Brereton Colliery

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Abowne, J., 02 Apr 1865, (accident: 23 Mar 1865), aged 14, Collier, Explosion of firedamp 23rd Mar. Died this day. The result of his own carelessness

Berresford, William, 15 Mar 1886, aged 20, Loader, Fall of coal in working face of deep coal. Cause: encircling slips

Brown, C., 15 Dec 1864, (accident: 11 Dec 1864), aged 13, Hooker on, He was wrongfully standing in the bottom of the pit shaft whilst a loaded skip was ascending. Injured on the 11th ; died this day [More information ...]

Brown, N., 30 Jul 1886, aged 49, Loader, Rate of coal over sprags when holing in working place. The coal was improperly spragged

Burgess, John, 06 Feb 1861, aged 36, Collier, Explosion of firedamp in the shaft [More information ...]

Burgess, T., 06 Feb 1861, aged 32, Collier, Explosion of firedamp in the shaft [More information ...]

Chinnock, H., 04 Dec 1863, aged 13, Collier, Fall of coal (50lbs. weight) which crushed his head against a skip

Clarke, Daniel, 06 Feb 1861, aged 54, Collier, Explosion of firedamp in the shaft [More information ...]

Curtis, Albert, 15 Feb 1908, aged 25, Inrush of water from water bearing strata in workings [More information ...]

Franklin, G., 12 Mar 1853, Fall of roof

Gough, J., 06 Feb 1861, aged 15, Collier, Explosion of firedamp in the shaft [More information ...]

Gough, John, 06 Feb 1861, aged 54, Collier, Explosion of firedamp in the shaft [More information ...]

Harvey, Henry, 15 Feb 1908, aged 17, Horse-driver, Inrush of water from water bearing strata in workings [More information ...]

Harvey, J., 05 Mar 1864, aged 14, Hooker on, Laid hold of the main hook of the band chain and was thus drawn up the shaft till he at length let go, fell, and was killed

Haycock, W. E., 23 Apr 1904, aged 12, [Not employed], On the 23rd April, at Brereton Colliery, South Staffordshire, a boy named W. E. Haycock, aged 12 years, and not employed at the colliery, was killed by being crushed between trucks which were being shunted at a level crossing. [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Jarvis, William, 15 Feb 1908, aged 39, Inrush of water from water bearing strata in workings [More information ...]

Kent, Edward, 06 Feb 1861, aged 12, Collier, Explosion of firedamp in the shaft [More information ...]

Kent, Thomas, 06 Feb 1861, aged 48, Collier, Explosion of firedamp in the shaft [More information ...]

Leeke, James, 29 Sep 1924, 10.40 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 60, Airway Repairer, Deceased was walking from one part of the pit to another and just as he arrived at the bottom of a short jig the empty tubs started away. Deceased got into a manhole at the side whilst the empty tubs passed him, but as soon as they had passed he came out of the manhole and crossed the rails. Before he could get clear the descending full tubs caught him and carried him some yards down the jig flat. He was extricated and taken to the Stafford Infirmary, where he died. If he had waited in the manhole until the full tubs had landed the accident would not have occurred

Moorecroft, Frederick, 08 Oct 1908, (accident: 09 Sep 1908), aged 61, Airwayman, An old return airway was being cleaned out and re-opened. Deceased was endeavouring to loosen with his pick a large place of stone in the floor of this road, when a small piece of dirt from the aide fell upon him and injured his ribe, and probably he also strained himself. He walked home and considered the accident slight. On the 8th October he died, the medical evidence at the Inquest being that "death was due to failure caused by pressure of fluid in the chest upon the heart, and was the result of the accident." A rib had been broken, and the heart displaced

Purcell, Albert, 07 Sep 1908, aged 17, Bell-ringer, Deceased was employed temporarily in the absence of the usual bell-ringer at a curve on a main-and-tail rope haulage road. It was his duty to follow the empty set inbye for a distance of 265 yds., and assist the engine plane-man to change the ropes at that point ; and then, while the set was going inbye for a further distance of 800 yds. and returning, to return to his signal cabin to be in readiness to make certain signals. He had acted as bellringer on at least one previous occasion. No one witnessed the accident, but it appears that when returning to the signal cabin he had turned aside presumably out of curiosity to examine the horizontal wheel round which the tail rope passed at the curve. In some way he was caught by the on-going rope and dragged in against the wheel. He was decapitated, his left arm cut off above the elbow, and his safety lamp cut in two

Radford, William, 12 Jul 1899, (accident: 11 Jul 1899), aged 49, Shunter, On the colliery branch railway. He was found lying in the 4' so badly injured that he could give no explanation, and died on July 12th

Richards, Thomas, 14 Feb 1860, aged 16, Driver, Fall of rock over No. 13 coal

Sanders, Hulme, 18 Feb 1909, aged 51, Stallman [More information ...]

Saunders, Joseph William, 25 Oct 1910, aged 57, Stallman, This accident occurred at the face of the Yard Coal in a stall which was taking the first "weight." Deceased had drawn out the sprags, and, 3 ft. from the buttock, had tried to wedge down the top coal. Failing to get the coal down, he was dressing it off with his pick when it fell, knocked out two trees, and brought down the roof coal and clod above. Deceased was buried and was dead when got out

Sleigh, H., 22 Jan 1868, (accident: 17 Jan 1868), aged 64, Pikeman, Fall of coal from the face on the 17th, died this day

Wallbank, Frederick, 12 Jun 1908, aged 15, Horse-driver, Deceased was driving three full tubs along a stall road dipping 1 in 24, the second and third tubs each having one wheel lockered, when a large piece of coal on the first tub, which was filled 15 ins. above the tub, caught against the side and fastened same. After telling another driver his tubs were fast, he returned, found a roadman's dresser, and, standing in front of the tubs, with this appears to have liberated them. There was a brow, under which was a bar, immediately behind him, and before he had time to clear himself the tubs started and his head was crushed between the coal and this bar, his skull being fractured and neck broken. He was found in this position with the dresser in his hand. Deceased ought to have sought the roadman to assist him with the tubs, but evidently thought he could manage alone

Watkiss, T., 29 Oct 1864, aged 38, Pikeman, Fall of coal in "thin coal." The deceased was driving a wedge in the cutting of a headway when he brought the coal down upon his head which fell from an end slip

Yates, Alfred, 02 Feb 1900, (accident: 30 Jan 1900), aged 49, Stallman, Fall from working face when holing. Died February 2nd. In view of this accident, and as the seam rises at the rate of 6" per yard, "cockers" as well as "sprags" will be used