Inwood 36 Blackwell Caught in machinery on surface
27- Mar -1890 George Parr jnr 14 Cottam Run over by tubs
31- Mar -1890 Michael Cryan 57 Grassmoor No 4 Run over by tubs
31- Mar -1890 William Ainsworth 47 Park House Fall of roof
06- Apr -1890 Joseph Aram 16 Manners Crushed by the cage
07- Apr -1890 Joseph Wright 66 Walton Fell from boiler seating on surface
18- Apr -1890 Enos Staton 33 Renishaw Park Fall of roof
05- May -1890 John William Stevenson 14 Albert Run over by tubs
07- May -1890 John Scholfield 29 Southgate Explosion of missed shot
11- May -1890 John Brown 17 Granville Crushed by tubs
17- May -1890 James Lakin 45 Langwith Fall in a roadway
04- Jun -1890 Samuel Ward 14 Grassmoor Crushed by tubs
14- Jun -1890 William Thorpe 52 Manners Fall of roof
26- Jun -1890 Frederick Anthony 41 Park House Fall of coal
14- Jul -1890 Josiah Potter 17 Clay Cross No 3 Caught in machinery on surface
23- Jul -1890 Samuel Hazelby 57 Cottam Run over by wagon on surface
28- Jul -1890 Thomas Gascoyne 47 Town Field Fell down the shaft
09- Aug -1890 John Thomas Smith 31 Blackwell B Fall of roof
28- Aug -1890 Thomas  Lister 15 Southgate Fall in a roadway
03- Sep -1890 Charles Harris 57 Mapperley Fell down the shaft
17- Sep -1890 Arthur Hinton 13 Markham No 1 Run over by tubs
27- Sep -1890 Samuel Ottowell 50 Hartshay Hit by shovel Brain effusion
27- Sep -1890 Samuel Sutton 14 Glapwell Crushed by tubs
07- Oct -1890 Richard Haines 52 Langwith Fall of roof
11- Oct -1890 Charles Horsley 65 Salterwood Fall of coal
04- Nov -1890 Stephen Giles 17 Pleasley Crushed by wagon on surface
05- Nov -1890 George Hayes 49 Ireland Crushed by wagon on surface
14- Nov -1890 George Kisby 22 Holbrook Crushed by tub
30- Dec -1890 Moses Smith sen 59 Bailey Brook Fall of roof
30- Dec -1890 Moses Smith jnr 32 Bailey Brook Fall of roof
03- Jan -1891 Mathias Horsley 41 Salterwood Fall of roof
08- Jan -1891 William Derbyshire 39 Woodside Shipley Fall of roof
08- Jan -1891 Arthur Norman 18 Oakwell Fall of roof
03- Feb -1891 John Chappel 35 Glapwell Fall of roof 02- Feb -1891
05- Feb -1891 Luther Mountney 26 Blackwell B Crushed by wagon on surface
07- Feb -1891 Harry Wilkinson 53 Renishaw Park Hit by ventilation door 31- Oct -1890
04- Mar -1891 William Haywood 34 Blackwell A Fall of roof 21- May -1890
12- Mar -1891 John Thomas Nadin 17 Grassmoor Fell from a wagon on surface
21- Apr -1891 William Evans 17 Glapwell Crushed by tubs 15- Apr -1891
24- Apr -1891 William Dan 25 Tibshelf Crushed by wagon surface
02- May -1891 Henry Hunt 33 Denby Hall Fall of roof 20- Mar -1891
06- May -1891 Ernest Holmes 37 Cotes Park Fall of roof 05- May -1891
30- May -1891 Charles Speed 50 Markham Crushed by wagon on surface
05- Jun -1891 Leonard Barnes 34 Holbrook Fall of roof
09- Jun -1891 John Kirkland 13 Pentrich Run over by wagon on surface
04- Jul -1891 Joseph Unwin 56 Unstone Fall of coal 03- Jul -1891
15- Jul -1891 David Saville 56 Pilsley Fall of roof
17- Jul -1891 Isaac Twigg 47 Salterwood Fall of coal
28- Jul -1891 Reuben Ellis 29 Blackwell A Fall of roof
08- Sep -1891 Herbert Peach 36 Albert Crushed by wagon on surface
15- Sep -1891 Arthur Joseph Kitts 14 Birchwood Run over by tubs
18- Sep -1891 George Adams 52 Pinxton Fall of roof 14- Sep -1891
18- Sep -1891 Charles Sillcock 24 Albert Fall of roof
19- Sep -1891 William Dawson 35 Ireland Fall of roof  04- May -1891
20- Sep -1891 Albert George Dunkley 35 Tibshelf Crushed by tubs 19- Sep -1891
09- Oct -1891 George Wright 28 Shirland Drowned in the pit reservoir
14- Oct -1891 Thomas Statham 40 Cadley Hill Fall of roof
19- Oct -1891 George Lee 39 Pleasley Shotfiring  accident 06- Oct -1891
25- Oct -1891 Robert Davis 55 Barlborough Fall of roof  06- Oct -1891
02- Nov -1891 Thomas Brammer 49 Unstone Fall of coal
04- Nov -1891 Jeremiah Rhodes 25 Shirland Roller frame fell on him
10- Nov -1891 John Knowles 29 Markham Fall of roof
14- Nov -1891 James Gill 15 Ripley Run over by tubs
16- Nov -1891 Fredrick Gaunt 57 Norwood Fall of roof
17- Nov -1891 John Parker 60 Kilburn Fall of roof
21- Dec -1891 Joseph Dayman 42 Renishaw Park Fall of coal
23- Dec -1891 Frederick Horton 33 Holmewood Fall of side 22- Dec -1891
31- Dec -1891 Hiram Weightman 25 Ryefield Salterwood Cage collision fell down the shaft
13- Jan -1892 Isaiah Onions 49 Granville Fall of coal 11- Jan -1892
14- Jan -1892 Thomas Whyman 13 Clay Cross No 2 Crushed by tubs
19- Jan -1892 William Henry Boothby 56 Whaley Bridge Fall of roof
19- Jan -1892 John Davies 16 Clay Cross No 2 Crushed by tubs
21- Jan -1892 William McKinley 18 Alfreton Fall of roof
25- Feb -1892 William Bradder 30 Barlborough
Fall of Roof Wm Bradder
07- Mar -1892 Thomas Stafford 19 Coppice Fall of roof
12- Mar -1892 John Toplis 14 Clay Cross Caught in machinery on surface
28- Mar -1892 James Bostock 51 Woodside Fall of coal
30- Mar -1892 John Bramall 16 Norwood Crushed by tubs
21- Apr -1892 Joseph Crowe 20-04 17 Morton Crushed by wagon on surface
27- Apr -1892 Thomas Bamford 53 Grassmoor No 3 Fall of roof
27- Apr -1892 Arthur Briddon 16 Grassmoor No 3 Fall of roof
12- May -1892 Alfred Marsden 23 Bolsover Caught in machinery
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18- May -1892 Horatio Clarke 40 Barlborough Fall of roof 
04- Jun -1892 James Webster 55 Temple Normanton Fell from a scaffold into the sump
13- Jun -1892 James Barrowcliffe 28 Bolsover Fell down the shaft
16- Jun -1892 James Renshaw 29 Southgate Fall of roof 
20- Jun -1892 Joseph Bradbury 34 Holbrook Fall of roof  14- Dec -1891
26- Jun -1892 George Brown 56 Plumbley Fall of roof  13- Jun -1892
05- Jul -1892 Samuel Mason 48 Coton Park Crushed by tubs
21- Jul -1892 Joseph Buxton 14 Holbrook Run over by tubs 20- Jul -1892
01- Aug -1892 George Collumbine 33 Bolsover Hemp rope broke
01- Aug -1892 George Wood 37 Bolsover Hemp rope broke
01- Aug -1892 Frank Shone 19 Bolsover Hemp rope broke
05- Aug -1892 George Flory 30 Pleasley Strained lifting  26- Jul -1892
23- Aug -1892 Henry Hill 20 Grassmoor Crushed by wagon on surface
13- Sep -1892 Daniel Staley 53 Stanton Fall in a roadway
21- Sep -1892 John William Watkinson 15 Holmewood Crushed by tubs
27- Sep -1892 Joseph Daykin 48 Denby Hall Crushed by the cage
30- Sep -1892 Charles Edward Rogers 32 Langwith Fall of roof 
15- Oct -1892 Robert Brassington 52 Holmewood Fall of roof 
21- Oct -1892 William Weston 48 Kilburn Fall of roof  12- Oct -1892
25- Oct -1892 Arthur Hardy 34 Hartington Fall of roof  17- Oct -1892
25- Oct -1892 William Cope 60 Tibshelf Crushed by wagon on surface
26- Oct -1892 Thomas Vernon 56 Cadley Hill Run over by loco on surface
30- Oct -1892 Frederick Sanders 26 Denby Fall of roof  25- Oct -1892
01- Nov -1892 Isaiah Rickers 13 Pilsley Run over by tubs
29- Nov -1892 Samuel Goodwin 40 Blackwell B Fell on the surface rupture
08- Dec -1892 Samuel Smith 31 Cottam Injured on surface 19- Jul -1892
12-Dec-1892 James Wright 27 Unstone Crushed by tubs
15-Dec-1892 Edward Gill  43 Unstone
Crushed by wagons on surface Edward Gill
20- Dec -1892 William Dunn 66 Clay Cross No 3 Fall in a roadway
21- Dec -1892 Charles Wilkinson 44 Holbrook Fall of roof 
22- Dec -1892 Thomas Jones   Newhall Field Fall of roof  25- Nov -1892
22- Nov -1892 Thomas Moore 44 Stanton Fall in a roadway
22- Nov -1892 John Dennis 62 Stanton Fall in a roadway


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