Askern Main Colliery

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Bilson, Thomas, 10 Nov 1915, aged 50, Collier, Twisting a tub on flat sheet when fall of roof knocked his head — fractured jaw and larynx injured. Died from shock after an operation

Crabtree, Donald, 06 Oct 1919, aged 18, Haulage hand, Trapped by set of 4 tubs which ran back when lashing chain slipped

Eastham, William, 05 Dec 1934, aged 51, Collier, He commenced to get 10ft of hard coal that had been holed to 2ft by previous day shift supported by 2 sprags — he spent half an hour loading when coal fell reeling out sprag and burying him. Conscious when released — died on way to hospital

Hipsley, Albert Charles, 28 Oct 1919, aged 19, Rope runner, In charge of set of 14 full tubs which were being drawn outbye. He was supposed to be walking in front. Engine driver thought tubs were off rails and stopped train. He was found under 10th tub dead and tubs were off rails

Howard, William, 04 Aug 1933, aged 38, Deputy, Eleven men were in the cage at the bottom of the shaft waiting to ascend — after cage had been signalled away by onsetter they heard a noise in the shaft and took fright — one got through the bars of the cage gate but as the deputy was trying to follow

Hughes, Henry, 13 Feb 1924, (accident: 08 Feb 1924, 2.45 p.m., 2nd hour of shift), aged 46, Collier, He was about to withdraw a prop which had been set a few hours previously. It was just within the goaf, and he was cutting away the roof round the head of the prop when a large fall occurred, burying him and inflicting injuries from which he died five days later. He did not set a safety prop or use a safety contrivance as he should have done

Kelly, Thomas, 19 Oct 1912, aged 35, Sinker, He was engaged with others filling a "hoppit" in the bottom of a sinking shaft, when he was struck by a small piece of material which fell down the shaft. His skull was fractured and his spine injured

King, Joseph, 05 Jun 1914, aged 19, Stoneman, Deceased and two other men were "checking" a level driven through the shaft pillar, and the method adopted was to hole the coal and drop the bind from the top of it. Work had hardly been started when about 23 feet of the side, weighing over 10 tons, came down and buried deceased. There was a pronounced break parallel to the road and the fall came from this

Ladyman, Thomas, 26 Apr 1924, (accident: 25 Feb 1924, 9.20 a.m., 4th hour of shift), aged 38, Repairer, He was endeavouring to pull a piece of a pot-hole from above a bar when it fell on his right leg, causing a compound fracture. He was sent to hospital where his leg was amputated on 25th April and he died 15 hours later from toxaemia

Lynes, William Leonard, 17 Feb 1919, aged 14, Door trapper, Opened door to let set pass slowly. After set had passed he was found crushed against door and lintel of frame

McNevin, William, 20 Nov 1924, (accident: 11 Nov 1924, 11.45 a.m., 6th hour of shift), aged 52, Collier, On a longwall machine cut conveyor face a collier was cleaning out from under 14 ft. of overhanging coal which was supported by one sprag. The coal suddenly burst away from a break and pinned him against the conveyor. He was quickly liberated but died nine days later from shock and haemorrhage following his injuries. Had the Regulations in regard to timbering been complied with the accident would not have occurred

Slater, Harold, 09 Jan 1934, aged 15, Rope runner, A set of 15 full tubs was being hauled from face down 1 in 30 and stopped when it had gone 90 yards — he was following at 25 yards and was found lying on 11th tub pinned against girder — dead when released

Smart, Thomas, 16 Feb 1915, aged 21, Rope runner, Helping to rerail a tub when he was run over by a runaway set of three full tubs which got off ropes

Warren, Bernard, 18 Dec 1914, aged 14, Rope-runner, He was last seen walking in front of a train of full tubs. A second rope-runner followed him up and found him lying between the rails and the side almost dead. There is no evidence to show how the accident happened. The train was not travelling more than four miles an hour and the road was 5 feet high. He may have been riding or may have lost his light and fouled the tubs. The train continued its usual journey and the second tub was found off the road

Watson, Arthur, 18 Jun 1914, aged 26, Collier, He was killed by eight full tubs which ran back on a gate dipping 1 in 9 towards the face. The front tub of an outgoing train got off the rails and, in order to get it on again, the train was lowered on to a sprag fixed behind the second tub. The coupling between the second and third tubs became detached and allowed eight tubs to run away. The accident was caused either by a corporal taking off the backstay to sprag the second tub or by the run rider failing to affix a backstay. The evidence was too conflicting to say which