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Bate, Matthew, 09 Feb 1888, aged 29, Hooker on, Inspection made and inquest attended. Three 10 feet bars were being sent down the pit, when one slipped from the cage, and, rebounding from the side of the shaft, struck deceased. The bars had evidently not been properly secured in the cage by the banksman

Booth, Richard, 29 Sep 1891, aged 30, Timberman, Inspection made. They were retimbering a main road raising the existing bars about 2ft. and having finished the whole length except six or seven yards they were pulling the loose rubbish off the low bars when they all fell and the roof with them [More information ...]

Casey, Edward, 27 Nov 1919, aged 26, Contractors man, Struck by bar

Clarkson, Thomas, 14 Nov 1910, aged 49, Collier, While engaged preparing to set a prop, a stone fell from the roof at a slip where existing props were only two feet and three feet eight inches from the face

Cookson, Richard, 18 Apr 1898, aged 44, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. A fall of roof occurred at the face of his working place from between two slips one running along the coal face. He was in the act of setting a prop, the fireman having given the deceased instructions to set some

Cox, William, 11 Aug 1909, aged 17, Haulage hand, When engaged at the bottom of a self-acting endless rope motion jig, the deceased got fatally crushed by two full tubs, through lashing chain getting loose

Critchley, Henry, 14 Nov 1885, aged 17, Dataler, Inspection made. Some men including a fireman had been putting up a drum underground and had completed the work when a stone fell from the roof close to where they had fixed the supports for the drum and it fell on deceased who was fastening a rail at the time

Daley, James, 06 Sep 1901, aged 64, Labourer, Inspection made. He was carrying a box of explosives to the colliery from the magazine, and instead of going along the roadway he went a shorter way, through a fence and along a footpath by the edge of the reservoir, when he probably slipped and fell in the reservoir and was drowned. The box of explosives was found on the footpath close to the reservoir

Daley, James, 01 Dec 1910, aged 49, Dataller, When engaged getting dirt from waste to make pack wall behind longwall face, sudden "weighting" of the roof took place, and a stone six feet by five feet by one foot eight inches fell upon him from the roof, capping a bar and two props

Daley, John, 04 Oct 1911, (accident: 21 Apr 1911), aged 37, Ripper, Whilst walking down a brow he slipped on a rail, falling on his elbow which subsequently became diseased and from which he died on October 4

Dowd, Thomas, 26 Aug 1891, (accident: 21 Aug 1891, 12 a.m.), aged 40, Dataler, Inspection made and inquest attended. Dowd was passing some overhanging coal which fell bringing with it a thin layer of metal and pinned him against a prop. He received injuries to which he succumbed on 26th Aug.

Ederne, William, 11 Sep 1917, aged 50, Contractor, Fell while carrying a box — fractured arm

Gara, Michael, 09 Apr 1912, aged 26, Contractor's man, The deceased and others were clearing away a heavy fall, and, when getting towards the end of their work, a further fall, 31 feet in length, 11 to 13 feet wide, and 5 feet 6 inches thick, occurred. It brought down sprags set 4 feet apart, which had been placed to temporarily support the roof while clearing debris. The three men were killed on the spot [More information ...]

Glinn, Patrick, 11 Mar 1903, aged 27, Haulage-hand, Inspection made and inquest attended. They had gone to assist the fireman and others to place some boxes on the rails, that had got off, on a self acting motion jig, and when the rope started again, one of the links of a chain on the upper side of them broke, and the set of five full tubs came rushing down upon them before they reached the refuge hole [More information ...]

Griffin, Hugh, 03 Feb 1913, aged 16, Haulage hand, He was lowering two empty tubs down a short brow dipping in places 1 in 4 when the tubs ran on to him and crushed him against a ventilation door and killed him. He had apparently only had one pair of wheels spragged, and had been going in front of the tubs

Hampson, Matthew, 23 Nov 1875, aged 45, Sinker, Killed by bricks falling down the sinking pit [More information ...]

Heyes, John, 25 Oct 1894, aged 15, Coal picker, Inspection and inquiry made. The waggon lowerer bumped a waggon against the one this boy was on and he was crushed against the screw. They stated the boy was warned, but possibly the warning came too late

Hope, Richard, 09 Dec 1925, aged 21, Haulage hand, Crushed by runaway trams

Horgan, Patrick, 16 Jul 1921, aged 25, Contractors man, Killed by a fall of roof

Howarth, Robert, 18 Jun 1885, (accident: 25 May 1885), aged 17, Labourer, Inquest attended. They were unloading a winding rope with a pair of shear legs when one of the guide ropes slipped and the legs fell on deceased. Died 18th June

Hurst, Frank, 13 Aug 1915, aged 53, Collier, Injured eye and ankle by fall of stone

Kelly, Thomas, 21 Sep 1920, (accident: 06 Mar 1919), Collier, Slight cut on head, 6th Mar 1919. Died this day

Knockton, William, 01 Dec 1905, aged 37, Contractor's-man, Inspection made and inquest attended. He and his mate were changing a bar leg, and instead of placing a proper jack prop they put a tram rail under the bar, which afterwards reeled out, and the roof fell upon him, and he was fatally injured

Lawlor, Patrick, 11 Mar 1903, aged 21, Haulage-hand, Inspection made and inquest attended. They had gone to assist the fireman and others to place some boxes on the rails, that had got off, on a self acting motion jig, and when the rope started again, one of the links of a chain on the upper side of them broke, and the set of five full tubs came rushing down upon them before they reached the refuge hole [More information ...]

Macdonald, James, 23 Nov 1875, aged 27, Sinker, Killed by bricks falling down the sinking pit [More information ...]

Makin, James, 13 Aug 1909, aged 15, Haulage Hand, When attempting to detach a lashing chain from the endless rope, he got fatally crushed, between the rope and the haulage pulley

Massey, Thomas, 08 Feb 1904, aged 33, Hooker-on, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was about putting the catch up for pulling the empties out of cage at pit bottom, when the thimble of the other cage, which had ascended, fell down the shaft upon him. A guide rod had been changed at the other shift, and the blocks had only been secured by one nut on bolt, instead of two, as should have been done

McAdam, Bernard, 09 Apr 1912, aged 34, Contractor's man, The deceased and others were clearing away a heavy fall, and, when getting towards the end of their work, a further fall, 31 feet in length, 11 to 13 feet wide, and 5 feet 6 inches thick, occurred. It brought down sprags set 4 feet apart, which had been placed to temporarily support the roof while clearing debris. The three men were killed on the spot [More information ...]

Mulluam, Michael, 08 Feb 1897, aged 57, Ostler, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was the horse keeper and was going down the pit the banksman though on duty was not present, and through some misunderstanding the cage was lowered before the deceased was safe and he was fatally crushed by the descending cage

Owen, Edward, 26 Mar 1914, aged 24, Haulage hand, Deceased, in some unknown way, slipped through the fencing at the top of the staple pit from the Potato delf to the Yard Coal Seams, and fell a distance of 37 yards, receiving injuries from which he died a few hours later

Owen, John, 29 Jan 1911, aged 29, Contractor's man, Fall of roof. When using a Silvester prop-drawer in main brow, a fall seven yards in length occurred and displaced three bars. The prop to which the prop-with-drawer was attached gave way

Owen, Joseph, 19 Apr 1886, aged 55, Collier, Inspection and attended inquest. Deceased was working at the fan when the whole of his place fell in capping all the props. The roof was very rotten and broke all round the props. Bars should have been used with so bad a roof

Parr, William, 17 Apr 1885, aged 61, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was taken ill on his way home from the effect as he stated of inhaling powder smoke and died the same evening. At the inquest the manager was censured for not exercising sufficient supervision over the ventilation

Parry, Richard, 12 May 1914, aged 15, Haulage hand, An empty tub became derailed on an endless rope haulage road, and getting fast caused a strain on the rope which pulled out the terminal pulley-frame along with the timber to which it was attached. The consequent fall of roof buried deceased. The terminal pulley-frame was not anchored, and owing to the method by which the framing was secured, the sudden strain on the rope and frame pulled out the timber which kept the frame in position, and also acted as the roof support

Rattigan, John, 19 Jun 1913, (accident: 16 Aug 1912), aged 39, Haulage hand, Deceased was working on a main haulage brow when he noticed a set of two full tubs had left the rails. In attempting to reach the electric signal wires for the purpose of stopping the rope, his foot slipped and he fell in front of the set. He was crushed by the tub and received injuries from which he died on 19th June, 1913

Rigby, Joseph, 29 Sep 1891, aged 41, Timberman, Inspection made. They were retimbering a main road raising the existing bars about 2ft. and having finished the whole length except six or seven yards they were pulling the loose rubbish off the low bars when they all fell and the roof with them [More information ...]

Roberts, Edward, 11 Jul 1921, aged 49, Chargeman, Killed by a fall of roof

Roberts, John, 19 Jan 1888, (accident: 16 Aug 1887), aged 40, Dataler, Inspection made and inquest attended. Injured 16th August 1887. Deceased and another man were set to get some roof down, and to pack it close by. They pulled out a chock and some props, without taking proper precautions for their safety, and went on building the pack, when a large stone fell upon deceased

Rush, James, 06 Jan 1908, aged 23, Ripper, Fall of roof. They had taken a bar out in the downbrow, and a shot had been fired, where they were ripping roof down ; and, whilst he was engaged clearing the dirt and preparing to set a new bar, a fall of roof fell on deceased

Sanders, Robert, 01 Feb 1899, aged 26, Drawer, Inspection made. The deceased was standing by the side of his empty tub, which he had upset to let a drawer pass down with a full tub, when he was struck by a runaway tub, owing, the drawer stated, to one of two iron scotches falling out, and the tub overcame him

Stone, Patrick, 09 Apr 1912, aged 30, Contractor's man, The deceased and others were clearing away a heavy fall, and, when getting towards the end of their work, a further fall, 31 feet in length, 11 to 13 feet wide, and 5 feet 6 inches thick, occurred. It brought down sprags set 4 feet apart, which had been placed to temporarily support the roof while clearing debris. The three men were killed on the spot [More information ...]

Summers, Ralph, 22 Mar 1887, aged 15, Assistant hooker-on, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was passing across the sump on a bearer contrary to rules when he slipped and fell in and was drowned. It happened during the breakfast hour and he passed under the fence during the absence of the hooker-on

Taylor, James, 25 Nov 1918, aged 31, Collier, Killed by a fall of stone

Walsh, Martin, 20 Aug 1928, aged 33, Contractors man, Crushed by fall of prop [More information ...]

Wimbs, John, 25 Jan 1893, aged 45, Daywageman, Inspection made. The deceased with other contractors were taking some side off a haulage road when some of the roof fell upon him. They had drawn some props previously and plucked what was loose in the roof, without replacing props

Woods, Peter, 29 Nov 1927, (accident: 09 Feb 1927), aged 21, Surface haulage, Fell from gangway on surface — fractured skull. Died 29th Nov. Residence: 24 Ross Street

Yates, Daniel, 22 Aug 1891, aged 38, Dataler, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was gang riding and appears to have either fallen or been knocked off the rope upon which he was riding and was crushed by the set of tubs he was bringing out. The roadway at this place is both low and narrow