Glass Houghton Colliery

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Bannister, Edward, 04 May 1892, 9.30 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 24, Electician, By machinery

Bates, George, 31 Jan 1879, (accident: 08 Jan 1879), aged 23, Collier, Explosion of powder. Died 31st

Beard, M., 14 Oct 1887, aged 25, Collier, Fall of roof

Beevers, George, 14 Jun 1912, (accident: 13 Jun 1912), aged 47, Drifter, While working as chargeman in a stone drift he was preparing to set a girder up to a strong shale roof, when a stone weighing about two tons suddenly fell from the roof between the face and the nearest girder. He and another man were caught and imprisoned. Beevers was so severely crushed internally that he died on the following day

Bolton, George, 02 Aug 1905, aged 60, Collier, He and his mate were pushing a full tub along a gateway when a piece of stone fell from the roof and killed him. The fall was caused by a "bump"

Booth, Jonathan, 16 Oct 1933, aged 55, Collier, Two colliers were stripping a piece of coal in longwall face between two stalls to allow machine to pass when there was a fall parallel to face which reeld out two bars — he was crushed on top of a tub

Briggs, R., 18 Sep 1882, aged 43, Collier, Fall of roof

Carney, T., 26 Oct 1895, aged 37, Chargeman, Was examining shaft and engineman inadvertantly lowered him into sump instead of raising trunk on receiving signal

Carter, James, 06 May 1910, aged 27, Collier, A fall of roof in a working face. The fall broke and displaced timber and disclosed a smooth parting and slips

Copley, Joseph, 23 Apr 1902, aged 23, Labourer, Was pushing against the buffer of a wagon, when another wagon was unexpectedly bumped against it and he was killed

Coultas, James, 28 Aug 1915, aged 16, Pony driver, He was bringing out set of 13 full tubs down 1 in 24 when front tub became uncoupled and ran into passbye. He was crushed between first tub and a full one standing. Died on way to hospital

Davies, Noah, 18 Mar 1880, aged 35, Collier, Fall of roof

Dews, E., 17 Jan 1896, aged 45, Collier, Fall of roof

Dickenson, Arthur, 30 Dec 1919, aged 44, Horsekeeper, Walking from stables to pit bottom and caught his head agaist roof. Died some hours later — cerebal haemorrage

Dillon, Henry, 18 May 1909, aged 54, Byeworkman, Fall of roof. He was enlarging a roadway and was getting off side when the roof fell and killed him. The fall was caused by a weight break and a parting. Temporary timber should have been set

Dixon, Sam, 23 Nov 1911, (accident: 13 Nov 1911), aged 32, Miner, Whilst filling a tub at the coal face, he was caught by a fall of roof 6 feet by 3 feet and having an average thickness of 9 inches. The fall was caused by a sudden weight which burst a quantity of coal off the face. The coal knocked three props out, and two slips were exposed by the fall. He died on the 23rd November

Dodd, George, 19 Jul 1909, aged 65, Collier, Fall of roof. As the afternoon shift men were going to their work along the engine plane, about 60 tons of rock fell from the roof. One man was killed and another had his back broken. The place was not timbered, as the roof, which had been in the same condition, for nine months, was considered, to be very sound

Dolan, Michael, 29 Sep 1908, aged 43, Byeworkman, The deceased was engaged cleaning a road when a large full of stone from the roof occurred and killed him. The fall disclosed a slip which could not be seen previously. The road was well timbered, but there were seven props and a bar displaced by the fall

Dunning, Thomas, 18 Sep 1914, aged 24, Collier, Whilst throwing loose debris into the goaf he was caught by a fall of roof 10 feet by 3 feet by 5 inches. Three props were thrown down by the fall which was caused by a weight bump

Farrar, Charles, 31 Jan 1906, aged 23, Shunter, In taking two full wagons down the sidings he found three full wagons foul of his road. To save a little shunting he got a 5 foot pit prop and propped the wagons forward. In doing so it is likely that the prop slipped and then fell, and he was crushed either between the wagon, or the prop and wagons

Farrar, John W., 18 Mar 1911, (accident: 03 Mar 1911), aged 53, Miner, He was ripping in the gate when a "bump" took place and a stone fell from the roof and side and caught him on the back. Pneumonia supervened and he died on the 18th instant

Freeman, T., 30 Apr 1894, aged 40, Sinker, Collapse of sinking shaft [More information ...]

Gosgrove, P., 25 Apr 1884, aged 31, Collier, Fall of roof

Green, Thomas, 04 Nov 1912, aged 38, Rope man, Whilst examining the bolt hole in a bar, he was caught by a fall of roof 4 feet long, 2½ feet broad, and 7 inches thick. The fall came from between two settings

Greenwood, George, 05 Apr 1934, aged 19, Pony driver, Bringing out full tub walking alongside pony when there was a fall of shale which killed him

Guy, B., 29 Nov 1893, aged 50, Collier, Fall of roof

Halton, James, 11 Aug 1905, aged 43, Coal-cutting Machineman, The pit had been standing a week, and considerable weight had, in consequence, come upon the face. Deceased and another man were re-timbering it before commencing to cut ; while setting a prop, a fall of roof took place and killed him

Hamer, R., 14 Mar 1882, (accident: 08 Mar 1882), aged 25, Collier, Fall of roof. Died 14th Mar

Harrison, T., 30 Jul 1897, aged 40, Banksman, Fell down shaft while pushing tubs through cage

Hartley, T., 28 Jun 1890, aged 30, Collier, Fall of roof

Harwood, W., 29 Nov 1894, aged 22, Labourer, Fall of stone

Haywood, T., 26 Sep 1901, aged 52, Collier, Fall of rock from the roof when he was drawing a chock from the goaf

Hill, G., 17 Jun 1889, aged 26, Collier, Fall of roof

Hinchliffe, A., 30 May 1889, aged 25, Collier, Fall of side

Holmes, Joseph, 08 May 1911, aged 52, Collier, He was travelling "in-bye" to his working place when he failed to get into a refuge hole, and was fatally crushed against the side of the roadway by four full tubs, which were being drawn by a pony

Holt, John, 20 Nov 1875, aged 51, Furnacekeeper, Let down into the sump [More information ...]

Horbury, B., 08 Aug 1872, aged 12, Hurrier, Crushed by corves

Horlor, Eli, 22 Dec 1880, aged 25, Collier, Fall of roof

Howson, W., 20 Nov 1875, aged 33, Horse Keeper, Let down into the sump [More information ...]

Ison, A., 08 Aug 1891, (accident: 07 Aug 1891), aged 22, Tinner, Explosion of gas. Died 8th [More information ...]

Jones, W., 30 Apr 1894, aged 30, Sinker, Collapse of sinking shaft [More information ...]

Kerrigan, J., 22 Nov 1894, aged 31, Waggon setter, Crushed by tubs

Kirk, Hubert, 18 May 1908, aged 15, Pony Driver, He had lost his light and, in the dark, was walking between his pony and his load of full tubs when he stumbled and fell and the first tub ran over and killed him

Kirkham, L., 27 Feb 1901, (accident: 31 Jan 1901), Died 27th February. Overwinding (9 others injured)

Lally, J., 20 Jul 1896, aged 61, Collier, Fall of roof

Lavine, Edward, 25 Feb 1915, aged 19, Pony driver, Found under first of a set of four full tubs. No direct evidence as to how it happened

Law, William, 02 May 1912, aged 55, Screen Foreman, He was repairing an automatic coal tippler on the screens, and misunderstood a warning shout that a tub was approaching. He stepped back in front of an adjoining tippler, and his leg was caught by a tub of stone and jammed against the sharp edge of the tippler guide. He died the same day from loss of blood

Lowe, Frank, 31 Mar 1902, (accident: 27 Mar 1902), aged 35, Collier, Died 31st March. Was preparing to set a prop in his working place when he was fatally injured by a fall of roof. Cause — converging slips

Malaure, Thomas, 11 May 1912, aged 35, Collier, He was engaged in driving up a prop under a bar at the coal face, when a large quantity of stone fell from between a break and a slip and killed him. The stone was supported by four bars, which were overturned or broken

Mattison, J., 04 Nov 1878, aged 63, Driver, Crushed by corves

Mayes, John William, 29 Mar 1924, 10.30 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 48, Collier, He was working at the face when a heavy bump occurred, causing a fall of roof. He was completely buried and so severely injured that he died three hours later. The piece of rock which fell was 5 ft. 6 ins. by 5 ft. by 1 ft. and weighed 1½ tons. A prop and a lid set to the rock were displaced by the fall. The deputy had examined the place one hour before the accident and considered it safe

McDonald, Frank, 25 Jan 1912, aged 55, Labourer, Deceased was working in a trench underneath a staging which was resting on the struts put in between the sides of the trench. The trench was 8 feet deep, and the staging was 1 foot below the top of the trench. A strut supporting one end of the staging broke, allowing the end to fall, and McDonald was struck on the head and died within a few minutes. The strut had been materially weakened, having been partly severed by an axe by some person unknown

McHugh, J., 01 Dec 1902, aged 15, Driver, Crushed between the buffers of wagons which were being slowly moved by two men who were unaware that deceased was passing between the wagons

Moore, John Thomas, 17 Nov 1906, aged 16, Pony Driver, When driving three full tubs from the workings to a pass-bye, he either caught his toe against a sleeper when walking in front of his pony or lost his light, and in falling been caught by the tubs. He was found between the tubs and side quite dead

Morrison, J., 08 Aug 1891, (accident: 07 Aug 1891), aged 40, Tinner, Explosion of gas. Died 8th [More information ...]

Nicholas, Frederick, 27 Oct 1904, aged 17, Pony Driver, When walking between pony and first tub of his set, his heel was caught by buffer of tub, which caused him to fall, and he was run over and killed

Oldham, Joseph, 30 Jan 1909, aged 31, Screen Engineman, A belt was slipping on a pulley and Oldham was trying to remedy the defect. He went up a ladder to turn a fly-wheel and his clothing was caught by a revolving shaft. He was whirled round and fatally injured. It was not expected that anyone would be in that place whilst the machinery was in motion

Perry, Thomas, 21 Jul 1910, aged 49, Boiler Maker, He was helping to remove an old boiler when the packing gave way and he was fatally crushed

Pickerill, James, 20 Dec 1909, aged 18, Pony Driver, He was found dead under a train of four full tubs which were drawn by a horse. When last seen he was in front of the horse, and it is probable that he slipped or stumbled and was run over

Plant, H., 23 Jan 1891, aged 45, Collier, Fall of roof

Proud, Joseph, 14 Aug 1901, aged 25, Collier, Fall of coal over sprags whilst holing. Cause — a bump

Robinson, John, 22 Jan 1914, aged 18, Engine Attendant, He was caught between an endless rope and drum while oiling when the machinery was running. His arm was torn off and he died on the way to the infirmary. A notice was posted in the engine-room at the time prohibiting oiling whilst the machinery was in motion

Sheldon, M., 24 Oct 1882, (accident: 03 Oct 1882), aged 63, Collier, Fall of coal. Died 24th Oct

Sheldon, William, 14 Aug 1934, aged 56, Chocker, Had advanced two chocks and withdrawn 4 bars from old tub road when he was buried by fall

Shepherd, G., 27 Mar 1893, aged 22, Collier, Fall of stone

Sheppard, A., 05 Sep 1883, aged 41, Collier, Fall of roof

Smart, William Thomas, 13 Sep 1911, aged 22, Collier, He was hit on the head by about 2 cwt. of bind which fell from the roof while he was engaged getting coal. A weight bump caused the fall

Smith, Frederick, 19 Mar 1933, (accident: 15 Mar 1933), aged 50, Collier, Two colliers were pushing with their heads up a 1 in 24 when one of them slipped when tub moved back and struck the others head, died four days later from heart disease

Smith, W. P., 25 Aug 1903, aged 33, Collier, Fall of roof in a working when drawing timber. Cause — a slip

Strogan, Charles, 23 Jan 1913, aged 35, Labourer, Whilst filling a railway wagon with debris at the spoil heap, he was caught by a large quantity of small dirt which slipped from the face of the heap. The face was about 27 feet high

Thomas, J., 18 Mar 1900, (accident: 12 Feb 1900), aged 50, Collier, Fall of roof. Died 18th March

Town, Harry, 24 Oct 1912, aged 16, Pony Driver, He was bringing a run of full tubs into the passbye when he saw an empty tub in the way. He turned back to stop his pony and was trapped between the first full tub and the side of the road. His head was crushed and death was instantaneous

Turner, J., 27 Dec 1900, (accident: 19 Dec 1900), aged 59, Collier, When in the act of filling some "clod" into a tub, he was lifting a piece off the floor. It broke in his hands and part of it struck him in the abdomen. Died 27th December

Wear, Arthur, 12 Feb 1919, (accident: 07 Feb 1919), aged 37, Collier, He and his mate were dressing ready to go out when his mate collected their tools and he proceeded to knock a prop with a hammer when roof fell and severely injured him. Died 12th Feb. — pneumonia

Westwood, A., 22 Jan 1893, (accident: 20 Jan 1893), aged 24, Collier, Fall of roof. Died 22nd

Wildman, John, 05 Jan 1908, (accident: 11 Dec 1907), aged 18, Pony Driver, When walking in front of his horse and a set of seven full tubs on December 11th, 1907, he stumbled and fell and the first tub ran on to and fatally injured him

Wilkes, E., 28 Jul 1888, (accident: 16 Jul 1888), aged 28, Collier, Fall of roof ; died 28th July

William, Frederick, 28 Nov 1933, aged 51, Collier, Working behind a compressed air cutter cleaning cut and setting timber when machine had just passed gatehead some coal fell in front of cutter and knocked props from under three bars — roof collapsed reeling out all bars and roof collapsed and buried him

Wilsea, S., 21 Oct 1891, (accident: 15 Oct 1891), aged 37, Joiner, Struck by piece of wood. Died 21st

Wilson, John William, 22 Sep 1906, (accident: 25 Aug 1906), aged 16, Pony driver, Hurt himself by some means in the pit, how it is not quite clear, and died on September 22nd from peritonitis

Worthington, Norman, 18 Nov 1915, (accident: 15 Nov 1915), aged 16, Pony driver, Bringing 4 full tubs into passbye there were piece of dirt in road which stopped the tubs. He stooped down to clear rails when set started and he was knocked down and run over. Died 18th Nov