Ashton's Field Colliery

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Ashon, William, 05 Jul 1864, (accident: 02 Jul 1864), aged 54, Miner, Coal falling upon him in the Trencherbone mine ; died on the 5th

Bennett, Francis, 09 Apr 1867, aged 29, Miner, Fall of roof in Trencherbone mine

Blower, William Edward, 27 Oct 1916, aged 16, Taker off, Caught by tubs and killed

Boardman, James, 02 Aug 1882, aged 31, Miner, Roof from loose slips it broke down 6 props

Bolton, James, 17 Dec 1886, aged 47, Miner, Head slightly bruised by a splinter of clod from the roof erysipelas supervened. Died 17th

Burton, Enoch, 01 Feb 1876, aged 33, Coal miner, Roof falling from a slip as he as chipping up his face of coal

Cooke, Ralph, 04 Mar 1882, (accident: 16 Feb 1882), aged 61, Fireman, Leg hurt by timber slipping from his hand. Died 4th Mar

Davies, Simeon, 14 Jan 1924, 9.0 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 56, Collier [More information ...]

Dawson, Henry, 24 Apr 1875, aged 12, Taker-off, Thrown from the arm of the gin by which he was attempting to lower a tub down a brow by it without the horse

Evans, Joseph, 23 Feb 1871, (accident: 22 Feb 1871), aged 21, Miner, Roof falling in his working place, died 23rd

Frost, Joseph, 30 Oct 1908, aged 17, Taker-off, Crushed by tubs standing at bottom of a slant jig, was caught by descending train of seven full tubs, and crushed against a prop. Although there was plenty of room for him to be clear of tubs, he was in their way and dragged into a space of 7 inches

Garnet, George, 28 Dec 1894, aged 39, Dataller, Fall of overhanging roof at side of roadway unsupported

Gorton, James, 21 Mar 1901, aged 26, Collier, Fall of roof in roadway of working place and near to face. A fall from two pronounced slips. Had several warnings of impending danger, and talked for an hour as to putting up a prop. (Average roof.) (Plodder) [More information ...]

Harper, John, 15 Apr 1889, (accident: 05 Mar 1889), aged 60, Labourer, Died to day, slight injury to his leg when helping to unload timber from a cart on March 5 which lay him off work but erysipelas supervened. inquiry and inquest attended

Hilton, William, 05 Feb 1920, aged 57, Dataller, Killed by a fall of roof

Hines, James, 23 May 1871, aged 16, Waggoner, Falling off the cage in No. 1 shaft whilst ascending

Hobson, William, 21 Nov 1876, aged 37, Coal miner, Irruption of hot water and steam, which burst through a dam from the basement of the engine house into a new drift they were making for a culvert about 22 yards below the surface. Hobson was found dead. Lane died December 18 [More information ...]

Howarth, Peter, 17 Jul 1888, aged 32, Dayman, Fatal by roof falling as he was taking out props

Jackson, Samuel, 21 Mar 1901, aged 58, Collier, Fall of roof in roadway of working place and near to face. A fall from two pronounced slips. Had several warnings of impending danger, and talked for an hour as to putting up a prop. (Average roof.) (Plodder) [More information ...]

Jackson, Stonewall, 20 Jul 1920, aged 51, Banksman, Trapped between cage and bank plates

Johnson, William, 05 Feb 1877, aged 64, Labourer, Knocked down by a locomotive and train near where he was filling coal from stock

Johnson, William, 25 Jun 1894, aged 24, Collier, Fall of roof from a slip and roof known to be bad. 'We'll fill this tub and go.'

Lane, James, 18 Dec 1876, (accident: 21 Nov 1876), aged 36, Coal miner, Irruption of hot water and sream, which burst through a dam from the basement of the engine house into a new drift they were making for a culvert about 22 yards below the surface. Hobson was found dead. Lane died December 18 [More information ...]

Langan, Patrick, 12 Apr 1878, aged 34, Miner, Coal falling as he was holing to a former working. Died at Manchester Infirmary

Lawton, Peter, 22 Mar 1911, aged 66, Collier, Fall of roof. In airway whilst repairing (Yard seam)

Madden, Thomas, 03 Jul 1877, aged 17, Waggoner, Crushed at the bottom of a brow by a tub which became unhooked at the top

Mann, Joseph Henry, 15 Jan 1890, aged 16, Gang rider, Killed by his train of tub waggons running over him in the west engine brow, his foot having apparently caught near a pulley and dragged him off his seat

Mort, James, 19 May 1927, aged 23, Drawer, Fall of roof on haulage road

Partington, William, 24 Jan 1916, aged 55, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof while setting a prop

Pennington, Peter, 28 Aug 1886, aged 46, Miner, Fatal fall of coal from the face which knocked him against a prop and killed him instantly

Pennington, Thomas Frederick, 12 Jun 1890, (accident: 09 Jun 1890), aged 24, Dayman, Died 12th by coal and clod from the side where he was ridding up

Pye, Richard, 22 Jul 1901, aged 59, Collier, On July 22nd, Richard Pye, 59, collier, died whilst at work in the Yard Mine, Ashton's Field Colliery, of the Bridgewater Trustees. It was alleged that his death was contributed to by his having worked in fire-damp. At the inquest it was proved that death was due to natural causes ; there was no evidence either that he had been in gas [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Robinson, James, 12 Aug 1893, (accident: 09 Mar 1893), aged 70, Collier, Piece of coal and clod (0.5cwt.) fell from face as he was holing on to his leg and thigh. Died 12th Aug

Seddon, Albert Alonzo, 25 May 1895, (accident: 11 Feb 1895), aged 32, Labourer, While lowering a waggon he slipped dislocated his thumb never worked anymore. Died 25th May. No medical evidence very doubtful if due to accident

Seddon, S., 10 Nov 1860, aged 22, Collier, Fall of roof, Trencherbone mine

Shawcross, William J., 05 Feb 1880, aged 25, Miner, Roof dirt falling from a slip. It knocked out his props. Trencherbone Mine

Smith, J. T., 11 Aug 1870, aged 14, Waggoner, Breakage of a jig chain let the waggons go against him

Stones, James, 01 May 1891, (accident: 05 Apr 1891), aged 60, Miner, Died today from paralysis arising from a slight injury to his back by roof from a slip, April 5th. Inquest attended

Taylor, James, 31 May 1877, aged 14, Waggoner, Run over by waggons on the colliery siding

Topping, Thomas, 17 Aug 1872, aged 20, Coal Miner, Coal falling in his place. Trencherbone mine

Wallwork, Joseph, 28 Oct 1884, aged 34, Miner, Coal, when about to take it down. Trencherbone mine

Walsh, Samuel, 26 Dec 1890, (accident: 16 Dec 1890), aged 19, Drawer, Died 26th from injury by his pick point running into his knee; he fell upon it whilst waggoning

Walsh, Thomas, 18 Feb 1892, (accident: 16 Feb 1892, 10 a.m., 4th hour of shift), aged 52, Collier, In working place, from slip not discovered. Died on the 18th

Walton, William, 07 Jun 1886, aged 28, Miner, Fatal fall from between props it came suddenly from a slippery facing [More information ...]

Watts, William, 23 Feb 1888, (accident: 21 Feb 1888), aged 35, Miner, Fatally hurt by roof falling in his working place. Died 23rd

Welsby, William, 01 Sep 1876, aged 28, Coal miner, Roof falling from a slip where he had been ordered to set prop

Whittle, John, 29 Jun 1878, Banksman, Died from sunstroke

Woodcock, Joseph, 22 Mar 1893, (accident: 10 Mar 1893), aged 24, Collier, While lifting a tub on the rail injured spinal cord at the neck. Died 22nd

Yates, John, 19 Nov 1870, (accident: 04 Oct 1870), aged 14, Assistant banksman, Falling off the stage to the ground. Died 19th Nov