Berryhill Colliery (STS)

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Allen, George, 31 Jul 1879, aged 23, Collier, Fell into sump

Ashbourne, J., 16 Mar 1874, aged 14, Driver, Waggon went over him in the level

Bailey, William, 21 Jan 1880, Waggoner, Killed under waggon on surface railway

Bell, Douglas, 27 Nov 1906, 9.20 a.m., aged 18, Hooker-on, Deceased had hung on a set of four loaded tubs on an engine dip having a gradient of 1 in 3, and notwithstanding repeated warnings, was following them up to shift the points for the next empty set. A coupling broke at a very defective weld, and three tubs ran back and crushed him against a junction post, killing him almost instantly

Billings, Samuel, 08 Apr 1924, 12.30 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 14, Pony Driver, Deceased was run over by the first loaded tub of a train of four loaded tubs which were ascending by main rope haulage at a speed of 1¾ miles per hour a roadway of ample dimensions with a gradient of 1 in 8. Before the train was set in motion deceased took shelter in a manhole and shouted "Right ; ring off" to the rope-runner, who was at the pass bye 30 or 40 yards below him. No one witnessed the accident. But if deceased had remained in the manhole the accident could not have happened

Bott, H., 22 Jun 1949, aged 46, Face worker, Killed by a fall of roof

Bromley, Thomas, 25 Feb 1856, Drawn over pulley

Bromley, William J., 26 Sep 1950, (accident: 18 Aug 1950), aged 28, Face worker, Struck by air pipe. Died 26th Sept.

Cartlidge, T., 26 Sep 1865, aged 22, Collier, Fall of coal

Cartwright, H., 04 May 1901, aged 28, Hooker-on at Shafts, Crushed by cage while he was pulling a tub into it

Chell, Eli, 19 Apr 1873, Collier, Fall of roof

Colclough, C., 20 Jan 1882, aged 12, Boy, Fall of waggons on tramway

Cope, S., 18 Mar 1859, aged 13, Boy, Fell out of tub whilst descending [More information ...]

Corden, George William, 25 Jan 1955, aged 56, Face worker, Crushed by dirt tubs

Counter, David, 01 Jan 1894, aged 11, [Not employed], On the 1st January, a boy named David Counter, aged 11, not employed, was killed by being run over by tubs drawn by horses while playing on a colliery wharf at Berry Hill [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Critchtow, J., 24 Dec 1884, aged 33, Jigger, Crushed between waggon on incline

Degnall, John, 01 Oct 1878, aged 23, Loader, Fall of roof

Duffey, Martin, 12 Mar 1872, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Edwards, George, 01 Mar 1873, aged 14, Jigger, Crushed between rope and drum

Ellis, John, 22 Sep 1866, aged 50, Butty, Fell out of cage whilst repairing signal wire

Emery, G., 13 Dec 1868, aged 42, Collier, Fall of coal

England, A., 28 Oct 1874, aged 29, Banksman, Fell down shaft

Evans, G., 14 Sep 1888, Collier, Fall of roof [More information ...]

Fowel, J., 19 Jul 1884, aged 27, Collier, Fall of roof

Giblin, Thomas, 05 Aug 1898, 7.30 a.m., aged 47, Screenman, Struck on head by handle of drum of screen incline

Griffiths, Joseph, 08 May 1882, Collier, Firing a shot

Harvey, Charles John, 02 Apr 1953, aged 60, Haulage, Struck head on roof [date of inquest]

Hassell, Charles, 17 Apr 1875, Stoker, Boiler explosion

Haywood, George E., 21 May 1898, 12.30 p.m., aged 38, Miner, Fall of roof while ripping down roof in Ash seam. He was working on a scaffold, the road being 13 feet high at the brow, making room on one side for a bar when a large stone fell from the other side and killed him

Heath, John, 02 Sep 1896, 7.30 a.m., aged 58, Miner, Fall of coal from working face while holing in Knowles coal

Hemmings, H., 26 Nov 1860, aged 16, Banksman, Fell down the shaft

Hickman, Arthur, 14 Sep 1894, aged 2, On the 14th September, a child named Arthur Hickman, 2½ years old, was killed by being run over by tubs on an endless chain haulage road at Berry Hill Colliery [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Holder, W., 01 Feb 1860, aged 29, Banksman, Fell down the shaft

Hollinshead, Arthur, 12 Sep 1924, (accident: 03 Sep 1924, 2.10 p.m., 8th hour of shift), aged 45, Timberer, At the end of the shift deceased and others, kneeling on flat bottom trolleys and facing uphill, were ascending at a rate not exceeding 4 miles per hour a single rope haulage incline rising at a gradient of 1 in 2. The roadway was in fairly good order in all respects. A rolling stone, observed too late for action by men in the front trolley, met and derailed the trolleys one by one. The trolleys collided with the side of the road and the consequent jolting displaced the men. Apparently deceased suffered a blow on the head and other injuries, from which he died 9 days later. The point of origin of the stone, which rolled down the incline, could not be traced

Hughes, Isaac, 12 Mar 1872, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Hughes, Robert, 12 Mar 1872, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Humphries, Albert, 16 Dec 1952, aged 45, Surface worker, Fell down shaft

Jocelin, E., 27 Apr 1864, Sinker, Scaffold in shaft gave way

Johnson, Richard, 08 Jan 1906, 5.45 a.m., aged 45, Collier, Deceased and another reached the shaft bottom just as the lower deck of a two-decked cage had been placed in position, a man being already on the upper deck. The onsetter shouted to ask whether they wished to ride, and one of the men replied that he would wait for a mate. The onsetter rapped the cage away, and simultaneously the deceased rushed forward to enter it. The cage was raised as he was doing so, and he was caught against the receiving rod and decapitated

Johnson, William, 11 Dec 1899, 9.20 a.m., aged 20, Driver, Run over by loaded wagon while driving on level

Jones, John, 23 Jan 1891, aged 64, Airwayman, Fall of coal from side of air-road in Yard seam

Jones, Samuel John, 15 Feb 1955, aged 38, Surface foreman, Killed by fall of rock

Jones, Thomas, 01 Oct 1880, aged 22, Collier, Fall of coal

Jons, John, 22 Jan 1885, aged 33, Collier, Fall of coal while setting sprags

Key, George, 20 Jul 1913, aged 53, Underlooker, Killed by object falling part way down shaft [More information ...]

Lawton, Robert, 24 May 1955, aged 52, Face worker, Struck by bar [date of inquest]

Leese, G., 14 Sep 1888, Collier, Fall of roof [More information ...]

Leighton, J., 26 Apr 1882, Collier, Firing a shot

Matthews, Michael, 12 Mar 1872, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Morgan, E., 06 Nov 1867, Collier, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Mosley, John, 05 Jul 1879, aged 42, Butty collier, Fall of roof

Newton, James, 19 Dec 1863, aged 19, Banksman, Fell down the shaft

Oliver, John, 24 Feb 1873, Collier, Fall of coal

Phoenix, John, 12 Mar 1872, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Pickering, H., 24 May 1870, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Pickering, H., 24 May 1871, Explosion of fire-damp (2 killed) [More information ...]

Plant, Job, 18 Jul 1864, Driver, Explsion of firedamp

Podmore, Thomas, 19 Sep 1893, aged 49, Collier, Fall of roof while getting down top coal in longwall in Yard Seam

Poulton, G., 04 May 1857, Fall of coal

Poyser, T., 26 Nov 1868, aged 45, Collier, Explosion of firedamp

Pugh, Harry, 15 Nov 1957, aged 58, Surface worker, Crushed in machinery [date of inquest]

Rhodes, John, 10 Mar 1900, 10.45 a.m., aged 15, Door boy, Crushed between tubs while attempting to unhook pony's tail chain from tubs coming into shunt

Roberts, Joseph, 12 Mar 1872, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Roberts, William, 25 Jan 1886, Hooker on, Fell into sump from inset with waggon

Shenton, George, 27 Jan 1897, 8 p.m., aged 22, Shunter

Sherratt, William James, 30 Jun 1955, aged 49, Face worker, Killed by a fall of roof

Shufflebottom, M., 04 Jan 1883, Loader, Fall of roof

Stevenson, J., 22 Nov 1895, aged 51, Miner, Fall of coal from longwall face in Knowles seam

Stevenson, W., 17 May 1874, aged 60, Horse keeper, Fell out of cage into sump

Tansley, John B., 17 Feb 1893, aged 17, Stoker, Fell down shaft from pump inset

Taylor, William Henry, 12 Dec 1912, (accident: 10 Dec 1912), aged 16, Pony driver, Deceased was leading his pony back to the stables at the end of the shift. Another pony was immediately in front and he (deceased) pushed or slapped it, when it kicked and caught him in the abdomen, causing internal injuries from which he died two days later

Topglass, R., 05 Mar 1887, Collier, Fall of roof

Turner, William, 09 Apr 1900, Fireman, On the 9th April, a fireman, named William Turner, died suddenly in the pit from natural causes at Berry Hill Colliery [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Waine, W., 24 Sep 1894, aged 14, Airway boy, While leaving work he got onto a set of tubs on a surface incline and was knocked off while the tubs were passing under a low bridge

Wainwright, W., 17 Aug 1887, aged 50, Loader, Fall of roof

Walker, J., 21 Jan 1874, aged 29, Collier, Suffocated by blackdamp

Ward, S., 30 Nov 1870, aged 27, Collier, Fall of coal

Warrington, Harry, 20 Jul 1913, aged 21, Assistant Shaft repairer, Killed by object falling part way down shaft [More information ...]

Webb, T., 16 Jul 1873, aged 18, Driver, Crushed by a tub in waggon road

Williamson, Joshua, 20 Jul 1913, aged 62, Shaft repairer, Killed by object falling part way down shaft [More information ...]

Witzling, Zygmunt, 18 Dec 1951, aged 26, Ripper, Killed by a fall of roof [date of inquest]