Coal Mining Accidents & Deaths
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUER | Walter | 1938 | 41 | Markham No.1 [Blackshale Pit] | Duckmanton | Ripper | 5903 |
| BLUCK | Arthur (injured) | 1913 | 20 | Nine Mile Point | Wattsville | Collier's Assistant | 5899 |
| BLUCK | William | 1925 | 43 | Clock Face | St Helens | Collier | 5900 |
| BLOY | Daniel | 1901 | 53 | Birley | Woodhouse | 5897 | |
| BLOY | Daniel | 1901 | 53 | Birley, West | Hollins End | Dataller | 5898 |
| BLOXSOME | Henry Valentine | 1914 | 22 | Eastern United | Ruspidge | Collier | 5896 |
| BLOXHAM | John Edward (injured) | 1924 | 51 | Lea Green | St Helens | Waggoner | 5894 |
| BLOXHAM | John Henry | 1913 | 41 | Bentley | Bentley | Bricklayer | 5895 |
| BLOWER | Arthur | 1901 | 18 | Digby | Eastwood | Loader | 5888 |
| BLOWER | George (injured) | 1917 | 48 | Ashton's Field | Little Hulton | Collier | 5889 |
| BLOWER | John Thomas (injured) | 1916 | 16 | Rose Hill | Burnden | Jigger | 5890 |
| BLOWER | William | 1904 | 21 | Bickershaw | Bickershaw | Dataller | 5891 |
| BLOWER | William | 1910 | 54 | Linnyshaw, 7 Feet | Worsley | Collier | 5892 |
| BLOWER | William Edward | 1916 | 16 | Ashton's Field | Little Hulton | Taker Off | 5893 |
| BLOWER | Amos (injured) | 1929 | 69 | Mosley Common | Ellenbrook | Fireman | 5887 |
| BLOW | Emrys (injured) | 1949 | 34 | Cambrian | Clydach Vale | Repairer | 5886 |
| BLOUNT | Isaac | 1900 | 23 | Blackwell ‘A' Winning | Berristow | Loader | 5885 |
| BLOOR | Cyril | 1936 | 22 | New Haden | Cheadle | Haulage Hand | 5870 |
| BLOOR | Edward (injured) | 1941 | 45 | Shelton, Deep Pit | Hanley | Collier | 5871 |
| BLOOR | Frank (Injured) | 1976 | 45 | Moneystone Quarry | Oakamoor | Driver | 5872 |
| BLOOR | George (injured) | 1931 | 60 | New Haden | Cheadle | Labourer | 5873 |
| BLOOR | J. | 1952 | 19 | Norton | Norton in the Moors | 5874 | |
| BLOOR | J. | 1969 | 57 | Silverdale [Kents Lane] | Silverdale | 5875 | |
| BLOOR | James (injured) | 1930 | 42 | Park Hall | Longton | Fireman | 5876 |
| BLOOR | James Alfred | 1937 | 51 | Holditch | Chesterton | H.M. Sub-Inspector of Mines | 5877 |