Carlton Main Colliery

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Addy, B., 05 May 1891, (accident: 16 Apr 1891), aged 39, Collier, Fall of coal. Died 5th May

Armitage, R., 22 Sep 1903, (accident: 17 Sep 1903), aged 35, Screenman, Died 22nd September. Was standing near a fire on the surface when he was seized with an epileptic fit, and he fell into the fire and was fatally burnt.

Bird, S., 05 Dec 1903, (accident: 02 Dec 1903), aged 31, Collier, Died 5th December. He was working at the coal face when a large flake burst off and fatally injured him, Cause — two slips and a bump

Casey, E., 02 Oct 1890, aged 18, Station man, Run over by tub

Clarke, J., 29 Mar 1901, aged 56, Labourer, Run over by wagons during shunting operations

Cooper, L., 25 Jun 1904, aged 27, Sinker, When getting out of a hoppit, he miscalculated the distance to the landing stage and fell into the sump and was drowned

Crossland, W., 07 Nov 1890, aged 14, Lamp carrier, Run over by tubs

Evans, T., 06 Jul 1897, aged 21, Hurrier, Fall of roof

Firth, J., 22 Nov 1886, aged 59, Screener, Crushed by waggons

Fisher, H., 15 May 1877, Thrown out of trunk in shaft

Green, Charles, 22 Jun 1915, aged 70, Surface labourer, Returning with an empty wheel barrow when he fell 7 ft into wagonway — he had complained of feeling ill

Green, H., 19 Dec 1894, aged 29, Collier, Fall of coal

Haigh, G., 12 May 1892, (accident: 28 Apr 1892, 1 p.m., 7th hour of shift), aged 75, Labourer, Fell and broke his leg ; died 12th May

Hancock, E., 01 Jul 1893, (accident: 23 Jun 1893), aged 24, Collier, Fall of coal. Died 1st July

Hinchliffe, G., 18 Apr 1888, aged 36, Collier, Fall of roof

Hirst, Thomas, 17 Dec 1883, aged 40, Screener, Crushed by waggons

Hodgson, S., 08 Mar 1886, aged 29, Collier, Fall of coal

Holling, H., 02 Sep 1898, aged 17, Driver, Fall of side

Holmes, Walter, 17 Feb 1902, (accident: 05 Feb 1902), aged 13, Lamp-carrier, Died 17th February. Kicked by a horse in a travelling road

Ince, Thomas, Nov 1889, Much uncertainty existed as to whether death arose from injury or not in the case of Thomas Ince. He was working in Carlton Main Colliery in January with Thomas Arley, when the first finger of his right hand was crushed; an operation was ultimately performed, the finger being amputated. In June he worked again, in a neighbouring colliery, but only for about eleven days. He died in November, the doctor stating that his death was from Addison's disease. The jury were of opinion at the inquest that the injury had accelerated his death [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Langmead, W., 21 Apr 1888, (accident: 21 Feb 1888), aged 32, Collier, Fall of coal ; died 21st April

Lee, John, 13 Apr 1880, aged 22, Trammer, Fall of roof

Marginson, J. C., 29 Jan 1904, aged 53, Coal Miner, He was cutting roof down to make height, and nearly cut through to a loose end, when a heavy weight bump came over the place and a fall of stone occurred, killing him instantly. The fall disclosed a "pothole" and weight break

Miles, George, 11 Oct 1909, aged 14, Wagon Labeller, The boy was found dead tightly wedged between an empty coke wagon wheel and the rail. For a reason of his own he had gone under the standing wagons and was killed when they were moved by other wagons being shunted into them

Morris, Shadrach, 30 Jun 1879, Collier

Nobbles, Samuel, 25 Mar 1879, aged 59, Screener, Crushed by waggons

Northage, J. H., 18 Nov 1903, aged 23, Plane-man, He was travelling along the roadway 500 yards from the working face when some coal and rock fell from the side and buried him. A bump was heard at the time of the accident

Oxley, W., 12 Dec 1889, aged 14, Screenboy, Caught by shaft of screen shaker

Pearce, T., 28 Jan 1890, (accident: 27 Jan 1890), aged 33, Collier, Fall of roof. Died 28th

Poxon, A., 01 Jul 1899, aged 21, Corporal, Crushed by tubs on engine plane

Readman, J., 30 Jun 1894, aged 14, Screenboy, Injured by waggons

Roberts, J., 08 Jan 1900, (accident: 05 Jan 1900), aged 33, Collier, Fall of side. Died 8th January

Silverwood, S., 11 Aug 1892, 11 p.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 16, Driver, Run over by tubs

Skelley, Michael, 05 Mar 1889, Hurrier, Died whilst at his work on the 5th March, from natural causes [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Sowerby, S., 13 Sep 1897, (accident: 03 Sep 1897), Horsekeeper, Alleged to have strained himself in some way. Died 13th September

Sykes, J., 05 Jan 1897, aged 33, Collier, Fall of roof

Taylor, B., 21 Jun 1900, aged 15, Driver, Found dead by side of tub. Cause unknown, but had probably fallen when passing between horse and tub

Thompson, A. C., 05 Oct 1903, (accident: 03 Oct 1903), aged 14, Driver, Died 5th October. A full tub overpowered a hurrier and running down the road passed over Thompson and fatally injured him

Thorp, G., 14 Aug 1884, (accident: 14 Jul 1884), aged 33, Collier, Fall of coal ; died 14th August

Tiggerdine, W., 12 May 1895, (accident: 10 May 1895), aged 44, Coke burner, Fell from waggon. Died 12th May

Tubey, Thomas, 24 Sep 1879, Screenman, Crushed by waggons

Wade, W., 22 Feb 1890, aged 20, Hanger on, Run over by tubs

White, A., 23 Mar 1898, (accident: 21 Mar 1898), aged 38, Collier, A knocked out prop in falling struck him and so injured him that he died two days after

Wilford, William Emerson, 21 Jun 1905, aged 33, Engineman, He was either cleaning the teeth of some wheels which drive the coke oven belts or oiling them when in motion, contrary to rules, when he was caught and killed

Williams, R., 31 Jan 1887, aged 46, Collier, Run over by corves

Winter, W., 28 Mar 1899, aged 30, Lampman, Cleaning lamps, standing on timber, between hydraulic and winding cages when descending cage knocked him into sump