Clough Hall Colliery

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Baddeley, J., Jan 1864, (accident: 10 Nov 1863), aged 23, Collier, Explosion of firedamp, died Jan. 1864

Baddeley, N., 02 Sep 1872, aged 14, Driver, Fall of roof in a crut

Bagnall, George, 08 May 1897, (accident: 05 May 1897, 6.30 p.m.), aged 28, Labourer, While tipping mortar over end of way he climbed on to fence rail in order to clean the tub and fell to ground. Died 8th May 1897

Bailey, H., 25 Aug 1871, aged 20, Collier, Fall of coal

Baker, Elijah, 14 Nov 1893, aged 29, Loco. guard, Run over by trucks white attempting to sprag a wheel with a piece of rail weighing 81lbs

Ball, Arthur, 02 May 1905, 10 a.m., aged 20, Hooker-up, Run over by tubs through the breakage of engine dip rope

Ball, S., 21 Jun 1866, aged 60, Collier, Smothered by dirt falling on him

Barnett, Enoch, 05 Oct 1899, Loader, On the 8th October, a loader named Enoch Barnett died suddenly from heart disease in No. 18 Pit, Clough Hall Colliery [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Beardmore, D., 03 Apr 1880, aged 20, Loader, Piece of stone rolled from face and killed him

Bedson, John, 03 Dec 1873, aged 27, Collier, Explosion of fire-damp

Birchall, William, 26 Jan 1894, aged 14, Dirt picker, While he was cleaning up under screens a tub of coal was tipped and a piece of coal about 12lbs. in weight jumped over baffler of screen and struck him on the head

Birks, Elijah, 01 Mar 1865, aged 24, Collier, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Blanton, George, 29 Mar 1900, 1 p.m., aged 14, Driver, Crushed between tubs while sitting on first of a journey of tubs coming into shunt. He bent down to unhook tail chain, and was crushed between the tub he was riding on and others standing in front. The pony was trotting

Bolton, John, 11 Aug 1874, aged 53, Sinker, Drawing a charge that had failed to go off

Booth, T., 01 Jan 1862, aged 38, Collier, Fall of coal

Booth, T., 08 Mar 1901, aged 23, Taker-off, Crushed by full tub running wild down a jig 10 yards long. The jigger had landed the full tub, and placed a stop-block across the top of dip, consisting of a bar of wood 9 feet long by 4 inches square. While he was twisting the tub on the plates the stop-block was displaced, and the tub ran wild down the dip, and caught the taker-off at the bottom. A safer form of stop-block was recommended

Boyle, Michael, 01 Jun 1904, 10 a.m., aged 20, Braker, Crushed by tubs in jig-dip. While he was attempting to shove two tubs which had not landed properly the tubs came unhooked and one ran back and crushed him

Brereton, W. G., 10 Mar 1900, midnight, aged 26, Wagoner, Crushed by tubs drawn by horse. He was walking in front of horse, and was seen suddenly to fall, the horse also fell down. There was nothing about the road to account for the accident. The horse may have stepped on his heel

Brocklehurst, Isaac, 01 Mar 1865, aged 40, Collier, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Brocklehurst, Joseph, 01 Mar 1865, aged 15, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Brockley, T., 18 May 1870, Waggoner, Stone rolled on him

Brooks, C. H., 04 Jan 1900, 7 p.m., aged 20, Breaker, Crushed by empty tub in jig dip. The tub had been off the rails, and after Brooks had replaced it, the tub became unhooked by some means, and ran back on him

Chadwick, E., 19 Jan 1859, aged 14, Loader, Fall of coal

Clarke, P., 07 Sep 1865, aged 34, Collier, Explosion of firedamp

Clarke, Thomas, 23 Aug 1852, Leg crushed by railway waggon

Cooke, W., 08 Apr 1873, Collier, Fall of coal

Cooper, J., 26 Jun 1884, aged 29, Collier, Fall of coal

Cotton, Charles, 04 Jul 1852, Crushed by waggons on surface

Cotton, Daniel, 03 Oct 1898, 11 p.m., aged 51, Dataller, A tub fell into a jig dip while he was going up without a signal and carried him with it to the bottom of the dip

Dale, C., 23 Nov 1872, aged 30, Collier, Suffocated by black damp

Dale, J., 27 Mar 1875, aged 19, Collier, Fall of coal

Dale, S., 10 Sep 1857, Dip chain broke, and load crushed him

Dean, William, 31 Aug 1894, aged 22, Collier, Leg broken by jig post being knocked out by empty tub while jigging

Duckwood, E., 06 Sep 1886, aged 32, Collier, Fall of roof

Eeley, John, 17 Aug 1896, 5 p.m., aged 47, Collier, Fall of coal from a slip at working face in a heading in 7ft Banbury Seam. The coal reeled out a sprag in falling

Evans, John, 13 Jan 1872, aged 27, Collier, Explosion of firedamp

Farr, John, 12 Sep 1901, aged 27, Shifter, A fall of roof had occurred on the main haulage crut near the shaft, where it intersected the Bullhurst seam at a place where old dips had been driven in the Bullhurst. This fall caused a large cavity in bad ground over the roof of the crut, the roof and sides of which cavity were not properly secured before the crut was retimbered. After the crut had been retimbered by five large bars with runners and laggings over the bars, a large fall from the roof and sides of the cavity broke down or reeled out the timber and filled the crut for 7 yds., while a number of men were at work finishing the repairs, Loydon, Shaw, and Farr were dead when got out, and Turner died on the 20th September. An under-manager and overman were also injured by the fall. There was a grave error of judgment on the part of the officials in charge of the work, in not first properly securing the roof and sides of the cavity above the crut. [More information ...]

Foden, J., 29 Feb 1868, Rope broke whilst ascending (3 killed) [More information ...]

Fryer, G., 25 May 1860, aged 42, Miner, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Gibson, Daniel, 26 Jul 1875, aged 16, Waggoner, Fell on iron plate backwards

Gibson, T., 20 Sep 1872, aged 27, Collier, Struck by a post that fell in drift

Gibson, William, 30 Aug 1897, 2.25 p.m., aged 50, Collier, Fall of roof in working place, Banbury seam

Goodman, J., 29 May 1866, aged 16, Miner, Fall of stone

Hamblett, Robert, 20 Nov 1901, aged 18, Hooker-up, Crushed by tubs on surface tramway to dirt tip

Hancock, C., 23 Feb 1859, aged 10, Boy, Fell down shaft

Hancock, Ralph, 05 Jul 1905, 7 p.m., aged 61, Collier, Fall of roof (shale) at face of a breasting in the 7 feet Banbury seam. Several posts were reeled out by a goth

Hancock, W., 20 Sep 1864, aged 13, Driver, Fall of roof

Hancock, William, 24 Oct 1892, aged 29, Collier, Killed by tubs running loose down engine dip while he was walking up

Hardaore, William, 08 Jul 1902, 10.20 p.m., aged 24, Collier, Fall of roof ooal from between slips, while clearing dip above jig wheel, in 8-ft. Banbury seam

Higginson, J., 01 Jun 1867, aged 22, Miner, Fall of stone

Hughes, Joshua, 11 Feb 1893, aged 30, Roadsman, Crushed by tubs in engine dip owing to hauling rope breaking at a socket or cap

Hunt, C., 04 May 1883, aged 31, Collier, Fall of rock

Huxley, Henry, 22 May 1876, aged 35, Sinker, Bowk fell on him in sinking pit

Johnson, Isaac, 25 Nov 1854, Crushed by cage at bottom of shaft

Kirkham, Elliott, 01 Jun 1895, aged 14, Driver, Run over by tubs drawn by horse. He had neglected to put locker in tub wheel

Lane, E., 11 Aug 1884, aged 30, Collier, Fall of coal after removal of sprags

Lawton, Solomon, 18 Oct 1854, Struck by a post on the head

Lawton, William, 15 Dec 1879, aged 37, Collier, Fall of coal caused by firing a shot

Leadbitter, Noah, 15 Sep 1893, aged 57, Labourer, Crushed by crank of mortar-mill engine while a belt was being repaired

Lovatt, Alfred Lawton, 06 Jun 1924, 10.0 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 37, Colliery Manager, Killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Lowe, G., 19 Oct 1852, Fall of roof

Loydon, Patrick, 12 Sep 1901, aged 46, Shifter, A fall of roof had occurred on the main haulage crut near the shaft, where it intersected the Bullhurst seam at a place where old dips had been driven in the Bullhurst. This fall caused a large cavity in bad ground over the roof of the crut, the roof and sides of which cavity were not properly secured before the crut was retimbered. After the crut had been retimbered by five large bars with runners and laggings over the bars, a large fall from the roof and sides of the cavity broke down or reeled out the timber and filled the crut for 7 yds., while a number of men were at work finishing the repairs, Loydon, Shaw, and Farr were dead when got out, and Turner died on the 20th September. An under-manager and overman were also injured by the fall. There was a grave error of judgment on the part of the officials in charge of the work, in not first properly securing the roof and sides of the cavity above the crut. [More information ...]

Machin, Joseph, 16 Apr 1896, 8 a.m., aged 46, Collier, Large fall of roof in a place being driven in coal alongside an open goaf. The place collapsed for want of lateral support due to imprudent working

Malbourne, E., 08 Sep 1884, aged 45, Collier, Fall of roof

Miller, James, 18 Feb 1858, aged 19, Waggoner, Took load into dip without hooking chain

Newton, J., 07 Nov 1860, aged 11, Driver, Drawn up with skip, and fell part way

Nixon, W., 05 Jul 1860, aged 38, Sinker, Scaffold broke eight yards from bottom

Osborne, G., 28 Mar 1861, Miner, Waggons ran down incline whilst deceased was at the bottom

Plimley, D., 18 Jul 1855, Fall of roof

Pointon, James, 12 Dec 1903, 11 a.m., aged 40, Colliery, Fall of side (coal) at face of a cross-cut between two dips in the Bullhurst seam while holing. The seam lay at an angle of 33 degrees, and the coal should have been spragged before he commenced to hole. The fall was liberated from a slip

Potts, R., 25 Nov 1862, aged 22, Collier, Fall of roof

Randles, William, 12 Jan 1871, aged 33, Collier, Fall of roof

Ratcliffe, J., 23 Mar 1863, aged 45, Collier, Fall of coal

Ratcliffe, T., 08 Feb 1854, Fall of roof

Rathbone, Peter, 10 Jun 1871, aged 49, Collier, Explosion of powder

Rhodes, M., 20 Feb 1867, aged 20, Miner, Fall of roof

Rhodes, T., 27 Sep 1869, aged 14, Boy, Crushed by a tram in waggon road

Riley, T., 28 Jun 1862, aged 15, Loader, Dip chain broke

Rothwell, J., 22 Aug 1856, Explosion of a lingering shot

Rowley, Edward, 28 Jan 1879, aged 45, Collier, Fell down shaft from surface

Rowley, R., 10 Jan 1859, aged 17, Loader, Fall of coal

Rowley, W., 06 Sep 1884, aged 13, Pony driver, Run over by waggons in road

Sharman, T., 09 Nov 1855, Fall of roof

Shaw, Richard, 12 Sep 1901, aged 42, Shifter, A fall of roof had occurred on the main haulage crut near the shaft, where it intersected the Bullhurst seam at a place where old dips had been driven in the Bullhurst. This fall caused a large cavity in bad ground over the roof of the crut, the roof and sides of which cavity were not properly secured before the crut was retimbered. After the crut had been retimbered by five large bars with runners and laggings over the bars, a large fall from the roof and sides of the cavity broke down or reeled out the timber and filled the crut for 7 yds., while a number of men were at work finishing the repairs, Loydon, Shaw, and Farr were dead when got out, and Turner died on the 20th September. An under-manager and overman were also injured by the fall. There was a grave error of judgment on the part of the officials in charge of the work, in not first properly securing the roof and sides of the cavity above the crut. [More information ...]

Simms, John, 01 Mar 1865, aged 34, Collier, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Smallwood, John, 18 Sep 1891, (accident: 11 Jul 1891), aged 61, Dataler, Fall of stone while repairing in a jig in Bullhurst Seam. Died 18th Sept

Smith, George, 13 Jan 1897, 12.15 p.m., aged 22, Roadsman, Crushed by cage while improperly attempting to cross bottom of shaft instead of going by the pass by road

Smithson, Robert, 28 Oct 1901, aged 32, Dataler, Fall of roof at bottom of dip in 7-ft. Banbury seam, while the dip was being retimbered for an engine-plane. The fall came off at a fault, and the stone which fell should for that reason have been propped while men were working near

Stainier, R., 08 Feb 1867, aged 14, Driver, Mischievously exploded gunpowder

Stanway, J., 03 Jan 1863, aged 13, Driver, Fell off the tub, and it went over him

Stevenson, C., 02 Aug 1865, aged 24, Collier, Fall of roof

Stevenson, S., 03 Apr 1877, aged 37, Collier, Run over by tub on incline

Stubbs, William, 26 Mar 1895, aged 24, Fireman, Suffocated by firedamp

Swinswood, William, 01 Mar 1865, aged 28, Collier, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Turner, William, 20 Sep 1901, (accident: 12 Sep 1901), aged 43, Shifter, A fall of roof had occurred on the main haulage crut near the shaft, where it intersected the Bullhurst seam at a place where old dips had been driven in the Bullhurst. This fall caused a large cavity in bad ground over the roof of the crut, the roof and sides of which cavity were not properly secured before the crut was retimbered. After the crut had been retimbered by five large bars with runners and laggings over the bars, a large fall from the roof and sides of the cavity broke down or reeled out the timber and filled the crut for 7 yds., while a number of men were at work finishing the repairs, Loydon, Shaw, and Farr were dead when got out, and Turner died on the 20th September. An under-manager and overman were also injured by the fall. There was a grave error of judgment on the part of the officials in charge of the work, in not first properly securing the roof and sides of the cavity above the crut. [More information ...]

Unknown, -, 21 Jun 1851, Chartermaster, Crushed between cage and guide stay

Walker, Thomas, 22 May 1898, (accident: 17 May 1898, 3 p.m.), aged 29, Waggonman, Injured himself while assisting to lift a beam of timber. Died of strangulated hernia on 22nd May

Wilson, John, 01 Apr 1871, aged 22, Waggoner, Fall of roof in main road

Windle, Joseph, 20 Jan 1893, (accident: 19 Jan 1893), aged 17, Jigger, Fall of roof during repairs on a jig road in 8-ft. Banbury Seam. Died 20th January

Woolley, George, 14 Dec 1896, Midnight, aged 22, Shunter, A set of six waggons got loose on an incline during shunting operations and while Woolley was running alongside them to apply brake he got run over