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Ackers, James, 12 Nov 1913, aged 45, Contractor's man, Deceased was sent to put a pack on at the face of a gateway, and while engaged in casting stones and dirt under the canch, a fall of roof occurred and killed him. The stone which fell was about 2½ feet thick, and formed part of the gateway canch. The chargeman had only just left him, and no slips had been noticed. The fall was probably due to a sudden weighting of the roof

Ackers, James, 10 Oct 1932, aged 48, Shaft accident, overwind, down cage crashed through landing platform into the sump [More information ...]

Ackers, William, 10 Nov 1865, aged 61, Enginewright, Being bruised by a tub in the pit eye

Ascroft, R., 08 Apr 1854, Fall of roof in drawing props

Ashurst, James, 26 Mar 1903, (accident: 25 Mar 1903), aged 33, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. A stone about six feet in length fell from between some slips in the roof, capping a prop, and severely injuring his head. He died from the effects of the accident the following day

Atherton, Nathan, 17 Mar 1928, (accident: 12 Mar 1928), aged 74, Screen hand, Bruised ribs from fall of ground

Atherton, Peter, 03 Apr 1858, aged 11, Drawer, Breaking of a chain connected with a coal screen on the surface [More information ...]

Atkinson, Thomas, 10 Sep 1853, Fall of roof in drawing props

Baines, James, 10 Oct 1932, aged 47, Shaft accident, overwind, down cage crashed through landing platform into the sump [More information ...]

Ball, John, 07 Jan 1942, aged 61, Dataller [More information ...]

Barrow, Robert, 28 Dec 1858, aged 18, Collier, An explosion of fire-damp in the 7-feet Mine

Barrows, Joseph, 30 Mar 1859, (accident: 28 Dec 1858), aged 21, Collier, An explosion of firedamp on the 28th December last

Bateman, John, 03 Sep 1929, (accident: 26 Aug 1929), aged 39, Collier, Cut back by fall of roof

Battersby, Thomas, 25 Dec 1886, (accident: 25 Feb 1886), Died 25th December from natural causes as given in evidence by the doctor. It was stated that he injured himself on the first named date by falling over a sleeper

Blower, William, 23 Jun 1904, aged 21, Dataller, Inspection made and inquest attended. They were enlarging the shaft mouthing, and when one of his fellow workmen was loosening a prop, a small quantity of dirt fell, which caused deceased to rush towards the shaft, and he stumbled and fell down the pit and was killed, owing to sufficient fences not being put to protect the shaft

Boardman, William, 07 Aug 1903, aged 41, Fireman, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was resting at a junction of four gate roads, when a sudden crush of the roof took place, capping the bars, and fatally injuring him

Briscoe, Richard, 10 Oct 1932, aged 51, Shaft accident, overwind, down cage crashed through landing platform into the sump [More information ...]

Bromilow, E., 15 Mar 1851, Fall of roof, drawing props

Brown, Albert, 07 Jan 1942, aged 41, Driller [More information ...]

Bullough, William, 20 Feb 1926, aged 45, Fireman, Crushed by coal cutting machine

Carroll, Michael, 10 Oct 1932, aged 41, Shaft accident, overwind, down cage crashed through landing platform into the sump [More information ...]

Cassidy, Patrick, 20 Apr 1895, aged 57, Daywageman, Inspection made. Deceased was engaged drawing chocks in the waste. The fireman stated he gave him instructions not to draw the chock he was attempting getting out which caused the roof to fall upon him

Clarkson, James, 08 Sep 1879, aged 52, Breaksman, He was passing between two waggons on an incline when the sprag by some means fell out of the wheel letting the waggon run and he was caught between the buffers

Clayton, John, 07 Aug 1862, aged 15, killed by a fall of stone from the roof [More information ...]

Clough, Edward, 03 Dec 1919, aged 20, Contractors man, Caught by fall while lifting a girder

Clough, Edward, 03 Dec 1919, aged 20, Contractors man, Caught by a fall while lifting a girder

Collier, Herbert, 11 Sep 1903, aged 29, Foreman Screener, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was pushing at the side of an empty railway waggon towards the screens. Whilst doing so four other waggons were lowered from the siding, which buffered into the one he was pushing, and knocked the waggon away from his hand, and he fell under the waggon and was fatally crushed. The regular waggon lowerer shouted to him the waggons were coming, but deceased apparently did not hear him

Connolly, Martin, 13 Jan 1929, aged 64, Datal hand, Killed by a fall of roof

Connor, Michael, 13 Apr 1896, aged 22, Daywageman, Inquiry made, and inquest attended. The deceased was engaged breaking some rock stone for packing after they had set two props when a piece of rock stone fell upon him. The fireman had drawn his attention to the stone and had asked him to come from under it just before it fell upon the deceased

Cox, John Charles, 08 Nov 1871, aged 17, Drawer, Fall of roof

Cubbin, John, 18 Mar 1864, aged 48, Collier, Injuries inflicted by a capstan rope

Cunliffe, John, 05 Feb 1897, (accident: 31 Oct 1896), aged 28, Drawer, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was turning a full tub around on the landing plate to take it down brow when it overcame him before he got any scotches in the wheel. He stated he slipped his footing and was crushed between tub and jack-prop which was set against the roof. He succumbed to the injuries received at the infirmary on February 5th 1897

Davin, James, 17 Mar 1909, aged 39, Collier, When mangling a tub up the brow, he was alleged to have strained himself. He expired the following day ; the cause of death was apoplexy, accelerated by the strain

Dawber, Jeremiah, 10 Oct 1959, aged 39, Member of Permanent Rescue Corps, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by spontaneous combustion of heated material [More information ...]

Dawber, William, 10 Oct 1932, aged 34, Shaft accident, overwind, down cage crashed through landing platform into the sump [More information ...]

Derbyshire, Samuel, 10 Oct 1932, Shaft accident, overwind, down cage crashed through landing platform into the sump [More information ...]

Dickinson, David, 06 Jul 1866, Tunneler, Fall of roof

Dickinson, James, 16 May 1892, 1.30 p.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 35, Collier, Inquiry made. Deceased had holed his coal 15 feet across, and 3 feet under, and had drawn his sprags to commence wedging down, when passing along the face to get his wedge the coal fell and caught him

Dolan, Michael, 09 Aug 1910, aged 42, Dataller, After putting up a lining bar in haulage road, he was knocking out centre or "jack" leg from underneath broken crown with a hammer, when a large fall of roof and timber occurred, killing Dolan and injuring another man

Donohue, John, 02 May 1889, aged 35, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. They were altering a running bar across the entrance to their working place, and were in the act of driving up one of the props, when the roof came in, carrying four or five bars with it, and burying deceased

Dootson, William, 08 Mar 1879, (accident: 15 Feb 1879), aged 38, Bricksetter, Sprained leg when jumping out of the hoppet at pit bank. Died 8th Mar

Dove, Richard, 21 Oct 1859, aged 44, Fireman, Deceased was jerking out of the cage whilst ascending the pit

Downham, Ernest, 10 Jul 1911, aged 21, Lasher-on, When engaged as a lasher-on in a brow dipping one in eight, a lashing chain attaching two full tubs of dirt to the endless rope, broke, and the tubs running back down-brow, broke the lashing chain of the two following tubs, with the result that Downham got killed by the tubs before he could enter the level, near which he was occupied. The manholes were six to eight yards apart

Drinnan, Horace, 26 Aug 1910, aged 13, Lasher-on, Appeared to have been struck by two full tubs unlashed by another lad six yards away. The tubs were unlashed and released at this point

Dulton, John, 15 Mar 1910, aged 15, Haulage Hand, When attempting to slacken the lashing chain attached to some empty tubs, he slipped and fell in front of the tubs and got fatally crushed

Durkin, James, 07 Jan 1942, aged 55, Dataller [More information ...]

Dykes, John, 07 Jan 1942, aged 38, Safety Officer [More information ...]

Dyson, Peter, 18 Dec 1905, aged 56, Dataller, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was timbering the main haulage downbrow, and having drawn out a broken bar, he was proceeding to set a new bar when the roof fell upon him capping two bars set about three feet apart

Edwards, James, 01 Apr 1919, aged 70, Dataller, Killed by a fall of roof

Edwards, John, 21 Dec 1883, aged 47, Metalman, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was engaged in getting up bottom and timbering the road. He had done some work under a thin piece of rock top and had set one prop under it, but this was not sufficient to support it, and it fell upon him. The fireman who visited him shortly before the accident ought to have seen the danger and instructed him to get the stone down

Evans, Reginald, 10 Oct 1959, aged 38, Member of Permanent Rescue Corps, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by spontaneous combustion of heated material [More information ...]

Felthouse, Henry, 10 Oct 1932, aged 64, Shaft accident, overwind, down cage crashed through landing platform into the sump [More information ...]

Flanaghan, William, 14 May 1907, aged 46, Collier, He was cutting some top coal through in a pillar, when a portion of same fell upon him. before he was able to retreat back

Flannigan, Thomas, 13 Mar 1924, 12.0 p.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 30, Dataller, The deceased was killed by being crushed against a ventilation door by some tubs. Six full tubs had been left standing since the completion of the morning shift at 2.0 p.m. at a point twenty yards beyond the second ventilation door on a gradient of 1 in 50. A sprag had been left against the first tub and one scotch alone would have been sufficient to control the tub. About midnight the deceased took in the empty tubs through both doors with the intention of siding them over so as to allow the six full tubs to pass. Unfortunately he appears to have pushed the empty tubs too far and displaced the sprag in front of the six full tubs. They then began to move slowly towards the doors along a gradient of 1 in 37. The deceased no doubt tried to hold the tubs back in order to prevent them damaging the door, and his skull was fractured between the tubs and the door

Foster, Thomas, 13 May 1910, aged 38, Pusher on, Deceased was found fatally crushed in the Endless Rope Haulage brow, by the tubs against a bar

Foy, Lawrence, 17 Dec 1903, aged 25, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. The banksman was sending four big lamps down the pit, and he attempted to put them in the descending cage against men coming up (contrary to rule), and as he was putting them in the engineman lowered the cage unexpectedly, and one lamp fell down the shaft, and struck the bonnet of the ascending cage, and also deceased's head

Frost, David, 04 Jun 1886, aged 23, Collier, Deceased was holing without any sprags being set, when the coal fell over on to him

Garvey, Patrick, 21 Dec 1896, aged 43, Daywageman, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was engaged rising rails in an abandoned roadway when a fall of roof occurred capping one of the bars and crushing the deceased. The night fireman stated he had informed the deceased before sending him there to make the place safe first before raising the rails as the road had been crushed badly

Hague, Joseph, 28 Dec 1908, aged 40, Brakesman, When lowering waggons in the siding, and in order to move on some other waggons foul of the line, the deceased held a prop between the two sets of wagons. The prop somehow appeared to have slipped, and deceased got fatally crushed between the waggons

Hague, William, 23 Feb 1876, aged 19, Gang-rider, Struck by tram which had broken loose from gang on engine plane

Hardman, Edward, 05 Oct 1892, 2.30 p.m., 9th hour of shift, aged 26, Drawer, Inspection made. Deceased was working on a wide work face, they had worked the coal under the top stone, which is 15 inches thick, for nearly 2 feet, which gave way. This was carelessness on the part of the collier

Hartley, John William, 26 Jan 1885, (accident: 13 Feb 1884), aged 25, Drawer, Deceased was injured on the 13th February 1884 through being struck in the side by his tub coming into contact with another tub. The injury was considered so slight at the time that the case was not reported

Hayes, John, 12 Jul 1912, aged 52, Dayhand, Deceased was engaged throwing dirt back from the face to the waste when a sudden "weighting" of the roof took place, causing a large fall 10 yards by 3 yards by 8 feet thick, which came away from a slip and a roof break. He was struck by the edge of the fall and fatally injured

Hesketh, John, 29 Nov 1891, (accident: 29 Jul 1891), aged 52, Prop drawer, Inspection made. The deceased was drawing a prop and in order to loosen it was cutting into the roof when the portion of roof immediately over his head fell upon him capping two props and he received injuries which terminated fatally on the 29th Nov

Heyes, Joseph, 30 Sep 1871, aged 13, Labourer, Injured by trams and tubs

Higgins, Patrick, 26 Dec 1873, aged 21, Sinker, Fell from hoppet in sinking pit

Hill, John, 22 Aug 1864, aged 38, Engineman, Falling from a scaffold on the surface

Hill, Thomas, 25 Jan 1910, aged 31, Drawer, When pushing a tub along the Level, a stone fell upon him from a slip in the roof capping a prop

Hoban, Patrick H., 16 Dec 1889, aged 38, Prop Taker, Inspection made. Deceased was helping to draw props and appears to have been too venturesome, when he was caught by a stone falling

Hogan, Daniel, 10 Oct 1932, aged 48, Shaft accident, overwind, down cage crashed through landing platform into the sump [More information ...]

Hooker, James, 27 Apr 1864, aged 13, Horse driver, Fall of stone from the roof [More information ...]

Howarth, Peter, 26 Nov 1879, aged 21, Collier, A piece of roof fell from between the props. Caused by slips

Hughes, Thomas, 27 Mar 1875, aged 40, Sinker, Fell from scaffold in sinking pit

Humphreys, Edward, 14 Mar 1905, aged 38, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. In getting a piece of coal off the face he appears to have liberated a slip running with the face, and a piece of rock roof fell upon him, capping a prop

Hurst, John T., 26 Jun 1899, aged 27, Haulage hand, Inspection made and inquest attended. Three full tubs were being hauled up by a tail-rope attached to endless rope haulage. The full tubs getting off the road appear to have knocked a prop out supporting a bar, causing the roof to fall upon deceased, who was assisting to place the tubs on the rails

Huyton, Ernest, 07 Jan 1942, aged 30, Driller [More information ...]

Jackson, James, 23 May 1871, aged 18, Drawer, Crushed between the tub and a prop on the side

Jackson, Thomas, 10 Oct 1932, aged 41, Shaft accident, overwind, down cage crashed through landing platform into the sump [More information ...]

Jeffries, Robert, 18 Aug 1909, aged 23, Drawer, Deceased died from the effects of straining himself internally, when crabbing up tubs through a step fault in a roadway

Johnson, Thomas, 15 Nov 1904, aged 36, Fireman, Inspection made and inquest attended. In attempting to jump back on the top of cage a distance of two feet, from an old mouthing, where he had been attending to some water pipes, he slipped, and fell down the shaft, and was killed

Jones, Robert, 10 Oct 1932, aged 40, Shaft accident, overwind, down cage crashed through landing platform into the sump [More information ...]

Lamb, Thomas, 04 Dec 1903, aged 16, Pulley-minder, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was supposed to have been trying to unfasten a lashing-on chain from the endless rope, which had got twisted, when his arm seems to have been drawn in between two billy-cock pulleys, and he got fatally crushed by the tubs

Landers, John, 20 Feb 1897, aged 21, Wagon lowerer, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was engaged lowering an empty wagon in the slack road of the siding towards the screen with his right arm over the front buffer and his left arm held the brake, with his back in the direction the wagon was moving. The deceased appears to have forgotten the empty wagons standing behind him, which were not quite clear of the slack road, and got crushed between the buffers of the wagons

Lawson, Alexander, 04 Jan 1893, aged 21, Screenman, Inspection and inquiry made. The waggon lowerer left some waggons near the crossing and lowered some more which bumped against the others and drove them suddenly down crushing the deceased between the buffers

Littler, Daniel, 20 Jun 1911, aged 48, Dataller, Fall of roof. When engaged packing dirt behind longwall face, a fall of roof occurred from a slip, "capping" two props, and fatally injured deceased

Lowe, Charles, 10 Oct 1932, aged 50, Shaft accident, overwind, down cage crashed through landing platform into the sump [More information ...]

Lowe, Walter, 10 Oct 1932, aged 44, Shaft accident, overwind, down cage crashed through landing platform into the sump [More information ...]

Lowe, William, 24 Dec 1855, Explosion of firedamp

Lyon, Thomas, 19 Jul 1894, aged 54, Daywageman, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased had taken out the sprags under the top coal on the side of a return airway and the coal not coming down as he expected he took his pick to loosen it when the coal fell crushing the deceased before he could clear himself

Maddron, Oliver, 02 Nov 1886, Fireman, Inspection made. He was the person appointed to fire the shots in a stone drift. After lighting a shot he retired to a distance of 27 yards in a line with the hole when a piece of stone from the shot struck him. There was a refuge place made purposely for the men to retire in, but he failed to use it

Mansfield, George, 04 Aug 1890, aged 62, Gateman, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was under a waggon putting up the bottom door when some other waggons bumped against it and he fell under the wheel

Marsh, James, 17 Oct 1904, aged 19, Lasher-on, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was attempting to couple a full tub attached to an endless rope to one of three tubs standing bottom of tunnel, when he took more time than usual to couple the tubs, which allowed the full tubs to be drawn on, fatally crushing him against the tubs standing there. It was recommended in future to use a wooden block, to prevent such another accident

Marshall, Leonard, 26 Jan 1905, aged 18, Drawer, Inspection made and inquest attended. A fall of roof took place upon the deceased at the mouth of a gateroad capping the props on each side of the roadway. His father, who was near the spot, and the fireman stated they had considered the place in safe working order

McDonald, Griffith, 10 Oct 1932, aged 46, Shaft accident, overwind, down cage crashed through landing platform into the sump [More information ...]

McLeod, John, 10 Oct 1959, aged 28, Overman, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by spontaneous combustion of heated material [More information ...]

Monaghan, Thomas W., 07 Jan 1942, aged 40, Night Manager [More information ...]

Monks, John, 30 Sep 1900, aged 27, Daywageman, Inspection made and inquest attended. They were engaged on a scaffold near pit-bottom, making a high place for endless-rope haulage motion wheels, when a large stone fell from a break in the roof upon him, and capping two props. The under-manager and fireman were near to the point at the time

Morris, James, 09 May 1884, Boatman, Deceased, who was not employed at the colliery was run over by railway waggons during shunting operations

Morris, Thomas, 15 Mar 1927, aged 63, Pusher on, Lashing chain broke and he was crushed by tubs

Morris, William, 16 Nov 1903, (accident: 12 Nov 1903), aged 49, Timberman, Inquiry made and inquest attended. Whilst engaged repairing the back downbrow, two drawers failed to hold a tub of dirt, which they were bringing downbrow, with two scotches in, and it fatally injured deceased. He expired on the 16th instant at the Wigan Infirmary

Mort, Ralph, 23 Sep 1874, (accident: 16 Sep 1874), aged 24, Collier, Fall of roof in 7 Foot Mine. Died 23rd

Murry, John, 02 Feb 1878, aged 20, Drawer, Deceased omitted to put in his scotches, and when he started "down brow" the tub overpowered and knocked him down

Mylett, John, 14 Nov 1890, aged 37, Contractor, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was getting down roof and commenced to knock out a prop with his hammer against the advice of his mate who told him to use a prop. When the prop fell the roof came with it and caught him before he could get away

Nelson, Walter, 10 Oct 1932, aged 30, Shaft accident, overwind, down cage crashed through landing platform into the sump [More information ...]

Owen, Edward, 11 Dec 1901, aged 34, Pusher-on, Inspection made. A link in the lashing chain broke and the two full tubs ran back downbrow, catching deceased, who was working just opposite a refuge place, but failed to get there in time

Parrish, Alfred, 01 Apr 1910, aged 47, Collier, He was working under the top coal in a ribbing, when the top coal fell upon him, capping four props

Peers, Thomas, 25 Oct 1906, aged 43, Contractor's man, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was about to put a new prop under a bar, in the main haulage road, and had been advised by the contractor to set a middle leg ; but when removing a little dirt away, the bar fell with the roof above, and he was fatally injured

Pilkington, John, 25 Dec 1896, (accident: 15 Dec 1896), aged 50, Collier, Inquiry made. The deceased had his thumb injured by a piece of coal falling upon it. He continued working but a week afterwards he had the same thumb struck by a piece of coal which his drawer was filling into the tub. Blood poisoning eventually set in and he died on the 25th instant

Platt, Thomas, 19 Sep 1899, aged 23, Drawer, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was pushing some tubs along the Level Shunt, when some dirt rated off the side, knocking out some bar legs, and causing the roof to fall upon the deceased

Poole, Albert, 18 Sep 1919, aged 27, Dataller, Killed by a fall of roof

Potts, Richard, 18 Apr 1904, aged 37, Hooker-on, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was engaged putting a hauling rope in the pulley at pit bottom, when he was fatally injured by a piece of brick falling down the shaft. They had failed to detect the shaft was out of order, though, apparently, it had been examined that shift

Radford, E., 11 Sep 1855, Collier, Fall of coal in the seven feet mine

Reed, Albert, 02 Jun 1897, (accident: 27 May 1897), aged 16, Drawer, Inquiry made and inquest attended. The deceased and another lad were taking two full tubs out along the level when another drawer in bringing his tub down a brow at right angles to the level instead of stopping as he ought to have done on the flat at bottom of brow ran his tub into the level crushing the deceased. He succumbed to the injuries received on June 2nd, 1897

Reynolds, Thomas, 17 Dec 1878, Dataler, Died in Wigan Infirmary from injuries which he stated he had received in the pit two months previously, but of which he had not spoken to any of the officials

Ridyard, Joseph, 04 Apr 1906, aged 48, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased went into the waste at the back of the chocks, for a certain purpose, where the props had been withdrawn, when a fall of roof occurred upon him killing him

Rigby, Herbert, 09 Oct 1885, aged 19, Breaksman, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased had uncoupled some waggons when slowly moving and had passed out under the buffers to go to the break when his foot slipped and he fell under the wheels. Deceased was young for the work

Rigby, Thomas, 15 Jan 1914, aged 44, Timber drawer, Deceased and another man were engaged in withdrawing timber from the waste a few feet from the coal face. Three chocks had been withdrawn, and deceased was reaching with his pick to pull out some of the fallen timber when a large stone fell on him from the roof and caused instant death

Roberts, Joseph Thomas, 23 Oct 1917, aged 20, Haulage hand, Caught between rope and pulley and killed

Rogan, Bernard, 19 Jun 1890, aged 44, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was pulling a bit of coal from the face when a small quantity of clay fell which caught him on the side and knocked him down. He was using a pick instead of his crowbar

Rollinson, Thomas, 08 May 1888, aged 45, Collier, Inspection made. He was getting stone crushed coal off his widework face which had been standing for some time when a stone fell on him between the face and pack which was close to the former

Roscoe, Thomas, 16 Jun 1886, (accident: 03 Jun 1886), aged 50, Proptaker, Deceased was getting out of the way of a full tub as he was passing along the level which was 7 feet wide between the timber when he ran against a prop and before he could recover himself the tub caught him, cutting his head. Died 16th June

Sanderson, Alexander, 09 Dec 1913, aged 31, Contractor's man, Deceased was assisting to detach a set of four full tubs from the haulage rope, during a temporary stoppage of the rope. While two men attempted to take off the lashing chain, deceased apparently went between the second and third tubs to push them up and so slacken the chain. While he was in this position the rope re-started and he was crushed between the top of the last tub and a roof bar. There was only 3 inches clearance between the top of the tub and the bar

Sargent, Frederick Brian, 10 Oct 1959, aged 27, Deputy, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by spontaneous combustion of heated material [More information ...]

Scarbutts, George, 18 Jan 1904, aged 27, Drawer, Fall of roof. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was filling a tub of coal at the lower side of the pillar, when the roof gave way capping the props set about four feet apart, and killing him

Scully, Patrick, 11 Jun 1897, (accident: 07 Dec 1896), aged 40, Collier, Inquiry made. The deceased was pulling some loose coal off the face and when stepping back a piece of ley over coal fell fracturing his leg below the knee. He died at the Manchester Infirmary whilst undergoing an operation, on June 11th 1897

Seddon, George, 05 Jun 1895, aged 35, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was getting coal at the face where there were breaks in the roof. The fireman had instructed him to work it endways but he was getting loose coal down the other way when the roof fell upon him. His road was chocked within 4 feet of the face

Septon, James, 30 Sep 1881, aged 19, Drawer, Inspection made. Deceased was assisting to build a pack when stone came away, knocking out the supporting timber. The place was well propped, but there was no timber under the end of the stone in the goaf, and it appeared to have overbalanced

Shepherd, Thomas, 10 Oct 1932, aged 20, Shaft accident, overwind, down cage crashed through landing platform into the sump [More information ...]

Shovelton, John, 07 Mar 1863, aged 57, Day labourer, Fall of coal

Smith, James, 18 Feb 1882, (accident: 03 Feb 1882), aged 24, Labourer, Deceased was struck by an empty tub in the side, receiving injuries from which he died on the 18th

Starkie, William, 10 Apr 1896, aged 60, Daywageman, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was engaged drawing timber in the waste when the roof suddenly gave way capping eight props and burying deceased. He was knocking the props out with his hammer and not using the gablock and chain

Steel, James, 13 Apr 1897, aged 40, Dataller, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was capping props in the waste when the roof gave way capping other props and burying the deceased. He had a gablock and chain provided but did not select to use it

Stott, James, 26 Dec 1909, aged 35, Coal cutter, Deceased was attending to the coal cutting machine, at the face of the workings, when the roof over the coal cutter fell upon him. An attempt will be made to set bars, with one end in the coal

Sumner, James, 04 Jan 1891, aged 46, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was found lying in the cellar of the engine house immediately under the hole through which the winding rope passes but he was not able to explain how he got there

Swift, Robert Ernest, 07 Sep 1934, aged 27, Haulage hand, killed by a fall of roof [date of report]

Talbot, Daniel, 20 May 1908, aged 56, Dataller, When engaged in a haulage brow removing a fall, which had damaged three tubs. One of the tubs had been sent up the haulage road, and the other two had been spragged up. The haulage rope running over the tubs caused the sprag to give way, and deceased got crushed by the tubs running back

Talbot, Simon, 03 Oct 1853, aged Boy, Fall of coal

Talbot, William, 10 Oct 1932, aged 45, Shaft accident, overwind, down cage crashed through landing platform into the sump [More information ...]

Taylor, Henry, 24 Apr 1908, aged 41, Chargeman, When filling a tub of dirt in the downbrow, a large stone fell upom him from the kench, where they were ripping roof

Taylor, John, 01 Oct 1913, (accident: 09 Sep 1913), aged 52, Dataller, A large fall on a main haulage level had been cleaned up and temporary timber set. Under cover of this timber, deceased was assisting to erect the permanent timbering, when a stone fell from above the covering bars and struck him on the head. He died in the infirmary on 1st October from septic pneumonia, brought on by injuries received

Thomas, Frederick, 30 Aug 1895, aged 30, Collier, Inspection and inquiry made. A temporary fence was placed around part of the staging platform to where coal was landed. Three planks had been left near the edge of staging repairs one of them fell to the ground door a distance of 20 feet said to have been disturbed by the storm blowing the time it struck the deceased as was passing below

Thomason, Henry, 10 Oct 1959, aged 48, Haulage hand, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by spontaneous combustion of heated material [More information ...]

Thomason, Samuel, 26 Jun 1924, 11.15 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 25, Collier, The deceased was killed by a fall of side while bringing a loaded tub of coal down a slant. The roof and sides of the road, which were naturally arched and considered safe, gave way and buried him. The mass measured 8 ft. by 3 ft. 3 ins. and 3 ft. 10 ins. thick. No one actually saw the accident and the deceased was found crushed against the tub. The fireman when he examined the place two and a half hours previously had considered it safe

Thompson, Andrew, 26 Feb 1916, aged 20, Drawer, Killed by a fall of roof - fractured skull

Thompson, Charles, 07 Feb 1866, aged 20, Engineman, Caught in the gearing which works the screens

Thorpe, William, 07 Aug 1862, aged 14, killed by a fall of stone from the roof [More information ...]

Tinsley, Richard, 26 Jan 1916, aged 46, Electician, Caught and killed by descending cage

Tonge, Robert, 02 Feb 1911, aged 57, Contractor, Fall of roof. When building a pack wall near coal face a fall of roof occurred where props seem to have been set under three feet apart

Tyman, Andrew, 06 Dec 1879, aged 29, Sinker, Fell from scaffold which he and others were raising out of sinking pit to pit bottom and was drowned

Unknown, -, 28 May 1871, Collier, Fall of roof

Vaughan, John, 23 Jan 1885, aged 37, Collier, Inspection made. A heavy fall of roof occurred across the face of deceased's working place carrying two or three props before it. The place was fairly timbered but the fall was caused through slips in the strata

Walls, Thomas, 10 Oct 1932, aged 40, Shaft accident, overwind, down cage crashed through landing platform into the sump [More information ...]

Walsh, Patrick, 15 May 1898, aged 40, Contractors man, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was a contractor's man and when engaged packing dirt from the roofing down, a stone fell upon him from slip in the roof, capping a prop and crushing the deceased

Walsh, Peter, 11 Oct 1909, aged 33, Timberman, When engaged roofing down and barring in the main haulage downbrow, a fall of roof occurred, capping three bars and fatally injuring deceased

Waters, Joseph Thomas, 10 Oct 1932, aged 31, Shaft accident, overwind, down cage crashed through landing platform into the sump [More information ...]

Waterworth, Ernest, 18 Jul 1918, aged 21, Haulage hand, Killed by a fall of roof on haulage road

Wilkinson, John, 16 Jun 1915, aged 26, Caught by a tub of dirt that ran down the brow

Wilkinson, Richard, 09 Sep 1881, aged 20, Jigger, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was guiding the rope on to the drum by means of a wooden bar, which slipped, and he was thrown forward on to the rope, and crushed against the drum

Wood, Thomas, 25 Feb 1903, (accident: 04 Feb 1903), aged 50, Dataller, Inquiry made and inquest attended. He was engaged widening a level, and when getting a portion of the side off, ready for a bar, a stone fell injuring his foot. He succumbed to the injuries received, February 25th, 1903

Wood, Thomas, 07 Jan 1925, aged 34, Lasher on, Crushed by fulls et of tubs

Woodyer, Joseph, 14 Mar 1890, 11 p.m., aged 48, Dataler, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was sent by the contractor to do some packing and carelessly knocked out a prop which was in his way when the roof came down upon him

Yates, Nathaniel, 27 Apr 1864, aged 38, Collier, Fall of stone from the roof [More information ...]

Yates, Richard, 22 Mar 1870, aged 64, Labourer, A coal tub falling on him above ground