Alvecote Colliery

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Blount, Job, 30 Nov 1897, (accident: 29 Nov 1897), aged 14, Horse driver, Deceased was sent by a header who was working in the main heading to bring some rails and air pipes out of the counter heading which had been driven some distance to a fault and was standing. In removing the rails the safety lamp was knocked over and the light extinguished. Deceased who need a naked light in his usual occupation struck a match to enable him to find his way out of the heading when a quantity of gas was ignited. He died the next day

Broderick, Charles, 24 May 1900, (accident: 23 May 1900), aged 23, Horse driver, Deceased was riding on a chain attached to the shafts of the horse and a train of four full tubs. He fell off, and was fatally injured. He died the next day (Seven Feet Coal)

Guest, Arthur, 17 Dec 1889, aged 20, Dataler, Fall of roof whilst repairing an airway

Hegginbotton, Joseph, 30 Aug 1895, aged 13, Horse driver, His horse ran away and threw deceased down under the trams. He died the next day

Hewbury, James, 15 Aug 1891, 3 p.m., aged 73, Collier, Was entering the cage at the pit bottom when the engineman started his engine. The cage caught the deceased and killed him

Jackson, Harry, 20 Nov 1889, aged 16, Incline boy, Trying to stop a train of full tubs by placing his knee in front and his foot against a stop block

Knight, Thomas, 09 May 1894, aged 16, Horse driver, Deceased was taking a train of five full tubs down an inclined roadway when another full tub was allowed to run out of the passzbye and fatally injured deceased who was walking behind the train. At the inquest a verdict of "Manslaughter" was returned against the boy who left the stop blocks open at the top of the inclined roadway

Pinchback, John, 21 Nov 1885, aged 22, Stallman, Fall of coals whilst setting holing sprags

Smith, Joseph, 15 Dec 1893, aged 30, Collier, Deceased was pulling down coal with a crowbar when he slipped and fell down and, before he could recover himself the coal fell upon him

Starbrick, John William, 03 Jun 1903, aged 38, Dataller, Fall of roof. Deceased and other men were withdrawing timber from an abandoned gate by using a Sylvester ringer and chain. After deceased released the top of one of the props, and before applying power to the chain, the roof fell and killed him. Another man was injured (Seven feet coal seam)

Towers, John, 02 Dec 1880, aged 36, Collier, Crushed by full tub

Whale, Arthur, 13 Oct 1886, aged 17, Driver, Riding on a full tub contrary to rules of the pit crushed between the tub and the roof roadway

Wilson, Andrew, 21 Feb 1904, (accident: 13 Feb 1904), aged 14, Horse-driver, Deceased was struck by the tail-chain attached behind a tub going down a steep incline. He was thrown down with his head striking the side of the roadway. The injury gave rise to "meningitis," from which he died on 21st February (Seven-feet coal)