Agecroft Colliery

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Aspey, J., 22 May 1861, aged 40, Pitman, A piece of timber which was being lowered slipped from the rope and fell upon him as he was putting horse-trees into the shaft

Atkinson, T., 22 Dec 1857, Collier, Burned in firing a shot

Bailey, John, 23 Aug 1928, aged 54, Collier, Compound fracture of leg by fall of coal. Died that night

Baxter, Samuel, 22 Apr 1904, 9.30 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 33, Collier, Fall of roof. Whilst preparing to set a bar in the jig brow, 7 yards from the face, the fall came from between a pronounced slip and a break, both of which ought to have been seen, and the bar put up sooner (Bad roof) (Doe seam)

Beckett, -, 01 Dec 1853, Fall of roof [More information ...]

Berry, Thomas, 26 Sep 1867, (accident: 18 Sep 1867), aged 49, Miner, Burned 40 yards from a shot in the Shuttle mine. No firedamp had ever been seen before or since in the place which was going downhill but possibly some gas came out of the coal or from some undiscovered part. Died 26th. A boy was also burned

Berry, Thomas, 09 Oct 1902, 9.15 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 39, Collier, Fall of roof in working place from a slip which should have been seen. Props beyond a fixed distance (Good roof) (Trencherbone)

Beswick, John, 16 Jun 1857, (accident: 15 Jun 1857), Fall of coal, &c., died 16th

Booth, Samuel, 06 Sep 1859, aged 33, Collier, Burned when 12 yards off by a heavily charged shot blowing the stemming. Verdict of manslaughter against Booth [More information ...]

Borton, G. H., 02 Dec 1891, aged 38, Fireman, Suffocated by gases when shutting off a fire in the mine supposed to be from spontaneous combustion. Inspection and inquiry [More information ...]

Brenton, Sam, 01 Feb 1899, 1.30 p.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 32, Chargeman, Premature explosion of shot, gunpowder and gelignite, whilst being charged ; wood stemmer in hole, probably undue force used [More information ...]

Cartwright, Richard, 22 Nov 1911, aged 36, Collier, Fall of roof. In working place, whilst taking out a pack, there was a pronounced break, temporary support should have been put up (Trencherbone seam)

Chapman, Margaret, 25 Apr 1913, (accident: 18 Apr 1913), aged 23, Dirt Picker, Whilst wandering about the premises at a meal interval, she stepped on the cover of a hot water well ; both legs badly scalded. Died 25th April. Female

Clough, Thomas, 25 Jul 1875, (accident: 08 Jul 1875), aged 40, Coal Miner, Caught by tubs which were knocked by another one passing by. Died 25th

Collier, John, 08 Dec 1878, (accident: 02 Dec 1878), aged 40, Stoker, Scalded by steam and water in a boiler house in the mine. The joint of the mud man-hole, near the bottom of the front of one of three connected boilers, having been made up with a new india rubber ring, but the screwing not sufficiently followed up as the steam rose, scalding water escaped which lowered the water in the boiler, until, as men were endeavouring to rectify matters, the fusible plug in the top of one of the tubes melted, and the tube collapsed. Collier died 8th December and Hartshorn 8th January [More information ...]

Collier, Richard, 07 Jun 1878, died after falling from a coal waggon on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway siding at the terminus of the Chain Road from Agecroft Colliery

Collier, Thomas, 10 Oct 1859, (accident: 08 Oct 1859), aged 28, Collier, Exploison of firedamp in the Four-feet Mine. Died 10th. The firedamp issued out of the roof, which fell on the props being drawn. The fireman was fined £2 for not prohibiting open lights on such an emergency. I had previously recommended the exclusive use of safety lamps

Davies, John, 20 Sep 1862, Miner, Fall of coal in Shuttle mine

Davis, William, 21 Jun 1864, (accident: 06 Jun 1864), Miner, Burned by an exploison of firedamp in the Crumbuke 4 ft mine ; died 21st. The place having been taking weight, liberated some gas which accumulated behind the stowing, and it became lighted at the candle of another miner who was searching there for an oil bottle which he had hid

Dawes, John Leonard, 16 Dec 1910, aged 19, Dataller, In roadway at bottom of self-acting incline a big "crump" from settlement of roof canted an iron girder which carried two other girders so that three girders were displaced, and a large quantity of small dirt which had been put on the "lagging" or covering timber fell on the two young men. Dawes was suffocated. If anyone had known how to apply first aid his life might have been saved (Trencherbone seam)

Denner, William, 01 Feb 1899, 1.30 p.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 29, Sinker, Premature explosion of shot, gunpowder and gelignite, whilst being charged ; wood stemmer in hole, probably undue force used [More information ...]

Edge, Thomas, 04 Jan 1859, aged Boy, Drawn against the pulley, and precipated down the pit shaft. The leather band of the indicator which had 1½ hours before had been refixed, slipped loose. The engineman was trusting solely to hearing the bell [More information ...]

Edwards, James Salisbury, 28 May 1901, aged 17, Carter, On May 28th, James Salisbury Edwards, 17, carter, was delivering provender at the Agecroft Colliery of Messrs. A. Knowles and Sons ; whilst urging horse to ascend the road leading to the pit bank he stumbled and was run over [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Evans, Henry, 23 Dec 1852, aged 11, Crushed by the cage being unexpectedly drawn up the pit

Forber, James, 13 Jun 1890, aged 34, Miner, Killed by top coal falling unexpectedly from slips as they were taking it down [More information ...]

Foster, John, 04 Jan 1859, aged Boy, Drawn against the pulley, and precipated down the pit shaft. The leather band of the indicator which had 1½ hours before had been refixed, slipped loose. The engineman was trusting solely to hearing the bell [More information ...]

Ganley, Andrew Michael, 13 Nov 1905, 4.15 p.m., 10th hour of shift, aged 20, Dataller, Crushed by tubs, riding on a train of full tubs up engine plane where riding prohibited, his neck was broken, probably when getting off the train at full speed to escape detection

George, Charles Frederick, 13 Jun 1890, aged 25, Miner, Killed by top coal falling unexpectedly from slips as they were taking it down [More information ...]

Gorton, Ralph, 25 Mar 1894, (accident: 22 Mar 1894), aged 24, Drawer, Struck by chain end of rope a full tub attached to other end of rope and on a windlass the full tub overpowered deceased and ran down brow 51 yards drawing up the other end of rope which was free at great speed. Died from fractured skull on 25th

Green, James, 04 Jan 1859, Drawn against the pulley, and precipated down the pit shaft. The leather band of the indicator which had 1½ hours before had been refixed, slipped loose. The engineman was trusting solely to hearing the bell [More information ...]

Greenhalgh, John, 04 Feb 1868, Boy, Run over by a waggon which he and other boys were taking down a brow

Griffiths, Robert John, 04 Apr 1910, aged 29, Collier, Whilst jigging a full tub the roof collapsed over the landing plate, bringing down a bar having three props under it. There was a pronounced slip which threw an uneven weight on the bar, canting it out. At least one other bar ought to have been set. The fall was 7 feet square and 6 feet thick (Trencherbone seam)

Grundy, J., 09 Jul 1856, (accident: 25 Jun 1856), Explosion of firedamp, died 9th July [More information ...]

Hamer, Edward, 07 Sep 1864, (accident: 03 Sep 1864), Pony driver, Crushed by waggons ; died 7th

Harrison, Joseph, 05 Nov 1859, (accident: 08 Oct 1859), Collier, Exploison of firedamp in the Four-feet Mine. Died 5th Nov. The firedamp issued out of the roof, which fell on the props being drawn. The fireman was fined £2 for not prohibiting open lights on such an emergency. I had previously recommended the exclusive use of safety lamps

Hartshorn, John, 08 Jan 1879, (accident: 02 Dec 1878), aged 51, Head engineer, Scalded by steam and water in a boiler house in the mine. The joint of the mud man-hole, near the bottom of the front of one of three connected boilers, having been made up with a new india rubber ring, but the screwing not sufficiently followed up as the steam rose, scalding water escaped which lowered the water in the boiler, until, as men were endeavouring to rectify matters, the fusible plug in the top of one of the tubes melted, and the tube collapsed. Collier died 8th December and Hartshorn 8th January [More information ...]

Heathcote, Robert, 20 Jul 1858, Kicked by one of the ponies in the pit

Herwin, James, 19 Sep 1924, aged 59, Collier, Injuries caused by fall of stone

Hilton, -, 01 Dec 1853, Fall of roof [More information ...]

Hobson, Thomas, 21 May 1856, Fall of coal

Holt, Peter, 06 Oct 1870, aged 57, Miner, Coal falling in Crumbouke mine

Holt, W., 12 Sep 1856, Fall of coal when holding in the seven feet mine

Horridge, John, 27 Aug 1901, aged 50, Collier, Fall of roof in working place 6 yards from face. Whilst building a pack wall sudden weighting of roof occurred. (Bad roof) (Doe)

Hotchkiss, William, 27 Jan 1857, aged 14, Pony driver, Falling off waggons

Hughes, Frederick, 25 Sep 1891, aged 56, Miner, Killed by roof which he was taking down. Inspection and inquest attended

Hughes, James, 02 Dec 1891, aged 47, Underlooker, Suffocated by gases when shutting off a fire in the mine supposed to be from spontaneous combustion. Inspection and inquiry [More information ...]

Jervis, J., 06 Feb 1860, aged 12, Boy, Run against by a tram, on a jig brow rope breaking

Johnson, James, 18 Jul 1929, aged 32, Collier, Killed by a fall of side

Jones, John, 09 Nov 1872, (accident: 31 Oct 1872), Coal Miner, Burned by a shot which blew the stemming, no gas having been noticed ; died Nov, 9th

Jones, Samel, 26 Feb 1884, aged 45, Miner, Burst a blood vesel in winding his tub up brow with a crane

Jones, Thomas, 01 Apr 1903, 8.30 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 38, Collier, Crushed by tub which ran on to him whilst in jig-brow repairing. The rope gave way at the so-called splicing ; the end of the rope merely threaded through. A manhole close by in which deceased ought to have stood until both tubs had completed the run in the self-acting incline (Doe seam)

Jones, William, 01 Dec 1877, Coal miner, Crushed between tubs

Kelly, Michael, Nov 1927, (accident: 25 Oct 1927), aged 41, Haulage hand, Slight injury to ankle by haulage rope. Died of septicemia Nov

Lancaster, Thomas, 04 Jan 1859, aged Boy, Drawn against the pulley, and precipated down the pit shaft. The leather band of the indicator which had 1½ hours before had been refixed, slipped loose. The engineman was trusting solely to hearing the bell [More information ...]

Latham, William, 04 Jan 1859, aged 20, Drawn against the pulley, and precipated down the pit shaft. The leather band of the indicator which had 1½ hours before had been refixed, slipped loose. The engineman was trusting solely to hearing the bell [More information ...]

Legg, Peter, 06 Nov 1905, 7.20 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 41, Dataller, Fall of roof in roadway whilst repairing, taking out a prop with short hammer when prop liberated, immense stone sidled out four props, could only have been prevented by setting a spurn to bar next prop to be taken, possibly had gablock and chain been used he might not have been under the fall (Good roof) (Trencherbone seam)

Lomax, John, 03 Jul 1855, Fall of stuff

Manuel, John Albert, 31 Jul 1908, aged 21, Gangrider, Crushed by tubs. Train of 32 tubs drawn along a level by an endless rope under tubs attached by lashing chains worked by small haulage engine. Speed two to four miles per hour, level 8 ft. wide, 6 ft. high, expected to walk before the tubs. No one saw accident. Either he stumbled whilst walking before the tubs which passed on to him, or more probably he was riding, standing on the rope before the tubs and lost his hold and fell so that the tubs passed on to him. His right foot was torn off and found fast between the rope, lashing chain and tub, which supports the belief he was riding. Riding is prohibited. It would be wiser to provide a proper seat and make it safe to ride

Marsden, Israel, 11 Mar 1920, aged 22, Collier, Thrown out of tub while riding [More information ...]

Meredith, J., 15 Mar 1851, Fall of roof whilst holing

Mollineaux, W., 06 Sep 1859, aged 29, Collier, Burned when 12 yards off by a heavily charged shot blowing the stemming. Verdict of manslaughter against Booth [More information ...]

Moon, Thomas, 08 Mar 1876, aged 19, Coal miner, Coal falling as he was working wihthout sprags set

Morris, John, 27 Oct 1898, aged 39, Sinker, Premature explosion of powder whilst charging a hole in hard stone with wood stemmer bobbin of compressed powder which stuck was being forced down

Naughton, Bernard, 18 Sep 1913, aged 42, Collier, Fall of roof in roadway, from lip edge of ripping, while plucking loose stone after a shot

Neild, John, 02 Dec 1891, aged 28, Miner, Suffocated by gases when shutting off a fire in the mine supposed to be from spontaneous combustion. Inspection and inquiry [More information ...]

Partington, Jacob, 20 May 1924, 8.45 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 45, Dayman, The deceased was engaged in withdrawing by means of a "Sylvester" four props between the coal face and the goaf pack, when he was killed by a fall of roof. The fireman had examined the place three hours previously and did not detect any break in the roof and considered the place safe to work in. The deceased probably loosened a prop with the "Sylvester" and was attempting to get the prop out when the fall occurred. He had set one temporary prop

Pickering, William, 17 Jun 1918, aged 15, Waggoner, Trapped between tub and roof — severe injuries to spine

Potts, Joseph, 30 Dec 1863, Waggoner, A waggon running against him at the bottom of a brow, the break having slipped

Price, Samuel, 04 Apr 1911, aged 35, Collier, Fall of roof. At the working place whilst pulling down coal, from between two well-known slips (Trencherbone seam)

Probert, William, 23 Apr 1911, (accident: 19 Apr 1911), aged 46, Fireman, Fall of roof. In roadway while repairing. Died 23rd April (Doe seam)

Proberts, James Thomas, 16 Nov 1899, 7.20 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 28, Collier, Fall of roof in self acting incline when about to commence repairing two broken bars ; six bars were reeled out, fall 22 ft long [More information ...]

Ramsden, T., 20 Mar 1854, aged Boy, Run over by waggon in jig brow

Rigby, John Bands, 01 Feb 1899, 1.30 p.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 33, Sinker, Premature explosion of shot, gunpowder and gelignite, whilst being charged ; wood stemmer in hole, probably undue force used [More information ...]

Robert, Chapman, 22 Feb 1872, aged 41, Fireman, Explosion of firedamp. In drawing props, he was using a candle instead of a lamp, when gas came off with a fall of roof

Roberts, George, 05 Feb 1918, aged 43, Collier, Died from injuries after being struck by a piece of metal

Roberts, Richard, 30 Jun 1903, 10.45 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 66, Collier, Fall of roof in roadway nine yards from face, had lifted a tub on rails when a great "crump" in the roof occurred ; four bars displaced 4 feet apart. (Bad roof.) (Doe seam) [More information ...]

Roberts, William, 14 Aug 1886, (accident: 13 Aug 1886), aged 23, Engineman, By falling off a scaffold about six feet high in the mine where he was assisting to put a manhole door to a boiler. Died 14th.

Rowley, Samuel, 12 Mar 1920, (accident: 11 Mar 1920), aged 42, Collier, Thrown out of tub while riding. Died next day [More information ...]

Savage, Israel, 30 Jun 1903, 10.45 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 45, Collier, Fall of roof in roadway nine yards from face, had lifted a tub on rails when a great "crump" in the roof occurred ; four bars displaced 4 feet apart. (Bad roof.) (Doe seam) [More information ...]

Seddon, James, 06 Mar 1896, aged 31, Collier, Fall of roof in working place from slips. Insufficient timber set [More information ...]

Seddon, Thomas, 06 Mar 1896, aged 28, Collier, Fall of roof in working place from slips. Insufficient timber set [More information ...]

Shorrocks, John Henry, 25 Jan 1912, aged 50, Gangrider, Twenty men were being lowered in a train of fifteen waggons by means of compressed air power engine, deceased stood on the chain coupling the rope to the waggons, after going 600 yards there was a big jerk of the rope, which threw deceased on to the ground, then the train of waggons reversed, travelled a short distance up brow, deceased thus receiving fatal injuries, for the waggons passed over him. It was found that a cotter pin in the fly wheel had come loose and caught the valve rod, shutting off the air, the engineman in reversing the engine pushed the lever too far, causing the engine to travel back. A careful examination would have discovered that subsidence had affected the engine causing it to be out of its proper position

Smith, William Henry, 10 Jul 1905, 11 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 18, Waggoner, Crushed by tub at top of crab brow from neglect to put stop prop in position as required by No. 19, Additional Rule

Stocks, George, 21 Jan 1901, aged 49, Collier, Fall of roof in working place from sudden weighting — a crump. Fall 10 yards long, 6 yards wide and 3 yards thick. Six chocks under and the ends of two pack walls (Bad roof) (Doe)

Sutton, W., 12 Mar 1855, Piece of broken iron plate falling from a mouthing, in the shaft, as he was waiting to come up

Tarbrook, Garfield, 26 Sep 1911, aged 20, Collier, Fall of coal from face whilst holing, alleged two sprags were uncapped, fall 12 feet long, therefore, insufficient sprags, 6 feet without sprag (Trencherbone seam)

Tattersall, William, 12 Mar 1920, (accident: 11 Mar 1920), aged 44, Collier, Thrown out of tub while riding. Died next day [More information ...]

Thomas, Luke, 04 Jan 1859, aged Boy, Drawn against the pulley, and precipated down the pit shaft. The leather band of the indicator which had 1½ hours before had been refixed, slipped loose. The engineman was trusting solely to hearing the bell [More information ...]

Thomas, Robert, 03 Dec 1875, aged 28, Coal Miner, Roofstone falling between two props

Thornley, John, 16 Nov 1906, 12 noon, 6th hour of shift, aged 22, Collier, Whilst getting coal at the face of working place a stone fell on to him, from between 2 slips 3 feet apart, a previous fall revealed these two slips and left the stone end free ; at the other end it was also free by a slip at right angles ; deceased was getting coal from this, it showed in the coal from roof to floor. The fall was 2 feet 9 long, 2 feet square, and met at apex 2 feet in thickness. It was a small fall, and happened to catch him on the head, broke his neck. (Good roof) (Trencherbone seam)

Tighe, John, 17 May 1912, aged 58, Collier, Whilst repairing in jig brow, to make more room at the pass-by, a large quantity of overhanging side fell, from a slip which had not been seen

Tomlinson, Benjamin, 04 Jan 1859, aged 60, Drawn against the pulley, and precipated down the pit shaft. The leather band of the indicator which had 1½ hours before had been refixed, slipped loose. The engineman was trusting solely to hearing the bell [More information ...]

Tynan, Edward, 26 Aug 1901, aged 39, Dataller, Fall of roof in working place, 8 yards from face, whilst drawing a prop using short-shafted hammer ; ought to have used a gablock and chain. (Good roof) (Trencherbone)

Tyrer, John, jnr., 07 Jul 1874, aged 14, Wagoner, Run against by a waggon in consequence of the brake having broken

Wainwright, William, 21 Feb 1903, (accident: 10 Nov 1902, 10.30 p.m., 2nd hour of shift), aged 61, Collier, Struck on leg by handle of crane. Mortification ultimately set in and he died 21st February, 1903

Ward, Oliver, 19 Dec 1918, aged 47, Collier, Buried by a fall of roof

Wardle, William, 11 Jan 1917, aged 38, Collier, Fall of coal — injury to head, abdomen and knee

Wardle, William, 11 Jan 1917, aged 38, Collier, Fall of coal — injury to head, abdomen and knee

Watkin, Charles, 02 Dec 1891, aged 27, Miner, Suffocated by gases when shutting off a fire in the mine supposed to be from spontaneous combustion. Inspection and inquiry [More information ...]

Webster, James, 31 Jun 1910, (accident: 30 Jun 1910), aged 32, Collier, Stone fell from face over the coal, knocked out 7 feet 6 inches prop which struck him on the head, died 31st (Trencherbone seam)

Welsby, Frederick, 18 Jul 1921, aged 28, Collier, Head crushed by fall of roof

Williams, John, 15 Sep 1869, aged 28, Miner, Coal falling. He had taken out the sprags to get the coal down, and finding that it did not come down at once, he resumed holing without resetting the sprags, when it suddenly fell

Worthington, E., 25 Apr 1854, Fall of roof

Wray, Thomas, 16 Nov 1899, 7.20 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 23, Collier, Fall of roof in self acting incline when about to commence repairing two broken bars ; six bars were reeled out, fall 22 ft long [More information ...]