Batonrigg Colliery

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Clark, Richard, 24 Mar 1924, 8.30 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 59, Brusher, He was engaged stowing redd from a brushing shot when a stone weighing about 10 cwts. came away from a lype and struck him on the hip. He had dressed and tested the roof after firing the shot and considered it safe. He died about 5 hours later from his injuries

Delaney, John, 23 Dec 1896, aged 13, Stone picker, Deceased leaned against or sat upon a batten which fenced the driving shaft of a picking table. His jacket was caught by the projecting head of a set screw in a collar on the shaft, he was pulled backwards and whirled several times round the shaft before the engine could be stopped

Dickson, Thomas, 01 Mar 1909, aged 39, Machineman, Deceased was driving an electric coal cutter along a machine wall which had a very bad roof. He and the fireman had superintended the timbering and were both satisfied with it. While the machine was cutting the whole roof collapsed breaking the timber and a large stone fell on deceased and dislocated his neck. The colliery had been working irregularly and the "weight" which should have been back in the waste had got forward on the face of the coal

Peter, Shields, 27 Dec 1910, aged 54, Miner, A large fall of stone took place in a coal cutting face at an exposed lipe or slip. The roof is strong sandstone and it should have been supported close to and on both sides of the lipe

Shields, James, 14 Apr 1905, aged 17, Drawer, Deceased and two other boys were on their way home after finishing their day's work. He and another got into an empty tub, and the third boy pushed ; owing to the dip out bye a snibble was inserted in one wheel, and at a stiff part of the work this was withdrawn. The boy lost control of the tub at another dipping part and the tub ran away and collided with a stationary loaded rake

Skelly, Alexander, 08 Jun 1922, 2.30 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 39, Coal cutting machine contractor, Whilst he was driving a coal cutting machine a piece of rock weighing about 30 cwts. fell from the roof on him. He was killed instantly. The rock fell from between two breaks which met at the coal face.