Church Lane Colliery

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Allen, Richard, 13 Feb 1880, aged 55, Deputy

Allen, William, 22 Aug 1912, aged 17, Trammer, Deceased was taking his first tub into his working-place when a stone fell on him from a "pot-hole" and killed him

Atkinson, Kenneth, 09 Jun 1934, (accident: 08 Jun 1934), aged 22, Trammer, A stall had been on weight and he was helping to clean some ripping dirt when a large stone fell from roof and he was severely injured. Died next day

Barrett, Thomas, 05 Mar 1924, (accident: 01 Mar 1924, 7.45 a.m., 2nd hour of shift), aged 14, Pony Driver, He was riding on the first tub of a run of empty tubs which was being drawn by a pony. A coupling between the fifteenth and sixteenth tubs broke and caused 15 tubs to run amain. The first tub collided with a full tub and the impact caused deceased's head to be knocked against the tub and he sustained a fractured skull. He died in hospital four days later

Bottom, T., 23 Dec 1905, aged 18, Hurrier, He and two other lads had come up a place with empty tubs and were standing resting in the end of a cross-gate when, without any warning, a piece of rock fell from the roof from between two weight breaks and killed him on the spot. The roof was so hard that no part of the cross-gate is timbered but for a radius of three or four yards it had become moist, and afterwards quite wet, and this no doubt caused the stone to fall from between the breaks

Breeze, Arthur James, 26 Jan 1933, aged 52, Collier, Two colliers had holed 18ins under bottom coal and set two sprags — they were holing further when sprags discharged pinning them — suffocated before released, other slightly injured

Carr, H., 31 Dec 1903, aged 18, Pump-man, The lashing chain of a set of tubs on an endless rope broke. Carr heard the tubs running amain and was running across the rope when it sprang up and threw him against the roof and killed him

Clegg, Henry, 01 Jan 1904, aged 22, Miner, He was lying down holing in the bottom coal when a long piece of middle dirt immediately above fell upon his head and killed him instantly. The fall disclosed a pot hole some 2 feet across above the place where the deceased was working

Cooper, Josephus Raymond, 18 Dec 1924, 10.25 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 41, Dataller, A haulage road had become disused and the roof supports were being withdrawn. Two girders had been removed and preparations made to draw the next, which was supported by a middle and two end props. Deceased, said to be sounding one of the end props, knocked it out, and the roof collapsed, killing him instantly. Five bars in addition to the girders were brought down. A deputy was present. Had the bars been middle legged and the girder leg not knocked out the accident might have been avoided

Darwent, E., 01 Apr 1901, aged 32, Bye-worker, Fall of side from above the side walls of an arch which was being built near the pit bottom

Fearn, Frank, 11 Oct 1880, aged 19, Trammer, Fall of roof

Fisher, John William, 05 May 1933, aged 48, Collier, A longwall face had been driven six months preiviously and had advanced 12 yards. Packs were about to be built at side of heading to replace coal. He had withdrawn two props and was setting a permanent prop when lage slab of rock fell on him killing him instantly

Gledhill, William, 10 Aug 1912, aged 22, Collier, Deceased was leaving his work and was in a stooping position near the ripping edge. A piece of side stone, which had not been got down when ripping, fell on him, crushing his head and fracturing his arm

Goddard, Luke, 11 Oct 1915, aged 65, Labourer, Filling ashes into wheel barrow and was caught by train of wagons pushed by Railway Cos. engine into sidings

Greaves, Arthur, 16 Dec 1914, aged 58, Foreman Labourer, He fell down the shaft a distance of 354 feet. The shaft had been properly guarded but he had opened the gates in order that the engine bed plate might be placed ready to be lowered down the shaft. Greaves was in charge of this work but there was no known reason why he should have gone to the shaft when he did, and no one knows how the accident happened

Heakin, George, 22 Dec 1883, aged 40, Byeworkman, Fall of roof

Hemingway, James A., 19 Jan 1934, (accident: 16 Jan 1934), aged 34, Dry cleaning plant attendant, Found wrapped round a shaft and died three days later — he was caught by revolving pin which drew him in

Holmes, A., 09 Nov 1903, aged 38, Screen-man, He left his usual place of work, and was getting under a revolving shaft when his clothing caught in a clutch, and he was whirled round the shaft and so seriously injured that he died the same day

Marsden, Charles, 26 Jul 1860, Falling down the shaft

Murphy, John, 29 Jan 1880, aged 30, Collier

Nussey, Thomas, 03 Oct 1873, aged 30, Collier, Fall of roof

Osborne, Albert, 26 Nov 1908, aged 24, Collier, He was in the waste shovelling stone into a pack when a slab of stone 7 ft. 6 ins. by 3 ft. by 9 ins. fell from the roof and killed him. The fall brought out two props and disclosed a smooth parting

Osborne, J., 10 Oct 1873, aged 25, Labourer, Fall of earth on surface

Parry, John, 06 Nov 1873, aged 17, Collier, Fell from waggon on surface

Steer, W., 09 Jul 1890, aged 14, Driver, Run over by tubs

Summers, H., 19 Oct 1891, aged 23, Trammer, Fall of roof

Thistlewood, W., 24 Jan 1876, aged 65, Labourer, Fell into coke oven flues on surface

Wilkinson, S., 25 Mar 1878, (accident: 08 Mar 1878), aged 43, Carter, Crushed thumb from piece of shale falling on it ; died 25th March [More information ...]

Woodcock, M., 05 Sep 1885, (accident: 17 Aug 1885), aged 31, Collier, Fall of roof. Died 5th Sept