Golborne Colliery

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Andrews, Albert Victor, 13 Oct 1910, aged 44, Prop drawer, While engaged drawing timber in a disused road eight feet six inches wide, he got killed by a heavy fall of roof. A gablock and chain were found underneath the fall

Atkinson, Thomas, 10 Dec 1915, aged 48, Belt chargeman, Clothing caught on clutch and he was drawn into shafting

Basnett, Albert, 02 Jun 1900, aged 32, Collier, Inquiry made. Deceased was driving a ribbing alongside of the old work, aud had set his bars to within two feet of the coal face, when a fall of roof occurred, capping the last bar set, and crushing ihe deceased

Bate, William, 04 Aug 1916, aged 35, Drawer, Killed by a fall of roof

Berry, John Terrence, 18 Mar 1979, Development Worker [More information ...]

Bowles, Albert, 20 Nov 1925, Dataller

Clayton, Ellis, 18 Oct 1921, aged 60, Shunt minder, Found dead — later found to have been crushed

Coleman, Edward, 22 Nov 1905, aged 36, Contractor, Inspection made and inquest attended. A shot had been fired in the face of a tunnel twelve feet wide, and after they had charged another hole, he was assisting the shotlighter with the cable, when a stone from the roof at the face fell upon him

Connelly, Patrick, 03 Aug 1900, aged 56, Contractors-man, Inquiry made. The deceased was engaged clearing the dirt after a roofing-down shot, and when they had almost shifted all the dirt, a fall of roof occurred from the step side, capping three props, and crushing the deceased. The fireman examined the place an hour previous to the accident, and considered it quite safe

Crouchley, Edward, 07 Oct 1898, (accident: 03 Oct 1898), aged 62, Hooker on, Inspection made and inquest attended. A journey of twenty four full tubs drawn by a pony were being lowered to the pit bottom when they bumped quietly against two other full tubs standing foul of the other road which struck the deceased in the lower part of the body. He expired suddenly on the 7th instant

Dallimore, Colin, 18 Mar 1979, Electrician [More information ...]

Dearden, Henry, 17 Nov 1908, aged 45, Daywageman, When in the haulage shunt he appeared to have forgotten to take off the back rope from the full set of the main and tail rope haulage ; as they started backwards instead of the empty set, causing deceased to be crushed against a low bar

Edwards, Desmond, 18 Mar 1979, Faceworker [More information ...]

Fearick, John, 07 Sep 1907, aged 38, Shotlighter, When deceased was examining the face of a downbrow tunnel, he got fatally crushed by three full tubs ; owing to a warrick giving way, through a piece of roof falling, against which it was set

Grainey, Patrick, 18 Mar 1979, Development Worker [More information ...]

Grainey, Peter, 18 Mar 1979, Development Worker [More information ...]

Hague, James, 16 May 1912, (accident: 14 May 1912), aged 61, Daywageman, He had taken down some loose stones from a shot in a "caunch," and was examining another part, when a stone, 3 feet by 1 foot 6 inches by 1 foot, suddenly parted away from a slip and struck him on head, chest, and foot, indicting injuries from which he died on 16th instant.

Henshaw, John, 15 Jun 1911, (accident: 26 Apr 1911), aged 52, Daywageman, When descending shaft six hundred yards deep, the engineman failed to stop the cage with the result that it ran into the pit bottom with some force, causing injury to fourteen persons. Henshaw died from the effects on June 15

Hill, James, 05 Jun 1912, aged 57, Daywageman, Deceased was engaged widening a balance brow when a sudden "weighting" of the rock roof caused a large fall of rock, 17 feet by 7 feet by 1 foot 6 inches thick, which knocked out two props and buried deceased. The fall came from slip running near centre of roadway

Hill, Raymond Arthur, 18 Mar 1979, Development Worker [More information ...]

Holden, Thomas, 05 Jul 1928, aged 17, Assistant banksman, Crushed between brow and cage

Holland, William, 09 Apr 1915, aged 31, Drawer, Killed by beng crushed between runaway tubs

Howard, Charles H. K., 13 Oct 1914, aged 15, Haulage hand, Deceased was engaged tailing tubs up a brow by means of a tail rope lashed to the main endless haulage rope. He had just unlashed the tail rope from the main rope, and was returning down the brow, when two full tubs became detached from a lashing chain about 50 yards up the brow and ran amain. Deceased was run over by these runaway tubs and so injured that he died before reaching the surface. The lashing chains and couplings were in good order, and there was no jerking or reversal of the rope to cause the tubs to be detached from the rope

Hughes, William, 18 Nov 1914, aged 20, Drawer, Deceased and another person were pushing a tub of coal along a level roadway, and when opposite a cross road, a large fall of roof took place from a slip causing two running bars, and cross bars over them, to give way, and deceased was found fatally injured under the fall. The fireman had examined the place about twenty minutes before the accident occurred, and considered it safe and well timbered. The other person assisting deceased with the tub escaped with only slight injuries

Jackson, George, 01 Nov 1929, aged 35, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof

Johnson, Frank, 11 May 1893, aged 33, Fireman, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was examining a brow rising 1 in 4 in which there was a blower of gas reported giving off from the Bastians Coal in the floor and fenced off. He was found suffocated behind the brattice about 4 yards from face having left his lamp just below him and probably attempting to repair behind the brattice when he was overcome by the gas

Jones, Robert, 27 Feb 1911, aged 33, Collier, Fall of side. He was starting a new place off a level road in the Bickershaw Seven Feet Seam, and when in the act of preparing for a sprag a piece of coal five feet in length by six feet high fell over from the face and killed him

Kelly, William, 22 May 1895, aged 18, Pony driver, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was run over by a run away tub on the engine plane dipping 1 in 3. He was waiting for the next gang and had turned the points for the journey. The gang rider stated the lad must have lost his light as his safety-lamp was found extinguished on side of roadway some distance the lower side of the place where the tub ran over him

Laybourne, John, 14 Dec 1906, aged 54, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. While he was working at the face, a sudden weighting of the roof took place, capping the props and fatally injuring deceased. What was wanted was a pack or chock to steady the roof

Laybourne, Norman, 20 Sep 1916, aged 17, Haulage hand, Head crushed between box and roof

Lyon, Henry Foster, 12 Jan 1921, aged 47, Collier, Killed by runaway tubs

Maddocks, James, 17 Aug 1925, (accident: 12 Aug 1925), aged 16, Haulage, Crushed by boxes — both legs fractured. Died 17th

March, Robert, 13 Jan 1917, aged 16, Pony lad, Crushed between tubs and side

McGrail, James, 29 Oct 1924, 2.0 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 52, Daywageman, Deceased was killed by two runaway tubs containing debris which were being sent inbye down a brow dipping 1 in 5. He and another man were taking tubs off the endless rope haulage motion and turning them into the level, when, owing to two full tubs being momentarily retarded, the lashing chain attaching them to the rope broke, and the tubs ran five or six yards down brow. They caught the deceased and crushed him against the tub he was handling. The momentary stoppage was probably due to some obstruction on the rails. The chain showed slight internal corrosion and crystallisation and evidently was too weak to stand the sudden jerk. The chains are annealed at the rate of about 250 per week and are examined daily

McGrail, Patrick, 08 Apr 1915, aged 47, Waggon lowerer, Crushed between empty waggons

McKenna, John James, 18 Mar 1979, Deputy [More information ...]

McMaughlan, James, 16 Nov 1880, aged 20, Drawer, A piece of brick fell from side of the pit and stuck the deceased, who was passing across the pit bottom at the time

McPherson, Walter, 18 Mar 1979, Ventilation Officer [More information ...]

Millington, James, 10 Aug 1925, aged 62, Daywageman, Crushed between water tank and roof

Morris, William, 14 Nov 1926, aged 43, Fireman, Killed by a fall of roof

Parkinson, Thomas, 14 Oct 1925, aged 22, Collier, Fall of coal — fractured leg. Died later

Parr, Walter, 02 Jul 1895, aged 18, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased, with others was riding in a journey of empty tubs down a steep engine plane and was crushed to death through the tubs getting off the rails

Pennington, Peter, 19 Jul 1924, 8.55 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 66, Daywageman, The deceased was killed while enlarging an air road which had become partially blocked. He was removing some loose coal when a stone, measuring 5 ft. 10 ins. by 3 ft. 6 ins., and 2 ft. 6 ins, thick, fell from immediately overhead and crushed him. There were apparently four props under the mass which gave way, one of which had only been set 15 minutes previously. The fireman, who inspected the place an hour and a half previous to the accident, had considered it quite safe

Prescott, Thomas, 08 Sep 1897, aged 38, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was working the coal off the side of a brow when a fall of roof occurred from between two slips capping a prop and crushing the deceased. His brother the fireman was present at the time. The jury suggested at the inquiry that more bars should be used in faulty ground

Rawsthorne, Brian, 18 Mar 1979, Electrical Apprentice, seriously injured [More information ...]

Ridgeway, Thomas, 29 Dec 1890, aged 25, Collier, Inspection made. A fall of roof in his working place which appeared to be fairly well timbered

Rushton, James, 10 May 1898, aged 52, Roadsman, Inspection made and inquest attended. An empty tub got off the road and loose from the gang and ran some distance down the haulage brow. The gang-rider then lowered the set to couple it again to the empty tubs causing the tub to start again which struck the deceased who was attending to his work below. At the inquiry it was advised that a guard chain be used attached to the whole sett

Sherman, Brian, 18 Mar 1979, Electrician [More information ...]

Sherrington, Harold, 03 Jan 1924, (accident: 24 Dec 1923, 1.30 a.m., 3rd hour of shift), aged 19, Haulage hand, The deceased was supposed to have bumped his head against a small pulley used for holding up the haulage rope. He subsequently died from shock and haemorrhage, following an operation to remove a clot of blood which had lodged on the brain

Trumble, Bernard, 18 Mar 1979, Development Worker [More information ...]

Wood, Roger, 30 Apr 1897, aged 40, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. They had commenced working the pillar back, upper side level from the slip of an overhanging fault, when the roof gave way in the slip of the fault capping a number of props and burying the deceased. At the inquiry it was recommended wooden chocks be used in such a place

Wright, John, 11 Jul 1889, aged 50, Collier, Inspection made. He had holed his shot through into the next place, and had one sprag set when the shot lighter visited him. The latter told him to set another sprag, which he did, when the coal immediately fell on him