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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNDERHILL | William | 1908 | 48 | Hamstead | Great Barr | Stallman | 78528 |
| UNCLES | James | 1909 | 16 | West Stanley | Stanley | 78525 | |
| ULYOTT | George Henry | 1913 | 25 | Wharncliffe Silkstone | Pilley | Coke Leveller | 78524 |
| ULLYATT | Jack (injured) | 1947 | 43 | Towneley Demesne | Burnley | Conveyor Man | 78523 |
| ULLMAN | Eric (injured) | 1956 | 31 | Point of Ayr | Ffynnongroyw | Haulage Hand | 78522 |
| ULATT | Henry Dixon | 1912 | 23 | Thornley | New Thornley | Hewing Putter | 78521 |
| ULAOVA | Thomas (injured) | 1915 | 50 | Moston | Newton Heath | Screener | 78520 |
| UK | UK | 1936 | Carriden | Bo’ness | 78519 | ||
| UCHER | David (injured) | 1925 | 26 | Pandy | Penygraig | Shotsman | 78518 |
| TYSON | Isaac | 1910 | 43 | Waberthwaite Quarry | Waberthwaite | Quarryman | 78509 |
| TYSON | Isaac (injured) | 1954 | Threlkeld Quarry | Threlkeld | Quarryman | 78510 | |
| TYSON | John | 1901 | 48 | Burnhope | Burnhope | Hewer | 78511 |
| TYSON | John | 1928 | 47 | Haig Pit | Whitehaven | Secretary Deputies Association | 78512 |
| TYSON | John | 1957 | 72 | Woolmet | Portobello | Underground Oversman | 78513 |
| TYSON | Moses Huddleston | 1922 | 24 | Haig Pit | Whitehaven | Hewer | 78514 |
| TYSON | Noble (injured) | 1953 | 44 | Burlington Quarry | Kirkby-in-Furness | Rock Man | 78515 |
| TYSON | Robert (injured) | 1953 | Burlington Quarry | Kirkby-in-Furness | Rockman | 78516 | |
| TYSON | T. | 1933 | 57 | Brandon | Brandon & Byshottles | Hewer | 78517 |
| TYSEN or TYRER | John (injured) | 1931 | 29 | Bank, No.3 (Pretoria) Pit | Westhoughton | Collier | 78508 |
| TYRRELL | John (injured) | 1950 | Hapton Valley, Smallshaw | Burnley | Surface Labourer | 78507 | |
| TYRER | Benjamin | 1910 | 59 | Bickerstaffe | Bickerstaffe | Collier | 78499 |
| TYRER | H. (injured) | 1914 | 25 | Appley Road Quarry | Appley Bridge | Sawyer | 78500 |
| TYRER | Harry (injured) | 1947 | 42 | Bradford | Bradford | Conveyor Mover | 78501 |
| TYRER | Henry | 1946 | 50 | Cronton | Whiston | Surface Worker | 78502 |
| TYRER | James | 1910 | 48 | Bank, No.3 (Pretoria) Pit | Westhoughton | Collier | 78503 |