Ashton Vale Colliery

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Ayres, William, 24 Jan 1861, (accident: 18 Jan 1861), aged 18, Collier, Injured on the 18th by a fall of coal and died this day

Barwell, Mark, 30 Jan 1866, aged 13, Putter, He was sending a laden tub down an incline but unfortunately his tugger (a small body chain) caught the containing pin and pulled it out of the draw plate when, of course the tub ran wild and entangled the boy with it down the slope and inflicted such terrible

Bissicks, George, 12 Jul 1878, aged 44, Overman, Fall of roof

Bonning, George, 28 Sep 1905, (accident: 14 Sep 1905), aged 33, Hewer, While engaged getting coal down at the face from against which he had removed the sprag, the coal fell and knocked out a prop, which struck him on the head and fractured his skull. He died on the 28th September

Britton, Henry, 06 Mar 1863, aged 48, Collier, Killed by a heavy fall of roof, whilst, somewhat unskilfully, he was knocking out a prop to save it

Brooks, Charles, 02 Oct 1910, (accident: 30 Sep 1910), aged 61, Horse Driver, A small piece of coke fell on to his leg and bruised it. He died from blood poisoning three days afterwards

Butler, James, 13 May 1890, aged 29, Collier, Coal which he was engaged holing fell upon him and caused his death. The coal seemed so solid that it was not thought necessary to set sprags against it besides which Butler's comrade was engaged drilling a hole in, for the purpose of blasting it. This is a clear and strong case showing the necessity of setting sprags whether at the time apparently wanted or not

Butson, James, 14 Nov 1887, (accident: 18 Aug 1887), aged 69, Fireman, Fall of roof and clod which broke over a prop head; the stone was small one, not falling from a height of eight or nine feet and his constitution being no longer robust, he died 14th November

Carey, William, 12 Apr 1889, aged 64, Carter, Fall of roof from smooths or slips. The old story of an apparently strong roof not having sufficient timber set under it to meet the case of an unexpected although not infrequent source of danger

Cox, Richard, 07 Nov 1878, (accident: 04 Nov 1878), aged 60, Driver, Crushed by trams through the rope breaking on an incline and died on the 7th

Dallard, William, 11 Apr 1891, aged 31, Sinker, He was with others engaged enlarging a shaft and when ascending in a "hoppet" from a shot he caught under a "byatt" and was crushed. The arrangements were not of a satisfactory character

Day, David, 19 Feb 1876, aged 14, Labourer, Suffocated in culvert on surface

Flew, James, 27 Jan 1855, aged 16, Labourer, By flywheel of engine

Flowers, James, 03 May 1892, aged 27, Hewer, Sudden irruption of water from an unknown and unsuspected old shaft, no record of which and even now be found. It was only sunk through the coal, and it is supposed to have been 130 to 150 years ago. The seam had not been opened out upon [More information ...]

Fudge, William James, 02 Apr 1898, aged 29, Filler, Fall of roof in engine plane which was being extended to the dip. It occurred about 25 yards up from the face where he was engaged filling rubbish as in consequence of insufficient timbering

Garland, Edward, 01 May 1903, aged 29, Collier, A large piece of roof clod fell, with fatal results, when he was wedging down coal at the face. If flats or double timbers had been used instead of props this might have been avoided

Garland, George, 07 Aug 1862, (accident: 06 Aug 1862), aged 39, Collier, Fall of shab between coal and roof. Died 7th

Garland, William, 07 Jan 1890, aged 72, Collier, Fall of roof from slips. The place did not appear to me to have been efficiently secured before work was commenced or subsequent to the clod which had been propped under having fallen

Gregory, Henry, 23 Jul 1886, aged 18, Trammer, Deceased was pushing two trams and a man behind him two more. The first tram got off the road and before the other man could stop they joined up and struck him. He died in hospital the same day

Hall, James, 11 Dec 1855, aged 25, Collier, Fall of roof

Hamblin, Arthur, 18 May 1876, aged 7, He fell into a pond belonging to the Ashton Vale Iron and Coal Co. and was drowned [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Harding, Henry, 25 Jun 1887, (accident: 11 Jun 1887), aged 44, Collier, Injured by a fall of stone and died on the 25th. In holing he cut a joint, and the stone broke off over some timber and in falling injured his spine

Harris, Elias, 24 Sep 1878, aged 40, He died suddenly from natural causes in the Ashton Vale Colliery [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Honeyball, William, 15 Nov 1900, (accident: 06 Nov 1900), An inquest was held on the 15th November on the body of William Honeyball, who was alleged to have fallen from a ladder in the Ashton Vale Colliery when at work on the 6th November. Medical evidence showed that death was due to pneumonia, and a verdict to that effect was returned [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Jacobs, John, 25 Jan 1870, aged 29, Collier, Fall of shale over coal (concealed slip)

Joseph, Benjamin, 09 Apr 1877, aged 20, Hitcher, Killed by trams

Niell, John, 06 Jun 1891, aged 26, Sinker, He fell from a scaffold suspended in a shaft that he and others were enlarging. He appears to have acted somewhat recklessly but the arrangements were unsatisfactory

Oatway, Soloman, 03 Aug 1889, Collier, Solomon Oatway, collier, died suddenly on the 3rd of August from acute heart disease of long standing, while in the hospital at Bristol where he had been taken, owing to injuries received at Ashton Vale Colliery. The death was in no way attributable to the accident [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Oldfield, Edward, 21 Apr 1899, aged 37, Engine driver, Was found in the fly-wheel pit of winding engine with his head severely injured, the just emptied water tank having been overwound and drawn into the engine house

Painter, William, 17 Sep 1874, aged 17, Stoker, Killed on surface by overwinding. It is a shaft accident

Parker, -, 08 Aug 1884, On the 8th of August a little boy, named Parker, not employed at the works, was drowned whilst bathing in the Ashton Vale Colliery pond [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Pedder, John, 06 Feb 1866, aged 16, Tub Filler, Killed by the fall of a mass of coal. A prop was jammed against it on account of its threatening appearence until it could be safely got down by the proper collier. It must be bourne in mind that he had no busines whatever to be within the range of the fall

Pincott, John, 06 Mar 1887, (accident: 03 Mar 1887), aged 29, Collier, Injured by a fall of shale and died on the 6th. The man with whom he worked was pulling down some coal. The deceased was standing by a prop waiting. When the coal came off some shale extending about two feet beyond the coal fell with it, and struck him

Reynolds, Henry, 28 Feb 1897, (accident: 24 Feb 1897), aged 40, Collier, Fatally injured by a tram running wild on a slightly inclined road as he was walking into his work. He apparently got confused and losing his light failed to stand on the side out of the way. Death resulted on the 28th

Reynolds, John, 23 Jun 1878, He was drowned while bathing in a pond belonging to the Ashton Vale Iron and Coal Co., near Bristol [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Sampson, William, 27 Jan 1888, aged 49, Overman, Fall of roof in the engine plane which was being made. It occurred where several feet of roof had been blasted and all was looked upon as solid

Selway, Thomas, 21 Jul 1875, aged 49, Collier, Fall of stone

Summerhill, Thomas, 20 Jan 1865, aged 75, Collier, Walked right into the main shaft early in the morning and fell 220 yards

Tovey, Edward, 03 Mar 1900, (accident: 11 Aug 1899), aged 31, Collier, Edward Tovey, 31, collier, reported injured at the Ashton Vale Colliery on the 11th August, 1899, died on the 23rd March, 1900. He alleged that he had strained himself when lifting tubs on to the rails, but death was not attributed to the accident in question by the medical evidence, and the jury returned a verdict of "Death, the result of tuberculosis due to careous disease from some injury" [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Tucker, Enoch, 22 Jan 1861, (accident: Nov 1860), aged 51, Collier, On this day from fatal injuries occasioned by a fall of coal in the month of November 1860

Tucker, George, 26 Aug 1872, aged 21, Collier, Fall of stone

Vaughan, John Edwin, 03 May 1892, aged 32, Hewer, Sudden irruption of water from an unknown and unsuspected old shaft, no record of which and even now be found. It was only sunk through the coal, and it is supposed to have been 130 to 150 years ago. The seam had not been opened out upon [More information ...]

Wallace, James, 15 Oct 1873, aged 35, Collier, He had fired two shots, and when the second time he went into the place (immediately after the last shot went off) he was overpowered by the powder smoke and fell. Suffocation was not alone caused by the smoke for the medical men gave evidence that he had drawn small coal into his lungs whilst lying on his face