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Atkinson, W., 13 Jul 1883, aged 28, Proptaker, Fall of roof

Ball, John, 11 Sep 1884, (accident: 10 Sep 1884), aged 50, Coal trimmer, Moving railway waggons, died 11th

Battersby, Thomas, 08 Oct 1901, aged 54, Dataller, Fall of roof in downbrow while repairing. (Good roof) (Arley)

Bell, Thomas, 19 Jun 1901, aged 26, Dataller, Fall of roof in roadway. Whilst taking a tub down inclined road, projecting scotch in wheel caught a prop, knocking it out, causing roof to fall. Prop too vertical. (Good roof) (Arley)

Birchall, Thomas, 01 Sep 1913, aged 58, Pit carpenter, Deceased was making the weekly inspection of the upcast shaft being the competent person so appointed. The shaft is 51 feet deep and means of ascent and descent was by means of three ladders in stages. It is uncertain whether he was ascending or descending, but he evidently fell from the uppermost stage as the fence rail was broken and found with deceased at the bottom of the shaft

Bleasdale, Joseph, 09 May 1929, aged 51, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof

Bolton, Giles, 14 Jan 1886, aged 22, Drawer, Fatal. Overpowered by a tub which he was about to gig down to the level. He went in front of it to guide it from the plates on to the rails and the chain becoming unhooked he was unable to hold it. Accidental

Boston, James, 24 Aug 1886, aged 50, Waggon setter, Taken ill and died. Inquest heart disease

Carter, John Charles, 15 Jul 1914, aged 30, Collier, Deceased and another man were removing debris from roofing-down shots, and while working under the canch 8 yards back from the face, a large stone fell upon him and killed him. They had plucked down some stone and considered the roof quite safe

Charlson, James, 18 Feb 1902, 8 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 58, Labourer, Crushed by waggons whilst passing in front

Croft, Thomas, 08 Mar 1919, (accident: 20 Jul 1918), aged 40, Contractor, Fall of roof — hip injured 20th July 1918. Died this day

Cullen, Michael, 06 Apr 1925, aged 63, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof

Davies, Henry, 13 Feb 1903, 11 p.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 50, Dataller, Crushed by tub on drawing road, in front of tub, contrary to rule ; was overpowered and crushed against a low bar (Yard seam)

Doyle, Joseph, 07 Mar 1877, aged 47, Dayman, Roof falling

Edge, Arthur, 12 Jul 1911, aged 47, Hooker-on, At the bottom of the shaft the cage is unloaded and loaded simultaneously at an upper and lower landing, cage descending with 12 men in the bottom deck and 10 men in the top deck, before the cage landed deceased raised the fence gate at the upper landing, and as the bottom of the cage approached put out his hand to raise the cage gate, he was caught by the middle hoop of the cage and killed. It was a fatal mistake taking the bottom deck to be the top deck, he ought to have waited until the cage was at rest. The men in the bottom deck carried lighted lamps, the height of the bottom deck is three feet greater than the top

Evans, Richard, 14 Jan 1886, aged 20, Drawer, Fatal fall of roof stone close the face in consequence of one out of three props under it having been jerked out through him pushing a tub into the brow while the gig or spinney chain which went round the prop was slack. The place had previously been on the weight or move and these props were set under the stone to make it secure. Accidental

Green, Thomas, 11 Feb 1850, aged 20 [More information ...]

Hague, Ernest Alfred, 02 Mar 1897, aged 15, Taker off, Crushed by tubs in jig brow

Hall, John, 10 Feb 1899, 12.30 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 29, Collier, Fall of roof in working place from between a 12 ft. fault, a slip and a joint break ; large area insufficiently propped

Halliwell, John William, 08 Feb 1912, aged 17, Drawer, Deceased had been filling a tub of coal in a roadway 3 yards from coal face, when a sudden "weighting" of the roof caused a fall of roof, 19 feet in length by 6 feet by 1 foot 7 inches, and killed him. The fall displaced a bar and 4 props

Halliwell, Joseph, 02 Apr 1902, 9 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 30, Drawer, Fall of coal from loose end at face. Sprag 10 inches from loose corner proved to be too far, and projecting piece fell (Yard)

Higgins, William, 30 Apr 1881, (accident: 07 Apr 1881), aged 48, Labourer, Hurt in moving poles for pitwood ; died 30th

Higson, Henry, 12 Apr 1877, aged 20, Waggoner, Coal falling

Hilton, John, 24 Sep 1918, aged 25, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof

Hilton, William, 07 Mar 1910, aged 35, Fireman, Suffocated by firedamp. Was found at face of a rise place, proving an up-throw fault, his lamp hung in button-hole of his vest, believed that he had found the gas — lost his light — hooked lamp in button-hole of vest and was trying to get round the end of the brattice to get out, when the gas overpowered him. The gas was accumulated for 3 yards from roof to floor (Yard seam)

Holcroft, James, 18 Jan 1882, aged 39, Fireman, A shot in lighting he either did not leave enough or returned too soon

Humphries, Richard, 21 Jan 1925, aged 57, Contractor, Killed by a fall of stone from roof

Johnson, Harry, 18 Apr 1927, (accident: 20 Oct 1926), aged 49, Dataller, Fall of side and bruised back 20th Oct. 1926. Died this day

Johnson, Walter, 22 Dec 1921, aged 29, Collier, Leg fractured by fall of dirt

Jones, Edward, 01 Feb 1884, aged 40, Miner, Coal, from face, in taking down

Landers, Frederick, 05 Nov 1926, aged 48, Dataller, Fractured skull by fall of dirt

McDonough, Michael, 29 Jan 1914, (accident: 27 Jan 1914), aged 37, Dataller, Deceased and three other men were engaged in removing a large piece of rock which had lain at the side of a main endless rope downbrow for 10 years, but which the pack had gradually pushed out so that it was in the way. These men had got the stone on to the rails of the empty road. Suddenly it began to slide as the rails in this part dipped 1 in 4½. Deceased was below the stone removing an empty tub. Unfortunately he had not time to get out of the way before the stone, sliding on the rails, caught him and caused a compound fracture of his leg. He died two days later from the injuries received

Melling, John T., 16 Jan 1905, aged 20, Drawer, Inspection made and inquest attended. A large stone fell from a slip in the roof upon the deceased, who was resting in the brow. The officials had taken it to be a strong roof and had only propped the sides

O'Grady, Michael, 13 Oct 1913, (accident: 10 Oct 1913), aged 41, Dataller, Repairing in downbrow worked by a small compressed air haulage engine, full tubs were approaching ; he stooped to pick up his pick, when the tubs caught him. Died on 13th October

Peacock, John, 22 Oct 1895, aged 49, Roadman, In engine plane downbrow cleaning road descending empty tram caught him, either delayed getting out of the way or was standing by side of road instead of going into the manholes which were there for the purpose

Pemberton, William, 19 Oct 1885, aged 49, Coal screener, Fatally crushed between railway waggons and the screens while passing between them. Some waggons which the London and North Western Railway Company were shunting bumped against those standing at the screens

Reeve, Henry, 26 Mar 1907, 1 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 41, Collier, Fall of coal from the face, overhanging, ought to have been pulled down, was kneeling down sorting out large coal, piece of coal was only 2 feet long. Deceased had been ordered to work the top coal first, over and in advance of the bottom coal, the accident revealed that the fireman had permitted deceased to work the bottom coal under the tops, disregarding the order given. The place was not timbered according to the rule (Yard seam)

Roberts, Thomas, 17 Mar 1911, aged 47, Dataller, Fall of side in main haulage road whilst repairing. Raising a low bar, four bars collapsed, old cavity from former fall some years before, place 15 feet high. Jack props should have been set under the bars (Arley seam)

Russell, Bert, 24 Oct 1915, (accident: 20 Oct 1915), aged 14, Drawer, Bruised foot by piece of wood falling. Died 24th

Sale, Richard, 11 Feb 1850, aged 29 [More information ...]

Seddon, Ralph, 11 Feb 1850, aged 41 [More information ...]

Shuttleworth, William, 15 Apr 1918, aged 58, Dataller, Knocked down by tubs, injuries to back and chest

Unsworth, Peter, 16 Sep 1929, aged 38, Clay getter, Killed by a fall of roof

Walls, James, 22 Dec 1885, aged 26, Miner, Fatal fall of top coal and middle dirt at the face of his working place in the Arley Yard Mine. He had a sprag set against the middle dirt close to him and one about 5 feet away against the top coal, which he and his comrade considered sufficient

Ward, John, 11 Nov 1905, aged 34, Brakesman, Inquiry made. He was the brakesman riding on the buffer of a front waggon of coal, the locomotive pushing. He had to get down to open some points, the waggons moving slowly ; when he appears to have slipped, and fell under the wheels, and was fatally injured

Ward, William, 24 Jul 1905, (accident: 11 Jul 1905), aged 36, Collier, Inspection made. He was working at the face, when a stone fell upon him from a slip in the roof, capping a prop. He succumbed to the injuries received at the infirmary, July 24, 1905

Wild, Joseph, 11 Feb 1850, aged 23 [More information ...]

Worthington, James, 11 Feb 1850, aged 46 [More information ...]