Britain Colliery

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Beardsley, John, 20 Aug 1906, aged 64, Holer, He died at the pit bottom at the end of the day's work. The coroner's jury returned a verdict that his death was due to "natural causes" [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Beighton, Francis, 23 Jul 1915, aged 51, Surface labourer, Unloading poles for pit props from a shallow wagon and last one to be unloaded was 32ft long — one end was resting at bottom of wagon the other overhanging — he stood in wagon and lifted end with the intention of rolling it over side

Booth, William, 16 Apr 1873, aged 50, Miner, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Brewster, Henry Ellis, 11 Oct 1905, aged 21, Loader, Fall of roof. Deceased was pushing an empty tub towards the coal-face, and when passing under the gate lip a large piece of stone fell upon him. He died the same day (Low main coal seam)

Case, Herbert, 07 Apr 1924, 9.45 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 39, Wagon-lowerer, Three wagons were being lowered under the screens, the deceased being in charge of the last one, which had only to be moved a few yards. When the man in charge of the first two wagons looked back he saw deceased on the ground in the six-foot way, evidently badly injured. There was no evidence to show how deceased was injured, but he was certainly crushed by the wagons

Clarke, Herbert Bertram, 23 Mar 1911, aged 27, Assistant Onsetter, Deceased's duty was to pull the empty tubs off the middle deck of a three-decked cage. As the cage descended, he attempted by mistake to pull a tub out of the bottom deck, and he fell into the shaft, where he was fatally crushed between the cage and the floor of the middle deck landing

Day, Isaac, 08 Jul 1919, aged 72, Dataller, Employed to oil and clean pulleys on afternoon shift when haulage was usually standing. It was well known that large wheels should not be touched when when ropes were liable to be moved. Splicers were at work and he by some means passed without seeing the

Edwards, Edward, 02 Jan 1878, aged 31, Loader, Fall of bind from a faulty place in the roof

Feam, John, 08 Apr 1867, aged 35, Collier, Firing a shot [More information ...]

George, Benjamin, 11 Jan 1910, aged 38, Stallman, As the men were descending the shaft for the day-shift, one deck of the cage contained only two men. Deceased arrived after the fence had been put across the deck and the signal given to lower the cage and tried to get into it. The cage struck him and he fell down the shaft, 243 yards

Green, William, 05 Aug 1868, aged 15, Driver, Fell out of cage part way down

Kirk, Robert, 24 Nov 1912, (accident: 18 Nov 1912), aged 42, Labourer, In starting the water softener on Monday morning he stepped into the hot water tank, the cover of which had been left off by the cleaners. He was aware of this, and should have replaced the cover. He died six days later from the effect of scalds

Langdon, William, 08 Apr 1867, aged 34, Collier, Firing a shot [More information ...]

Lichfield, Thomas, 01 Dec 1899, aged 52, Labourer, Deceased was employed on the colliery sidings, and died of "heart disease" while at work [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Richardson, Joseph, 09 Oct 1915, aged 67, Dataller, He and others were liberating a tub which had got off road and stacked into a prop. Prop came out and two bars fell causing roof to fall. Killed instantly

Stanley, Joseph Arthur, 16 Sep 1915, (accident: 15 Sep 1915), aged 26, Dayman, Building airway pack when there was a fall which fractured his spine. Died next day

Thornhill, Joseph, 30 Nov 1906, aged 59, Deputy, Deceased had attempted three times to fire a shot of Monobel powder at a gate-end by primary low-tension battery. After uncoupling the shot he cleaned the wires and tested the cable. He left one end of the cable attached to the battery, and coupled up the other end to the shot and was killed (Tupton coal)

Wakefield, James, 24 Aug 1885, aged 22, Loader, Fall of roof. Had drawn the timber supporting the roof for convenience of building a pack

Wheeldon, William, 02 Oct 1877, aged 16, Puller-off, Supposed to have been struck by a piece of coal falling from the ascending cage