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Ackers, William, 03 Oct 1900, 6.15 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 14, Waggoner, Crushed by tub, ran down engine-brow, from not being coupled. Whilst passing down to work (Parker Mine)

Amos, Stephen, 14 Jan 1878, aged 35, Miner, Inundation of water, a level from the new winning being driven into a working of a former underground trial shaft [More information ...]

Appleton, Henry, 18 Sep 1857, Brickwork giving way on their bricking up to a curb in the Queen sinking pit [More information ...]

Ashton, William, 09 Dec 1924, 9.10 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 36, Collier, Fall of roof while riding outbye [More information ...]

Atherton, Isaac, 29 Mar 1899, 10 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 15, Drawer, Crushed by tubs ; ran down brow from clip slipping, endless rope haulage ; haulage contractor probably trying to pull tubs on to rail by haulage rope ; deceased standing at level junction below

Bailey, T., 16 Nov 1852, Pumpman, A run with the capstan rope throwing him down the pit whilst he was taking out some broken pump rods

Barrington, Robert, 09 Nov 1926, aged 47, Deputy, Fractured spine by fall of roof

Bates, James, 23 Apr 1863, aged 32, Miner, Roof falling on cutting into old workings [More information ...]

Birch, John, 22 Mar 1905, (accident: 14 Mar 1905, 10 a.m., 4th hour of shift), aged 30, Collier, Fall of roof at face from between two known slips, one prop wanted, would probably have saved life. Died 22nd March (Good roof) (Parker seam)

Blease, James, 18 Sep 1857, Brickwork giving way on their bricking up to a curb in the Queen sinking pit [More information ...]

Brian, Edward , sen., 22 May 1874, aged 51, Coal miner, Burned by firedamp in his working place. In examining the state of the roof his candle lighted some gas in the breaks near old workings

Butterworth, John, 10 Sep 1867, Miner, Explosion of firedamp. Died 6th. No inquest held death being attributed to inflammation of the lungs but as it supervened upon the burning, attention was called to the matter with the view of preventing such an irregularity in the future

Claburn, John, 18 Sep 1857, Brickwork giving way on their bricking up to a curb in the Queen sinking pit [More information ...]

Clark, Joseph, 18 Sep 1882, aged 14, Hooker-on, Caught while uncoupling tubs drawn by a pony

Clarke, Richard, 03 Dec 1920, aged 49, Dataller, Crushed by a fall of roof

Davies, David, 17 Jun 1925, (accident: 20 Apr 1925), aged 38, Collier, Fall of roof — fractured leg. Died 17th June

Davies, William, 18 Apr 1925, aged 38, Collier, Fractured leg by fall of roof. Died 18th Apr

Davis, Henry, 21 Jun 1910, aged 33, Roadman, On main North pony level a tub left the rails, disturbed a bar leg which gave indication of danger. Although tub was in contact with the disturbed leg, Davis ordered pony to be hooked to snatch it past ; Harrison came, ordered lad to unhook at once, but pony jerked before it could be done, and place collapsed (Deep seam)

Dennett, Charles, 05 Mar 1929, aged 26, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof

Earthgre, Noah, 25 Jul 1928, (accident: 28 May 1928), aged 43, Surface labourer, Burned on back of hand. Died 25th July — natural causes

Farrell, Edward, 14 Sep 1918, aged 15, Pony driver, Run over by tubs

Finn, John William, 16 Oct 1912, aged 37, Caught by runaway empty tubs when travelling up haulage brow, the tubs ran away because the rope got fast hold in the clip and the clip on reaching the automatic knock off fastened causing such a strain that the rope drew at a splicing. The full tubs were held by trailing drags, the empties ran and caught deceased as he was getting into a manhole

Flitcroft, S., 02 Sep 1856, Stone falling out of a sinking hoppet on being landed

Goodlock, Robert, 09 Dec 1924, 9.10 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 17, Pony driver, Fall of roof while riding outbye [More information ...]

Gough, Christopher, 13 Oct 1911, aged 32, Collier, Fall of roof. In drawing road five yards from face, from a two feet fault, whilst preparing to begin work (Deep seam)

Gough, Henry, 31 Jan 1886, (accident: 05 Jan 1886), aged 53, Miner, Fatal. A small piece of bin dirt fell from the face of his place and fractured his leg where it had been broken 36 years before. Mortification set in and he refused to have the leg amputated. Died January 31, Accidental.

Gough, J., 17 Dec 1860, (accident: 12 Dec 1860), Collier, Fall of stone from the roof, died 17th

Granley, George, 14 Jul 1919, aged 32, Filler, Fall of roof — fractured skull

Hall, James, 14 Jan 1878, aged 19, Filler, Inundation of water, a level from the new winning being driven into a working of a former underground trial shaft [More information ...]

Hamilton, Ernest, 25 May 1911, aged 31, Filler, Fall of roof. At the face of working place from a pot-hole (Deep seam)

Harper, Thomas, 12 Jun 1917, aged 42, Collier, Crushed by fall of roof

Harris, Richard, Mar 1914, (accident: 22 Dec 1913), aged 57, Labourer, When going to his work about 5.50 a.m. deceased entered the pit yard by a door which he found unlocked, thereby taking a short cut. It was dark and he bumped against a packing case and received a small punctured wound below the knee-cap from a projecting nail. Septic poisoning ensued and caused his death about three months later

Higgins, James, 19 Dec 1901, aged 54, Collier, Fall of roof in main level whilst repairing. Two bars displaced by shots. Fireman set two men to remove dirt from shots without directing them to set temporary supports, although a pronounced slip made the place dangerous. (Good roof) (Parker)

Home, John Henry, 05 Mar 1901, aged 19, Collier, Fall of roof in working place from edge of ripping. Insufficiently propped. (Good roof) (Parker)

Howarth, George, 10 Mar 1891, (accident: 28 Feb 1891), aged 27, Filler, Fatally injured by roof from a slip when moving the gig ropes. Inspection and inquiry. Died 10th Mar. at Manchester Infirmary

Howarth, James, 06 Jul 1886, (accident: 30 Jun 1886), aged 40, Browman, Fatal by waggons on the engine brow, the lander having allowed four tubs to escape from the top. Died July 6. The lander was censured by the inquest and the owners undertook to make alteration in the catch

Hughes, Richard, 15 Jan 1867, aged 13, Boy, Head crushed between roof and empty waggon which was being started up the jig brow. He had his head over the waggon after giving the signal to go on

Hyatt, Henry, 23 Apr 1863, aged 47, Miner, Roof falling on cutting into old workings [More information ...]

Isherwood, Thomas, 21 Jan 1875, (accident: 11 Jan 1875), aged 33, Coal Miner, Caught against a coupling whilst riding up the engine brow. Died 21st

Jackson, John, 29 Jul 1872, aged 17, Horse driver, Run over by his waggons

Jackson, Joseph, 25 Jul 1898, aged 16, Driver, Driving a horse along level with full tubs was missed, searched for and found under first tub. Appears to have fallen off front of first tub

Johnson, William, 02 Sep 1907, 10.40 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 29, Assistant hooker on, Whilst in the cage at the bottom of the Parker Pit, 560 yards deep, helping to loosen a tub which had wedged itself going into the cage, engineman raised the cage 40 yards, deceased and two tubs fell from the cage to the bottom. Engineman asserted that the electric signal bell began to ring and thinking this was the signal to go on from the bottom he raised the cage ; as the electric bell continued ringing he thought something was wrong, he stopped the cage. There was proof that the electric bell rang because the cable was found cut and short circuited, an electrician stopped the bell ringing. It is thought a piece of stone fell from the top, there were several marks to be seen as of something having fallen

Jones, Thomas, 03 Apr 1914, (accident: 09 Dec 1913), aged 53, Collier, At the end of his shift deceased was walking up a main endless rope haulage brow, the inclination of which was 1 in 5. He was assisting himself by holding on to the side of the moving tub, when he slipped and fell and the corner of the tub caught him. He went to hospital on December 9th, 1913, and was discharged as cured of the accident on January 13th, 1914. His health became worse and he died on April 3rd. The doctor's evidence of post-mortem was that the cause of death was chronic disease of the heart, but the accident might have accelerated his death owing to the strain put on the heart by the injury received

Knifeton, William, 19 Sep 1865, (accident: 09 Sep 1865), Miner, Injured by fall of stone. Died 19th

Knight, James, 20 Aug 1897, aged 34, Collier, Fall of roof in working place from slip known to be there

Kyle, Tom, 30 Sep 1928, (accident: 14 Sep 1928), aged 33, Collier, Fractured pelvis and internal injuries by fall of roof. Died 30th

Leach, William, 06 Feb 1907, 9 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 60, Dataller, Deceased and two others were travelling up endless rope jig brow, the rope standing as is the regulation when persons travelling ; the brake holding the jig wheel broke, a flaw in the iron, set free the rope, both full and empty tubs attached to the rope ran amain down the brow, the three men were caught by some of the tubs

Lee, Thomas, 11 Aug 1871, aged 36, Dayman, Struck by a stone which fell from the roof, where it was being repaired, and slid 160 yads down to where he was at work

Massey, John, 29 Nov 1871, aged 16, Waggoner, Overpowered by a loaded waggon he was pushing in a trow

McDermott, James, 24 Jul 1925, aged 51, Roadman, Struck by fall of roof while riding

McGahan, Phillip, 15 Dec 1917, aged 18, Jigger, Killed by a fall of roof

McGynn, Peter, 29 Feb 1892, aged 41, Labourer, On the 29th, Peter McGynn, 41, labourer, employed in the clay mill of the brickworks at Bradford Colliery, belonging to the Bradford Colliery Co., was crushed by machinery, oiling whilst in motion. Found to have been investigated by factory inspectors, and to be comprised within the Factory Acts [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Merrick, Thomas, 19 Oct 1910, aged 21, Jigger, A full tub ran amain in self-acting incline, left the rails and stopped 70 yards from the top. Three datallers were engaged putting right the tub. Deceased went from the top to about 30 yards from these men, whilst at that point he gave a signal by the bell wire, and soon after was found lying on his back between the rails, dead. Doctor proved he had been electrocuted. An armoured cable was on one side of the brow in close proximity to the signal wire. It was proved that the armouring of the cable was alive from leakage of current, probably at the gate end switch box. The armouring of the cable was not earthed by proper clamps, but by thin wire loosely twisted round the armouring of the cable. Also the earthing plate was not effective. Current 525 volts (Deep seam)

Montgomery, William, 02 May 1927, (accident: 25 Jan 1927), aged 17, Pony driver, Pinned beneath frame — fractured leg. Died 2nd May

Moody, George, 09 Dec 1924, 9.10 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 62, Collier, Fall of roof while riding outbye [More information ...]

Noblett, Peter, 22 Aug 1908, (accident: 13 Aug 1908, 2.30 a.m., 8th hour of shift), aged 72, Fireman, From a bobbinite shot in roof in roadway near the face. Two shots lit together and fired by ordinary fuse and powder igniter. Two breaks in the roof, one near the explosive contained gas which ignited when the charge of the second shot exploded. (Died 22nd) (Deep Seam)

O'Brien, William, 06 Dec 1909, aged 20, Filler, Was riding along with others in tubs drawn by a pony, intending to leave the mine ; when travelling about six miles an hour the first tub jumped off the rails, displaced a prop under a bar, and let down a stone on the higher side of the road. Deceased must have jumped from the tub right under the stone, for it lay clear of the tub on the higher side. All the props under the bars are from 1 ft. to 1 ft. 6 ins. clear of the tubs. Died 8th December. (Roof good) (Parker seam)

Oliver, Frederick John, 19 Apr 1912, aged 55, Collier, At the face of working place, pulling coal with crowbar, with the coal came roof from between two slips, the fall of roof being 9 feet long, 4 feet wide, 3 feet thick ; two props were displaced

Palin, Henry, 18 Sep 1915, (accident: 03 Sep 1915), aged 27, Trimmer, Crushed internally — jammed between waggons. Died 18th Sept

Pass, William, 15 May 1880, Filler, Head crushed by a stone from the roof of the level where he was pushing a tub. Four feet mine

Paul, Herbert Norris, 13 Jul 1906, 6.40 p.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 22, Waggoner, Along with another waggoner pushed a full tub into the sump of the shaft, both had their heads down below the top of the tub, assumed that the cage was in position to receive the tub without looking ; the cage was 4 feet above the proper place. Fortunately one of the two fell on to a bearer and was saved. New shaft, preparatory work in stone for permanent winding

Pearson, Ernest, 12 Oct 1899, (accident: 04 Oct 1899, 7 a.m., 1st hour of shift), aged 29, Collier, Fall of roof in working place from defined slips. Died on 12th

Peers, John Robert, 02 Apr 1919, aged 21, Rope runner, Struck by runaway tubs — fractured skull

Ridings, Charles, 02 Nov 1881, aged 30, Dayman, Breakage of an inch and a half coupling link, which allowed 18 tubs to run down upon him in the engine brow. He was close to a refuge hole

Robert, Lloyd, 04 Dec 1882, aged 32, Miner, Roof from a slip

Roberts, Albert, 17 Jun 1930, (accident: 02 Sep 1929), aged 39, Collier, Fall of dirt while setting sprag — fractured spine. Died 17th June 1930

Roberts, John, 02 Feb 1882, aged 61, Miner, Caught between tub and roof in engine brow

Rose, Samuel, 06 Jun 1917, aged 47, Conveyor attdnt., Dislocated neck

Rutter, Mark, 25 Feb 1913, aged 17, Pony Driver, Riding (permitted) on the first full tub. Approaching the place where he usually stopped to take out the scotches. In getting off whilst pony travelled on, he stumbled and fell in front of first tub which passed over him

Ryder, John, 24 Sep 1874, (accident: 02 Sep 1874), aged 24, Coal miner, Hurt by roof falling from a pot hole it being loosened by a grump or shake as the strata were settling. Died 24th in the infirmary

Sanderson, John, 09 Mar 1917, aged 51, Collier, Buried under fall

Schofield, R., 13 Mar 1855, Engineer, Bursting of a steam valve

Scott, John, 19 Nov 1891, aged 18, Dayman, Killed in the engine brow by tubs becoming unfastened from the downbrow endless rope. Inspection and inquiry

Seddon, Henry, 18 Sep 1857, Brickwork giving way on their bricking up to a curb in the Queen sinking pit [More information ...]

Seddon, John, 16 Aug 1907, (accident: 08 Aug 1907, 4 p.m., 2nd hour of shift), aged 31, Collier, Ignition of gas at coal face, fireman lighting the fuse of a gunpowder shot, immediately the fuse was lit the gas ignited. Did not examine the place immediately before lighting the shot, relied on having passed through the place two hours previous. Gas issued from a break in the roof 6 feet from the shot. Fireman was convicted of a breach of rules and fined 30s. Died 16th August (Deep seam)

Shakespeare, Bert, 03 Mar 1911, aged 14, Decker boy, Standing on a balk in front of top deck of cage having, it is alleged, tested the controllers and called out they were right, the full tubs overran and struck him inflicting injuries from which, in two hours, he died. He had failed to fix the controllers aright

Siddall, Daniel, 06 May 1856, Strangled by the cage chain twisting round his neck on landing at the bottom of the pit

Siddall, John, 04 Oct 1871, Miner, Roof falling in his place

Simpson, Arthur, 31 Aug 1913, (accident: 29 Aug 1913), aged 24, Coal cutter Attendant, Stepping over revolving bar his foot slipped on the greasy head of cutter ; trousers caught by bar points ; leg fractured. Death followed amputation on 31st August

Skarrat, John, 09 Feb 1917, aged 54, Collier, Fatally injured while winding tubs

Smith, Samuel, 11 Jun 1880, aged 34, Miner, Coal, which he was taking down, falling on him. Parker Mine

Southworth, Alfred, 21 Mar 1918, (accident: 06 Oct 1917), aged 52, Filler, Run over by tubs on 6th Oct 1917. Died this day

Spencer, Richard, 17 Apr 1875, aged 13, Taker-off, Breakage of a coupling link causing tubs waggons to run back upon him in the engine brow

Stafford, James, 09 Apr 1868, aged 14, Boy, Roof falling at a slip in the waggon road

Stansfield, Edward, 06 Sep 1875, (accident: 03 Sep 1875), aged 28, Coal Miner, Roof falling in old workings where he was getting stone to build a pack wall. Died 6th

Statham, William, 22 Jan 1926, aged 49, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof

Stopford, William, 15 Nov 1924, aged 58, Collier, Caught between tubs — fractured rib

Stopford, William, 25 Nov 1924, 1.40 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 51, Collier [More information ...]

Storey, William, 20 Jan 1873, aged 26, Brow repairer, Crushed in the brow ; a draw bar giving way in the fore part of the train on which he was riding

Stott, James, 19 Aug 1865, aged 40, Labourer, Falling whilst gowing down the steps from the pit hill

Tomkins, Frederick, 12 Oct 1892, 10.30 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 15, Taker off at bottom of jig, Riding in last tub of empty train drawn by horse along level ; tub left rails, knocked out two props, causing roof to fall upon him

Tudsbury, Richard, 12 Oct 1909, (accident: 18 Aug 1909), aged 21, Filler, Fall of coal and following dirt from face, occurred whilst he was passing along the face ; ought to have been pulled down. Died 12th October (Deep seam)

Wain, Robert, 04 Jan 1912, aged 38, Collier, Whilst taking out a back prop in the waste, using a short hammer, as the prop was liberated a large stone fell from the roof, deceased was close to the prop. Gablock and chain provided, but the men do not use them ; if any prop appeared to require a gablock, such prop would be left undrawn

Walker, George, 19 Nov 1872, aged 15, Point changer, Crushed by a train of 18 waggons which broke loose through the giving way of a draw bar and ran back upon him in the engine brow as he was out of the refuge hole

Walsh, Samuel, 03 Jul 1909, aged 51, Dataller, At face of working place, whilst taking out a prop stood under the roof supported by prop, a ley of clod 11 inches thick fell. He should have stood below prop under the strong main roof. (Roof average) (Deep seam)

Whitehead, James, 27 Mar 1876, aged 48, Day wageman, Died while quietly seated talking with other men in good air in Bradford Colliery

Whitehead, John, 06 Dec 1856, (accident: 17 Nov 1856), aged Boy, Explosion of firedamp, died 6th December [More information ...]

Whitehead, Walter, 07 Feb 1910, aged 41, Fireman, Riding up downbrow (permitted). Clip to rope became detached, tub run amain pitching him out (Parker seam)

Wild, Harry, 24 Jul 1916, (accident: 24 Jun 1915), aged 50, Collier, Crushed internally by fall on 24th Jun. 1915. Died this day

Winstanley, William, 24 Dec 1875, aged 59, Coal Miner, Caught by getting into the cage at the bottom, after the signal had been given

Wright, Samuel, 09 Feb 1909, aged 64, Collier, Walking on pony road, met pony drawing full tubs, failed to stand clear ; was crushed between tubs and props at the side, had the full width of empty road to stand in, must have got confused

Yarwood, Thomas, 09 Aug 1937, aged 61, Miner, died as the result of injuries received by a fall of coal [date of inquest]

Yates, John, 03 Feb 1933, aged 46, Collier, Killed by fall of stone — internal injuries