Butterworth Hall Colliery

Buckley, Joseph, 27 Jan 1886, (accident: 18 Jan 1886), aged 31, Miner, His hand was severely lacerated by a circular saw. It slipped on the wood there being ice on it. Died 27th

Clegg, J., 10 Apr 1883, aged 34, Miner, Fall of roof at slip

Clegg, Thomas, 02 Dec 1889, aged 40, Labourer, Fatally injured by being caught and drawing into the cog wheels of a machine which he was attending in crushing coal for coking, he having for some purpose which could ascertained, gone in between the wheels and a wall which was not allowed, the width being only 14 inches. Died at Rochdale Infirmary. Inspection and inquiry

Fletcher, Daniel, 27 Jun 1900, 8 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 19, Drawer, Crushed by tubs which ran amain down engine-brow, from carelessness of engineman (Mountain Mine)

Howarth, John, 23 Dec 1887, aged 29, Miner, Fatal fall of roof from a slip

Jackson, William, 01 Mar 1892, (accident: 23 Feb 1892, 9.30 a.m., 3rd hour of shift), aged 15, Drawer, Crushed by tub which ran away down slightly inclined road. Deceased was on the empty road, and stepped in front of the runaway tub on a full road. Died 1st March

Scott, Thomas, 11 Nov 1886, aged 46, Above ground labourer, Death reported from a strain in turning a tub over. Medical certificate bronchitis. No inquest. Not comprised by the Act

Shore, Samuel, 12 Sep 1910, aged 65, Collier, In working place from between slip and break whilst getting coal. Insufficiently propped (Mountain seam)

Sutcliffe, Jacob, 12 Dec 1900, aged 57, Carpenter, On December 12th, Jacob Sutcliffe, 57, carpenter, engaged as tub repairer at Butterworth Hall Collierv, Milnrow, was found dead in his workshop. At the inquest decided death was from natural causes [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Sykes, James, 08 Sep 1890, aged 37, Miner, Burned by explosion of firedamp, James died the next day. It fired at their candles as they were about to begin work [More information ...]

Taylor, Robert, 30 Aug 1924, 12.0 noon, 6th hour of shift, aged 47, Coal getter, Killed by a fall of stone while drawing props [More information ...]

Whitehead, James, 22 Mar 1906, 12.30 noon, 6th hour of shift, aged 48, Collier, Fall of stone from above coal in working face. Overhung 10 inches, without any support, it came away from a clearly defined joint which had been seen. Fall, 14 feet long, 2 feet thick, 22 inches wide at the roof, and 12 inches wide at the top of the coal seam, this being 16½ inches in thickness