Bower Colliery

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Allen, John, 27 Jun 1913, (accident: 24 May 1913), aged 45, Blacksmith, Taking down old screens ; end of bar struck left knee ; slight abrasion ; blood poisoning ensued. Died on 17th June

Andrew, William, 26 Dec 1894, aged 67, Dataller, Fall of roof in roadway from where a prop had just been drawn, ought to have been examined

Beswick, William, 08 Jan 1866, aged 37, Miner, Roof falling on him whilst he was setting couplings for support

Broscoe, Adam, 29 Nov 1921, aged 29, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Brown, Henry, 23 Jun 1897, aged 45, Collier, Fall of roof from face hanging and slip. Overhanging slip

Clough, Joseph, 06 Apr 1875, (accident: 02 Apr 1875), Carter, Falling off the pit bank whilst helping. Died 6th

Coley, James, 07 Jan 1862, (accident: 30 Dec 1861), Collier, Explosion of firedamp ; died 7th January, 1862

Collett, Henry, 06 Nov 1867, Dayman, A train of waggons ran against him on the engine brow, the iron pin connecting the swivel and the hook to the rope having broken

Dunkerley, John, 13 Oct 1902, (accident: 11 Mar 1902, 3.30 a.m., 12th hour of shift), aged 63, Pumping Engineman, Crushed by fly wheel of engine. He had opened the valve of engine to admit steam, then foolishly put his leg through the fence to turn the wheel. Single engine ; the crank on centre. Died 13th October

Evans, Daniel, 20 Jan 1886, (accident: 20 Oct 1885), aged 49, Miner, Fatally crushed between a prop and a piece of coal which slid away from a fault at the face of his bay as he was about to set another prop. The accident was considered trivial for some weeks but he died from the effects 20th Jan 1886

Griffiths, William, 03 Oct 1892, (accident: 19 Sep 1892, 7.30 a.m., 2nd hour of shift), aged 15, Labourer, Crushed by tubs on pit hill, removing a number of tubs to spoil heap, in front. Trying to stop them, overpowered. Died 3rd October

Ince, Thomas, 09 Oct 1916, aged 53, Dayman, Caught between tub and bar — fractured skull

Jones, Edward, 19 Sep 1879, aged 25, Miner, Fall of roof while filling coal Colonel Mine

Lloyd, Richard, 12 Oct 1898, aged 59, Collier, Fall of roof in working place pot-hole not seen sufficient space for more props and one would have prevented

Lowe, Jonathan, 20 May 1902, aged 59, Collier, On 20th May, Jonathan Lowe, 59, collier, died whilst at work at Bower Colliery. At inquest, shewn to be from natural causes [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Marland, Joshua, 22 Jan 1887, (accident: 11 Jan 1887), aged 44, Night fireman, Fatal fall of roof stone from the side which he was attending to. Died 22nd

Milner, Joseph, 29 Nov 1921, aged 29, Filler, Killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Phillips, Evan, 14 Apr 1911, (accident: 06 Apr 1911), aged 27, Collier, Fall of roof. In drawing road at working place, from edge of ripping. A bar at lip edge would have secured it. Died 14th April (Colonel seam)

Schofield, Thomas, 12 Apr 1913, (accident: 31 Mar 1913), aged 63, Dataller, Taking down some overhanging side in roadway, standing on a chock, he thought stone was falling, stepped back, slipped and fell on his side. Bronchial pneumonia set in. Died on 12th April. Post-mortem revealed five broken ribs, one penetrated the lung

Schofield, William, 20 Dec 1872, aged 21, Coal Miner, Stone falling from a slip in the face and roof of his place

Seaman, James, 26 Apr 1904, 9.30 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 29, Taker-off, Fall of roof. At the landing at the bottom of engine brow. Whilst pushing an empty tub, stone, 6 feet by 4 feet, came away from a very pronounced slip, which ought to have been seen (Good roof, at the face bad) (Foxholes seam)

Smith, Solomon, 28 Mar 1884, aged 45, Miner, Roof, drawing a prop

Smith, Wilfred, 14 Jun 1904, 7.30 p.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 26, Dataller, Whilst assisting to put tub on rails in engine brow fell against electric power cable ; owing to faulty repair the cable armouring was alive ; deceased died from electric shock (Foxholes seam) [More information ...]

Taylor, Thomas, 13 Oct 1902, aged 41, Dataller, On 13th October, Thomas Taylor, 41, dataller, died whilst waiting in the blacksmith's shop at Bower Colliery, prior to going down the pit. At inquest, proved to be due to natural causes [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Turner, Isaac, 27 Feb 1872, (accident: 16 Feb 1872), Dayman, Coal falling off the side as he was preparing a jig or inclined plane ; died 27th

Whitaker, John, 06 Apr 1868, aged 32, Miner, A stone falling on him from the roof. He had failed to get it down with wedges and a crowbar ; but it fell without warning as he was underneath, stemming a shot to blow it down. It should have been propped before he went underneath