Coleorton Colliery

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Bird, Thomas, 08 Oct 1863, aged 41, Deputy, inundation of water [More information ...]

Clemments, Henry, 08 Oct 1863, aged 16, Pony driver, inundation of water [More information ...]

Cooper, William, 06 Apr 1869, aged 25, Loader, Run over, tub upset

Edwards, John, 14 Jun 1898, (accident: 13 Jun 1898), aged 44, Roadsman, A set of 4 full tubs broke away from the endless rope going up an incline and running back struck deceased who was working in the roadway. He died next day

Fern, Harold, 16 Jan 1891, (accident: 15 Jan 1891, 1.55 a.m.), aged 21, Driver, Whilst coupling two full tubs the pony started and the deceased was crushed between the full tub and the roof of the roadway. Died 16th January

Gardiner, David, 29 Dec 1910, aged 51, Inclineman, Deceased and a lad were taking a set of 11 empty tubs, clipped fore and aft, inbye along a haulage road dipping 1 in 14. The cause of the accident was not definitely ascertained, but from the position in which deceased was found, relative to those of his lamp and cap, it appeared probable that he had been riding on or between the empty tubs, that his head came in contact with a low portion of the roof causing him to lose his cap and lamp, and that in endeavouring to reach the signal wire to stop the set, he was caught and knocked down by the outcoming loaded set which ran upon him, became derailed, and caught the empty set. Deceased was killed, and the lad who accompanied him was severely injured. Riding on the tubs was forbidden

Hall, Charles, 20 Nov 1872, aged 13, Driver, Knocked down by a horse and run over

Horne, William, 05 Feb 1881, aged 20, Loader, Fall of roof whilst loading coal

Hutchinson, J., 30 May 1863, aged 28, Miner, Overwinding and falling down shaft

Jefcote, Thomas, 21 May 1855, Falling down the shaft

Johnson, Benjamin William, 18 Jan 1890, aged 14, Bank lad, The boy had dropped his pick from the bank on to the railway rails. He went to fetch the pick and was crushed between two railway waggons

King, Herbert, 22 Jul 1869, aged 28, Collier, Fall of stone in Gate Road No. 1 pit

King, William, 07 Feb 1872, aged 33, Collier, Fall of roof ; insufficiently timbered

Larkin, John, 03 Dec 1853, aged Boy, Blow from the handle of a windlass

Larkin, Robert, 12 Apr 1854, aged Boy, Fall of roof in the mine

Lawrence, George, 27 Oct 1870, aged 40, Collier, Fall of roof rock

Leyburn, William, 13 Jul 1872, aged 47, Stone getter, Fall of roof

Lord, Nathan, 25 Apr 1912, aged 30, Stallman, The deceased was travelling along the endless rope haulage road to his work, and, when nearing the end of it, a large stone displaced a stretcher and fell upon him from a height of 7 feet, and killed him. The rail track had been lifted several feet so that the roadway was in solid stone. Some coal was being worked some distance away, and there was a slight movement in the strata

Lord, Thomas, 29 Aug 1911, aged 32, Stallman, Deceased was ripping in the gate road 5 or 6 yards from the coal face when, without previous warning, a part of the roof 12 ft. long from 2 to 3 ft. wide and 2 ft. thick fell from two unseen converging slips killing him instantly

Marsden, John, 03 Feb 1899, aged 71, Stallman, Deceased expired at home three weeks after receiving a slight injury in the mine. An inquest was held when the jury returned a verdict of "death from natural causes" as proved by a post-mortem examination [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Marshall, Charles, 14 Dec 1910, aged 23, Shifter, Deceased and another were engaged in repairing a gate-road. They had taken out a low bar and set another after ripping about half-a-yard of roof, and had ripped far enough to make room for a second bar a yard further along, when a fall occurred from above the timber, and reeled the new bar and an old one set three weeks previously

Mason, John, 30 Mar 1852, Fall of roof in the mine

Otter, George, 19 Mar 1905, (accident: 11 Mar 1905), aged 15, Incline-boy, Found run over by a loaded tub on an endless-rope roadway. He died 19th March (Nether coal seam)

Robinson, Jim, 24 May 1895, aged 13, Incline boy, Deceased was attempting to ride on a set of full trams upon an inclined roadway and fell in front of the tram. He was breaking the rules of the mine. He died the same day

Rossall, William, 05 Jul 1910, (accident: 02 May 1910), aged 19, Loader, Deceased received a scratch upon the arm whilst at work. Blood-poisoning supervened, and he died on July 5th

Rowe, S., 08 Oct 1863, aged 41, Carpenter, inundation of water [More information ...]

Saddington, Thomas, 30 Jan 1867, aged 60, Horse Keeper, Crushed by carriage in shaft

Springthorpe, Joseph, 14 Jun 1897, aged 27, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was using a bar to pull coal from the face and when the coal fell a portion of the roof came down and killed him instantly

Ward, John, 19 Jan 1878, aged 19, Holer, Fall of coals whilst wedging them down

Webster, T., 02 Nov 1862, aged 33, Miner, Fall of roof

Williams, John, 19 Oct 1851, aged Boy, Fall of coal in the shaft