Clay Cross Colliery

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Abner, Stanley, 24 Apr 1867, aged 44, Carpenter, Fell off scaffold on surface

Adcroft, Thomas, 27 Jul 1881, aged 26, Collier, Fall of roof whilst holing coal

Adkins, Samuel, 19 Nov 1864, aged 55, Collier, Fall of roof

Ainsworth, William, 31 Mar 1890, aged 47, Stallman, Fall of roof. The stone fell away from a pot hole which appeared to be unknown to the deceased

Allen, George, 27 Jul 1865, Collier, Fall of bind roof

Anthony, Frederick, 26 Jun 1890, aged 41, Stallman, Fall of coals whilst holing. The coals broke over the sprags owing to a slip in the coal

Ashmore, George, 11 Jun 1861, aged 13, Trammer, Suffocated in No. 2 black shale pit, in consequence of an inundation of water from old workings, sealing him up in the mine 22 days [More information ...]

Ashmore, Samuel, 11 Jun 1861, aged 21, Miner, Suffocated in No. 2 black shale pit, in consequence of an inundation of water from old workings, sealing him up in the mine 22 days [More information ...]

Babbs, John Thomas, 04 Jun 1896, aged 33, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was knocking a prop out with a hammer instead of using a ringer and chain as provided by the rules. When the prop fell a large area of roof fell and killed him

Baker, Henry, 02 Jan 1899, aged 18, Incline man, Fall of roof. Deceased was assisting to set a prop in a self acting incline where a small fall of roof had occurred, when a further fall of roof took place and killed the deceased. Another man was injured (Silkstone coal)

Ball, James, 09 Jul 1901, aged 53, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was boring a shot-hole in the bottom coal, when the roof above fell and killed him. Although a faulty place was known to exist in the roof, yet the deceased failed to set timber up to support it (Silkstone coal)

Bamford, Thomas, 03 May 1865, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Bannister, S., 24 Feb 1858, aged 25, Mason, Fall of archings [More information ...]

Barlow, Joseph, 14 Mar 1867, aged 38, Collier, Fall of roof

Barnes, John, 24 Aug 1867, aged 14, Driver, Run over

Beardsley, Thomas, 17 Jan 1890, aged 45, Stallman, Fall of roof whilst getting down coal fell from a pot-hole in the roof

Beresford, James, 06 Sep 1855, aged Boy, Run over by corves in the mine

Berresford, George Henry, 01 Oct 1909, aged 35, Stallman, The clod overlying the coal seam was standing supported by props over a small area only, and when deceased was setting another prop to it, the whole of the clod fell, killing deceased and injuring another stallman (Silkstone Coal seam)

Bettison, A., 11 Jun 1861, aged 44, Miner, Suffocated in No. 2 black shale pit, in consequence of an inundation of water from old workings, sealing him up in the mine 22 days [More information ...]

Bettison, Thomas, 17 Feb 1876, aged 28, Stallman, Fall of bind

Boot, W., 21 Sep 1857, aged 13, Horse driver, Run over by loaded tram when riding on train contrary to rules

Booth, Job, 23 Sep 1864, aged 67, Collier, Fall of roof

Bradley, Francis, 11 Jun 1861, aged 35, Miner, Suffocated in No. 2 black shale pit, in consequence of an inundation of water from old workings, sealing him up in the mine 22 days [More information ...]

Brailsford, Samuel, 29 May 1855, Fall of coal in the mine

Brailsford, Samuel, 28 Jul 1910, aged 16, Pony Driver, He was coming out with his pony and two full tubs and when walking in front of his pony he slipped and fell and the pony and the first tub ran over him

Briggs, Robert, 17 Aug 1865, aged 32, Collier, Fall of roof. Had been cautioned the place required timbering

Brooks, John, 07 Dec 1854, Crushed by a corf in the mine

Brooks, William, 07 Nov 1901, (accident: 28 Oct 1901), aged 35, Coal-cutter attendant, Deceased was in charge of a coal-cutting machine, and when fixing new cutters in the cutter disc, he turned on the electric current to move it round, when the whole machine moved sideways, causing deceased to be struck by the revolving cutters. He died 7th November (Tupton Coal)

Broomhall, Hugh, 13 Dec 1895, (accident: 10 Dec 1895), aged 64, Holer, Fall of side. Deceased was completing a length of holing when the sprags gave way and were pushed out liberating the coal. He died on the 13th from bronchitis brought on by the accident

Brown, Joseph, 01 Dec 1894, (accident: 02 Jun 1894), aged 30, Stallman, Fall of roof. He was holing in a heading when some roof fell. He died 1st. December

Brown, William, 16 Jun 1875, aged 15, Driver, Riding on tubs. Head caught against roof and threw him off, crushing him

Brunt, Thomas, 11 Jun 1861, aged 32, Miner, Suffocated in No. 2 black shale pit, in consequence of an inundation of water from old workings, sealing him up in the mine 22 days [More information ...]

Buckland, George, 15 Apr 1889, aged 53, Stallman, Fall of coals. The deceased was re-holing coals that had been holed and standing on the sprags for six days previously

Buckland, S., 15 Jun 1860, aged 29, Miner, Fall of roof in main road [More information ...]

Butterfield, John, 11 Jun 1861, aged 14, Trammer, Suffocated in No. 2 black shale pit, in consequence of an inundation of water from old workings, sealing him up in the mine 22 days [More information ...]

Buxton, John, 11 Jun 1861, aged 38, Miner, Suffocated in No. 2 black shale pit, in consequence of an inundation of water from old workings, sealing him up in the mine 22 days [More information ...]

Calladine, George, 09 Nov 1905, (accident: 11 Oct 1905), aged 48, Machine coal-cutter, Deceased was working a coal-cutting machine, when a bar set from the coal-face to a prop gave way, and a quantity of roof-coal fell with it and and slightly injured the deceased on the ankle of the right leg. Blood poisoning set in and he died 9th Novembe (Tupton coal seam)

Carr, John, 11 Jun 1861, aged 26, Miner, Suffocated in No. 2 black shale pit, in consequence of an inundation of water from old workings, sealing him up in the mine 22 days [More information ...]

Carr, R., 18 May 1860, aged 28, Miner, Firing of a shot when ramming [More information ...]

Caudwell, C. S., 10 Feb 1873, aged 19, Incline Man, Run over in attempting to close points

Cawthorn, Lewis, 27 Jul 1872, aged 12, Bank boy, Run over on the surface

Checklin, John, 14 Sep 1876, aged 41, Stallman, Fall of bind whilst drawing out a back prop

Clark, Joseph, 05 Aug 1851, Explosion of firedamp

Coates, Samuel, 11 Jun 1861, aged 33, Miner, Suffocated in No. 2 black shale pit, in consequence of an inundation of water from old workings, sealing him up in the mine 22 days [More information ...]

Cook, Joseph, 11 Jun 1861, aged 50, Miner, Suffocated in No. 2 black shale pit, in consequence of an inundation of water from old workings, sealing him up in the mine 22 days [More information ...]

Coop, John, 02 Apr 1903, aged 47, Stone-header, Fall of roof. Three shots had been fired in a stone-heading, and deceased was examining the place, when the roof fell from a slip running across the heading. He died the same day (Silkstone coal seam)

Cooper, Samuel, 03 Dec 1855, aged 37, collier, Fall of coal

Cooper, Samuel, 03 Dec 1855, Fall of coal in the mine

Cooper, William, 17 Jan 1866, aged 49, Collier, Fall of stone from roof of stall

Cowlishaw, William, 04 Feb 1888, aged 55, Dataler, Fall of roof while repairing a roadway

Cross, Joseph, 24 May 1876, aged 24, Loader, Killed by a loaded tub. The man had used a wooden locker instead of an iron one ; this broke and the tub ran over him

Crowe, Joseph, 21 Apr 1892, (accident: 20 Apr 1892), aged 17, Screenboy, Crushed between a railway waggon and a pillar of the screens whilst lowering a waggon there being only a few inches between the waggon side and the pillar. Died April 21st

Cupid, Augustus, 11 Jun 1866, Collier, Fall of roof in No. 4 pit [More information ...]

Dakin, Joseph, 31 Jul 1854, aged Boy, Crushed by corves in the mine

Davies, Joseph, 19 Jan 1892, 3 p.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 16, Driver, Whilst bringing his loaded tubs down a steep roadway, and approaching a ventilation door, the tubs overpowered the pony and crushed both the driver and the pony against the door, killing them both

Davis, Joseph, 12 Mar 1866, aged 76, Collier, Injured in the back

Davis, William, 03 May 1881, aged 60, Loader, Fall of roof whilst loading coals

Dunn, William, 20 Dec 1892, aged 66, Undermanager, The deceased was the undermanager of the mine and whilst passing through one of the working places a large piece of roof fell upon him

Elian, James, 17 Oct 1871, aged 50, Collier, Fall of roof

Elliott, John, 05 Mar 1890, aged 21, Loader, Fall of roof. Getting down coals when they fell and knocked two props out causing the roof to fall upon him

Elliott, William, 07 Jun 1873, Miner, Killed by a fall of roof whilst working in a place insufficiently timbered. He had been cautioned a few minutes before by deputy to set a prop, and had promised to do so

England, Abraham, 25 Jun 1870, aged 44, Colier, Fall of coal. Neglecting to set timber

England, Willoughby, 07 Apr 1899, aged 14, Horse driver, Deceased was riding on the limmers or iron shafts by which the horse is attached to the tubs, when from some unexplained cause, the shafts broke, and deceased fell off and was crushed by the tubs (Silkstone coal)

Farnsworth, J., 27 Apr 1853, aged Boy, Falling down the shaft

Fern, James, 21 Apr 1870, Collier, Fall of bind (No. 2 pit)

Forrest, Eli, 11 Jun 1861, aged 45, Miner, Suffocated in No. 2 black shale pit, in consequence of an inundation of water from old workings, sealing him up in the mine 22 days [More information ...]

Fox, Thomas, 03 May 1865, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Gannion, Patrick, 02 Nov 1881, aged 44, Banksman, Crushed between a railway waggon and fire-hole wall

Gaw, Thomas, 19 May 1864, aged 22, Collier, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Goodwin, George Edwin, 31 May 1911, aged 25, Pony Driver, An incline rope broke and allowed a train of six fall tubs to run amain. Goodwin, who was waiting at the bottom of the incline was run over and fatally injured. The rope had previously broken close to the same place and had been joined by means of a reef knot. A new rope should have been provided after the first break

Green, J., 18 Jan 1858, aged 19, Miner, Rope breaking [More information ...]

Green, John, 08 Oct 1898, aged 53, Shot-firer, Deceased was struck by a stone from a carbonite shot, which was fired by electricity at a distance of 14 yards. Deceased took advantage of some fallen stone for shelter, but he appears to have been insufficiently protected (Deep hard coal)

Green, Tom, 17 Nov 1894, aged 40, Stallman, Fall of coal. Deceased was holing the coal when it rolled over three sprags killing him

Gregory, William, 06 Jun 1887, aged 15, Driver, Run over by full tubs supposed to have been riding on the horses limmers

Hands, Michael, 19 May 1864, aged 26, Collier, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Haslam, John Tomas, 08 Jun 1915, aged 57, Stallman, Getting coal from face when there was a fall partly burying him and while attempts were made to free him there was a second fall

Hatton, Samuel, 16 Aug 1913, (accident: 07 Aug 1913), aged 39, Stallman, He was testing the roof in the gate, 15 minutes after a ripping shot had been fired, when a stone fell from between the supports, fracturing his spine. He died 9 days later from his injuries

Hawley, Joseph, 11 Jun 1861, aged 60, Miner, Suffocated in No. 2 black shale pit, in consequence of an inundation of water from old workings, sealing him up in the mine 22 days [More information ...]

Haywood, J., 18 Mar 1856, aged 37, Fall of roof [More information ...]

Haywood, James, 01 Feb 1870, aged 34, Collier, Fall of coal (No. 5 pit)

Higginbottom, John, 20 Oct 1870, aged 15, Collier, Fall of bind

Holbrook, John, 28 Jul 1871, aged 14, Ganger, Fall of roof (Blackshale coal)

Holmes, George, 11 Jun 1866, Collier, Fall of roof in No. 4 pit [More information ...]

Holmes, William, 11 Jun 1861, aged 13, Trammer, Suffocated in No. 2 black shale pit, in consequence of an inundation of water from old workings, sealing him up in the mine 22 days [More information ...]

Hughes, Benjamin, 11 Aug 1871, aged 48, Collier, Derangement in winding machinery

Hughes, Benjamin, 16 May 1905, aged 45, Deputy, Fall of side. While digging a trench in which to lay water pipes along a main roadway a piece of the side fell and fatally injured the deceased. He died the same day (Tupton coal seam)

Jepson, Joseph, 27 Oct 1877, aged 52, Horse Keeper, Cage caught at the top of the shaft whilst ascending. Rope broke, and deceased fell to the bottom

Johnson, E., 18 Jan 1858, aged 30, Miner, Rope breaking [More information ...]

Johnson, J., 27 Jul 1863, aged 30, Miner, Fall of coals

Jones, Reuben, 11 Jun 1861, aged 13, Trammer, Suffocated in No. 2 black shale pit, in consequence of an inundation of water from old workings, sealing him up in the mine 22 days [More information ...]

Kay, Joseph, 23 Sep 1864, aged 45, Collier, Fall of cage in shaft

Kay, Samuel, 03 May 1865, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Kenney, J., 18 Aug 1858, aged 14, Pony driver, Fall of roof in main way, and which had stood sound for 14 years

Kerry, John, 03 May 1865, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Kilduff, Luke, 04 May 1877, aged 21, Stallman, Fall of bind

Kilpin, Charles, 23 Apr 1888, aged 22, Loader, Fall of roof probably due to insufficient timbering

Kirkman, Joseph, 26 Aug 1924, 2.15 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 36, Fitter, Deceased had been fixing a rope pulley by means of iron hangers to the lower flange of one of the girders at a main road junction. When the deputy arrived they were kneeling together looking at the completed job when, with a sudden bump, the whole junction collapsed. The deputy scrambled clear, but deceased was pinned down by the neck by a girder and was dead when liberated

Kite, Peter, 05 Nov 1868, aged 25, Collier, Explosion of blasting powder

Knighton, J., 22 Feb 1858, aged 24, Miner, Fall of roof

Leah, Joseph, 12 Feb 1894, aged 13, Horse driver, Run over by a runaway empty tub which broke away from a descending train of empty tubs, whilst being lowered down an engine plane. Had an over chain been it would probably have prevented the accident

Lees, Samuel, 18 Jun 1870, aged 16, Putter, Run over on incline

Lenthall, George, 21 Aug 1894, aged 39, Stallman, Fall of roof. He was conveying an empty tub into the working face when a piece of roof from a fault fell on him

Lloyd, William, 19 May 1884, aged 16, Screen boy, Killed by machinery on the screens

Lowe, Frank, 03 May 1865, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Lowe, George, 06 Mar 1907, aged 37, Dataller, Fall of roof. A shot had been fired, and shortly afterwards a further fall of roof occurred killing deceased and injuring the deputy in charge of the work (Silkstone coal)

Lowe, Thomas, 20 Oct 1866, (accident: Feb 1866), Collier, Explosion of powder in Feb last

Lynam, -, 16 Jun 1864, Boy, Fall of roof

Lynam, John, 20 Mar 1861, aged 28, Miner, Fall of roof [More information ...]

Marriot, Hosea, 06 Jan 1879, aged 15, Screen boy, Cleaning an engine whilst in motion

Marriott, Thomas, 28 May 1887, aged 46, Holer, Fall of coal while holing

Marshall, James, 11 Jul 1894, aged 14, Horse driver, Deceased was taking nine full tubs down a road and was himself riding on the limmers. The first tub got off the road and threw deceased on the limmer. He appears to have died from shock

Maycock, Charles, 26 Jun 1872, aged 40, Collier, Fall of bind

Mills, John, 11 Jun 1861, aged 25, Miner, Suffocated in No. 2 black shale pit, in consequence of an inundation of water from old workings, sealing him up in the mine 22 days [More information ...]

Miskell, -, 20 Jun 1864, aged 42, Collier, Fall of roof

Morrill, J., 16 Aug 1861, aged 30, Miner, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Newton, Joseph, 11 Dec 1889, aged 84, Labourer, Deceased was going to his work in the dark. He missed his way and fell over the side wall of a range of coke ovens some distance from the pit but belonging to the mine

Nuttleton, Charles, 19 Dec 1854, Falling down the shaft

Onion, Arthur, 12 Mar 1897, aged 19, Carter, He was run over by the colliery locomotive. Deceased appears to have strayed upon the railway [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Palfreyman, Joseph William, 20 Jan 1914, (accident: 18 Dec 1913), aged 17, Pony Driver, While guiding empty tubs as his pony drew them over the points into a gate a piece of bind, weighing 6 cwts. fell from the side behind him and fractured his skull. Blood poisoning set in, and he died in hospital on 20th January, 1914

Parker, John, 01 Sep 1855, Crushed by the cage at the bottom of the shaft

Parker, John, 11 Jun 1861, Miner, Suffocated in No. 2 black shale pit, in consequence of an inundation of water from old workings, sealing him up in the mine 22 days [More information ...]

Parker, John, 05 Jan 1863, aged 59, Colliery agent, Overwinding

Payton, Enoch, 28 Feb 1876, aged 30, Stallman, Fall of bind ; place well timbered

Pendleton, William, 22 Jun 1855, Fall of roof in the mine

Pepperday, John, 20 May 1884, aged 32, Stallman, Fall of roof whilst repairing the roadway

Potter, Josiah, 14 Jul 1890, aged 17, Bank boy, Crushed by the flywheel of a screen engine whilst trying to lift the engine off the centre with the steam turned on. He had no business whatever in the engine house nor any work in connexion with the engine

Potter, William, 27 Feb 1883, aged 40, Stallman, Fall of roof when getting coals down

Poynton, William, 17 Aug 1865, aged 45, Collier, Run over on incline whilst looking for his cap

Price, John, 30 Jul 1868, aged 22, Collier, Fall of roof

Price, William, 30 Aug 1872, aged 50, Collier, Fall of bind

Priest, John, 30 Nov 1904, (accident: 02 Nov 1904), aged 15, Horse-driver, He died on 30th November from blood-poisoning, due to being kicked by a horse on the right knee (Tupton coal)

Reynolds, James, 05 Sep 1885, aged 27, Stallman, Fall of roof

Roach, John, 07 Jan 1865, aged 30, Miner, Fall of stone

Roberts, William, 07 Apr 1897, aged 16, Assistant onsetter, He was supposed to have received a slight injury at the mine but he died from "septic poritenitis" accelerated by an operation to relieve it. His illness was not caused by any accident [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Robinson, R. C., 30 Nov 1910, aged 37, Weigh clerk, Whilst examining the tickets on a moving train of wagons, it is supposed that he stumbled and fell with his neck across the rail in front of a rear wheel of one of the wagons, and his neck was broken by the wheel. The sidings were covered with frozen snow

Routledge, B., 01 Jul 1856, aged 30, Fall of roof [More information ...]

Rowbotham, Jack, 07 Jun 1912, aged 15, Putter, A full tub became detached from a set near the bottom of an incline worked by direct haulage. Deceased was warned of its approach but he stepped in the wrong direction and was struck by the tub and fatally injured. The tub was one of two full ones used to steady an empty set down the incline

Rowland, Edward, 02 Oct 1869, aged 12, Boy, Fell under carriage at the bottom of shaft

Russell, G. H., 26 Nov 1868, aged 14, Driver, Run over

Scarle, William, 25 Jun 1866, Collier, Fall of roof (Tupton pit)

Scoffins, Henry, 05 Jul 1910, aged 17, Putter, He was coming down the gate in front of a loaded tub when the locker broke and the tub ran over him

Scott, John, 17 Aug 1865, aged 13, Door boy, Crushed by trams

Searston, James, 17 Jun 1881, aged 66, Dataler, Fall of roof whilst walking along the main roadway going to his work

Shaw, Frank, 07 Mar 1886, aged 47, Dataler, Fall of roof whilst repairing a roadway

Shaw, Valentine, 21 Apr 1858, aged 41, killed by a fall of roof; deceased went into the waste away from his work

Shepherd, Augustus, 03 Dec 1912, aged 40, Stallman, Deceased was going out of his gate when a piece of bind measuring 3 feet 6 inches by 2 feet by 1 foot fell from just outside the ripping and crushed him. The previous ripping did not appear to have been properly squared off

Shufflebottom, William, 03 Jul 1878, aged 39, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased neglected to set sufficient timber to secure his workplace

Siddons, Richard, 11 Jun 1861, aged 40, Miner, Suffocated in No. 2 black shale pit, in consequence of an inundation of water from old workings, sealing him up in the mine 22 days [More information ...]

Simon, John James, 13 Jul 1896, (accident: 10 Jul 1896), aged 19, Dataller, He died on 13th July from injuries which were supposed to have been received in the mine but there was no evidence to show how such injuries occurred

Slater, Anthony, 02 Jan 1854, Fall of coal in the mine

Smedley, Frank, 25 Jul 1893, aged 52, Stallman, Fall of roof whilst passing under the gate end where shortly before a prop had been taken out to make room for the tubs to pass

Smith, -, 03 May 1865, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Smith, George, 08 Jul 1888, aged 14, Doorboy, Having opened one door he ran to open the second door but in doing so he fell down and was run over by loaded tubs

Smith, John, 30 Oct 1869, aged 19, Horse driver, Fall of bind

Spencer, Samuel, 04 Mar 1879, aged 64, Stallman, Fall of roof .Stallman neglected to set sufficient timber

Spencer, Thomas, 22 Mar 1865, aged 19, Collier, Fall of roof

Spetch, -, 03 May 1865, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Stacy, John, 13 Sep 1875, aged 17, Driver, Fell down and full tubs ran over him

Stockgill, Ralph, 03 May 1865, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Stones, R., 18 Jan 1858, aged 18, Miner, Rope breaking [More information ...]

Street, Joseph, 18 Dec 1913, aged 31, Shot-firer, He was examining the connections between shot-firing cables and the detonator leads before firing a shot, when 3 tons of coal fell away from the face and killed him. The sprags had been taken out 3 hours before, but no attempt was made to get the coal down, and, as it did not fall, the sprags were replaced. A careful examination ought to have shown that blasting was not necessary

Street, Thomas, 11 Jun 1861, aged 69, Miner, Suffocated in No. 2 black shale pit, in consequence of an inundation of water from old workings, sealing him up in the mine 22 days [More information ...]

Toplis, John, 12 Mar 1892, aged 14, Washer boy, Accident occurred at the coal crusher connected with the coke ovens

Vardy, J., 18 Jan 1858, aged 20, Miner, Rope breaking [More information ...]

Walters, William, 27 Oct 1865, aged 76, Collier, Run over on incline

Warren, William, 07 Jun 1872, aged 35, Collier, Fall of bind

Wernon, Joseph, 11 Jun 1861, aged 27, Miner, Suffocated in No. 2 black shale pit, in consequence of an inundation of water from old workings, sealing him up in the mine 22 days [More information ...]

Whyman, Thomas, 14 Jan 1892, 1.30 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 13, Driver, Crushed by empty tubs at the end of an engine plane, due to a signal wire catching the uncoupling apparatus attached to a train of loaded tubs, and allowing the same to run back, and come into collision with the empty tubs standing at the end of the plane, where the boy was engaged coupling them

Wilbraham, S., 11 Jun 1861, aged 25, Miner, Suffocated in No. 2 black shale pit, in consequence of an inundation of water from old workings, sealing him up in the mine 22 days [More information ...]

Williams, James, 05 Jun 1882, aged 15, Driver, Tub caught the timber at the side of the roadway both timber and roof fell upon the deceased

Wood, John, 02 Nov 1881, aged 26, Loader, Fall of roof whilst loading coals

Wood, Joseph, 11 Jun 1861, aged 35, Miner, Suffocated in No. 2 black shale pit, in consequence of an inundation of water from old workings, sealing him up in the mine 22 days [More information ...]

Wood, Thomas, 11 Jun 1861, aged 60, Miner, Suffocated in No. 2 black shale pit, in consequence of an inundation of water from old workings, sealing him up in the mine 22 days [More information ...]

Wood, Thomas, 28 Nov 1893, aged 48, Stallman, Died suddenly in the mine whilst walking from his work to the pit bottom. Jury returned a verdict that he died of heart disease

Wood, William, 11 Jun 1861, Miner, Suffocated in No. 2 black shale pit, in consequence of an inundation of water from old workings, sealing him up in the mine 22 days [More information ...]

Wright, George, 28 Jun 1897, aged 66, Stallman, Deceased received a slight injury to his arm, but all traces of it had disappeared. He had intervals of rest from work but complained of his arm, and when he got home after the first day's work, and after 14 day's holiday, the road being up hill and the day very hot, he appeared exhausted and died from syncope. The doctor thought that the shock from the bruised arm had accelerated his death by acting on a weak heart even though the injury was caused 14 weeks previous to death, and no trace of injury could be seen [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Wright, Henry, 22 Jun 1910, aged 41, Stallman, He was ripping a gateroad when a fall of roof occurred and killed him. The fall displaced a prop and disclosed a slip

Wright, James, 04 Jan 1872, aged 30, Collier, Fall of coal, No. 7 pit

Wright, John, 08 Oct 1877, aged 21, Loader, Fall of bind

Yates, Charles, 13 Nov 1896, aged 15, Horse driver, Whilst attempting to lift a loaded tram on the rails the horse drew the tram forward and crushed the deceased between the tram and a prop set to support the roof. When found he was dead