Chisnall Hall Colliery

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Barlow, Henry, 03 Jun 1915, aged 31, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof

Barton, Lewis, 10 May 1894, aged 55, Fitter, May 10th, Lewis Barton, 55, fitter, fell from engine pillar in winding-engine house at Chisnall Hall Colliery, not in the employ of the colliery firm. Jury returned verdict of accidental death [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Burns, William, 02 Apr 1896, aged 18, Drawer, Crushed by tub on drawing road ran into by tub of another drawer scotch came out tub ran away. Another case of following too close

Hale, John, 09 Jun 1903, 4 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 16, Drawer, Fall of roof in roadway whilst taking a tub along. Large stone, two tons weight, fell from cavity above iron girders ; displaced girders. Roof above girders ought to have been secured (Average roof) (Chisnall seam)

Harrison, Alfred, 03 Nov 1902, 6.30 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 15, Taker-off, Fall of side in road at bottom of jig brow (Chisnall seam)

Heaton, Henry, 29 Jul 1893, aged 28, Pumpman, Sinking pit. Engineman made a mistake, thought they were being raised from shaft bottom whereas they started 70 yards from pit top over wound safety hook detached but hoppet hook uncoupled from the safety hook and let hoppet and the men fall to the bottom of shaft 170 yards [More information ...]

Heaton, James, 13 Dec 1929, aged 58, Shotfirer, Fractured ribs by being hit by coal from shot

Horridge, Ernest, 25 Feb 1910, (accident: 21 Jan 1910), aged 20, Dataller, In waste of working place whilst packing, a bar 6 feet long with only one leg under one end of bar set under a pot-hole, the inside of the pot-hole fell breaking down the bar, and breaking back of deceased. Fireman visited place an hour before accident, saw pot-hole, saw there was no prop under one end of the bar, yet failed in his duty. He ought to have seen a prop put up. Death 25 February (6 Feet seam)

Hunter, John, 18 May 1906, 10.45 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 19, Waggon lowerer, Crushed by waggon which had been left unsecured and crept away

Jackson, George William, 03 Oct 1913, aged 30, Drawer, Holding brake of jinney wheel, when balance tub was picked in without being attached to the rope ; the rope travelled quickly round the wheel, the shackle end struck deceased on the head

Lee, John, Feb 1929, (accident: 17 Apr 1928), aged 62, Dataller, Fall of roof while driving timber — shock. Died Feb. 1929

Lee, John, 15 Feb 1929, (accident: 17 Apr 1928), aged 63, Dataller, Fall of roof while drawing timber 17th Apr. 1928. Died this day

Leigh, Reuben, 19 Feb 1919, aged 40, Fireman, Struck by coal from a shot. Back injured. Killed

Lloyd, James, 15 Apr 1924, 4.30 p.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 30, Coal Cutter, He was killed by a fall of roof on a machine cut face. A large stone fell away from slips between the pack and the last line of props. Neither of the slips were noticed before the fall. Probably the machine pushed against the foot of some of the props and moved them, thus allowing the stone to fall

Smith, Albert Enos, 08 Jun 1911, aged 16, Lasher-on, Fall of roof. In main haulage road, standing between the two ropes, waiting for empties. There was no warning, a huge fall, 6 feet thick, crashed down seven bars at two level ends, a good chock at each of the four corners of the levels. The seven bars at their ends rested on running bars set on good props. All the timber was new. A large quantity of gas was given off (6 Feet seam)

Trafford, Frederick, 06 May 1916, aged 15, Haulage hand, Found dead under some tubs

Turner, Thomas, 09 Jan 1919, aged 22, Drawer, Died from alledged injury to head by fall of stone

Urmston, Harold, 20 Aug 1919, aged 17, Assistant shotlighter, Killed by coal from shot

Walls, Henry Richard, 29 Jul 1893, aged 29, Fireman, Sinking pit. Engineman made a mistake, thought they were being raised from shaft bottom whereas they started 70 yards from pit top over wound safety hook detached but hoppet hook uncoupled from the safety hook and let hoppet and the men fall to the bottom of shaft 170 yards [More information ...]

Wardle, William, 20 Nov 1892, 1.15 a.m., 13th hour of shift, aged 45, Chargeman sinker, Brick fell from side of shaft on to his head whilst he, along with two others, was at work at the bottom repairing the pump

Wilson, Frederick, 19 May 1925, aged 37, Contractor, Caught under metal shot

Woods, William, 09 Jun 1898, aged 37, Fireman, Fatally injured, died 6 p.m. same day. From a misunderstanding either one or two shots were fired by a youth with battery when deceased was at the face attaching the cable