Bullcroft Colliery

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Baldwin, Arthur, 19 Oct 1941, aged 37, Rescueman [More information ...]

Baxton, B., 19 Oct 1941, aged 47, Rescueman [More information ...]

Carrier, Frank, 07 Feb 1934, aged 45, Collier, There was a protruding piece of hard coal at face which was overhanging — sprags were set to allow bottom to be wedged down when roof began to weight and colliers withdrew. When they returned roof fell killing him instantly

Crabtree, Harold, 30 Jun 1914, aged 18, Assistant Onsetter, He was operating the tub catches on the top deck, and as the cage was running into the bottom he mistook the bottom deck for the top deck and tried to lift the catches while the train was in motion. He was struck by the middle hoop and crushed between the cage and the staging

Crane, I., 19 Oct 1941, aged 39, Rescueman [More information ...]

Cranmer, Francis, 18 Jul 1924, 11.40 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 45, Byeworker, He was engaged cleaning up on an endless haulage road when a clip came off the haulage rope allowing the set to run back on to him. He was killed instantly

Cross, William, 15 Nov 1919, (accident: 05 Nov 1919), aged 41, Collier, Finger crushed between tub and prop and blood poisoning supervened 10 days later and he died

Day, John Henry, 27 Oct 1912, aged 33, Onsetter, He was in the shaft, cleaning the cage scaffold, when he slipped between the scaffold and the shaft side and fell 18 yards down the sump. Had the scaffold been completed as designed, his fall would have been prevented

Dixon, George, 09 Oct 1919, (accident: 25 Sep 1919), aged 45, Collier, Pulling some clod above coal after removing sprags. Stepped back and tripped over rails severely injuring his knee. Taken to infirmary but developed pneumonia. Died 9th Oct

Green, Walter, 30 Oct 1915, aged 28, Stallman, Cleaning out behind cutter when coal broke down running out a prop when he was crushed and killed

Gritt, W. E., 02 Jul 1935, Miner, killed by a fall of coal

Gyte, William, 19 Oct 1941, aged 47, Rescueman [More information ...]

Hobson, Arthur, 20 Nov 1915, aged 17, Door trapper, He had to open a door on plane dipping 1 in 17. The door opened in same dirction as set was running. He left his manhole but was late and ascending set killed him

Kirk, A., 01 Apr 1915, aged 31, Loader, He worked at face and while loading he was killed by a fall of roof from which he was reported to have removed a sprag a short time before

Lownds, Alfred, 10 Oct 1933, aged 39, Collier, Having stripped a length of face he was preparing to set a steel bar over the conveyor track when he was killed by a fall of roof coal

Lyth, Ben, 16 Sep 1913, aged 21, Filler, Deceased was engaged in cutting out a sprag from under some overhanging coal, when the coal fell and pinned him against a prop. He had previously withdrawn a sprag from under the same piece of coal, and a full tub stood directly opposite, hindering his escape when the coal fell

Marsden, Walter, 20 Sep 1933, aged 44, Collier, Had been working on longwall face for 3 days which had stood for a week and was filling a tub when roof coal collpased and he was buried and killed

Medlicott, George Arthur, 08 Jun 1933, aged 16, Pony Driver, Killed by large fall of roof coal as he was taking pony over small fall

Millard, Josiah, 01 Feb 1933, aged 41, Collier, Completing pack in longwall face and he was knocked down and pinned to the floor by fall of roof. Body recovered 11 hours later

Orme, Arthur, 19 Oct 1941, aged 55, Rescueman [More information ...]

Roberts, Ernest, 17 May 1934, (accident: 15 May 1934), aged 44, Byeworker, Setting bars at face in perparation for turning near conveyor track and was bending down stamping a hole for a prop when piece of roof coal fell without warning — skull fractured and taken to hospital — died 2 days later

Samson, Leonard, 19 Oct 1941, aged 42, Deputy [More information ...]

Shaw, J. W., 05 Oct 1934, aged 38, Contractor, In a district that had been standing for 7 years and was being reopened he and his mate were repairing a slit and were about to withdraw a girder when a legnth of hanging band fell from side and killed him and injured deputy who had just arrived

Shaw, James William, 08 Oct 1934, aged 38, Contractor, In a district that had been standing for 7 years and was being reopened he and his mate were repairing a slit and were about to withdraw a girder when a length of hanging band fell from side and killed him and injured deputy who had just arrived [More information ...]

Smith, William H., 12 Aug 1935, aged 61, Collier, Caught and knocked down at face as he turned to speak to deputy by fall which came from top of face where he was cutting down top coal. Carried out and taken home — hip dislocated and fractured ankle. Two attempts were made to reduce dislocation and he died

Staley, A. T., 20 Feb 1924, 10.30 p.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 39, Labourer [More information ...]

Stones, R. F., 03 Jul 1935, Collier, caught in haulage engine

Wright, W., 23 Dec 1915, aged 30, Contractor, Fall of roof