Douglas Bank Colliery

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Anderton, H., 21 Jun 1851, Explosion of firedamp

Baines, William, 06 Apr 1888, aged 52, Sinker, Inspection made and inquest attended. The contractor with two men were going down in the hoppet when by some means they were thrown out, and falling to the bottom a distance of 200 yards killed two other men [More information ...]

Barton, John, 15 May 1911, (accident: 01 May 1911), aged 53, Collier, Fall of roof. When working at the face, a small piece of coal nine inches by five inches by three inches fell on to his back, and caused partial paralysis of limbs. He died from his injuries on the 15th instant

Baxendale, John, 08 Nov 1887, aged 60, Dataler, Inspection made. Deceased was going up the endless rope road to the shaft and by some means fell in front of the loaded tubs which were travelling at the rate of two miles an hour. The road was in good condition

Berry, John H., 22 Jul 1905, aged 33, Underlooker, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased and three firemen were engaged in the night shift clearing firedamp from some old workings, when he attempted to pull down a hanging cloth where firedamp was present, and was suffocated

Berry, William, 10 Jul 1866, aged 40, Collier, Fall of roof while drawing props

Blinckhorn, Richard, 12 Dec 1919, aged 14, Haualge, Killed by a fall of roof

Bond, Joseph, 02 Jul 1887, aged 18, Dataler, Inquiries made. He was assisting a fireman to take up some floor and is supposed to have disturbed the foot of a prop supporting a bar when a stone fell on him

Burgess, James, 02 Feb 1873, aged 58, Furnaceman, Falling from part way down shaft

Cardwell, John, 25 Dec 1910, (accident: 29 Jun 1910), aged 56, Dataller, When clearing up a fall in a main brow preparatory to erecting timber, a stone fell from a cavity and injured his back. Cardwell died December 25, 1910. At the inquest the doctor said the man died from cancer, and he thought deceased had previously recovered from effects of the accident. He could not express an opinion as to whether the accident accelerated death or not, but the jury found that while deceased had died from cancer his death was accelerated by the accident

Carney, Lawrence, 04 Jan 1865, aged 22, Shaft accident, Buried: Ince Cemetery on 07 Jan 1865 [More information ...]

Chaloner, William, 17 Feb 1908, aged 58, Labourer, When lowering waggons in the siding in the night shift he got fatally crushed against another waggon, which was standing foul of his waggon unknown to him

Charnock, Benjamin, 01 Mar 1890, 10a.m., aged 23, Brakesman, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was jammed between the buffers of two waggons as he was coming out after coupling them

Colby, Patrick, 03 Nov 1906, (accident: 11 Oct 1906), aged 55, Dataller, Inspection made and inquest attended. When taking an iron water tub attached to a mangle downbrow, the rope got fast on the windlass ; when deceased went in front of the tub to give slack rope, the rope somehow got uncoupled, and he got crushed by the tub against a step in the roof. He expired November 3rd, 1906

Coleman, John, 09 Apr 1870, aged 25, Prop taker, Fall of roof

Connelley, Simon, 15 Aug 1900, aged 38, Metal-man, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was capping the centre props, for having a roofing-down shot fired in the gateway, after setting new side props. When capping the second prop with his hammer, the roof fell upon him. If a gablock and chain had been used, it might have prevented this accident

Corless, James, 11 Jun 1909, aged 52, Collier, When engaged getting coal at the face, a fall of dirt and top coal fell off the face upon him, capping two sprags, set four feet apart

Cox, William, 02 Dec 1896, (accident: 03 Nov 1896), aged 42, Collier, Inspection made, and inquest attended. He was walking up the endless rope haulage tunnel rising 1 in 3 when foot slipped causing him to fall and before he could recover himself he was crushed by a full tub which was travelling at the rate of about one mile an hour. He succumbed to his injuries received on December 2nd

Cox, William, 14 Jul 1902, aged 37, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. He had two sprags set against the clod, between the top and bottom coal, when a fall of clod and coal came away off the face, capping one of the sprags, and fatally injuring deceased

Dogherty, John, 13 Oct 1908, aged 46, Metalman, Fall of side. He was sitting down at the junction of two roadways against a chock, when a piece of stone fell off the side upon him

Dolan, Thomas, 04 Jan 1865, aged 30, Shaft accident, Buried: Ince Cemetery on 06 Jan 1865 [More information ...]

Ellison, Thomas, 13 Jan 1898, aged 52, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was working at the end of the longwall face, when a stone fell upon him from the roof from between slips capping two props and crushing the deceased. The fireman had examined the place about an hour previous to the accident and considered it safe

Entwistle, Doctor, 04 Jan 1865, aged 45, Shaft accident, Buried: Ince Cemetery on 08 Jan 1865 [More information ...]

Eustace, John, 14 Mar 1882, (accident: 10 Mar 1882), aged 26, Collier, Deceased strained himself when pushing a tub, but nothing was said about it at the colliery office until after his death on the 14th

Evans, Hugh, 23 Jun 1869, aged 34, Metal man, A blown out shot in a tunnel [More information ...]

Ferguson, Matthew, 02 Jul 1879, aged 32, Collier, A fall of stone from between two slips

Finn, James, 18 Jan 1892, 4 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 34, Contractor, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was engaged roofing down through a step, and had not secured the roof, when a stone fell upon him as he was clearing the debris

Fitzpatrick, Joseph, 15 Jun 1900, (accident: 12 Jun 1900), aged 25, Jigger, Inspection made and inquest attended. This accident occurred on a self-aoting motion road when the deceased was attempting to get an empty tub in a set on the rails (when in motion), and he got crushed against a low roof only three feet in height. He succumbed to the injuries received on the 15th instant

Flaherty, L., 31 Jan 1906, aged 22, Drawer, Inspection made and inquest attended. His tub had got off the rails, and he appears to have gone in front to lift it on when the scotches fell out and the tub overcame him and crushed him fatally against the pack wall bottom of brow. Dip of road being 1 in 6

Foster, George, 23 Feb 1910, aged 28, Collier, Two tubs were resting against a warrick in the haulage road, when the haulage rope swayed and knocked the warrick out, and the tubs ran down fatally injuring deceased

Fynn, James, 25 Nov 1907, (accident: 10 Dec 1906), aged 46, Dataller, Deceased was bringing an empty tub down the jig and was in front of the tub, having to put it on the rails, when he appeared to have slipped and lost control of the tub and got crushed. He died November 25, 1907

Gore, Robert, 25 Feb 1904, aged 25, Hooker-on, Inspection made. Deceased was a hooker-on at the Orrell five feet mouthing, when the plank floor upon which he stood gave way just at his feet, and he was fatally injured by falling into the dib hole, down by the side of the cage hole, a distance of twenty yards. The plank had not been fastened properly, after putting dirt down the shaft, and the persons responsible were severely censured at the inquiry for their carelessness

Green, John, 26 Oct 1869, aged 25, Collier, Fall of coal

Grimes, John, 04 May 1903, aged 40, Assistant Fireman, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased appears to have gone down a distance of four feet to the sump to clear some dirt, which he had mentioned about in his report, at the beginning of the shift. There was nobody else down in that portion of the mine, when he apparently got crushed by the descending cage. He had not signalled that he required the cage at rest, although the winding was being carried on from a mouthing above

Haigh, Bernard, 06 Apr 1888, aged 36, Sinker, Inspection made and inquest attended. The contractor with two men were going down in the hoppet when by some means they were thrown out, and falling to the bottom a distance of 200 yards killed two other men [More information ...]

Hamer, Matthew, 06 Dec 1889, aged 60, Roadman, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was engaged in cleaning up the motion brow, when one of the lashing chains broke and the tubs running back against the chain of the succeeding two tubs, one of these became uncoupled, and running back caught the deceased, who appeared to have been bewildered. The road was in good order and with plenty of room between the two sets of rails

Hampson, Joseph, 12 Apr 1870, aged 33, Prop taker, Fall of roof

Hanley, Patrick, 12 May 1887, aged 19, Drawer, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was killed by a fall of roof knocking out the props and bars in his drawing road and falling on him

Hardman, Robert, 31 Oct 1879, aged 19, Gang rider, He was knocked down by a tub on the engine plane

Hardy, William, 04 Jan 1865, aged 23, Shaft accident [More information ...]

Haughton, James, 15 Jan 1870, aged 60, Prop taker, Fall of roof

Healey, William, 22 Feb 1906, aged 32, Timber-drawer, Inquiry made and inquest attended. Deceased and another person were engaged in drawing props out from the waste, with the gablock and chain, when the mooring-prop slipped out, with two others, and he was fatally crushed by a fall of roof

Hedley, Elias, 24 Jan 1892, (accident: 11 Jan 1892, 10.30 a.m., 4th hour of shift), aged 50, Fitter, Inspection made. Deceased was repairing a small engine on the surface, working an endless chain haulage, which was in motion, when his foot slipped into the spokes of the spur-wheel. He died on January 24th, blood-poisoning having set in

Heys, John, 11 May 1867, aged 33, Collier, Fall of roof in Pemberton 5-foot mine

Highton, Alfred, 25 May 1916, aged 43, Collier, Killed by a fall of stone

Holland, Richard, 19 May 1916, (accident: 16 May 1916), aged 15, Haulage hand, Crushed by tubs — internal injuries, Died 19th May

Holland, William, 15 Sep 1875, (accident: 08 Apr 1875), aged 25, Collier, Fall of roof. Died September 15th

Holland, William, 04 Jun 1890, aged 20, Pusher on, Inquiry made. Deceased was riding on some full tubs contrary to the rules and by some means was jammed between the tubs and the roof

Horrocks, James, 20 Oct 1901, (accident: 23 Sep 1901), aged 17, Lasher-on, Inspection made and inquest attended. He lashed four empty tubs to the endless rope motion-jig and signalled them away, and as he was finishing his work for the day he went for his lamp which he had hung up a little distance up the jig and got crushed by the empty tubs, which struck him, apparently, when he was reaching across the rope for his lamp. He succumbed to the injuries received, 20th October, 1901

Houghton, Thomas, 20 Sep 1914, (accident: 17 Sep 1914), aged 56, Fireman and Shot-firer, After firing eight shots of Ammonite No. 1 in a tunnel, he was seized with a violent fit of coughing and spitting, and was sick. The tunnel was well ventilated, and the shot-firer who fired the remaining four shots felt no ill-effects. The post-mortem evidence showed great signs of irritation of the lungs, which were congested, and the heart was diseased. The suddenness of the attack and speedy death three days subsequently pointed to a connection between the inhalation of noxious fumes and the man's death. There was no sign of poisoning by carbon monoxide or other gas

Jordon, Thomas, 08 Jul 1919, aged 54, Dataller, Killed by a fall of stone

Keef, Patrick, 06 Apr 1888, aged 36, Sinker, Inspection made and inquest attended. The contractor with two men were going down in the hoppet when by some means they were thrown out, and falling to the bottom a distance of 200 yards killed two other men [More information ...]

Keeley, Thomas, 17 Apr 1906, (accident: 06 Apr 1906), aged 28, Hooker-on, Inspection made and inquest attended. While he was attempting to push a tub further in the cage, with his foot, and pulling down the bow, around the end of tub ; he appears to have got his foot fast, after telling his mate to signal the winder to start. He was carried up about six yards, to the shelter covering, where he fell back, down the shaft into the sump. He died from pneumonia, accelerated by the the accident, April 17th, 1906

Kelly, B., 13 Dec 1870, aged 13, Hooker-on, Falling into shaft

Lacey, Austin, 08 Apr 1918, aged 45, Dataller, Killed by a fall of roof

Liptrot, Richard, 22 Dec 1905, aged 40, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was engaged getting coal between two faults, when a large stone fell upon him from some slips in the roof, capping some props, which were set about four feet apart

Macdonald, James, 19 Jul 1880, aged 17, Rollyhooker, Deceased was found dead under the front tub of a train. It is supposed that he had been asleep, and on hearing the train approaching had run out of his cabin and was knocked down

Marrow, James, 04 Jan 1865, aged 30, Shaft accident, Buried: Ince Cemetery on 08 Jan 1865 [More information ...]

Marrow, Joseph, 12 Apr 1867, aged 19, Hooker-on, Run over by tubs on the engine plane

Marsh, Peter, 18 Feb 1870, aged 26, Waggoner, Crushed by railway trucks

McCann, Thomas, 10 May 1873, aged 13, Rolley hooker, Set of tubs running over him on incline

McMahon, John, 11 May 1908, aged 38, Contractor's man, They were engaged roofing down in the Arley mine, and attempted to knock out a prop under the kench, instead of using the gablock and chain, when he slipped, and the roof fell upon him

Meadows, Thomas, 14 Nov 1884, aged 28, Fireman, Inspection made. Deceased was drawing props from the waste, and had taken about 20 out when, on his knocking out another, a heavy fall took place before he could get away. He appeared to have been doing the work in a proper manner

Miller, Anthony, 19 Feb 1903, aged 33, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. He had been assisting his drawer to put his tub on the road, and had stopped to put the rail in its position, when a fall of side occurred upon him, fatally injuring him. The bars were 10 feet apart. The fireman had noticed the place as not being very safe, and put off repairing it, thinking it would last the day out. He should have had the place attended to without delay

Miney, John, 08 Feb 1878, aged 24, Collier, Fall of top coal whilst he was wedging the bottom coals down. Deceased had omitted to "sprag"

Morris, Thomas, 06 Apr 1888, aged 45, Contractor, Inspection made and inquest attended. The contractor with two men were going down in the hoppet when by some means they were thrown out, and falling to the bottom a distance of 200 yards killed two other men [More information ...]

Quigley, Stephen, 17 Aug 1885, aged 30, Drawer, Inquest attended. Deceased was coming out with his full tub when he was run into at a cloth door by another drawer who was following unknown to deceased

Quinn, Michael, 24 Mar 1909, aged 29, Contractor's-chargeman, When engaged fixing a twelve-foot bar under the roof, with two other men, they had one end of bar resting on a ledge in the side, which gave way, and deceased got fatally crushed by the bar falling upon him, when he was preparing to have it propped

Ratcliffe, William, 05 Mar 1878, aged 35, Dataler, Killed by fall of roof when engaged in getting it down

Rigby, Henry, 17 Nov 1916, aged 32, Collier, Stone fell and fractured his skull

Rudd, James, 01 Apr 1869, aged 18, Drawer, Falling on the floor of the mine

Santus, Edward, 22 May 1910, (accident: 20 Apr 1910), aged 55, Collier, When engaged at the face, pulling down some middle dirt, a piece of top coal fell from above the sprag, injuring his shoulder. He expired May 22, 1910, after undergoing an operation

Shanley, John, 18 Sep 1918, aged 42, Dataller, Killed by a fall of roof

Sherrington, Thomas, 29 Aug 1912, aged 50, Contractor's-man, Deceased, along with another workman, was engaged repairing timbering over the landing plate in front of the "caunch" about 10 feet from the coal face. While in the act of driving up a prop to a "bar," which was "canted" on existing props, a fall of roof, 8 feet by 4 feet 6 inches by 10 inches thick, occurred, and Sherrington received injuries from which he died in a few minutes. The other workman received a severe scalp wound

Sinclair, James, 30 Apr 1879, (accident: 15 Feb 1879), aged 54, Dataler, He stepped out of the way of some empty tubs into the shunt and was knocked down by loaded ones coming in other direction. Died 30th Apr

Smith, H., 10 Dec 1918, aged 18, Drawer, Killed by a fall of stone

Waite, John, 30 Dec 1912, aged 42, Under Manager, Deceased, a much respected official, was superintending the removal of a fall of dirt in an endless rope haulage brow, when he gave instructions for two full tubs to be lashed to the rope and sent outbye. The brow rises 1 in 2½, and, when the tubs had proceeded some six yards, a link of the lashing chain gave way and allowed the tubs to run back. Deceased was caught by them and killed. The fracture in the link disclosed what had been a concealed flaw

Walsh, Edward, 15 Jan 1874, aged 26, Collier, Burnt by blown out shot in Wigan 4

Watkin, Edward, 06 Apr 1888, aged 36, Sinker, Inspection made and inquest attended. The contractor with two men were going down in the hoppet when by some means they were thrown out, and falling to the bottom a distance of 200 yards killed two other men [More information ...]

Watkin, William, 21 Dec 1875, aged 12, Drawer, Fall of roof

Webster, Robert, 17 Mar 1918, (accident: 15 Mar 1918), aged 62, Contractors man, While setting a bar it slipped causing injuries from which he died on 17th

Weston, Thomas, 20 Sep 1869, aged 18, Day labourer, Fall of roof while setting props along with others

White, Henry, 13 Dec 1912, aged 48, Collier, Deceased had just wedged off a piece of undermined coal when a sudden fall of roof occurred, which caught deceased and injured him so severely that he died within a few hours. The fall consisted of a bed of roof coal and overlying stone, and came away to two slips, one of which was bared by the coal got off the face. The place was supported by props, which, had they been capped by bars, would probably have prevented the accident

White, William, 05 Aug 1853, aged 30, Fall of roof

Woodward, William, 02 Aug 1906, aged 22, Drawer, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was in the act of clearing some dirt away at the coal face when a portion of the dirt between the two coals broke over a sprag set against it, which fatally injured him

Young, John, 26 Nov 1887, aged 30, Collier, Inspection made. He was getting coal at the face when he bared a bud slip and a stone fell on him. He did not appear to have taken sufficient care in stetting his timber

Young, Thomas, 30 Oct 1883, aged 27, Dataller, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was engaged in moving some roofing down dirt from the drawing road into the pack, when a stone suddenly fell knocking out four props. It is supposed that he disturbed the foot of one of the props with his shovel