Ansley Hall Colliery

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Bates, Josiah, 19 Sep 1913, aged 57, Shunter, Deceased's duty was to lower the full wagons from under the screens and replace them with empties. The gradient for the full load was 1 in 114. He was engaged in lowering a single 10-ton full wagon on which the brake lever moved somewhat stiffly in the guard. He was moving backwards grappling with the lever when he was caught against one of the screen upright iron pillars. The space between the wagon and iron pillar was 7¾ inches. Deceased was drawn through this space and his skull was fractured

Blower, William, 22 Feb 1891, 1 p.m., aged 39, Loco. driver, Oiling his engine whilst in motion and when passing a full waggon on a branch roadway it caught and fatally injured the deceased

Bowler, James, 06 Dec 1910, aged 67, Motor Driver, Deceased was employed at a motor situated near to the bottom of an engine-plane 840 yards long, and dipping 1 in 2¾. For a distance of 600 yards from the top, the men rode on carriages in the counter dip, but for the remaining distance they were required to travel on foot. Travelling on the engine-plane was prohibited, but as it was a better road the deputy permitted deceased to travel on the lower portion of it when the ropes had ceased running for the shift. The haulage on the level at bottom of engine-plane was stopped for a short time owing to a tub having been derailed. The incline rope was also stopped, and the onsetter went inbye about 30 yards to assist in railing the tub. During this interval deceased left his motor and went up the engine-plane. On returning immediately afterwards, the onsetter started the incline ropes, and deceased was caught and run over by the tubs. The accident would not have happened if the rule as to travelling on the engine-plane had been strictly observed. The deputy unwisely relaxed it, in deceased's favour on account of his age

Chetwyne, William, 28 Nov 1875, aged 27, Collier, Fall of bind. Putting in arching at the pit bottom

Eardley, Thomas, 18 Apr 1910, aged 23, Assistant Getter, In taking a buttock along, deceased and a getter had made room for a prop ; some top coal needed to be taken down, and both were engaged in doing this when a fall of roof and coal occurred, burying deceased

Farndon, Joseph, 08 Sep 1896, aged 20, Fireman, He was attempting to put a belt on a pulley which was revolving at high speed when he got entangled with the shaft and the belt

Groves, William, 11 Jan 1896, aged 43, Wood Labourer, He was building a stack of bricks when they rolled over and fatally crushed him

Ison, Broydon, 04 May 1913, (accident: 29 Apr 1913), aged 35, Stallman, A shot-hole, 3 feet 6 inches deep, had been drilled 3 feet above the floor in a seam of coal 4 feet 6 inches thick. When the deputy was making the usual examination of the place the deceased fetched from the wayhead a canister containing 4½lbs of compressed powder. He then struck his candle on the coal face near to the shot-hole and opened the canister which lay on the floor beneath it. The candle dropped into the canister and ignited the contents. Deceased received terrible burns about the face, head, and upper part of the body, to which he succumbed on May 4th. The deputy, who was only a few feet distant, received severe burns but was able to leave hospital and give evidence at the inquest. As the seam worked at the place of accident was only 4 feet 6 inches in thickness it is obvious that the candle could not have been at least 4 feet from the shot hole or explosive, as required by the Explosive in Coal Mines Order of October 15th. 1912

Pallett, Thomas, 06 Nov 1908, aged 48, Screenman, Deceased was oiling rollers, and passing from one part to another when he was caught by an empty waggon being shunted, and was fatally crushed

Parker, Arthur James, 16 Jan 1909, aged 31, Dayman, Two men were pulling a sprag out by using a Sylvester ringer and chain, when the prop upon which the ringer was placed was pulled out, causing some top coal to fall on the two men, killing deceased. The other man was injured (Slate Coal seam)

Phillips, Alfred, 24 Nov 1910, aged 45, Truckman, Deceased was pushing an empty wagon towards the screens with his chest against the buffer. Another wagon, the brake of which he had failed to secure properly, followed behind and overtook him, and he was crushed between the buffers

Riggs, Victor Ernest George, 23 Apr 1953, Collier, about 20 tons of rock fell on him

Rushton, Richard, 12 Nov 1875, aged 27, Collier, Crushed by loaded tub. Coming down steep incline in front of tub

Taylor, Thomas Henry, 04 Apr 1900, aged 21, Trammer, Crushed between two empty tubs while adjusting them upon a steep incline, and due to the sudden reversal of the engines working the endless rope to which the tubs were attached (Ryder Coal)

Taylor, William Benjamin, 19 Feb 1905, (accident: 17 Feb 1905), aged 34, Dataller, Fall of roof. Deceased and another man were taking down the roof in a gateway when a large piece fell and fatally injured him. He died two days later (Ryder coal seam)

Toon, Edward, 15 Apr 1886, aged 32, Dataler, Crushed by a runaway tub on an engine plane

Wright, John, 27 Jul 1889, aged 16, Incline boy, Chain broke upon a self acting incline the train of tubs ran to the bottom, of the incline and stuck him