Birchwood Colliery

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Amos, George, 27 Oct 1876, aged 22, Stallman, Fall of bind at the lip of the gate

Bacon, George, 19 Jan 1884, (accident: 06 Jul 1883), aged 27, Stallman, Fall of roof. Injured July 6th, 1883

Bacon, William, 09 Feb 1886, aged 27, Loader, Fall of roof whilst at work holing near the gate end [More information ...]

Carter, J., 06 Nov 1857, aged 28, Miner, Fall of coal, neglecting to set sprags

Darrington, Ralph, 29 Jan 1886, aged 39, Stallman, Fall of coals

Fox, George, 11 Jan 1894, Banksman, Died of heart disease while going to his work. No inquest was held

Godfrey, D., 05 Nov 1861, aged 28, Sinker, Caught against a stay when ascending shaft [More information ...]

Hawley, Henry, 20 Feb 1885, aged 38, Inclineman, Riding upon the buffers of a railway truck which got off the road and ran over him

Kitts, Arthur Joseph, 15 Sep 1891, 11.30 a.m., aged 14, Driver, Run over by loaded tubs. Found under a loaded tub but no evidence to show how the accident occurred

Machin, John, 15 Dec 1874, aged 13, Driver, Crushed between tubs

Machin, John, 26 Aug 1876, aged 35, Stallman, Fall of bind

Orme, Tom, 29 Dec 1873, aged 17, Pony driver, Struck by a lever which he was using to turn a wheel round [More information ...]

Parkin, George, 28 Jul 1888, aged 47, Stallman, Fall of roof

Parnham, Thomas, 10 Jul 1885, aged 62, Banksman, Crushed by the hoist on the pit bank

Rossington, Joseph, 27 Sep 1866, aged 22, Stoker, Fell under crank of engine

Sansam, Samuel, 31 Dec 1889, aged 56, Plane runner, Run over by railway waggons which came into collision with other waggons from under the screens. Supposed to have been sitting ready to uncouple by hand instead of using a pole

Sharp, John, 28 May 1868, aged 13, Driver, Run over on incline underground

Shipman, George, 02 Jan 1882, aged 35, Collier, Fall of bind from the side of the roadway

Simpson, Joseph, 19 Oct 1876, aged 24, Loader, Killed by a fall of coals breaking over the sprags ; he had previously atempted to get them down

Slaney, Mathew, 28 Jun 1910, aged 35, Stallman, He was killed by a fall of roof when loosening a prop in a waste preparatory to drawing it. The fall displaced a prop and disclosed a horizontal parting

Smithard, G., 15 Jun 1862, aged 14, Trammer, Fall of roof

Spencer, James, 29 Dec 1873, aged 60, Engineman, Struck by a lever which he was using to turn a wheel round [More information ...]

Spencer, John, 24 Sep 1862, aged 30, Miner, Falling off cage when ascending shaft

Taylor, Joseph, 25 Jan 1887, aged 32, Stallman, Fall of roof

Wall, J., 19 Jun 1860, aged 22, Miner, Fall of roof

Ward, George, 09 Feb 1886, aged 22, Stallman, Fall of roof whilst at work holing near the gate end [More information ...]

Welsh, John, 28 Dec 1883, aged 16, Loader, Fall of roof (Silkstone seam)