Arley Colliery

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Axon, Joseph, 06 Nov 1924, (accident: 28 Oct 1924, 6.15 a.m., 7th hour of shift), aged 53, Road Repairer, Deceased bumped his head against a steel roof girder as he was walking out at the end of the shift. He walked out of the pit, but did not stay to have the wound dressed at the ambulance room before he went home. Erysipelas set in, from which he died on 6th November, 1924. If he had had the wound dressed at the mine before he went home he might have escaped any serious consequences

Blakemore, Arthur Henry, 15 May 1906, aged 26, Dayman, Fall of roof. Deceased was building a pack in a stall, and standing in the goaf, when a large fall of roof killed him (Ryder coal)

Hartshan, Lamech, 08 Mar 1906, aged 32, Stallman, Fall of roof. While pushing a loaded tub along the gateway a piece of stone fell from the roof and struck him on the head, causing instant death (Ryder coal)

Jeffs, John, 13 May 1924, 10.15 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 26, Getter, Deceased came out of his stall early to have his snap and sat against a tool box on some loose timber at the side of the face passbye worked by a main rope haulage. The stallman told the bondminder that all was clear. When the full journey started one of the pieces of timber became dislodged and was caught by the moving tubs and deceased was crushed between the tool box and the side. He died shortly afterwards from his injuries. If deceased had moved to a place of safety before the journey had started, the accident would not have happened

Lee, Samuel, 16 Mar 1907, aged 44, Deputy, Deceased had nearly completed the coupling up of a second shot of 12 ounces of Monobel powder in a stone heading when the charge exploded. A boy had been left in charge of the battery in a manhole some distance away near to which was the other end of the firing cable (Ryder coal)

Marsh, Edward, 26 Feb 1913, aged 26, Road Repairer, The deceased was passing along the coal face and at a place where a fall of roof had occurred some days previously, and the passage was of small area. A further fall of friable shale occurred, which covered him up to his neck. Every effort was made to release him. Twice he was nearly released, but each time more shale slid from between the timbers and again covered him. He died from suffocation before he could be extricated

Mitchell, John William, 10 Jun 1906, (accident: 09 Jun 1906), aged 17, Loader, Deceased was assisting to put a full tub on the rails in a slightly inclined roadway, when a locker fell out of the wheels allowing the tub to run over the deceased. He died the next day (Ryder coal)

Rylance, William Henry, 19 Jun 1912, (accident: 12 Jun 1912), aged 48, Banksman, Deceased was employed to give attention to the boys who pick out small pieces of stone from amongst the coal on a canvas travelling belt, 59 feet in length. Both sides of the belt were fenced along its entire length except 2 feet nearest the return wheel. This portion was left open to allow of small pieces of stone that had found a way on to the inside of the belt being taken out, as repeated journeys over the wheel damaged the belt. When this was done the belt was expected to be stopped. The deceased was in the act of attempting to remove a piece of stone while the belt was in motion, when his hand was drawn forward between the belt and wheel, and his arm was completely torn off between the elbow and shoulder. He died from shock and blood-poisoning on June 19th

Woods, Ambrose, 10 Apr 1906, (accident: 09 Apr 1906), aged 32, Dataller, Run over by two empty tubs which had broken away from a train of tubs being lowered down a steep inclined roadway. He died the next day (Ryder coal)