Coppy Hall Colliery

Bates, Henry, 17 Jul 1885, aged 15, Horse driver, Found dead under full tub

Bickley, Enoch, 10 Sep 1900, aged 62, Labourer, Crushed between a railway truck and the under side of screen staging

Burns, Thomas, 28 Sep 1906, 1.40 a.m., aged 46, Ripper, A road 4 feet 9 inches in height was being ripped to 8 feet. Deceased and another were setting two liners under the brow to strengthen some broken bars. They had almost finished when the broken bar reeled out and the roof came down, reeling out the liners. Deceased's neck was broken

Hall, Albert, 05 Dec 1908, aged 16, Engaged in fitting shop, A small dynamo, endless rope hauling engine, fan and air compressor, were fixed in one large engine-room, each being properly protected and fenced. A youth was in charge of the hauling engine, and, as required, started and stopped the air compressor, which was only run occasionally. Deceased went into the room to examine and clean the dynamo, and afterwards stood talking to the youth, when the compressor was started. The youth returned to his hauling engine, and a minute later heard shouts and saw deceased on the compressor connecting rod, under which he was badly crushed before the engine could be stopped. Deceased had evidently climbed over the fence around the compressor, and, in answer to his father, the certificated manager of the colliery, said he "was gaming and slipped" ; asked who with, he said "No one." He was taken to the hospital, where his leg was amputated, and he died at 6.30 p.m. the same day

Mills, John, 18 Oct 1894, aged 44, Dataller, Fell from ascending cage a fall of 300 yards

Morgan, J., 15 Jan 1907, 11.45 a.m., aged 42, Stallman, Deceased was a stallman working at longwall face in Brooch seam, about 3 feet 4 inches thick. To make height to get the tub along the face line, he was taking down some of the roof-stone between two "slips" when a piece of the roof about 8 feet long, 4 feet 9 inches wide, and 2 feet thick fell. He had examined the roof himself before commencing to do this, but no inspection had been made by the fireman since the examination before commencing work about 6.40 a.m.

Rollinson, George, 18 Apr 1904, (accident: 30 Mar 1904, 2 p.m.), aged 13, Door-boy, Leg injured in pit, first by falling down, and afterwards by a horse. Died 18th April

Weals, John, 14 Oct 1893, aged 15, Horse driver, Run into sump tubs