Bulwell Colliery

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Allington, Thomas, 05 Jul 1915, (accident: 01 Jul 1915), aged 41, Stallman, Drawing timber in waste with a hammer when prop came out and stone fell striking him. Died 5th July

Aram, Enoch, 22 Mar 1888, aged 56, Dataler, Fall of roof while repairing a roadway

Aram, James, 19 Dec 1892, (accident: 15 Dec 1892), aged 32, Onsetter, Piece of coal falling down the shaft struck the deceased as he was crossing the pit bottom. There was a road round the shaft and deceased was crossing the bottom contrary to the rules of the mine. Died 19th December

Beardmore, James Edward, 27 Oct 1898, aged 15, Door boy, He was caught by a train of tubs passing along an engine plane and dragged some distance down the roadway. He died the same day

Bourne, Thomas, 08 Apr 1898, (accident: 31 Mar 1898), aged 18, Horse driver, An empty tub became detached from a train of 17 travelling down an engine plane and running forward went off the rails and struck deceased who was standing waiting for the train to arrive. He died on 8th April

Davis, Joseph, 25 Oct 1913, aged 59, Ripper, He was 4 yards in the bank throwing ripping dirt into the gate side pack, when a long piece of bind weighing 13 cwts. fell between the rows of props and crushed his head. The ripping was blown down 8 feet in advance of the packs and probably the shots had affected the roof in the bank. The stone had only been examined 5 minutes before. Systematic barring would have prevented this accident

Greensmith, John, 21 Apr 1880, aged 27, Stallman, Roof broke over the timber and fell upon deceased

Harrison, William, 22 Oct 1892, aged 25, Loader, Crushed between two tubs. Deceased was riding in a train of tubs contrary to the rules of the mine

Johnson, Frederick, 02 Feb 1893, (accident: 28 Jan 1893), aged 65, Rope greaser, Deceased appears to have been stepping across a moving haulage rope when it threw him down. Died 2nd Feb

Martin, Charles, 21 Nov 1876, aged 34, Contractor, Fall of bind ; engaged ripping the road and building packs when a large quantity of roof fell

Richard, Joseph, 08 Nov 1897, (accident: 20 Oct 1897), aged 37, Loader, Fall of side. A small piece of clod fell from the side of the coal face and struck deceased on the head. The injury was slight but the blow and concussion of the brain gave rise to "meningitis," which resulted in death on 8th November

Shipton, Thomas William, 16 Mar 1908, aged 42, Stallman, Deceased was riding down an inclined roadway in a train of empty tubs, when the rope broke, due to coming off the drum and falling across the axle. The train ran away and arriving at a curve in the roadway the tub in which deceased was riding, overturned and killed him (Top Hard Coal seam)

Sisson, Aaron, 25 Oct 1886, aged 39, Stallman, Fall of roof whilst getting down coal

Walker, Charles, 17 Dec 1888, aged 45, Stallman, Falling coals struck a pick held hy him and he drove the pick shaft into his side

Walters, William, 03 Mar 1869, aged 20, Collier, Killed in shaft by the falling of a chain from surface ; manslaughter agaist banksman [More information ...]