UK Coal Mining Accidents and Deaths 1900-1991 (1500-1899 coming shortly)
This database was compiled from data supplied mainly by Ian Winstanley, with additions from Ray Lawrence, NMRS Records and others
DEDICATION
This work stands as a testament to the men, women and children who worked the mines of Great Britain and to their families.
The work created a bond of trust and loyalty amongst them and a band of comradeship that forged the communities in which they lived and worked. It is a record of the true price of coal.
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
Ian Winstanley 2023
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| Surname | Forename | Year | Age | Mine/Quarry Name | Location | Occupation | Record ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YATES | Thomas (injured) | 1932 | Lea Green | St Helens | 86475 | ||
| YATES | Thomas (injured) | 1932 | Lea Green | St Helens | 86476 | ||
| YATES | Thomas (injured) | 1934 | 42 | Bickerstaffe | Bickerstaffe | Dataller | 86477 |
| YATES | Thomas (injured) | 1934 | 32 | Denham Hill Quarry | Chorley | Labourer | 86478 |
| YATES | Thomas (injured) | 1942 | 46 | Victoria (b) | Standish | Collier | 86479 |
| YATES | Thomas (injured) | 1954 | 57 | Mosley Common, Nos 3 & 4 | Ellenbrook | Spare Cutterman | 86480 |
| YATES | Thomas George | 1938 | 38 | Markham No.1 [Blackshale Pit] | Duckmanton | Timber Drawer | 86481 |
| YATES | Thomas Henry (injured) | 1945 | 32 | Hapton Valley | Hapton | Collier | 86482 |
| YATES | W. | 1953 | Gin Pit | Tyldesley | 86483 | ||
| YATES | W. (injured) | 1959 | 50 | Astley Green | Tyldesley | Shotfirer | 86484 |
| YATES | Walter (injured) | 1919 | 50 | Cleworth Hall | Tyldesley | Collier | 86485 |
| YATES | Walter (injured) | 1946 | 44 | Huncoat | Huncoat | Ripper | 86486 |
| YATES | William | 1903 | 36 | Brownhills, No.3 | Brownhills | Stallman | 86487 |
| YATES | William | 1942 | 26 | Mosley Common, Nos 1 & 2 | Ellenbrook | Wagon Cleaner | 86488 |
| YATES | William | 1954 | 53 | Parsonage | Leigh | Collier | 86489 |
| YATES | William | 1973 | 62 | Markham No.2 | Duckmanton | Development Worker | 86490 |
| YATES | William (injured) | 1915 | 36 | Worsley Mesnes | Wigan | Collier | 86491 |
| YATES | William (injured) | 1916 | 42 | Chamber, No.1 | Oldham | Collier | 86492 |
| YATES | William (injured) | 1916 | 31 | Pemberton | Wigan | Dataller | 86493 |
| YATES | William (injured) | 1929 | 38 | Copper Pit | Morriston | Coal Hewer | 86494 |
| YATES | William (injured) | 1936 | 41 | Bold | Earlstown | Onsetter | 86495 |
| YATES | William (injured) | 1938 | 30 | Bickershaw | Bickershaw | Fireman | 86496 |
| YARWOOD | A. (injured) | 1911 | 47 | Adelaide Mine | Marston | Miner | 86394 |
| YARWOOD | Albert (injured) | 1915 | 52 | Adelaide Mine | Marston | Miner | 86395 |
| YARWOOD | Charles (injured) | 1925 | 35 | Pendleton | Pendleton | Collier | 86396 |