Creswell Colliery

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Adams, William, 30 Sep 1950, aged 51, Packer, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 [More information ...]

Anderson, John, 06 Aug 1898, (accident: 01 Aug 1898), aged 34, Dataller, Deceased went to lower three empty tubs, part of a train of 16, down an inclined roadway on the pit bank. After taking a locker out of the front wheel the whole train came forward and deceased went in front to try and stop them. The front tub got off the raild and crushed deceased against the headgears. He died on the 6th August

Attenborough, Horace, 30 Sep 1950, aged 45, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Ayris, William Thomas, 06 Feb 1913, aged 27, Corporal, He was passing a train of four full tubs in a crossgate when he was fatally injured by a fall of bind. He died about six hours later

Ball, John, 12 Jan 1900, aged 19, Assistant Onsetter, Deceased was assisting the onsetter by pulling off the empty tubs from a two-decked cage, and appears to have been doing something to the full tubs when the cage started going up the shaft, taking deceased with it, and crushing him between the cage and the floor of the upper deck landing

Barker, Frederick, 30 Sep 1950, aged 41, Ripper, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 [More information ...]

Barker, William, 14 Jun 1907, (accident: 13 Jun 1907), aged 45, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was standing near the gate ripping when a piece of roof fell upon him, causing fatal injury. He died the next day (Top hard coal)

Bird, William Henry, 30 Sep 1950, aged 39, Ripper, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Booth, William Reginald, 02 Jun 1938, aged 35, Accident with manrider [More information ...]

Bowden, John Henry, 30 Sep 1950, aged 29, Meco Moore Operator, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Bower, Leonard, 30 Sep 1950, aged 38, Shot Firer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Briggs, Ernest, 30 Sep 1950, aged 33, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Brocklehurst, John William, 30 Sep 1950, aged 44, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Brough, Robert, 30 Sep 1950, aged 36, Cutterman, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Bryan, Alfred Edgar, 30 Sep 1950, aged 56, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Buckle, Herbert Stanley, 30 Sep 1950, aged 48, Gummer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Buckley, Matthew, 14 Apr 1924, 1.50 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 52, Stone-drifter, Shot firing accident [More information ...]

Burton, John, 02 Mar 1919, (accident: 01 Mar 1919), aged 51, Joiner/sawyer, Sawing props into bank bars at circular saw when prop nipped saw and was driven violently endways into his stomach. Died following day

Burton, Ralph, 07 Nov 1906, aged 27, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased and a loader were about to set some timber in a stall, when the roof fell, fatally injuring the deceased and severely injuring the loader (Top hard coal)

Buxton, Lee John, 30 Sep 1950, aged 59, Steel Supervisor, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 [More information ...]

Clarke, Harry, 30 Sep 1950, aged 46, Ripper, body recovered on the 11th August 1951 [More information ...]

Cocking, Sam, 30 Sep 1950, aged 42, Cutterman, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Connolley, McDara, 30 Sep 1950, aged 28, Ripper, body recovered on the 11th August 1951 [More information ...]

Cooper, Thomas, 23 May 1919, aged 49, Stallman, He was knocking out a prop in waste with a hammer without having set a safety prop when waste collapsed and killed him

Cope, George Charles, 30 Sep 1950, aged 59, Datal, body recovered on the 11th August 1951 [More information ...]

Davis, Allen, 30 Sep 1950, aged 63, Stone Contractor, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 [More information ...]

Deakin, Ernest, 30 Sep 1950, aged 60, Gummer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Dodd, Ernest, 30 Sep 1950, aged 37, Ripper, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Dodd, John, 30 Sep 1950, aged 45, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Dodd, Leslie, 30 Sep 1950, aged 47, Ripper, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 [More information ...]

Doncaster, Frederick, 30 Sep 1950, aged 27, Conveyor Erector, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Doxey, John William, 30 Sep 1950, aged 45, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Ellis, George, 30 Sep 1950, aged 51, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Evans, Thomas Henry, 30 Sep 1950, aged 50, Packer, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 [More information ...]

Foulkes, Charles, 30 Sep 1950, aged 49, Cutterman, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Fox, Gordon, 30 Sep 1950, aged 62, Ripper, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 [More information ...]

Garrett, William, 16 Aug 1902, aged 35, Dataller, Fall of roof. Deceased and other men were charging a shot on the side of a roadway, and having taken out the bars neglected to set middle or catch props to support the roof until the shot was ready to be fired. Had the rules as to catch props been observed it is probable the accident would not have occurred (Top hard coal)

Gillert, George William, 30 Sep 1950, aged 38, Ripper, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Godfrey, Harry, 30 Sep 1950, aged 51, Overman, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Goodman, Samuel, 02 Dec 1903, aged 25, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased and another workman were building a pack in the stall, when a fall of roof killed the deceased and injured the other man (Top hard coal seam)

Goucher, Kenneth Amos, 30 Sep 1950, aged 42, Conveyor Erector, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Green, Peter W., 30 Sep 1950, aged 53, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Hancock, Leslie, 30 Sep 1950, aged 28, Packer, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 [More information ...]

Harrison, James Arthur, 30 Sep 1950, aged 60, Cutterman, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 [More information ...]

Hart, Thomas, 30 Sep 1950, aged 39, Datal, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 [More information ...]

Hemingray, C., 30 Sep 1950, aged 25, Conveyor Erector, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Hendley, Cecil, 30 Sep 1950, aged 34, Cutterman, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Hogg, Joseph Ernest, 22 Feb 1911, aged 14, Jig Runner, He was in a refuge hole at the bottom of an incline when two full tubs became derailed and ran into the refuge hole and killed him

Holmes, Reginald C., 30 Sep 1950, aged 44, Cutterman, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Humphreys, John William, 30 Sep 1950, aged 50, Ripper, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 [More information ...]

Hunt, Arthur, 20 Apr 1910, aged 48, Dataller, He and others were sent to repair a main engine plane where a deputy had noticed some timber giving way. This work was being done when a bar fell out, and the falling sandstone roof killed deceased

Hunt, Isaac, 30 Mar 1900, aged 47, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was knocking a prop out from a goaf or waste when the roof fell and fatally injured him. He did not use the ringer-and-chain as required by the rules of the mine. Died the next day (Top hard coal)

Hunt, Thomas William, 30 Sep 1950, aged 51, Deputy, body recovered on the 11th August 1951 [More information ...]

Hurst, Samuel, 22 Jan 1911, aged 37, Stallman, A fall of roof had occurred during the week-end on a roadway, and deceased and his mate were sent to put up timber and make the place safe. The deputy examined the place before the men started work, but left no definite instructions as to how they were to proceed. Deceased was about to examine some overhanging roof, when it fell and fatally injured him. The deputy's examination was improperly done as he failed to get up on to the first fall to see if the overhanging part had drawn away from the parting above

Hutton, Arnold, 30 Sep 1950, aged 48, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Jackson, J. T., 30 Sep 1950, aged 58, Gummer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

James, Robert, 30 Sep 1950, aged 52, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Johnson, E., 30 Sep 1950, aged 46, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Johnson, Ernest, 30 Sep 1950, aged 36, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Jones, Reuben, 21 Feb 1912, aged 40, Stallman, The night shift of workmen had put two bars under a piece of stone opposite the gate end, which did not appear to be safe. The day shift following, the men started knocking one of the props back a few inches, when the stone fell and fatally injured deceased, who died the same day. One or more catch props should have been set before interfering with the timber, but there was no real necessity to alter the position of the prop as left by the night shift

Kaye, William, 27 Dec 1924, (accident: 16 Dec 1924, 6.0 p.m., 3rd hour of shift), aged 44, Stallman, Two hours before the accident two ripping shots were fired near the wayend by the deputy, after which deceased and his mate were engaged in building the packs at each side of the gate road. Deceased was then knocking out with a hammer a steel prop from the front edge of the pack he was building when a fall of roof occurred from between supports, fracturing his pelvis. He was taken to hospital, where he died on 27th December

Kirk, Reginald, 30 Sep 1950, aged 39, Ripper, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Lewis, Albert, 30 Sep 1950, aged 46, Packer, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 [More information ...]

Limb, Edward, 30 Sep 1950, aged 55, Datal, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 [More information ...]

Limb, Harry, 18 Mar 1919, aged 16, Pony driver, Bringing set of 3 full tubs to gate with pony. When he passed corporal he was leading pony at pace. Found run over and died on stretcher on way to pit bottom

Lomas, Thomas, 03 Mar 1924, 4.30 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 48, Stallman, Deceased was timbering the new road along the coal face in readiness for laying the rails. There was a well defined slip inside the left bank and deceased was setting bank bars under this portion of the roof and taking out temporary props. He set a bank bar close up to one of these temporary props, but put only one prop under it. This prop he put under the end nearest the face. Instead of setting another prop under the goaf end of the bar and completing the set he took a hammer and knocked out the temporary prop intending to set that under the bar end, when a fall occurred which broke down the half set bank bar and buried him. His skull was fractured

London, John Henry, 30 Sep 1950, aged 48, Ripper, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 [More information ...]

London, William James, 30 Sep 1950, aged 51, Packer, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 [More information ...]

Mallender, Albert Cecil, 30 Sep 1950, aged 47, Ripper, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 [More information ...]

Marshall, Leslie, 30 Sep 1950, aged 42, Deputy, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 [More information ...]

Mellish, William, 30 Sep 1950, aged 55, Steel Supervisor, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Mellish, William, 30 Sep 1950, aged 36, Datal, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 [More information ...]

Millward, Edward, 30 Sep 1950, aged 44, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Mollett, Thomas, 21 Feb 1896, aged 15, Horse driver, Deceased was in charge of a horse and was conveying bricks from the colliery siding to some new cottages which were being erected when he slipped and fell between the horse and the trams and was run over. The boy was not in the employ of the colliery company and the accident happened over 100 yards away from the shaft [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Mycock, W., 02 Dec 1921, Fall of roof

Needham, Ernest Leslie, 30 Sep 1950, aged 44, Stone Contractor, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Newton, Robert, 02 Jun 1938, aged 33, Accident with manrider [More information ...]

Oliver, John Edward, 30 Sep 1950, aged 53, Ripper, body recovered on the 11th August 1951 [More information ...]

Orvice, William Henry, 30 Sep 1950, aged 49, Conveyor Erector, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Parkin, Eric, 30 Sep 1950, aged 36, Cutterman, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 [More information ...]

Patchett, William Raynor, 17 Jul 1899, aged 23, Assistant banksman, Deceased got on the lower deck of the cage for the purpose of cleaning it, after the signal to lower had been given, and in trying to get off at the other side, the cage fatally crushed him between the cage and the pit bank timbers

Presley, John, 04 Sep 1905, aged 16, Rope-boy, He was fatally crushed between a standing set of tubs and another train of tubs which, ran into the standing set, and which should have been unclipped from the rope by the deceased. He was working a Sunday night shift (Top hard coal seam)

Price, Robert Idris, 30 Sep 1950, aged 34, Packer, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 [More information ...]

Robinson, Albert, 20 Aug 1909, aged 37, Stallman, Deceased was taking a prop from a waste when a fall of roof occurred and killed him. He was not using a ringer and chain (Top Hard Coal seam)

Robinson, Albert Loftin, 30 Sep 1950, aged 29, Packer, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 [More information ...]

Robinson, Kenneth F., 30 Sep 1950, aged 25, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Rogers, G. Sydney, 30 Sep 1950, aged 44, Ripper, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Rose, Victor, 30 Sep 1950, aged 52, Cutterman, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Russon, James, 02 Feb 1904, aged 16, Horse-driver, He was crushed between the last tub of a train of four full tubs and the side of the roadway (Top hard coal)

Rutherford, Leslie, 30 Sep 1950, aged 25, Cutterman, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Sadler, James Lewis, 30 Sep 1950, aged 41, Ripper, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 [More information ...]

Senior, Thomas J., 30 Sep 1950, aged 42, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Severn, Thomas Arthur, 30 Sep 1950, aged 46, Datal, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 [More information ...]

Shaw, J., 30 Sep 1950, aged 56, Ripper, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Shipley, Herbert, 30 Sep 1950, aged 38, Cutterman, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Smith, Thomas, 30 Sep 1950, aged 51, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Stansbury, Alfred, 13 Apr 1908, (accident: 09 Apr 1908), aged 19, Screenman, Deceased was tightening a nut on a tippler when a full tub ran into an empty tub standing in the tippler and struck the deceased. He died 13th April

Stinson, Thomas, 29 May 1902, aged 46, Stallman, Fall of roof. The deceased had removed some timber for the purpose of cutting up the floor coal, and only part of the removed timber had been re-set when the roof fell, killing deceased and seriously injuring his loader (Top hard coal)

Stonach, William Ernest, 30 Sep 1950, aged 36, Ripper, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 [More information ...]

Swift, Joseph, 30 May 1914, aged 46, Stallman, He went behind the back row of props in a waste to get packing material, and a stone weighing about 1½ tons fell and buried him. He could have obtained suitable packing material without going beyond the timber

Sykes, Thomas, 21 Jun 1901, aged 29, Shunter, Run over by a train in the sidings belonging to the Lancashire, Derbyshire, and East Coast Railway Co., near the colliery. Decased was in the employ of the Colliery Co., but he had no duty to perform on the railway company's line or sidings [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Taylor, Charles Hawksley, 29 Aug 1898, aged 20, Corporal, He was preparing to put the lockers into 6 full tubs, and as the pony was being turned round, the pony's limmers struck deceased, and fastened him against a prop (Top hard coal seam)

Taylor, George William, 20 Jan 1905, aged 13, Door-boy, The deceased was a door trapper, and was either struck by the door or by a full tub, one of a train of three, which had run away down a roadway (Top hard coal seam)

Taylor, Joseph, 30 Sep 1950, aged 42, Face Timberman, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 [More information ...]

Teasdale, Reginald, 30 Sep 1950, aged 46, Supports Economy Officer, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 [More information ...]

Thorpe, Carey Gersham, 30 Sep 1950, aged 46, Gummer, body recovered on the 11th August 1951 [More information ...]

Traylor, Thomas, 30 Sep 1950, aged 43, Cutterman, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Walker, Robert William Thomas, 30 Sep 1950, aged 38, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Waller, Henry, 28 Nov 1911, aged 48, Stallman, A shot had been fired in the gate end and a considerable quantity of roof had been blasted down. When the shot-firer examined the place he noticed that the newly exposed roof was shot-shaken and unsafe in one place. He pointed this out to the deceased and his fellow stallman and ordered them to set a prop before removing the stone blown by the shot. They disobeyed this order, and deceased was working under the dangerous roof when it fell and fatally injured him

Ward, Benjamin, 02 Jun 1938, aged 37, Accident with manrider [More information ...]

Ward, C., 30 Sep 1950, aged 30, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Ward, Eli, 12 Mar 1905, (accident: Aug 1904), aged 37, Stallman, Deceased stated that he received injury in the mine in August, 1904. The coroner's jury returned a verdict that he died from "natural causes and not from accident" [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Ward, William A., 06 Apr 1911, aged 15, Pony driver, He was buried by a fall of side in a level. The side had been gradually pushing over and it fell without any warning. The deputy should have noticed its dangerous condition

Wass, George, 30 Sep 1950, aged 37, Packer, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 [More information ...]

Whitlam, Frederick, 30 Sep 1950, aged 52, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]

Williams, David, 12 Oct 1914, aged 60, Loader, Deceased was assisting to move a passbye forward and was passing along the gate when 5 cwts. of the rock roof fell upon him, killing him. A slip and a weight break combined to cause the fall. The roof had been tested a few minutes before by the stallman, and sounded good

Williams, Frederick, 18 Mar 1904, (accident: 15 Mar 1904), aged 16, Horse-driver, He was driving a horse conveying three full tubs to the pit bottom. He rode on the first tub and went at a great speed, when the horse fell down and the first tub fell over and injured deceased. He died 18th March (Top hard coal)

Yearham, George, 30 Sep 1950, aged 57, Face Timberman, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 [More information ...]