Combs Colliery

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Allen, John, 01 Mar 1934, aged 26, Byeworker, Instructed by deputy to do some work at gate when they had finished they would go together to another gate which was stopped to get some tools — he had finished and went to look for deputy but could not find him and went to second gate — found dead

Dewhurst, D., 16 Jan 1867, Run over by coal waggon

Fisher, Arthur, 23 Sep 1910, aged 33, Deputy, He was examining the working places previous to the night shift going out, and when sounding the roof on the haulage road a piece of bind 6 feet long, 2½ feet broad, and 8 inches thick fell upon him. The fall disclosed converging slips. He died on 26th September

Hopwood, C., 28 Oct 1882, (accident: 27 Oct 1882), aged 33, Collier, Fall of side. Died 28th Oct

Jessop, H., 23 Oct 1877, aged 33, Bye-workman, Crushed by corves

Lodge, George W., 02 Jan 1907, aged 36, Deputy, He had fired a shot in the ripping of a road and was along with a bye-workman going back to examine the place when without any warning a large stone fell upon both of them. Lodge was killed and the other man was seriously injured. The stone was seven inches thick and came away to two concealed slips and broke off at a cleat at the fast side

Stammers, J., 17 Apr 1899, (accident: 03 Mar 1899), aged 52, Collier, Fall of roof. Died 17th April

Stenthorpe, Harry, 29 Jul 1924, 2 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 25, Coal Getter, He had completed the timbering of his place near the end of his shift and then commenced to withdraw the back timber by means of a hammer. After knocking out three props a fall of roof took place and he was pinned down and died of suffocation before he could be released. There was a dog and chain provided for the withdrawal of timber and had it been used the accident might have been avoided

Thorpe, Robert Edward, 28 Jun 1912, aged 18, Haulage hand, Deceased was assisting to repair the signalling wires which had been broken by the fall of a bar on the haulage road. Whilst doing so an adjoining bar broke and fell with a third bar and covering wood. A large fall of roof followed, which buried deceased and killed him

Walker, W., 20 Aug 1873, aged 56, Labourer, Carried round by a revolving shaft

Wraithman, H., 15 Apr 1882, aged 21, Byeworker, Fall of roof