Brookhill Colliery

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Daykin, S., 23 Oct 1936, killed by a fall of roof [date of report]

Hotchkiss, Samuel Joseph, 01 Jul 1913, aged 24, Dayman, He was wedging down some top coal to make room for a bar when he was fatally injured by the fall of a ton of bind, which knocked out a catch prop. The fall disclosed a curved slip which ran into a weight break at the face

Howard, William, 18 Nov 1912, aged 33, Shunter, He was standing on the locomotive steps and was crushed against the side of the cab by a runaway train, which he could not see for the steam of the engine

Syson, John James, 08 Jan 1910, (accident: 07 Jan 1910), aged 33, Screenman, He was near to some revolving shafting driving the screens, and appears to have had his clothes caught in the machinery. He died the next day

Webb, Albert, 19 Feb 1924, 2.20 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 14, Assistant Runner-on, Deceased was employed at the middle landing at the pit bottom, which was fed with full tubs by means of a balance drop-cage arrangement. He allowed himself to get caught by the descending drop-cage, which crushed his head against the floor of the landing and caused him to fall on to the bottom landing 5 ft. below. His injuries were terrible and death was instantaneous. It was not part of his duty to go near the drop pit, and he had been warned by the runner-on about the danger of doing so. Alternatively, the provision of an automatic fence of some kind would have prevented the accident