Exhall Colliery

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Aldridge, Isaac, 06 Sep 1910, (accident: 27 Apr 1910), aged 58, Labourer, Whilst assisting to unload larch poles from railway wagons, a pole sprang from its holding and struck him on the right thigh. Subsequently kidney trouble was set up and he died on September 6th

Beasley, Sidney John James, 21 Sep 1915, aged 14, Fire caused by upsetting a paraffin torch lamp ; single, residence: 41, Oak's Yard, Longford Road, Foleshill [More information ...]

Brandist, Henry, 29 Jun 1907, aged 20, Roadman, Deceased was killed at the bottom of a roadway by three full tubs which had broken away from the control of the man at the top of the incline (Slate coal)

Bricknell, Thomas, 23 Jan 1908, aged 21, Roadman, Fall of roof. A full tub in a train of eight got off the rails in an incline. It struck a prop which was supporting a bar, and the roof fell and killed deceased, who was standing in the pass-bye seeing the train starting away (Slate Coal seam)

Carding, George Henry, 21 Sep 1915, aged 35, Fire caused by upsetting a paraffin torch lamp ; married, residence: 10, Eden's Yard, Windmill Road, Foleshill [More information ...]

Courts, Charles, 21 Sep 1915, aged 23, Fire caused by upsetting a paraffin torch lamp ; married, residence: 15, Hartopp's Yard, Roadway, Bedworth [More information ...]

Dale, Edwin, 18 Aug 1908, aged 18, Motor-man, Found dead upon the wooden floor of an electric haulage motor-house in the mine (Slate Coal seam)

Dale, George, 26 Apr 1903, (accident: 21 Apr 1903), aged 31, Trammer, Deceased was taken ill in the mine on 21st April, and died on the 26th from "tuberculosis and pleurisy, causing syncope." Any slight accident deceased may have sustained did not contribute to his death. An inquest was held

Hackett, Frank, 21 Sep 1915, aged 24, Fire caused by upsetting a paraffin torch lamp ; single, residence: 148, Longford Road, Foleshill [More information ...]

Handle, William, 14 Jul 1902, (accident: 06 May 1902), aged 62, Stallman, Fall of coal. Deceased was holing, when the holing sprags gave way and allowed the coal to fall, part of it fatally injuring the deceased. He died 14th July (Slate coal)

Hartopp, Joseph, 06 Jun 1904, aged 16, Incline-Boy, He was swinging on a steel girder in the main roadway, when he fell off and expired. It was found by the coroner's jury that he died from "electrocution," due to leakage of current from electric cables (Slate coal)

Jackson, Oliver, 15 Sep 1911, aged 54, Banksman, Deceased was found under the wheel of an empty truck which had been delivered in the belt-siding by means of a flying shunt by the locomotive. The truck, unknown to the shunter, had not run far enough to clear a crossing owing to the wheels being obstructed by small coal lying on the rails. The deceased appeared to have gone voluntarily to clear the small coal from the front of the wheels, when other waggons, which were being moved on an adjoining line, collided with the standing waggon, which moved forward and trapped him. He died on the same day

Jackson, William, 21 Sep 1915, aged 47, Fire caused by upsetting a paraffin torch lamp ; married, residence: 82, Bulkington Road, Bedworth [More information ...]

Jennings, Charles Ralph, 21 Sep 1915, aged 39, Fire caused by upsetting a paraffin torch lamp ; married, residence: 123, Wootton Street, Bedworth [More information ...]

Lambert, Ernest, 27 Aug 1910, (accident: 26 Aug 1910), aged 22, Getter, The deceased was on his way to his working place, but had stopped to rest at the foot of a short incline. A journey of six tubs attached to the hauling rope was being lowered round a curve at top of incline, one of the couplings became detatched, and four tubs ran away and jumped the rails at the bottom. Deceased had been warned that the tubs were coming, but he neglected to move, and the tubs struck him and caused suck severe injuries that he died early on the following day

Lucas, Abel, 29 Jun 1877, aged 31, Dataler, Explosion of firedamp. Deceased was sent into a water level without it being examined by the fireman

Marlow, William, 01 Sep 1911, (accident: 31 Aug 1911), aged 66, Repairer, The accident occurred at the bottom of a main dip with a gradient of 2 ins. per yard. An empty journey of four tubs had been stopped about 50 yards from the dip bottom, and after standing on the rope a few minutes the bondminder signalled for them to be lowered. By some means the first tub became uncoupled and ran amain to the bottom, where, instead of taking the curve, it left the rails and knocked out a tree, the end of which struck deceased and fractured his skull, from which injury he died next morning. Deceased had been working near the curve at bottom of incline, and apparently went to rest a few minutes when he was caught as above stated. It was a most unsuitable place for a man to be when tubs were running

Marsden, Ernest George Noel, 21 Sep 1915, aged 27, Fire caused by upsetting a paraffin torch lamp ; married, residence: 66, Wootton Street, Bedworth [More information ...]

Marston, Thomas, 10 Sep 1901, aged 14, Labourer, Crushed between two railway waggons while passing through an opening between the waggons. The deceased was going a near way to a cabin for taking a meal

Masser, James Bird, 10 May 1893, aged 35, Banksman, Crushed between a railway waggon and the post of a screen

Moore, William, 24 Sep 1901, aged 24, Dataller, Electrocution. Deceased was lifting a steel bar, which had fallen across an electric cable and cut through the insulation. He received the current of about 480 volts, and died immediately (Slate Coal)

Morris, John, 26 Jan 1887, aged 38, Stoker, Crushed by the crank of the winding engine. Supposed to have been oiling it whilst the engine was in motion

Mutter, Henry, 31 Mar 1869, aged 48, Sinker, Fell off stage in shaft

Needle, John Thomas, 12 Dec 1904, aged 48, Clay-getter, Fall of clay, coming away from an old land drain, and probably influenced by the state of the weather

Nicklin, John, 25 Jan 1907, aged 14, Door-boy, As a clip on the endless rope could not be removed the blocks were opened and the rope stopped. In the meantime a man got the clip off and the tubs ran away down the incline, and killed deceased (Ryder coal)

Randle, George Oliver, 22 Dec 1913, aged 23, Assistant electrician, Deceased was engaged in moving a concentric cable forward at the stall face, when from a stupid misunderstanding about the recognised signals, the current was switched on when he was handling the bare wires at the splicing. The switch box was about 300 yards up the hill, and had a removable handle. Deceased ought to have removed this and retained it in his possession, but it appeared to be doubtful whether he knew that the handle was removable. If not, it was clearly the duty of his superiors to have instructed him. The system was direct current of 580 volts

Randle, William, 02 Jun 1894, aged 66, Stallman, He died in the mine from natural causes. No injury had been received by deceased

Sidwell, James, 21 Sep 1915, aged 31, Fire caused by upsetting a paraffin torch lamp ; married, residence: 309, Alderman's Green [More information ...]

Smith, John, 01 May 1905, aged 29, Dataller, A train of six empty tubs broke away down an incline of 1 in 12 and ran into another train of stationary tubs being filled by the deceased. He was fatally crushed and died the same day (Ell coal seam)

Smith, John, 21 Sep 1915, aged 47, Fire caused by upsetting a paraffin torch lamp ; married, residence: 111, Windmill Road, Foleshill [More information ...]

Smith, William Henry, 21 Sep 1915, aged 57, Fire caused by upsetting a paraffin torch lamp ; married, residence: Windmill Lane Foleshill [More information ...]

Southorn, Samuel, 06 Jun 1904, (accident: 15 Feb 1904), aged 27, Loader, Deceased and another man were quarrelling in the mine over the possession of a tub on 15th February, and deceased was stated to have received an injury, but the coroner's jury said "there was no evidence to show what occurred" [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Steele, Gilbert, 08 Oct 1924, 9.45 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 31, Deputy, Haulage accident [More information ...]

Stew, Herbert, 21 Sep 1915, aged 21, Fire caused by upsetting a paraffin torch lamp ; single, residence: 121, Longford Road, Foleshill [More information ...]

Swan, James, 03 Sep 1862, aged 30, Miner, Fall of roof

Sylvester, Joseph, 21 Oct 1912, (accident: 12 Sep 1912), aged 33, Contractor, Deceased, who was working by himself at the time of the alleged accident, stated that when lifting the end of a loaded tub which had been derailed, he slipped his foot and wrenched himself. Three days afterwards he was seen by a doctor, who attended him until his death took place on 21st October. The medical evidence at the inquest, based upon the history of the case and a post-mortem examination, was that "he died from collapse and exhaustion due to loss of blood from stomach, and that showed might have existed before the wrench, and that the lifting of the tub produced so much strain upon the parts affected, which, in my opinion, was the cause of the haemorrhage. There were some adhesions not likely to have been caused without a wrench." The jury found that "deceased died from collapse arising from an accident, namely, a wrench, on 12th September, 1912, received whilst engaged in lifting a truck on to the rails." The occurrence was not reported to the owners or their officials at the time. They did not admit that any accident had taken place, and did not communicate with me on the matter until after the inquest

Tallis, Robert, 21 Sep 1915, aged 33, Fire caused by upsetting a paraffin torch lamp ; married, residence: 4, Station Road West, Longford [More information ...]

Tidman, Thomas George, 21 Sep 1915, aged 42, Fire caused by upsetting a paraffin torch lamp ; married, residence: 13a, Roadway, Bedworth [More information ...]

Tidman, William, 18 Jun 1903, aged 33, Dataller, Fall of roof. A fall of roof occurred while deceased was building a pack across a waste as a preventative against goaf-fire, and he was killed after being partially buried for three hours. Another man was injured in attempting to rescue deceased (Two yard coal seam)

Tipple, Harry, 21 Sep 1915, aged 41, Fire caused by upsetting a paraffin torch lamp ; married, residence: 162, Coventry Road, Bedworth [More information ...]

Unknown, -, 23 May 1863, aged 10, Trammer, Struck with a loaded tram running down an incline

Wagstaff, Edward, 01 May 1873, aged 20, Miner, Fall of roof

Wheatherley, Samuel, 02 Feb 1884, aged 31, Sinker, Fell from the scaffold whilst repairing the shaft [More information ...]

Wilcox, Charles, 25 Oct 1888, aged 37, Inclineman, Fall of coal repairing roadway

Wiles, David, 26 May 1906, aged 38, Stallman, Fall of roof-coal. Deceased was examining the roof in the working stall, when it fell and fatally injured him. He died the same day (Ryder coal)