Babbington Colliery

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Bostock, Stephen, 15 Jan 1852, Run over by croves in the mine

Foster, William, 03 Aug 1872, aged 16, Jigger, Run over on incline

Hays, Gervase, 17 Apr 1855, Fall of roof in the mine

Hickman, Isaac, 11 Sep 1901, aged 26, Stallman, Fall of roof. Coal was being worked in a stall from between two slips, and deceased worked the coal ont from an area of 72 square feet and under the two slips, with only one prop supporting the roof. Langham was killed by a fall of roof, and Hickman went towards him, when a further fall occurred and killed him also. No bars had been set, although the two slips were well known to the workmen. Another man had a narrow escape (Deep soft coal) [More information ...]

Langham, Tom Hickman, 11 Sep 1901, aged 28, Loader, Fall of roof. Coal was being worked in a stall from between two slips, and deceased worked the coal ont from an area of 72 square feet and under the two slips, with only one prop supporting the roof. Langham was killed by a fall of roof, and Hickman went towards him, when a further fall occurred and killed him also. No bars had been set, although the two slips were well known to the workmen. Another man had a narrow escape (Deep soft coal) [More information ...]

Mitchell, James, 18 Nov 1872, aged 15, Collier, Killed by a collision of trucks

Murdon, Thomas, 07 Jan 1864, aged 30, Collier, Fall of roof

Rogers, Edward Charles, 04 Jul 1911, aged 34, Engine Winder, He was employed at a water drawing shaft, and while the engine was running he was found severely injured and dead lying across the rocking shaft controlling the valves. The engine was a single cylinder vertical, and it appeared that the descending crosshead had struck him while he was scraping dirt from the top of one of the valve chests. He was 6 feet away from the levers controlling the engine

Sims, George R., 23 Apr 1919, (accident: 17 Apr 1919), aged 21, Stone drifter, He and another man were working on a heading. They had fired shots and were waiting for smoke to clear and had retired to set machine when piece fell on him. Died in hospital 23rd Apr

Stirland, John, 21 Mar 1873, aged 30, Stoker, Whilst oiling machinery of the winding engine was struck by the rope rolls of the drum. He had not warned the engineman to stop the engine for the time

Webster, James, 18 Oct 1852, Crushed between coal wagons

Whyld, Frederick George, 01 Jul 1912, aged 28, Stallman, He was working under a loose stone about 13 feet long, 6 feet wide and 2 feet thick at the thickest point. It was supported by two props set on the floor and a sprag set on some fallen coal. He was knocking out the sprag to replace it with another prop when the stone fell and displaced the two props, one of which struck him on the neck and killed him as he was making for a place of safety. The stone was not properly supported. It should have been got down and broken up, and the man should not have been working under it

Winson, Francis, 09 Oct 1851, Fall of roof in the mine

Wyld, William, 03 Oct 1910, aged 24, Holer, In advancing the web, the stallman had left 10 feet of coal overhanging 2 feet 3 inches into the stall road, with sprags under the lower edge of it only. Deceased was holing in the place where the dirt is 2 feet 9 inches thick, when the coal rolled over and fatally injured him. He died the same day. A horse driver was injured by the fall. No cockers were set to the coal