Gedling Colliery

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Arnold, Thomas William, 19 Sep 1919, (accident: 18 Sep 1919), aged 41, Fell onto the coalface, died from a brain haemorrhage

Ashmore, William Hamlet, 31 Aug 1937, aged 44, Killed by a fall of roof

Ayris, James, 04 May 1915, (accident: 30 Sep 1915), aged 38, Dayman, Getting down holed coal when top piece burst off and pinned hm down. Pelvis and leg fractured. Died 3rd Oct

Bacon, Joseph, 19 Jul 1932, (accident: 18 Jul 1932), aged 29, Explosion of methane

Barson, Joseph, 28 Feb 1918, aged 35, Killed by a fall of roof

Bartles, George Arthur, 25 Mar 1937, aged 22, Fall in a roadway

Bingham, George William, 30 Sep 1928, (accident: 31 Jul 1928), aged 40, A pick blade pierced his leg, died from septicaemia

Blackham, John Leslie, 07 Jan 1965, aged 37, Caught in machinery

Blackmore, Samuel, 22 Mar 1967, aged 20, Crushed by machinery

Bowley, John, 18 Jul 1932, aged 35, Explosion of methane

Brookes, Walter, 21 Jun 1911, (accident: 13 Feb 1908), aged 18, Crushed by tubs, died from pulmonary tuberculosis

Burgin, Charles Albert, 01 Dec 1932, (accident: 26 Nov 1932), aged 48, Killed by a fall of roof

Cant, Alan, 24 Jan 1956, aged 23, Crushed by a battery locomotive

Charles, Wesley, 19 Mar 1926, (accident: Mar 1926), aged 46, Punctured a finger on a haulage rope, died from septicaemia

Clayton, George, 10 May 1923, aged 35, Killed by a fall of roof

Coates, William, 09 Mar 1908, aged 20, Surface accident: run over by a locomotive

Coffey, Edward, 21 Jan 1923, (accident: 18 Jan 1923), aged 47, Killed by a fall of coal

Cooksey, Kenneth George, 11 Mar 1958, aged 28, Killed by a fall of roof

Cooper, Percy, 06 Aug 1913, (accident: 29 Apr 1913), aged 30, Dataller, Whilst knocking out props with a hammer in an old gate he was injured by a fall of bind and timber. He was not authorised to do this work, and should have used a ringer and chain, and have set catch props. Pneumonia set in on 31st July, and he died on 6th August, as the result of his injuries

Corbett, Frank, 25 Dec 1936, (accident: 23 Dec 1936), aged 26, Crushed by tubs

Cramp, Derek, 08 Sep 1955, aged 20, Crushed by a coal cutter

Creswell, Frank, 31 Jan 1913, aged 49, Dayman, Deceased who was ringering coal down, knocked out a prop, and allowed 7 cwts. of clod to fall upon his head. The fall exposed a slip a weight break, and a smooth parting

Curtis, Michael, 21 Dec 1976, aged 26, Killed by a fall of roof

Cutler, Henry Edward, 25 Nov 1907, aged 36, Dayman, Deceased was taking a full tub along the stall face to the gate-end, and was in front of the tub, contrary to the rule of the mine. The tub overpowered him and crushed him against a prop at the gate-end (Top hard coal)

Dale, George William, 03 Mar 1954, aged 25, Caught in a coal cutter

Davis, John, 04 Jun 1940, aged 38, Killed by a fall of roof

Davis, John Edward, 09 Jan 1912, aged 33, Loader, He was clearing dirt away from the coal face a few yards away from the end of a stall working up to old goaf, when the roof fell and killed him. In consequence of this old goaf the roof had been specially timbered with props and bars, and the 4 bars set were broken, and the supporting props run out by the fall

Denham, Harold Kenyon, 21 Dec 1942, aged 62, Surface accident: fell from a platform

Dobbs, Willie, 05 Apr 1939, (accident: 27 Mar 1939), aged 46, Caught in machinery

Donnell, John, 09 Mar 1921, (accident: 07 Mar 1921), aged 45, Killed by a fall of coal

Drury, Frederick, 19 Aug 1918, aged 21, Fall in a roadway

Duckworth, Richard, 19 Feb 1933, aged 43, Killed by a fall of roof

Fearn, Walter, 24 Feb 1945, aged 33, Killed by a fall of roof

Flood, Henry Harviston, 17 Jul 1914, aged 33, Ostler, An outbreak of glanders occurred at the colliery and Flood contracted the disease, which terminated fatally

Ford, Reginald Charles Stanley, 01 Sep 1977, aged 47, Killed by a fall of roof

Forrest, Harry, 05 Nov 1939, aged 36, Killed by a fall of roof

Foster, Robert, 29 Jan 1917, aged 56, Surface accident: fell down a hoist shaft

Freeman, Robert, 15 Aug 1919, aged 39, Killed by a fall of roof

Gee, Frank Sidney, 26 Mar 1963, aged 42, Crushed by a powered roof support

Gierczak, Roman, 18 Jan 1957, aged 49, Killed by a fall of coal

Gotheridge, Frederick William, 30 Nov 1940, aged 50, Killed by a fall of roof

Gregson, John Thomas, 04 Sep 1931, aged 55, Fall in a roadway

Griffin, Albert Charles, 08 Feb 1950, (accident: 06 Feb 1950), aged 28, Crushed by a pony

Guy, Arthur, 04 Jan 1911, aged 22, Clipper, Deceased was entering the cage with other men at the completion of the shift, when the cage was raised and he was crushed between the cage and the upper landing. Some mistake was made by the onsetter or engineman, but the evidence was so contradictory that the blame could not be fixed

Hammond, Wilfred, 27 Jul 1921, aged 23, Killed by a fall of coal

Hardy, Cyril, 11 Nov 1919, aged 16, Surface accident: electrocuted

Hardy, William, 11 Feb 1925, aged 42, Run over by tubs

Harper, Harold, 16 Oct 1923, aged 21, Killed by a fall of coal

Hawkers, Charles Thomas, 18 Aug 1905, aged 24, Shunter, He was attempting to stop some runaway railway wagons by throwing a pit prop into the wheels when he was thrown under the wagons and killed

Hearson, Michael Howard, 31 Mar 1962, aged 28, Crushed by a minecar

Hill, Henry, 29 May 1908, (accident: 22 Jun 1907), aged 31, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased had taken coal down and was ordered by the deputy to set a prop. Instead of doing this he was setting a sprag to the coal face, when the roof fell and injured him. He died 29th May, 1908 (High Hazels Coal seam)

Hoke, Orval Samuel, 11 Sep 1972, aged 56, Crushed by a diesel locomotive

Holland, Harry, 23 Oct 1952, aged 56, Crushed by tubs

Holmes, James, 08 Nov 1944, aged 47, Killed by a fall of roof

Holmes, Joseph, 21 Sep 1920, aged 51, Run over by tubs

Hopwood, John, 21 May 1948, aged 28, Surface accident: crushed in the airlock doors

Horsley, John, 07 Feb 1910, aged 14, Horse driver, He was found dead in front of a train of six full tubs in a horse road. He appeared to have been riding on the crank contrary to rule and had fallen off

Horwood, Richard James, 14 Feb 1950, aged 49, Surface accident: caught in machinery

Hughes, Frederick, 26 Mar 1934, aged 53, Killed by a fall of roof

Hutchison, George Ronald, 16 Jul 1975, aged 41, Crushed by machinery

Ibbinson, John Robert, 16 Jun 1955, aged 33, Killed by a fall of roof

Inger, Albert, 13 Aug 1929, aged 40, Killed by a fall of roof

Isles, John Thomas, 12 Nov 1953, aged 50, Killed by a fall of roof

Jenkins, Henry, 17 Jun 1947, aged 25, Crushed by tubs

Jones, Benjamin, 05 Jan 1943, aged 23, Killed by a fall of roof

Kirk, Samuel, 10 Jan 1910, aged 37, Stallman, An empty tub became detached in a horse road and ran amain into three other tubs. All four tubs ran down the road and deceased was crushed between the side and the tubs. Lockers do not appear to have been used

Knight, Thomas Eric, 10 Nov 1977, aged 63, Surface accident: caught in a conveyor

Lievesley, Frederick, 15 Dec 1910, (accident: 21 Nov 1910), aged 41, Dayman, He was getting coal and had set a new face side prop. When he laid the first pair of rails into the stall, a centre prop was in the way, so after examining the roof he knocked it out, when a length of 18 feet of roof fell from between the two rows of timber and fractured his spine. He died on 15th December. The roof was considered to be good, and no bars were set. He should have set other props before knocking out the prop

Lowe, Keith Ernest, 18 Jul 1960, aged 20, Surface accident: crushed by a girder

Maddison, Percy Edward, 18 Dec 1960, (accident: 16 Dec 1960), aged 60, Crushed by tubs

Mellors, Arthur, 11 Jan 1939, (accident: 14 Sep 1938), aged 50, Killed by a fall of roof

Mellors, Henry, 22 Jun 1928, aged 61, Crushed by tubs

Moore, Albert Edward, 03 Jul 1962, aged 55, Crushed by tubs

Moore, Walter Ernest, 13 Apr 1931, aged 30, Killed by a fall of roof

Morris, Henry, 09 Mar 1920, aged 65, Surface accident: run over by a locomotive

Nam, Vincent Glen, 03 Jul 1965, aged 44, Killed by a fall of roof

Newton, Harold, 24 Feb 1947, (accident: 20 Feb 1947), aged 34, Crushed by tubs

Owen, Charles, 04 Dec 1905, aged 15, Rope-boy, Deceased was uncoupling tubs near the pit bottom, when he was fatally crushed about the head. He died the same day (High Hazel coal seam)

Peet, Arthur Alan, 17 Feb 1934, (accident: 10 Feb 1934), aged 36, Fell over, injured elbow ; died from septicaemia

Piggott, William, 25 Nov 1933, (accident: 23 Nov 1933), aged 63, Run over by tubs

Poole, John George, 07 Jan 1939, aged 23, Run over by tubs

Porter, Charles Alfred R. B., 23 Dec 1969, aged 64, Fall in a roadway

Povey, Benjamin, 06 Dec 1922, aged 50, Killed by a fall of coal

Preston, Eric Percival, 20 Feb 1958, aged 38, Run over by tubs

Racey, Cyril Walter Edmund, 05 May 1953, (accident: 29 Apr 1953), aged 49, Killed by a fall of roof ; died from a heart condition accelerated by the accident

Radford, Joseph, 12 Jul 1940, (accident: 08 Dec 1939), aged 58, Crushed by tubs ; died from toxaemia

Radford, Thomas, 18 Oct 1924, (accident: 21 Aug 1924, 10.0 a.m., 3rd hour of shift), aged 21, Miner, Deceased slipped on the rail while inserting a locker in a tram, and slightly cut his face. The cut seemed a trivial matter and he continued working, but cellulitis supervened and he died of septicaemia on 18th October

Reed, Joseph, 12 Jan 1915, (accident: 04 May 1914), aged 14, Fell injuring thigh, died from meningitis

Renshaw, Howard, 11 Nov 1953, aged 27, Killed by a fall of roof

Rose, George, 09 Jun 1972, aged 46, Killed by a fall of roof

Rowley, Frederick Scott, 02 Feb 1940, aged 26, Killed by a fall of roof

Saxton, Thomas, 21 Jul 1913, aged 32, Dayman, He was working alone in a bank getting and filling coal when he was struck by a piece of roof, weighing 3 cwts., which fell from between 2 slips. The timbering rule was not contravened, although the weak clod roof was unsupported for a length of 11 feet 6 inches and a width of 4 feet 6 inches

Saywell, Ernest William, 28 Nov 1946, aged 40, Killed by a fall of roof

Saywell, William Ernest, 08 Apr 1957, aged 22, Crushed by a coal cutter

Scull, Ross Edward, 26 Jun 1985, aged 26, Killed by a fall of roof

Selkirk, Clarence Stanley, 12 Aug 1980, aged 57, Crushed by a minecar

Severn, Robert, 01 Dec 1958, aged 48, Killed by a fall of roof

Simmons, Albert, 19 Mar 1918, aged 14, Fall in a roadway

Skidmore, James Joshua, 22 Sep 1937, aged 31, Killed by a fall of roof

Sleigh, William, 21 Jun 1918, aged 36, Killed by a fall of roof

Slim, Harry, 09 Aug 1923, aged 20, Hit by a haulage rope

Smalley, Herbert, 11 Jul 1925, aged 36, Crushed by tubs

Smith, Arnold, 22 Jun 1965, aged 36, Killed by a fall of roof

Smith, Frank Edwin, 19 Jun 1958, aged 19, Crushed in machinery

Smith, Herbert, 18 Sep 1924, aged 38, Found dead in the stable ; choked on food

Stevenson, George, 13 Feb 1918, (accident: 11 Feb 1918), aged 60, Surface accident: crushed by wagons

Stirling, Isaac, 26 Jul 1919, aged 47, Hit by a dislodged girder

Stout, Francis Henry, 15 Oct 1931, (accident: 08 Oct 1931), aged 16, Run over by tubs

Strange, Frederick George, 15 Aug 1943, (accident: 13 Aug 1943), aged 48, Crushed by a conveyor

Sturtivant, Christopher, 08 Dec 1932, (accident: 25 Jul 1932), aged 43, Killed by a fall of roof

Swann, James Harold, 05 Apr 1958, aged 63, Crushed in machinery

Syson, Edward George, 06 Feb 1938, aged 56, Fell down the shaft

Tattershall, William, 04 Jun 1914, (accident: 18 May 1914), aged 37, Collier, He was injured on the head by a fall of stone from the roof. He rapidly recovered from the cuts he received, but pneumonia developed from which he died on June 4th

Taylor, Rowland, 06 May 1936, aged 40, Surface accident: crushed by a locomotive

Teggart, Herbert, 09 Mar 1915, aged 16, Fall in a roadway

Upton, John, 28 Feb 1923, aged 69, Fell from the cage down the shaft

Vaughan, Joseph Raymond, 23 Oct 1957, aged 36, Killed by a fall of roof

Vickers, Joseph William, 22 Apr 1939, aged 61, Run over by tubs

Vickers, William Earnest, 19 May 1909, aged 40, Stallman, Deceased was examining his stall before allowing his men to start work for the day when a fall of roof occurred and killed him. Two bars were broken and one prop was pushed out by the fall (High Hazels Coal seam)

Waldron, Joseph, 24 Apr 1917, (accident: 14 Sep 1914), aged 63, Killed by a fall of roof, died from a heart condition

Walker, James Frederick, 14 May 1915, aged 27, Dayman, Sent to work in fresh stall and instructed not to go further but disodeyed and was buried and kiiled by a fall

Walton, Frank, 01 Oct 1964, aged 55, Surface accident: fell into a coal bunker

Weightman, Albert, 03 Apr 1905, aged 34, Fall of coal. He was clearing the dirt from the front of some overhanging coal when the coal rolled over and killed him (Top hard coal seam)

Wheatley, Edward Frank, 05 Oct 1929, aged 55, Surface accident: hit by a dislodged aerial rope

Wheatley, William, 11 Jan 1933, aged 45, Killed by a fall of roof

Whelan, Reginald Heathcote, 15 Jan 1955, aged 36, Killed by a fall of roof

Whitehouse, Clarence, 06 Oct 1966, (accident: 01 Oct 1966), aged 61, Crushed by tubs

Wilbraham, Samuel, 08 Jan 1926, (accident: 1921), aged 45, Strained himself lifting a tub, died from a heart condition

Withnall, George, 28 Jan 1929, (accident: 07 Jan 1929), aged 39, Killed by a fall of roof

Withnall, William Henry, 24 Apr 1931, aged 65, Fall in a roadway

Wrath, Frederick, 29 Jan 1939, (accident: 26 Jan 1939), aged 58, Killed by a fall of roof ; died from pneumonia

Wright, Ernest, 05 Apr 1948, aged 28, Crushed by tubs