Camerton Colliery

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Batt, Thomas, 25 May 1885, (accident: 11 May 1885), aged 25, Labourer, He slipped and had his foot run over when letting down a waggon of coal on the weigh-bridge and died on the 25th. after having two operations performed on his leg

Carter, Edward, 01 Mar 1924, 11.0 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 24, Carting Boy, This accident occurred at the bottom of a self-acting incline 70 yards long with an average inclination of 1 in 3. Four carting boys were employed at the top of the incline and they lower their own coal as it is brought out to the incline top. Three of the carting boys, one of whom was deceased, had been waiting for empties at the bottom of the incline and when these arrived one of the carting boys hitched on an empty, went up the incline and lowered a full tub. He also lowered another tub and pushed a third tub on to the flat portion, 4 ft. long, at the incline top. He said he knocked out the block before hitching on the rope, thinking that someone else would do this. No signal had been given from the incline bottom. The tub ran away and killed Carter, who was in the act of pushing an empty tub into the incline bottom

Church, Charles, 20 May 1898, aged 58, Road runner, Crushed by a runaway full tram at the bottom of a self acting incline. The bridle chains broke in consequence of a prop which was being sent up in the empty tram and which projecting over the front end struck against the roof causing a jerk. An error of judgement in putting the timber into the tram the wrong way and in standing back in the level

Clark, S., 19 Oct 1876, aged 35, Collier, Fall of roof

Edwards, James, 28 Jun 1893, aged 66, Labourer, On the surface. When helping a tram he stepped to a small wall at the side and slipping fell about 9 feet to the ground which resulted in his death

Harding, Farnham, 09 May 1908, (accident: 08 May 1908), aged 68, Deading Hand, Having stepped out of a manhole in an incline on the north side of the shaft, in order to stop the journey to allow of his filling up some rubbish, &c., he failed to notice the close approach of the journey, which knocked him down and fractured his thigh. He died the following day from shock. (Mechanical haulage)

Harding, George, 08 Nov 1902, aged 18, Collier, George Harding, 18, a collier employed at Camerton Colliery, died on the 8th November from natural causes. It was alleged that he received an injury to his head while at work, on or about the 13th August, but it was proved that this had nothing to do with the cause of death [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Hawkins, William, 13 Nov 1893, aged 32, Repairer, Explosion, coal dust, ignition probably caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Newport, Henry, 02 Sep 1892, aged 18, Collier, Fall of roof clod or scab which occurred at the face in consequence of an unseen slip and a smooth parting above. There was a prop under the lip of the stone but it was shoved over or discharged and let the stone down upon him

Padfield, Thomas, 17 Jan 1911, aged 77, Screenman, The truckman lowered an empty truck down from the sidings, and allowed it to bump into the trucks being filled under the coal spouts. The morning was wet and the rails greasy. Deceased, who was not under the spouts when the truckman went to get the empty truck, was afterwards found lying outside the rails parallel to the trucks, dead. He had fractures of the lower jaw and of the base of skull. He had evidently been struck on the back of the head by the trucks which were bumped down

Parfitt, George, 07 Jul 1875, aged 36, Collier, Fall of stone

Parson, Job., 13 Mar 1885, (accident: 10 Mar 1885), aged 65, Hewer, Injured by a fall of stone and died on the 13th. He was holing under the coal when a stone fell and ruptured his bladder from which he died as above the place was well timbered and stowed. The stone was feather edged next the goaf and broke off by its own

Summers, John, 09 Jan 1852, Collier, Fall of roof

Tarrant, Edward G., 13 Nov 1893, aged 17, Labourer, Explosion, coal dust, ignition probably caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Tucker, Herbert, 28 Nov 1905, (accident: 25 Nov 1905), aged 21, Haulier, Bringing out a full journey and lying face downwards on the top of a full tram or tub, his head being over the end of the tram, the horse, which was said not to have been of a vicious disposition, kicked him in the face. At first it was not thought to be serious, but eventually proved so, and death resulted on the 28th of November

Tucker, James, 18 Feb 1874, aged 62, Collier, Crushed by tub on incline

Unknown, -, 11 Mar 1851, Collier, Fall of roof

Webber, John, 21 Sep 1876, aged 67, Flueman, Fell down the shaft

Whooley, Frank, 27 Mar 1903, aged 28, Carting-boy, Frank Whooley, 28, carting-boy at Camerton Colliery, died from "heart disease" when at his work on the 27th March [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Young, Eli, 05 Mar 1864, (accident: 14 Jan 1864), aged 16, Putter, Running out a tub of rubbish he got before it instead of conducting it from behind, then unfortunately missed his footing, and the fore-wheel broke his leg. He was taken to Bath Hospital, where, on the 4th of March, amputation took place, but he could not survive it, dying on the following day

Young, Frank, 20 Oct 1910, aged 60, Collier, He was set to drive return airway through the goaf, and had pulled out the pack wall and was then engaged in pulling out the dirt beyond, when a stone fell from a joint on to his back. Part of the joint was visible prior to the stone falling, and he had had doubts as to the safety in working under it, for he had discussed its condition with another man. His judgement was at fault ; he should have taken the stone down

Young, John, 16 Feb 1885, aged 58, Collier, Fall of stone. He was wedging up some bottom coal when the top fell on him. A row of props were standing 3 ft. 6 in. from the face and close to the stone that fell. It had been tried about 10 minutes previously and sounded strong