Fishley Colliery

Breeze, Arthur, 25 Feb 1896, (accident: 24 Feb 1896), aged 48, Pikeman, Died 25th Feb. Fall of working face while holing

Cash, A. G., 23 Oct 1894, aged 21, Loader, Fall of rock roof in a stall which knocked out five trees and a bar

Cooper, T., 27 Mar 1866, aged 41, Bandsman, Fell out of cage whilst ascending

Davenhill, R. S., 11 Dec 1886, (accident: 10 Dec 1886), aged 48, Surveyor, Died 11th Dec. Explosion of firedamp

Davies, Benjamin, 03 Aug 1903, aged 38, Fireman, On the 3rd August, at Fishley Colliery (South Staffordshire) a fireman named Benjamin Davies, 38 years of age, was lost in the pit, since when no trace of him has been found [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident] [More information ...]

Davis, John, 19 Nov 1904, aged 37, Stallman, Fall of roof (shale) at longwall face in Shallow seam. The fall was between two wood cogs 7 ft. apart set to form a roadway. It was liberated by two unseen slips running parallel to side of cogs

Edwardes, Richard, 11 Feb 1903, (accident: 20 Jan 1903, 8.0 a.m.), aged 72, Carter, Knocked down and run over by loaded cart at Landsale wharf. Died 11th February

Edwards, T., 16 Nov 1866, (accident: 14 Nov 1866), Bandsman, Explosion of firedamp 14th. Died this day

Gorfield, G., 18 Mar 1870, aged 42, Bondsman, A lump of shale fell off the side of road in thin mine

Hammond, Thomas, 16 Feb 1906, 8 a.m., aged 28, Haulage chargeman, An ordinary screw clip by which two full tubs where attached to an endless rope broke at a point when the gradient was 1 in 4. No drag or fork having been attached to the rear tub, they ran back for a distance of about 80 yards and struck deceased, killing him and injuring two others. The omission to attach a drag was a contravention of Special Rule 101 on the part of a haulage lad

Harvey, Daniel, 13 May 1893, (accident: 05 May 1893), aged 44, Pikeman, Explosion of firedamp. Died 13th May

Hewitt, George, 02 Jan 1902, 8 p.m., aged 34, Rock Blower, Fall of stone from the side of stone heading after the firing of a shot for making a refuge hole

Hinton, Richard, 24 Oct 1899, aged 55, Fireman, Fatally crushed by tubs which had run amain on a gradient of 6" to the yard

Hinton, Richard, 27 Oct 1903, 11.45 p.m., aged 39, Ripper, Fall of roof (rock) at longwall face in 5-feet seam while taking stone in to stow in the gob. The stone fell from a slip. The locality was timbered by posts and lids set from 2 ft. to 4 ft. apart

Hodson, Richard, 20 Jul 1886, aged 32, Horse driver, Fall of roof at top of incline

Joyce, J., 31 Aug 1897, aged 60, Loader, Fall of roof displacing timber

Law, Joseph, 20 Mar 1890, aged 43, Stallman, Fall of roof at way end. Deceased had removed the tree which supported it himself, and took no further precaution

Littler, David, 24 Jan 1890, aged 33, Labourer, Fatally injured by revolving capstan arms

Lycett, John, 01 Dec 1886, aged 27, Driver, Found dead in an empty tub with a lump of rock resting on him which had fallen from the roof

Mellor, J., 01 Mar 1869, (accident: 27 Feb 1869), aged 39, Bondsman, Injured by a fall of roof in thin mine on the 27th ultimo ; died this day

Onions, T., 10 Jul 1868, aged 38, Bondsman, Fall of roof, the result of insufficient timbering

Paskin, S., 12 Dec 1875, (accident: 11 Dec 1875), aged 12, Coupler, Empty tub ran off the rails at the bottom of engine plane. Injured on the 11th instant. Died next day

Phipps, Joseph, 14 Jun 1899, aged 64, Dataller, Fall of rock roof in working face, displacing timber and exposing converging slips

Preston, H., 24 Dec 1892, 7.30 a.m., aged 56, Labourer, Found dead in pumping engine house

Price, Thomas, 26 Jun 1889, (accident: 21 Jun 1889), aged 23, Loader, Fall of rock roof in a deep coal stall from between timber only 2 feet 6 inches apart. Died June 26th

Shepherd, Joseph, 10 Mar 1887, (accident: 04 Mar 1887), aged 23, Coupler, Died 10th March. Explosion of a steam receiver under ground

Starkey, G. C., 14 Dec 1893, aged 35, Loader, Blown out shot

Tomlinson, George, 14 May 1875, (accident: 21 Apr 1875), aged 14, Driver, Fall of clod from roof which fractured his leg on the 21st ultimo. Died this day

Whitehouse, Edward, 08 Dec 1883, aged 67, Repairer, Fall of roof in road, when trying to get it down