Bank Hall Colliery

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Bell, William Henry, 08 Dec 1898, aged 46, Labourer, Crushed between waggons whilst pushing one another followed behind him not having been secured

Berry, Joseph, 17 Sep 1894, aged 50, Dataller, Crushed by endless chain wheel standing inside the chain despite the under manager's orders to stand back he was attempting to put the wheel out of gear was caught by chain and carried round wheel

Berry, Robert, 17 Apr 1893, aged 19, Jig tenter, Crushed by tub crossing from one endless chain road to another. Probably had not seen the tub. Ample room and light. Died 17th

Birch, William, 17 Oct 1914, aged 39, Shaftsman, Killed whilst ascending shaft in a hoppet [More information ...]

Blackburn, Edward, 08 Sep 1873, aged 18, Waggoner, Crushed against the side, being overpowered by his tub

D'Arcy, Stephen, 17 Oct 1914, aged 50, Shaftsman, Killed whilst ascending shaft in a hoppet [More information ...]

Dennison, James Edward, 28 Nov 1899, 10.40 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 18, Jig tenter, Crushed by tubs near top of endless chain jig whilst working

Gregory, William, 12 Jan 1909, aged 23, Jenny tenter, Caught behind by full tubs thrust through beneath jenny wheel, tubs accumulated to another jenny

Hargreaves, James, 10 Aug 1888, aged 35, Joiner, On siding at Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway at end of tramway from Bank Hall Colliery. Fatally hurt by the slipping a log of timber which was being unloaded from a railway waggon

Horn, Robert, 17 Nov 1915, (accident: 25 Oct 1915), aged 66, Labourer, Leg fractured due to rope breaking. Died 17th Nov

Horn, Robert, 23 Nov 1915, (accident: 28 Oct 1915), aged 66, Labourer, Leg fractured by blocks due to rope breaking. Died 23rd. Nov

Howard, Thomas, 18 Nov 1880, aged 48, Miner, Roof falling. He was beginning a new place from a roadway

Lawson, Robert, 05 Nov 1870, aged 25, Carpenter, Crushed beneath one of the pumping beams

Liversedge, Robert, 03 Jun 1902, aged 48, Collier, On June 3rd, Robert Liversedge, 48, collier, died, it was alleged that he suffered from gas poisoning at Bank Hall Colliery. At inquest, death proved to be from natural causes [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Mason, William, 11 Nov 1879, (accident: 10 Nov 1879), aged 39, Waggoner, Hurt by a tub which he was drawing towords him intending to walk backwards with it to the gig wheel when his head caught against a coupling above him. Died 11th

Mayor, William, 16 Apr 1906, 4 p.m., 10th hour of shift, aged 28, Ginney tender, Crushed by tubs near Ginney wheel when trying to put a tub on rails with chain running ; ought to have stopped the chain

Morran, William, 08 Jun 1928, aged 31, Labourer, Caught by shaft at washery

Simpson, Henry, 14 Jan 1869, aged 45, Carpenter, Falling off a stay in the shaft whilst fixing some pipes

Simpson, William, 10 Dec 1910, (accident: 07 Dec 1910), aged 32, Blacksmith, Crane by which iron shaft was being raised collapsed, one of the spars fracturing his leg. Died 10th

Stansfield, William, 06 Dec 1907, 12.50 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 42, Collier, In working place, taking out thin rib of coal, sudden weight came on, very large fall broke down two bars and a number of props. The bar nearest the coal had only one prop under it, in the middle, both bars placed parallel to the breaks in roof, better had the bars crossed these, and if the bar had been on two props. (Roof good) (Arley seam)

Starkie, Benjamin, 31 Dec 1874, aged 37, Hooker-on, Falling from mouth of Big Mine into the shaft

Wallwork, James, 25 Jan 1880, (accident: 20 Jan 1880), Fireman, Ribs broken, &c. Caught as tubs were being moved to the ginney or endless chain incline. Died 25th