Brackley Colliery

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Atherton, Charles, 25 Mar 1930, aged 63, Dataller, Killed by fall of dirt from side

Barlow, Jesse, 09 Dec 1912, aged 14, Haulage boy, Endless rope under tubs, smallman's clip, almost level road, rope travels 1½ to 2 miles per hour, found underneath the 12th tub ; this happened to be a dirt tub. The only reasonable explanation of the accident is, deceased was walking in front of the train holding the clip, the train overran the clip, the tubs knocked down the boy and passed over him

Bridge, William, 31 Aug 1906, (accident: 15 Aug 1906, 2.30 p.m., 8th hour of shift), aged 53, Joiner's labourer, Whilst assisting joiner to erect haulage wheel frame he stumbled, grazed skin of elbow ; neglected for a week. Blood poisoning caused death on 31st August

Clarke, John, 05 Jan 1921, aged 66, Haulage hand, Found dead on haulage road

Coucil, Joseph, 15 Aug 1929, aged 51, Smiths striker, Died from heart failure while at work

Davies, William, 25 Oct 1916, aged 44, Miner

Entwistle, Thomas, 21 Jul 1893, (accident: 06 Oct 1892), aged 43, Collier, Knocked his head against a bar 4 feet from floor as he was walking in to his work affected the brain. Accident 6th Oct. 1892. Death 21st July 1893

Green, James, 06 Dec 1886, aged 64, Estate Labourer, Fell in crossing the railway, his foot having caught a rail. Not comprised by the Act

Gregson, Robert, 09 Jun 1925, aged 55, Dataller, Struck by bar falling from side

Hadcroft, J., 08 Oct 1937, aged 53, Contractor

Hayes, Alfred, 25 Apr 1901, (accident: 15 Mar 1901), aged 53, Collier, On April 25th, Alfred Hayes, 53, collier, died. On March 15th, whilst at work in the Brackley Colliery of the Bridgewater Trustees, a small stone fell from roof and bruised his thighs ; he walked home. On March 18th doctor began to attend him for pleurisy, followed by pneumonia. For two or three weeks he was very ill, then recovered ; a week before death he had a relapse [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Heathcote, Joseph, 06 Jun 1893, aged 51, Collier, Crushed by tub. Three drawers took a full tub from the shunt outbye along the main level two rode on it the third running behind. The latter slipped lost control of the tub which ran away and caught deceased whilst walking out along the level. The drawers were prosecuted for breach of rules

Howcroft, James, 27 Dec 1890, (accident: 13 Dec 1890), aged 32, Miner, Died 27th from blood poisoning attributed to injury to third finger of right hand by a small piece of roof stope falling

Humphries, Thomas, 15 Sep 1878, (accident: 23 Aug 1878), aged 36, Navie, A streatcher falling out as another was put in, in an open cutting for a day eye slope. Died at Bolton Infirmary 13th September

Jones, Livinus, 08 Sep 1891, aged 39, Dayman, Fatally injured by roof falling in a roadway where he was repairing. Inspection and inquiry. Died next day in Bolton Infirmary. Inquest attended

Longworth, Thomas, 23 Dec 1918, aged 54, Dataller, Killed by a fall of dirt

Lord, Alfred, 06 Apr 1920, aged 31, Coal cutter, Caught by cutting chain and dragged into machinery

Marsh, John, 10 Feb 1892, 9.50 p.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 32, Sinker, Deceased and seven others, being lowered in the cage, were dashed on the bottom, thrown down ; head of deceased cut off, on cage rebounding, between cage and portion of landing. Engineman alleged that the foot break did not act when he tried to put it in operation, that he then applied the steam break. Very probably the real cause was his making a mistake and in giving the engine steam, thinking he was shutting it off

McAndrew, John William, 13 Oct 1905, 7.30 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 22, Drawer, Crushed by tub which got from the control of a drawer in a road dipping 1 in 17, using a wooden scotch which came out of the wheel, ordinarily such a slight gradient that the tub should have been held and not have escaped control

Mercer, Thomas, 24 Dec 1890, aged 23, Hooker on, Killed on the engine plane by a train of loaded tubs which a drawer in order to move them out of his way unloosed the scotches, and caused to escape on a slope at the far end

Miller, Roger, 10 Nov 1927, aged 18, Haulage hand, Crushed between tub and steel framing

Mort, Richard, 20 Jun 1892, (accident: 06 Jun 1892), aged 61, Collier, On the 6th June, Richard Mort, 61, collier, whilst at work in the Brackley No. 1 Pit, belonging to the Bridgewater Trustees, was seized with an apoplectic fit. Died on the 20th [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Newton, Alfred, 12 Jul 1920, aged 47, Fireman, Fell down shaft while descending with machinery

Nicholson, Charles, 18 Aug 1925, aged 51, Collier, Fell down shaft

Nuttall, A., 30 Oct 1883, aged 18, Miner, Cage, signalling mistake

Nuttall, Joseph, 30 Sep 1907, (accident: 26 Aug 1907, 6.30 a.m., 1st hour of shift), aged 56, Collier, Fall of side in roadway near ripping face, on entering the place, Monday morning, after two days not working, deceased saw a large stone had settled on the pack and pushed a prop from under ; against the advice of a companion deceased proceeded to set a prop under the stone, whilst driving it up his mate had one hand on the stone, feeling it move he shouted "Look up, Joe," deceased stepped across to the other side of the road, stone slid from the pack, rested a moment on edge then toppled over, pinning deceased against a prop. Died 30th September (Yard seam)

Ogden, William, 19 Feb 1920, aged 31, Haulage hand, Blood poisoning caused by scratch while splicing rope

Parkinson, James, 08 Mar 1921, aged 67, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof at working face

Platt, John, 02 Jul 1894, aged 33, Collier, July 2nd, John Platt, 33, collier, was found dead in the roadway leading to his working place in the Brackley Colliery, had travelled 1,850 yards, not commenced work ; at the inquest it was found he had died from natural causes [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Plummer, Richard, 20 Dec 1900, (accident: 10 Dec 1900, 8.25 a.m., 2nd hour of shift), aged 52, Labourer, Fell from plank 5 feet, leading from coke-ovens. Died 20th December.

Rudd, Joseph, 05 Jan 1894, aged 21, Waggoner, Crushed by tub left standing in inclined road with a sprag behind deceased disturbed it to allow him to take his tub down the road the disturbed tub crept away and came into him when 20 yards down

Seddon, John, 22 Apr 1919, aged 47, banksman, Crushed by tub — fractured skull

Stott, George, 27 Oct 1914, (accident: 13 Oct 1914), aged 42, Chargeman dataller, Deceased and others were engaged in removing debris away from a bottom canch when a fall of roof took place and injured him so severely that he died two weeks later. A fireman and deceased had examined the roof together about an hour before the accident, and both thought it was safe

Thornley, Harold, 13 Oct 1920, aged 22, Collier, Thrown out of cage while ascending [More information ...]

Thorp, William, 02 Apr 1889, aged 22, Drawer, Fatally by two tubs which escaped on a slope dipping one in 70, and in the excitement to see the injured man taken to the pit it was not ascertained how the tubs escaped. Inspection and inquest attended

Unsworth, John, 24 Nov 1890, aged 29, Miner, Killed by the upper or white coal falling where he was taking it down

Walmsley, W., 24 Jan 1883, aged 49, Dayman, Rope broke, engine brow

Wolstencroft, Arthur, 11 May 1897, aged 14, Engine tenter, Crushed by hauling engine; got entangled in rope and taken round drum

Wood, Jesse, 03 May 1918, (accident: 24 May 1918), aged 15, Haulage hand, Slipped and bruised leg. Died of blood poisoning 30th

Yates, John, 15 Apr 1913, aged 37, Coal-cutting Attendant, Fall of roof at face in front of machine, from a clearly defined slip. Vibration caused the fall. There was a punch prop against the slip to keep the machine to the face (Arley seam)

Young, Thomas, 07 Sep 1929, (accident: 05 Sep 1929), aged 28, Collier, Fractured pelvis and severe abdominal injuries. Died 7th