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Bright, Hugh, 06 May 1902, (accident: 25 Apr 1902, 8.45 p.m.), aged 34, Ripper, Fall of roof. On road, cliff, 7¼. ft. by 3¾ ft. by 22 ins. thick, fell as he was knocking out a pair of timbers which had become too low. He died on May 6th. Nine feet seam

Canovan, John, 14 May 1911, (accident: 05 May 1911), aged 23, Collier, While ascending shaft in cage he slipped and his foot was crushed against the side of the shaft. Tetanus supervened from which he died on the 14th May, 1911

Cheafy, William, 19 Aug 1899, (accident: 05 Aug 1899), aged 36, Assistant repairer, [Fall of roof] On road, struck on head by cliff, 6 in x 5 ins. x 3 ins., falling from a height of 15 ft., while clearing a fall to put up double timbers. Died August 19th

Cooksley, John, 22 Oct 1888, aged 39, Collier, Fall of clod (from half to 1 cwt.) off face in front of train which he was filling. The clod, 13ins. thick, was little, if any, overhanging. Coal 5ft. 4ins. thick. Long wall

Davies, David, 18 Dec 1911, aged 59, Haulier, Fall of roof on road while he was driving a tram of old timber ; the tram or the timber on it struck a post, and caused a fall which killed him

Davies, David W., 23 Feb 1898, aged 24, Haulier, Fall of roof on road by a large fall discharging a timber framing at a stall parting as he was passing with horse and full tram

Davies, David W., 29 Feb 1904, Noon, aged 16, Doorboy, Deceased fell off a shackle at a loaded journey on which he was illegally riding, and was fatally injured

Davies, Gomer, 20 Aug 1897, aged 46, Rider, Journey on which deceased was riding entered the wrong road on parting and came against some empty trams. Deceased was found beneath the fourth full tram of journey. A second rider escaped

Davies, John, 14 Jun 1895, aged 36, Collier, Fall of clift 6ft. 9ins. x 3ft. 5ins.x 18ins. thick at face inside a visible slip in roof but not propped. Lower Ras Las seam

Davis, David, 10 Dec 1897, aged 36, Collier, Fall of roof at face, coal roof, 3ft. x 2ft. x 1ft. 9in. Rhas Las seam

England, Edwin, 03 Sep 1913, aged 49, Winding Engine Cleaner, He was crossing the colliery sidings when he was run over and killed by a truck of small coal which was being let down to the boilers

Enyon, John, 31 Jan 1887, (accident: 18 Jan 1887), aged 34, Collier, Fall of slip of top coal four to five tons which was unsupported. Died 31st January

Foulkes, John, 30 Oct 1906, 6.45 a.m., aged 63, Repairer, Fall of roof. Deceased was on his way to work, and, whilst passing under the arches on the pit level, where a portion of the crown of the arch had previously given way and been lagged, the roof broke through the laggings, and killed deceased on the spot

Francis, David, 29 Nov 1890, aged 19, Collier, Fall of roof (clift-quar, 20ft. x 4ft. x 6ins. thick) at face between cogs and coal. One prop discharged. Upper 4ft. Longwall. Francis had worked in a stall three years and according to the colliery register, his age was 21 [More information ...]

Harper, Herbert, 27 Aug 1907, 2.30 a.m., aged 64, Repairer, Deceased was about to fill an accumulation of dust into a tram on a haulage road, dipping 3 ins. per yard. His empty tram, with three sprags in the wheels, was left by the haulier a few yards above the accumulation of dust. Deceased asked the haulier if he might slacken the sprags, run the tram down to where it was wanted, and commence filling. The haulier told him not to do so, but in his absence deceased evidently removed one sprag and started the tram down the dip. He failed to control it, and was crushed between it and the next stationary tram on the dip

Harris, David, 25 Jun 1890, (accident: 10 Jun 1890), aged 31, Waller, Fall of roof on heading just ripped. The fireman was standing with deceased on the loose stones showing him how to proceed to stow them when the fall occurred. Upper 4ft. seam. Longwall. Died 25th June

Harris, John, 19 Sep 1898, aged 39, Assistant repairer, Fall of roof in a Nottingham face while bottom was being cut for the road to be shifted forward the roof (rock) for a length of 25 feet collapsed. It was entirely unsupported between the last line of road props and coal face and an area of 286 square feet had only a single prop under it. Four feet seam [More information ...]

Hewitt, John, 24 Sep 1913, aged 32, Day Ripper, As he was cleaning the road on a main haulage plane, he was fatally injured by an outgoing journey of full trams

Howells, Ivor, 14 Jun 1907, 11.45 a.m., aged 17, Collier boy, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 6½ ft. by 4½ ft. by 14 ins. thick. Deceased was pulling down some top coal, and when it fell, the roof it had supported also fell and fractured his skull. There was a smooth slip on each side of the stone. Deceased was in the charge of an experienced collier. Ras Las seam

Howells, John, 26 Jan 1924, (accident: 18 Jan 1924, 10.15 a.m., 4th hour of shift), aged 19, Colliers' Helper, A small stone fell from a cavity in the roof — which had been timbered — as he was engaged in clearing rubbish on the face of the stall road. He was struck on the head, and meningitis set in a few days later, which resulted fatally on the 26th January. Electric safety lamp used

Humphreys, Morgan, 21 May 1909, aged 47, Fireman, Fall of roof. On road, fireclay, 4 feet by 3 feet 9 inches by 11 inches thick, fell on deceased as he was on a round of inspection. It was unsupported. Ras Las seam

Jenkins, Thomas John, 05 Jun 1898, aged 20, Fitter, Struck on head by crab handle owing to the side of crab breaking while lowering a large piston rod and cylinder cover

Jones, D. W., 21 Jul 1904, 5.5 p.m., aged 22, Collier, Fall of roof. On road, cliff, 28 in. by 18 ins. by 17 ins. thick, fell on deceased as he was putting on his coat preparatory to going home. It was unsupported. Little vein

Jones, David, 21 Feb 1901, aged 40, Ripper, Fall of roof. On road, while barring down a piece of rock, loosened by a shot, another piece 2½ ft. by 2½ ft. by 1 ft., fell upon him. Probably this piece had also been loosened by the shot. Four feet seam

Jones, Evan, 23 Jul 1884, aged 40, Collier, Fell out of tram

Jones, Hugh, 16 Sep 1901, aged 51, Repairer, Deceased and another man were boring a hole for a shot when an explosion occurred, injuring them both. Jones died 30th September from shock. It seemed that a portion or the whole of an unexploded charge must have been in the ground, and was bored into by these men. Nothing had been done at the spot for some months it was said. Ammonite was the explosive in use

Jones, Isaiah, 10 Feb 1904, 1 p.m., aged 16, Collier Boy, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 6½ ft. by 6 ft. by 27 ins. thick, crushed out two pairs of timbers and fell on deceased. It was part of the rippings, and so had one end loose. On one side there was a smooth, diagonal slant. Ras Las seam

Jones, Isiah, 25 Nov 1895, aged 37, Labourer, Fall of clod roof at face (8½ft. x 4ft. x from 6 to 13ins. thick) while clearing rubbish to move road forward in a Nottingham face. Props on each end 13ft. apart

Jones, John, 05 Aug 1883, aged 27, Collier, Fall of roof

Jones, John, 27 Apr 1910, aged 49, Repairer, Fall of roof at ripping brow of stall road at working face after removal of timber

Jones, Pryce, 13 Jul 1904, 1 p.m., aged 20, Assistant Repairer, Fall of roof. At face, shale, 2 ft. 10 ins. by 15 ins. by 10 ins. thick. Deceased and his brother were ripping in the face of a "gob" heading. The piece of shale which fell formed part of the rippings. Ras Las seam

Jones, Rees, 22 Aug 1914, aged 42, Collier, Fall of roof at working face as he was wedging a cog

Jones, William, 17 Jun 1895, aged 12, Collier's boy, While filling coal box at face a piece of coal fell off and struck him and his head came in contact with the hitching plate of train. The coal (5ft. 7 ins. x 18ins. is 4ft 4ins. thick) broke off at one sprag and discharged another. Upper Ras Las seam

Lewis, Ben, 06 Feb 1903, 3.15 p.m., aged 15, Collier Boy, Fall of side. At face, coal and shale, 5 ft. 10 ins. by 3 ft. 11 ins. by 18 ins. thick, fell off a "back" slip. The face was said to have been vertical previous to the accident. Little vein

Llewellyn, Thomas James, 13 May 1912, aged 21, Rider, Fall of roof on haulage road. While riding on an empty journey, some of the trams left the rails and caused a fall, which killed him

Marsh, Albert T., 24 Feb 1912, aged 14, Pump Boy, He was run over and fatally injured by a train of empties as he was on his way to work. He died the same day

Morris, David James, 23 Apr 1901, aged 13, Collier's Boy, Crashed by cage at pit bottom, while changing decks the hitcher was unable to work the lever to stop the bottom deck on the "fans" owing to the men crowding into the cage in a reckless manner, and the top deck came on the boy and crushed him

Newman, W. C., 18 Nov 1905, 9.45 a.m., aged 16, Collier Boy, Fall of side. At face, coal, 7 ft. by 27 ins. by 23 ins. thick, fell, crushed one sprag out, and killed deceased. The coal overhung about one foot. The sprag must have been badly set, and was too short. Ras Las seam

O'Keefe, John, 13 Jan 1910, aged 23, Collier, Fall of roof in a stall road along which he was passing. The fall occurred between two pairs of notched timbers set 8 feet 6 inches apart and discharged three posts set under it at the sides of the road

Owen, John, 14 Apr 1909, aged 38, Repairer, Deceased fell off a temporary wooden staging, upon which he had been repairing the winding drum. He fell a distance of 19 feet and fractured his skull

Owen, William John, 24 Apr 1895, aged 14, Collier's boy, While filling coal a piece of clod 3ft. long from 4 to 10ins. wide, 17ins. thick fell and caught his foot and in endeavouring to clear himself he fell against the axle of tram fracturing his skull. Clod not overhanging and not spragged. Upper four feet. Nottingham system

Owens, Robert, 25 Jun 1878, aged 50, Sinker, Killed by fall of stone from side of sinking shaft

Parry, Henry, 16 Aug 1907, 10 p.m., aged 29, Assistant Repairer, Fall of roof. At face, fireclay, 8 ft. by 29 ins. by 15 ins. thick, fell from between three slips on deceased as he was eating his food. There was considerable squeeze in the roof, and a number of props had been stood ; the lids of three of them touched the stone which fell. Little seam

Pearce, Isiah, 22 May 1877, aged 39, Foreman pumpman, Killed by falling off stage when engaged in connecting pumping rods in sinking shaft

Philips, Henry, 21 Mar 1899, aged 45, Repairer, [Fall of roof] On road, coal, 7 ft. x 4 ft. x 28 in thick, part of "rippings" fell between two slips ; one prop said to have been under it. Ras Las seam

Phillips, David John, 23 Sep 1914, aged 33, Day haulier, Fall of roof on a double parting road as he was bringing into it a tram of coal

Phillips, William, 07 Oct 1910, aged 44, Haulier, Run over by journey for which he was waiting near shaft. No one saw how the accident occurred

Powell, George, 25 Nov 1911, aged 26, Repairer, Fall of side on road during repairs

Powell, William, 04 Dec 1886, aged 53, Haulier, Pony having started suddenly he fell in front of tram and was run over

Power, Benjamin, 02 May 1903, 8.30 a.m., aged 29, Screener, Crushed by the buffers of two wagons, between which he was passing. The shunter did not know deceased was near, and allowed some wagons to bump against one of those between which deceased was passing

Price, John, 18 Oct 1893, aged 14, Collier's boy, Fall of coal (3ft. x 8in. x 8in. thick) from face which was said to be standing vertical. Raslas seam

Price, John, 19 Nov 1896, aged 42, Labourer, Fall at face. Coal and rubbish 8ft thick in a Nottingham stall while shifting rails, face not overhanging and not spragged

Price, Thomas, 14 Nov 1895, aged 54, Roadsman, Run over by runaway trams owing to the breaking of a hitching plate while he was standing on full road near bottom of inclined plane

Prothero, John, 30 May 1878, aged 31, Sinker, Killed by falling from walling stage

Rees, David J., 29 Nov 1890, aged 15, Collier, Fall of roof (clift-quar, 20ft. x 4ft. x 6ins. thick) at face between cogs and coal. One prop discharged. Upper 4ft. Longwall. Francis had worked in a stall three years and according to the colliery register, his age was 21 [More information ...]

Rees, Isaac, 01 Nov 1903, 11.40 p.m., aged 26, Fireman, Deceased and a repairer were ascending the shaft, and, when 10 yards up, the cage tilted on one side, and deceased was thrown out. The repairer's collarbone was fractured by his being thrown violently on to the floor of the cage. After the accident four feet of one of the T head rail guides was found broken off, through, it was thought, the fish-plate breaking, and liberating the guide end at which the cage caught. The shaft and guides were examined a few hours previously, and found in good condition

Rees, William, 09 Dec 1910, aged 51, Ostler, While descending the shaft with other men in the top deck of the rage the cage stuck a few feet from the bottom, and while deceased was climbing out it fell away and crushed him against the landing plates. The cause of the cage sticking was not discovered. The rail guides and cage shoes were in good order. Something may have got in between a shoe and a guide, but nothing was found

Richards, David, 22 Feb 1888, aged 45, Ripper, Fall of side (rock) while widening a road for a double parting

Roberts, Owen, 27 Feb 1912, aged 31, Ripper, Fall of side on stall road. Having bored a hole for blasting in the side rippings back on his stall road he was engaged putting in another hole on the opposite side. The ground from in front of first borehole fell from a hidden slant and killed him

Roose, Robert, 20 Jun 1906, Midnight, aged 56, Ostler, Fall of roof. On road, cliff and rock, 7 ft. by 5 ft. by 5 ft. thick, fell on deceased, who was alone at the time. It was unsupported. Ras Las seam

Ryan, Thomas, 14 Dec 1909, (accident: 21 Oct 1909), aged 30, Labourer, Fall of roof. Deceased, when assisting a repairer, was struck on the side of the head by a small stone. He continued to work until Nov. 11th. He died from cerebral meningitis on Dec. 14

Salter, James, 18 Jan 1898, aged 22, Haulier, Fall of roof on road while following his horse towards the face one pair of timbers discharged and about 3 tons of roof (coal) fell. Rhas Las seam

Scriven, William, 19 Jan 1904, (accident: 18 Jan 1904, 2.45 p.m.), aged 29, Haulier, As deceased was riding on the "gun" his head was caught between the coal in the tram and a low collar. He was drawn on top of the tram and crushed so badly that he died on the following day. The road, which had a height of 4 ft. 10 ins. under the collars, was too low for riding on the "gun" and it should have been prohibited at least until the height had been increased

Simms, John, 02 Jul 1910, aged 25, Waterman, Knocked down by journey of trams while repairing a pipe on main level

Thomas, E., 06 Aug 1899, aged 45, Fireman, Deceased had been helping to push a tram to the shaft when it is supposed he slipped on the rail, and fell into the sump just as the cage descended

Thomas, John, 20 Dec 1898, aged 33, Collier, Fall of roof in a Nottingham face a fall 17ft. along the face and from 1½ft to 5½ft. wide where no props were stood fell upon him the road having been shifted forward and there being insufficient height for flats. Four feet seam

Tippett, T. H., 23 Mar 1910, (accident: 15 Mar 1910), aged 16, Collier boy, Fall of roof at working face at ripping brow. Deceased worked with his father who had tested the roof and thinking it not quite sound had gone for a post. Died 23rd March, 1910

Walters, Joseph, 08 Oct 1914, aged 44, Collier, Fall of roof in face of stall road which caught him as he was passing under it. A post discharged from under the stone as it fell

Walters, Thomas, 14 Nov 1895, aged 50, Fireman, Knocked down and run over by loaded trams while attempting to cross the rope in front of journey

Wilcox, Robert, 25 Mar 1887, aged 59, Collier, Fall of rock roof close to face. There was a face break an unseen slant and a cross break meeting which caused the stone to fall over a cog which was partly below it

Williams, Benjamin, 23 Feb 1902, 12.45 a.m., aged 34, Fitter's labourer, While assisting in carrying a boiler plate up a stairway to the engine house, he slipped and fell under the railing on to the ground, a distance of 18 ft. He died in a short time

Williams, David, 19 Sep 1898, aged 45, Repairer, Fall of roof in a Nottingham face while bottom was being cut for the road to be shifted forward the roof (rock) for a length of 25 feet collapsed. It was entirely unsupported between the last line of road props and coal face and an area of 286 square feet had only a single prop under it. Four feet seam [More information ...]

Williams, E. T., 09 Feb 1905, (accident: 28 Jan 1905, 4 a.m.), aged 16, Labourer, His hand was injured by being crushed by a sprag, which he inserted in the wheel of a tram in motion. He died on the 9th February, from tetanus

Williams, Richard, 23 Mar 1910, aged 47, Repairer, Fall of roof on road along which he was passing ; a collar was discharged by the fall