Coalpit Heath Colliery

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Biggs, Thomas, 16 Sep 1872, aged 27, Collier, Heavy fall of stone in the Frog Lane pit [More information ...]

Cook, Bertram Edgar, 18 Aug 1914, aged 15, Day lad, Deceased was assisting a repairer to remove rubbish, chiefly bating dirt, which had been placed alongside a road in the High Vein District, when a piece of side, consisting of coal and rubbish, fell over, pinning his head on the side of the trolley and completely burying him. He was dead when extricated. The fall disclosed a cross-slip which was not previously visible, and it was probably caused by the removal of the rubbish and the weighting of the roof

Cook, Thomas, 16 Sep 1872, aged 58, Collier, Heavy fall of stone in the Frog Lane pit [More information ...]

Dando, Charles, 30 Sep 1867, aged 41, Pumpman, Suffocated by carbonic acid gas and fell from the rope whilst being drawn up. They did not take proper steps in ascertaining the precence of blackdamp at the time although they well knew that it ocassionally made its appearence in the pit

Dando, Samuel, 01 Mar 1871, aged 15, Collier, Fell out of cage whilst descending the "Mays Hill pit"

Eaves, William, 09 Oct 1908, aged 42, Examiner, Fall of roof while engaged drawing props in the waste. He should have used a "Sylvester" prop drawer which was available, but omitted doing so, as also to set props for his protection

Flook, Samuel, 01 Dec 1870, aged 13, Gin driver, Fell down sinking pit

Harris, Frederick, 26 Nov 1873, aged 18, Driver, Overwhelmed by a tub of coal

Horseman, Thomas, 16 Dec 1893, aged 67, Collier, Fall of roof from slips in his working place while in the act of putting on his clothes at the end of the shift

Iles, George, 20 Aug 1900, aged 50, Repairer, Fall of roof, in a roadway, where he was engaged repairing

Lewis, Charles, 03 Mar 1891, aged 49, Collier, Fall of coal from the face. He had failed to provide against the coal coming away from the road side break when starting a place off a road which had been driven some time previously. This is another life thrown away through not spragging

Luton, John, 22 Jul 1909, aged 51, Hewer, Having forgotten to bring fuse, it appears that contrary to rules he broke a cartridge of "bobbinite" and made a squib which he was lighting when the shot went off

Moseley, Timothy, 14 Apr 1890, aged 30, Collier, A wedge shaped roof stone fell from an unseen slip as he was wedging down some coal and killed him. The place was well and regularly timbered. The vibration from the sledging must have caused the stone to fall just then

Smart, James, 26 Apr 1909, aged 54, Hewer, Large fall of roof in the working place, extending over 20 feet by 10 feet by 6 inches at widest part. It was let down by a smooth from under which the coal had just been taken out on the lower side and broke on the higher. It was in the "broken" where they were working out the pillars. No doubt the weighting, although slight, would affect it in relation to the upper bed in consequence of a smooth parting. It fell without warning, and deceased's comrade had a very narrow escape from being killed as his hand was pinned on the end of a tub by the fall, and was not released for 20 minutes. The stone fortunately rested on the end of the tub, and did not break

Tovey, George, 26 Oct 1882, aged 45, Collier, Fall of coal

Unknown, -, 23 Aug 1894, aged 4, The Coalpit Heath Coal Company, Coalpit Heath Colliery. — A child about four years of age accompanied his father with horse and, cart to the colliery on the 23rd August to fetch some coal, and while the cart was being filled in the colliery yard the horse walked forward, knocked the child down, and trod on its head, causing death in a couple of hours [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Wheeler, Albert, 01 Dec 1886, aged 24, Labourer, He was screwing up a nut on the buffer of a railway wagon when another waggon which he did not notice coming joined up and crushed him

Williams, James, 07 Dec 1870, aged 13, Gin driver, Whilst assisting the truck loader the side door not being bolted fell outwards and killed the boy