Conduit Colliery

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Anson, George, 27 Feb 1911, (accident: 26 Feb 1911), aged 36, Timberer, Deceased was assisting a Stallman to enlarge a return airway. They had removed a setting of timber and had wedged down a part of the roof preparatory to fixing a new bar, and while deceased was clearing away the last few stones from the floor a piece of roof 4 ft. 6 ins. and 2 ft. 4 ins. by 17 ins. thick fell suddenly upon him from two unseen slips, causing injuries from which he died on the following day

Anson, Thomas, 13 Feb 1908, (accident: 11 Feb 1908), aged 62, Timberer, Deceased and another were renewing a bar which supported the root' in the main haulage road in Deep Seam. To protect themselves, he had set middle posts under the two adjoining bars. When knocking out a short sprag which supported one end of the bar whioh was being taken out, some roof stone fell and knocked out one of the middle posts, which struck deceased on the stomach, causing internal injuries, to which he succumbed two days later

Archer, William, 10 Nov 1884, aged 14, Clip boy, Crushed to death between full tubs upon a surface incline

Bailey, T. A., 24 Jun 1870, (accident: 14 Jun 1870), aged 32, Bondsman, Injured 14th by kick of bank horse. Died this day

Ball, J., 27 Jan 1871, aged 16, Horse driver, Crushed by "tub" in gate road

Bentley, John, 11 Nov 1903, Stallman, On the 11th November, at Conduit Colliery, (South Staffordshire), John Bentley, a stallman, fell down dead while walking out to the shaft. Verdict — Died from natural causes (heart failure) [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Bird, J., 22 Jun 1861, Carpenter, Fell down pit shaft whilst in the suicidal act of sliding down the guide rods

Boakes, Samuel, 01 Feb 1900, (accident: 31 Jan 1900), aged 26, Jigger, Died February 1st. Thrown against roof by brake handle

Boucott, George, 02 Jan 1897, aged 55, Loader, Fall of roof on a gob road which injured two other workmen. The timber was knocked out by a tub which was derailed

Boulton, John, 23 Feb 1912, aged 51, Loader, Deceased was engaged ripping on a main road in the Shallow seam, when suddenly a piece of "bass," 6 feet by 5 feet by 11 inches, tapering to a feather edge at the four sides, fell from unseen glassy slips in the roof, injuring him so severely that he died on the same day

Brindley, J., 04 Nov 1868, aged 34, Engineer, Deceased and another were engaged changing the "bucket" in the pumping and winding pit, when the chain which suspended the "bucket door" snapped and precipitated Brindley to the bottom

Carter, George, 12 Nov 1902, 1.45 p.m., aged 61, Pikeman, Fall of coal at working face in Bass seam. Deceased was holing in middle of seam, and had holed to a slip. A bump displaced a short sprag he had set and the top coal settled down on his head. The sprag had not sufficient hold of the top coal

Chamberlain, J., 18 Dec 1861, Pikeman, Shot misfired ; deceased had returned to renew the match, when the blast unfortunately took place

Clarke, George, 17 Oct 1905, (accident: 16 Oct 1905, 10.30 p.m.), aged 27, Loader, Explosion of fire-damp, ignited by naked light. Died 17th October

Collier, Ernest John, 23 Jun 1914, aged 18, Horse-driver, Deceased was found lying under the front end of a full tub which he had been bringing out from the face. He lay across the rails with his neck upon the right hand rail and the buffer against it, and was dead, his neck having been dislocated. There appeared to be little doubt that deceased was riding upon the tail chains, in contravention of General Regulation 25 (a), as he was seen to be in front of the tub when he left the stall, and it is probable that his head came in contact with a bar just beyond a door which he had just passed through and near which he lay

Conningham, W., 21 Feb 1862, aged 45, Collier, Explosion of firedamp brought about by carelessness and disobedience of orders

Cooper, Henry, 22 Jun 1886, aged 22, Loader, Killed while ascending the shafts

Craddick, G., 16 Jul 1897, (accident: 15 Jul 1897), aged 20, Cager, Fall of piece of coal down shaft. Died 16th July

Dawes, James, 12 Jan 1889, (accident: 11 Jan 1889), aged 52, Dataller, Died 12th Jan. A full tub ran amain down an incline and this man incautiously left the refuge hole and was overtaken by it

Derry, Arthur, 27 Jun 1909, (accident: 23 Jun 1909), aged 25, Horse-driver, Deceased was taking an empty tub into a stall when the tub got derailed. He got in front with his back to the tub, and was lifting while the horse was pulling, when a bar fell on the horse causing it to plunge a little, and deceased was crushed between the bar (which fell across the road) and the tub, receiving internal injuries from which he died four days later. The bar which fell had a prop at one end only but was considered quite secure. How it was displaced is not known, but probably the deceased had hold of the bar with one hand while with the other he held the tub and lifted

Draper, Samuel, 31 Aug 1899, (accident: 30 Aug 1899), aged 16, Incline boy, Crushed by full sett as it passed around a curve. Died August 31st

Dunn, William, 02 Sep 1889, aged 33, Stallman, Fall of roof in a waste when drawing timber

Eaton, John, 17 May 1892, Stableman, John Eaton, stableman in the Shallow Seam of the No. 9 Pit of the Conduit Colliery, was found dead in the stables from natural causes on May 17th. [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Fisher, Daniel, 25 Jun 1883, (accident: 23 Jun 1883), aged 44, Road ripper, Injured June 23rd. When pulling down rock with a pike, it suddenly gave way, and the handle of the pike struck him so forcibly as to rupture his stomach

Gettings, Thomas, 23 Jun 1910, aged 21, Horse Driver, Deceased and another driver had shunted into a cross road to let a third driver pass, and while standing waiting beside his horse at the outbye end of the tub, a large piece of rock fell from the side. Deceased was seen to stagger and fall, and died when picked up, his neck having been dislocated. There was no mark upon him and it is probable that he dislocated his neck in trying to escape the fall. The rock which fell was in the form of an arch, had stood for months without timber, and appeared the officials who passed it daily to be perfectly hard and safe

Grice, William, 20 Sep 1906, (accident: 19 Sep 1906, 3.15 a.m.), aged 18, Horse Driver, Deceased stated that he was walking outbye behind a loaded tub when his horse stopped. He passed the tub to ascertain what was stopping it, when the horse suddenly moved away. Grice's head caught on a bar and he fell in front of the tub which jammed him, fracturing his spine. He died on the following day. The managers have had considerable difficulty in preventing lads from riding on the tubs or tail chains in contravention of the Special Rules, and have repeatedly fined and prosecuted them

Hackett, George, 20 Nov 1910, (accident: 10 Nov 1910), aged 15, Gripper, Deceased was engaged on the main haulage road. He was walking out with his full journey when, while passing an empty journey, he stopped to put a locker in a wheel of one of the empty tubs. His own journey overtook him, knocked him down and pushed him along the floor, causing injury from which he died on 20th November

Hall, William, 13 Nov 1889, (accident: 11 Nov 1889), aged 14, Gripper, Stepped out of manhole by side of endless rope plane and was caught and fatally crushed by the passing full tubs. Died November 13th

Harley, H., 18 Aug 1894, aged 39, Cager, Killed by piece of coal falling down the shaft on his head while in the act of caging

Hayward, Daniel, 08 Sep 1903, Surface Labourer, On the 8th September, at Conduit Colliery (South Staffordshire), a surface labourer named Daniel Hayward died in a hovel at the pit. An inquest was held and a verdict of death from natural causes returned [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Hickin, Edward, 24 Jan 1879, aged 31, Stallman, Fall of coal roof from a network of slip in thin mine

Hill, Percy John Robert, 16 Feb 1914, aged 17, Horse-driver, Deceased and a loader were taking a loaded tub out of the stall face down a short length of stall road to a junction where the horse stood. The road dipped at a gradient of about 1 in 9, and instead of both being behind the tub, deceased was in front walking backwards while the loader pushed from behind. When nearing the junction, deceased, in stepping aside to let the tub pass, stepped in front of a tree, against which he was caught and so severely crushed by the tub that he died on the same evening. The accident was due to a breach of General Regulation 26

Hopkins, Samuel, 29 Dec 1887, aged 14, Coupler, Crushed at bottom of shaft by cage being lifted before a signal had been given

Hughes, Noah, 25 Feb 1901, aged 67, Fireman, The deceased was coming to the pit bottom, and instead of going by the travelling road, he went up an incline down which the empty tubs run by their own gravity to the endless rope. It chanced that a set of eight full tubs ran back through the grip slipping, and they ran over Hughes and killed him

Jackson, R., 04 Sep 1879, aged 37, Fireman, Fall of roof rock at way end in shallow coal from between props which injured him so severely that he died in a few hours

Jones, Frank, 21 Oct 1874, (accident: 15 Oct 1874), aged 56, Sinker, Premature explosion of gunpowder. Injured 15th. Died this day

Lakin, Frederick, 07 Jan 1897, (accident: 06 Jan 1897), aged 17, Horse driver, Died January 7th. Over run by a full tub descending gradient. A case where first aid would have porobably saved a life

Lees, Bertie, 21 Sep 1906, 1 p.m., aged 16, Gripper, Struck by runaway tubs at foot of self-acting incline

Lunn, William, 09 Jan 1889, (accident: 07 Jan 1889), aged 19, Driver, Died Jan. 9th. An empty tub had left the rails and when deceased was trying to lift it upon them the horse started and drew the tub over him

Lysons, W. H., 28 Jun 1884, (accident: 09 Jun 1884), aged 17, Driver, Deceased's foot was crushed by a loaded tub, and lock jaw supervening he died 28th of June

Nixon, Moses, 30 Oct 1910, (accident: 11 Oct 1910), aged 29, Surface Labourer, Deceased whilst getting out of a railway waggon struck his shin, which became swollen. A swelling developed in his groin, and he died on October 30th from diabetic coma, the effect of the injury received

Palin, J. T., 12 Oct 1902, 11 p.m., aged 16, Driver, Run over by tub drawn by horse. No one saw how the accident occurred

Poxon, Cornelius, 29 Jun 1901, (accident: 30 Jan 1900), aged 19, Horse driver, On the 30th January, 1900, at Conduit Colliery, South Staffordshire. Cornelius Poxon, a horse-driver, aged 19, was injured by his horse pulling a tub on to him. He died from the effect of the injuries on the 29th June, 1901. As death did not occur within a year and a day of the accident, it is not, according to custom, recorded as a fatality [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Reade, William, 08 Jun 1897, aged 17, Engineman, Found dead between two horizontal hauling pulleys in a surface hauling engine house

Rock, J., 30 Aug 1876, (accident: 22 Aug 1876), aged 18, Loader, Explosion of gunpowder. Deceased accidentally ignited several cartridges whilst handing them to the contractor. Injured on the 22nd instant. Died this day

Seedhouse, J., 06 Jun 1875, (accident: 04 Jun 1875), aged 18, Loader, Whilst loading in "face of work" in deep coal a fall of overhanging clod occurred. Injured on the 4th instant. Died this day

Sleigh, Wilfred, 23 Sep 1912, aged 29, Screener, Deceased was lowering two wagons to the picking belt. The brakes were on the coal stallage side where the clearance was very little. Deceased put a scotch on the rail, and got in to unpin the brakes, but as soon as he had done so, the wagons started and he was fatally crushed between the stallage and the wagons. Usually two men did this work, and deceased ought not to have attempted to do it alone in this case

Smith, W., 04 Jun 1862, aged 52, Collier, He was wrongfully crossing over the cage at the bottom of the shaft with an empty skip and gave a wrong signal

Stringer, William, 21 May 1900, (accident: 13 Apr 1900), aged 64, Dataller, Leg broken by incline-rope. Died May 21st

Tatler, Benjamin, 25 Oct 1887, aged 62, Cager, Crushed by full tubs against the upright of partition at bottom of shaft

Wiggin, Joseph, 12 Apr 1899, aged 16, Gripper, He was walking behind his sett of full tubs on the main road when a piece of rock 12' long, 6' 2" wide. and 2' thick fell upon and killed him