Digby Colliery

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Allen, Ernest, 12 May 1925, aged 15, Killed by a fall of roof

Ball, Levi, 01 Jul 1890, aged 62, He was taken seriously ill whilst hurrying to the pit bottom. He was taken home and died during the night. No inquest held. Doctor certified that he died from "temporary cardiac syncope, due to heart disease"

Birks, John, 01 Jan 1872, aged 23, Smith, Injured in loading a wire rope into a truck

Blower, Arthur, 14 Dec 1901, aged 18, Loader, He was working in the mine and suddenly expired. He died of "heart disease," and no inquest was held [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Briggs, James, 05 Jan 1928, aged 28, Ignition of methane

Chambers, M., 10 Oct 1866, aged 21, Banksman, Fell into shaft. No proper protection

Cooper, George Henry, 17 Jun 1918, aged 39, Killed by a fall of roof

Dale, Thomas Bradley, 26 Sep 1906, aged 23, Coal-cutter attendant, Deceased had fitted the cutting bar of an electrically-driven coal-cutting machine, with cutters, and the machine was being moved a few feet by mechanical power to put it into position for starting work, when deceased fell on the revolving cutters. He died the same day (Tupton coal)

Dawes, George, 05 Jan 1928, aged 54, Ignition of methane

Down, William, 19 Nov 1878, aged 45, Banksman, Deceased fell down the shaft with a full tub, supposed to have pushed it under the fencing which was only one bar [More information ...]

Fox, John William, 20 Mar 1924, 1.45 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 25, Coal-cutter jibber, Deceased was jibbing behind a coal-cutter. He had set a prop under the face end of a bar which the machine had just passed and was preparing to knock up a second prop when a heavy fall of roof occurred which killed him instantly. The fall broke the four bars which were set under it, about 10 tons of stone falling in one block

Green, John William, 12 Dec 1917, aged 35, Killed by a fall of roof

Green, William, 20 Mar 1934, aged 25, Killed by a fall of roof

Hardy, Alfred, 29 Nov 1899, aged 62, Pit sinker, He died suddenly while on the colliery premises, and his death was due entirely due to natural causes. Verdict of jury "Heart failure" [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Hearson, Frank, 20 Mar 1903, aged 21, Shunter, Deceased was riding on a brake stick inserted between the brake lever and the waggon timber and was run over by other wagons. He died the same day

Hind, George, 30 Aug 1892, aged 34, Dataler, Fall of roof whilst engaged repairing a roadway

Lebeter, Frederick, 07 Aug 1924, 7.15 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 41, Stallman, Explosion of methane [More information ...]

Levington, Enos, 17 Nov 1880, aged 12, Door boy, Runaway train caught deceased whilst opening his door

Lilley, Walter, 29 May 1911, (accident: 12 Nov 1910), aged 41, Machineman, Whilst moving a coal cutter from one part of the mine to another, the trolley to which the machine was lashed got off the road, and it appears probable that the machine got displaced. When the trolley was pulled forward by levers the machine struck a prop, which fell out, and a fall of roof fatally injured deceased. He died on the 29th May, 1911

Lowe, William Clark, 30 Sep 1889, aged 38, Stallman, Fatally crushed by fall of coals whilst knocking out the holing sprags

Mitchell, William, 30 Jun 1917, (accident: 14 Jun 1917), aged 59, Crushed by a coal cutter; died from pneumonia

Naylor, John, 08 Oct 1924, 11.15 p.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 26, Coal-cutter jibber, Deceased and his mate were getting the machine ready for cutting at the loose end of the face, when a "sline" of coal burst off the corner of the face followed by a fall of about 10 tons of roof, completely burying him. He was extricated about 3 hours later, but was dead from suffocation. The fall, which consisted chiefly of small dirt, came away from a slip which was not apparent before, and reeled out or broke 3 props

Ryder, Ernest, 20 Jan 1910, aged 36, Stone header, He was forcing a frozen cartridge of Rippite into a shot-hole when it exploded, and fatally injured him. A prosecution followed

Ryder, John, 31 Oct 1899, aged 54, Dataller, He fell down dead when he reached the pit bottom after completing his work for the day. The Coroner's returned a verdict that his death was due to "heart disease" [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Taylor, George William, 23 Jan 1926, (accident: 21 Jan 1926), aged 42, Killed by a fall of roof

Vaeley, William, 16 Jul 1868, aged 11, Driver, Run over, roads in avery bad state, badly supported [More information ...]

Walker, Charles William, 16 Jan 1914, aged 23, Tipper in Screens, He was killed by electric shock sustained by touching a bare place in a lighting cable which was by mischance at 500 volts above earth potential

Walters, William, 15 Feb 1917, aged 25, Killed by a fall of roof

Webster, Emmanuel, 15 Sep 1880, aged 30, Collier, Making a refuge hole. Roof gave way and fell upon him

Wheatey, Samuel, 08 Jan 1889, aged 16, Incline Boy, Run over by a runaway train of empty tubs whilst working on a self-acting incline