Blackwell Colliery

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Aked, george, 13 Aug 1919, aged 48, Ripper, A length of main haulage road had been ripped and retimbered. He and two others were preparing to leave when there was a heavy fall which buried three men

Alvey, Raymond, 05 Sep 1905, aged 14, Horse-driver, He was run over by eleven empty tubs which became uncoupled and ran away down an inclined roadway. Another boy was injured (Deep hard coal seam)

Ball, John, 23 Feb 1883, aged 33, Stallman, Fall of roof when getting coals down (Hard Coal seam)

Berrisford, George, 28 Mar 1875, aged 46, Collier, Ripping roof, when bind fell upon him

Blount, Isaac, 24 Jul 1900, aged 23, Loader, Fall of roof. Deceased was doing a stallman's work in taking out timber. He fixed a ringer-and-ehain to a prop and then proceeded to knock it out with a hammer. He knocked the prop out and the roof fell and killed him (Tupton coal)

Bonsall, Henry, 24 Jan 1907, aged 37, Dataller, Fall of side. Two shots had been fired for widening a main road, and while the stone was being loaded up, a piece of the side fell and killed deceased (Tupton coal)

Bonsall, John, 27 Apr 1911, aged 64, Stallman, He was shovelling dirt from under some holed coal when it burst over from a "cleat" and fell upon him. The holing was about 8 feet long and 15 inches deep, and the holed coal was supported by two sprags which were displaced by the fall

Booth, Reuben, 27 Aug 1883, aged 35, Collier, Fall of roof (Low Main seam)

Bradshaw, Thomas, 12 Sep 1894, (accident: 13 Feb 1894), aged 53, Contractor, Fall of side. A piece of rock fell off the side of roadway whilst deceased was working. He died on 12th September

Brookes, William, 08 Dec 1880, aged 50, Dataler, Fall of roof

Brooks, Benjamin, 08 May 1877, aged 37, Stallman, Clearing up the dirt in front of coals, part-holed and left standing, without being spragged

Brooks, Thomas, 19 Jul 1910, aged 36, Dataller, He was at a junction with a tub which he was about to take inbye, when a carrying bar and four other bars supported by it collapsed and he was killed by the fall of roof which followed

Brown, Everett, 17 Sep 1874, aged 19, Horse keeper, Was entering the cage from an intermediate seam when the engine man lowered the cage without a signal causing the deceased to fall and slip to the bottom of the shaft

Burton, John Thomas, 17 May 1907, aged 20, Loader, Deceased was pushing a tub along the stall when it struck a prop, and the roof fell and killed him (Deep hard coal)

Carlisle, George, 12 Sep 1874, aged 39, Sinker, Being lowered in tub which caught upon a swinging scaffold hanging in the shaft and threw the men out of the tub

Carter, Edward, 14 Nov 1896, aged 15, Horse driver, Deceased appears to have been riding upon the crank of the shafts, when the cotter came out and the crank became detached from the shafts. He fell under the first tram of coal and was killed

Clark, Joseph, 28 Apr 1890, aged 14, Bank boy, Whilst standing near a brook course running at the bottom of the dirt tip he fell into the water. Verdict, "That owing an epileptic fit he accidentally fell into the water of the brook and was drowned"

Clarke, William, 14 May 1875, aged 21, Holer, At work holing when the coals burst over the sprags

Danner, Samuel, 26 Jul 1877, aged 40, Labourer, Crushed between railway trucks, under the screens

Davies, John, 27 Aug 1913, aged 21, Driver, Deceased and two other lads were riding in an empty tub down an incline of 1 in 14 to their work when the tub ran away. One lad jumped out and the others were pitched out by the tub overturning. Deceased's skull was fractured. They had been warned shortly before not to take the tub

Driver, John William, 18 Sep 1913, aged 46, Stallman, Having removed a prop at the lip edge, he attempted to ringer the ripping down, but it did not fall. Fifty minutes later he was shovelling under the ripping and was killed by a fall, weighing a ton. He had not re-set the prop

Dunnicliffe, William, 21 Feb 1914, aged 53, Foreman Labourer, He was in charge of the pit bottom whilst a rope guide was being lowered. After the cage had been rung off, hut temporarily stopped in the shaft by the surface man, he put his head over the edge of the bottom landing to watch a man working in the sump. The cage noiselessly descended and crushed his skull

Ellis, Reuben, 28 Jul 1891, 11.15 a.m., aged 29, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was getting coal when the roof fell upon him

Eminson, Thomas, 17 Mar 1884, aged 13, Driver, Run over by a loaded tub

Fryer, James, 11 Nov 1895, aged 45, Examiner, An explosion in Low Main coal main haulage road [More information ...]

Gibson, John, 11 Nov 1895, aged 17, Driver, An explosion in Low Main coal main haulage road [More information ...]

Glover, Herbert, 07 Jun 1889, aged 8, Child, Playing upon the colliery sidings, crushed by a railway truck [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Goodman, Samuel, 29 Nov 1892, aged 40, Banksman, Deceased was about to ascend a ladder and had only taken two steps from the ground when he was seen to fall sideways and immediately expired. The doctor's evidence was, "died from rupture of the aorta," but whether it occurred before he commenced to ascend the ladder or whilst taking the two steps he would not say. The coroner's jury returned a verdict that he slipped and fell and the fall caused the rupture

Grice, John, 03 Jul 1908, aged 26, Dayman, Fall of roof. Deceased was wedging down the upper part of the coal seam when the roof fell and fatally injured him. A prop should have been set under the piece that fell, for a fault-slip in the roof was known to exist (Tupton Coal seam)

Guyler, William, 24 Jul 1903, aged 53, Stallman, The coroner's jury certified that he died from natural causes, namely, "heart disease." He is said to have received a slight injury in the mine. A postmortem examination was made

Harrison, Alfred Joseph, 22 May 1914, (accident: 15 May 1914), aged 32, Deputy, He was engaged with other men removing the covering wood from the top of a waste hot water sump in the pumping engine room underground when one of the timbers he was sawing in two gave way, and he was precipitated into 2 feet of hot water 15 feet below. He died from his injuries on the 22nd May

Hartland, Abraham, 10 May 1905, (accident: 01 May 1905), aged 50, Stallman, Fall of roof and coal. Deceased was working at the coal-face when the roof broke over the solid coal and fatally injured him. He died 10th May (Deep hard coal seam)

Haywood, William, 04 Mar 1891, (accident: 21 May 1890, 1.30 p.m.), aged 34, Stallman, Fall of roof. Died 4th March 1891

Hill, Joseph, 23 Dec 1901, aged 49, Stallman, Fall of roof. The deceased was working with his pick when a small piece of roof fell and struck the pick point, driving the shaft end of the pick into his bowels, so injuring him that he died a few hours afterwards (Tupton coal)

Hubbard, Charles Henry, 11 Nov 1906, (accident: 01 Nov 1906), aged 44, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was taking a prop out of a partially-built pack, when a fall of roof caused serious injury to deceased. He died 11th November (Deep hard coal)

Inwood, William, 24 Mar 1890, aged 36, Sawyer, Drawn into a belt pulley. Was trying to put a belt upon the pulley whilst it was in motion contrary to the rule of the colliery. He should have stopped the engine

Jones, Isaac, 31 Oct 1878, aged 37, Stallman, Fall of roof. Stallman had neglected to set the timber as he took away the coals [More information ...]

Jones, John, 11 Nov 1895, aged 41, Dataller, An explosion in Low Main coal main haulage road [More information ...]

Jones, Josiah, 17 Sep 1889, aged 39, Stallman, Fall of coals whilst holing; The deceased had neglected to set sufficient sprags although cautioned by his fellow workmen

Kerry, Henry, 17 Mar 1913, aged 53, Loader, He was suffocated by fumes from a burning gate pack

Leigh, William, 05 Jul 1900, aged 12, Horse driver, Found dead under the front end of the first-loaded tub in a train of three. He was probably riding on the limmer iron, and caught his head on the low bars in the roadway (Deep Hard Coal)

Lyons, Edward John, 23 Sep 1915, (accident: 06 Sep 1915), aged 30, Stallman, Entering his stall with a candle without making an examination and ignited a small quantity of firedamp. Burnt and died from toxemia 23rd Sept

Mansfield, John William, 09 Nov 1898, aged 19, Train runner, Deceased was riding on a set of 26 full tubs up an engine plane when he appears to have lost his light and in trying to reach the signal wires to stop the train he fell under the tubs and was run over

Marriott, William, 26 Nov 1896, aged 14, Driver, Fall of roof. Whilst sitting on the side of a roadway waiting for trams, a piece of rock fell from the roof and fatally injured the deceased. He died the same day

Martin, William, 11 Nov 1895, aged 46, Deputy, An explosion in Low Main coal main haulage road [More information ...]

McCormack, Ernest, 16 May 1914, (accident: 07 May 1914), aged 36, Stallman, He received a scratch on his left forearm by a fall of coal. He worked the three following shifts and was then attended by a doctor. Blood poisoning set in, and he died on the 16th May

Mee, James, 11 Nov 1895, aged 51, Dataller, An explosion in Low Main coal main haulage road [More information ...]

Meir, George, 18 Nov 1907, aged 61, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased appears to have been withdrawing timber from a waste by the use of a hammer instead of a ringer-and-chain. The use of the hammer was contrary to the rules of the mine. A fall of roof killed him (Tupton coal)

Mitchell, John, 23 May 1892, aged 18, Loader, Fell down and died from syncope the result of a dilated heart. No accident or injury

Moakes, Andrew, 22 Dec 1905, aged 43, Dayman, He died while at work in the mine. The doctor certified death to be due to natural causes, "cancer." No inquest was held [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Mountney, Luther, 05 Feb 1891, 11.25 a.m., aged 26, Loco. driver, While shunting two waggons on the branch railway another set of eight ran into the two which stood next the locomotive and killed the deceased

Parkin, Thomas, 13 Jun 1887, aged 43, Stallman, Fall of coal while trying to get it down

Peake, John, 03 Aug 1912, (accident: 26 Jul 1912), aged 44, Stallman, Deceased was buried by a piece of bind as he stooped to lift up his pick. The bind was 10 inches thick, and above that was rock. All round the stone were slips. He died 8 days later

Pendleton, William, 08 Jul 1865, aged 42, Sinker, Fell down shaft whilst coming up

Pepper, Matthew, 09 Sep 1911, (accident: 29 Aug 1911), aged 15, Pony Driver, He was run over by six runaway tubs on an incline. The runaway was due to a coupling chain falling out and the breaking of the hook in the over chain. Deceased went too far up the road, having taken his pony past the stop block. He sustained a fractured thigh, and died of septic poisoning 10 days later

Pepper, William, 14 Dec 1904, aged 26, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was standing near to another stallman who was taking down some coal. When the coal fell the roof also came down and killed deceased (Deep hard coal)

Poplar, James, 07 Jul 1882, aged 22, Incline man, Train ran off the rails and crushed him

Priestman, James, 31 Oct 1878, aged 20, Loader, Fall of roof. Stallman had neglected to set the timber as he took away the coals [More information ...]

Ralph, Charles, 20 Dec 1912, aged 63, Chargeman Labourer, He was killed by a fall of 50 cwts. of stone bind which came off the lower part of the face as a vertical slab, disclosing an unsuspected joint

Renshaw, Joseph, 11 Nov 1895, aged 35, Examiner, An explosion in Low Main coal main haulage road [More information ...]

Rodgers, William, 04 Dec 1875, aged 20, Collier, Filling a paraffin lamp whilst the wick was lighted. Paraffin caught fire and burnt him [More information ...]

Shaw, Thomas Frederick, 11 Nov 1895, aged 35, Dataller, An explosion in Low Main coal main haulage road [More information ...]

Smith, John Thomas, 09 Jun 1890, aged 31, Stallman, Fall of roof. He stood next the coal face to allow a tub to pass and the roof fell upon him

Tideswell, George, 11 Nov 1903, aged 32, Loader, Fall of coal. Deceased was cleaning up the dirt at the floor and in front of the coal-face, when a slab of coal fell and fatally injured him (Deep hard coal seam)

Toplis, Robert, 19 Dec 1883, aged 30, Stallman, Fall of roof whilst taking coals down (Low Main seam)

Vardy, John, 13 Apr 1896, aged 20, Loader, Fall of roof. Deceased was getting stone from the goaf to build a pack, when the roof fell upon him. The roof of the goaf should have been carefully examined by the stallman before deceased entered the same

Wainwright, George A., 24 Mar 1911, (accident: 18 Feb 1911), aged 17, Pony Driver, He was trying to replace a tub which had got off the rails when a lump of coal fell off and cut his little finger. He worked until the 4th March, and then stopped. He died on 24th March, from tetanus resulting from the accident

Walker, John William, 16 Nov 1903, aged 30, Engine-man, Deceased was standing on a ladder attempting to oil the bearing of a revolving shaft. The foot of the ladder slipped and to save himself deceased put his arm across the shaft, which took hold of his coat and whirled him round the shaft. He died the same day

Ward, James, 23 Dec 1890, aged 50, Stallman, Fall of roof. He was withdrawing back timber from the goaf

Westwood, Matthew, 23 Apr 1907, aged 34, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased knocked a prop out which was standing in a waste and used a hammer. The chain attached to the ringer was round the prop, but it did not appear to have been used (Deep hard coal)

Wilkinson, Theodore, 22 Nov 1897, aged 61, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was setting a prop under the end of a bar in the stall when a quantity of roof broke down and killed him. The roof fell from between two slips which the bar would have made safe had its fixing been completed