Grassmoor Colliery

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Allen, Henry, 31 Mar 1914, aged 15, Driver, He was coming out of a level with two full tubs and was sitting on the limmers. When passing a gate-bottom he was run into by another driver and fatally injured

Armstrong, John, 03 Aug 1909, aged 57, Dayman, Deceased was told by the stallman to set a bar at the buttock, to which he demurred, saying it was unnecessary. He started cutting a hole in the coal face to receive the bar when the roof fell and killed him (Tupton Coal seam)

Badsley, William, 13 Jun 1870, Collier, Explosion of gas (top hard coal) [More information ...]

Bamford, Thomas, 27 Apr 1892, aged 52, Dataler, Fall of roof. Deceased were engaged building a pack wall at the gate-end when a heavy fall of roof occurred and broke down the bars and other timber [More information ...]

Banston, Luther, 26 Nov 1919, aged 38, Dataller, Filling dirt into a tram when struck and killed by fall of side

Barber, George, 08 Jan 1906, aged 41, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was getting stone from a goaf for the purpose of building a pack, when a piece of roof fell upon him. He was using his hands to pull the stones from the goaf instead of pulling them toward him with a pick (Silkstone coal)

Barber, William, 24 Aug 1888, aged 23, Dayman, Fall of roof

Barker, Benjamin, 18 Sep 1896, (accident: 08 Sep 1896), aged 56, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was cutting coal when a prop gave way and allowed the roof to fall on him. Died Sept. 18th

Beer, Henry, 09 Feb 1910, aged 40, Stallman, He was getting coal when a stone fell on him from a "pot hole" in the roof. The "pot hole" extended over the coal face and its presence was unsuspected before the accident

Bennett, Frederick, 07 Apr 1888, aged 18, Loader, Stepping into the cage (at a landing part way up the shaft) just as the engineman was lowering the cage through a mistake in signalling

Bennett, George, 24 Jan 1874, aged 22, Stallman, Run over by loaded tub

Bennett, John, 10 Apr 1889, aged 33, Labourer, Appears to have been returning home at night late and passing the coke ovens got his clothes on fire and died from the effects of burns [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Bennett, Thomas, 15 Mar 1872, aged 12, Driver, Run over

Bingham, Oliver, 20 Apr 1909, aged 15, Horse-driver, Deceased was in charge of a horse and four full tubs, and was allowed to ride on the crank. He appears to have fallen off and was run over by the tubs (Tupton Coal seam)

Blackwell, Thomas Edward, 05 Oct 1903, aged 23, Horse-driver, Deceased was riding on the crank in front of two full tubs, when his head struck the roof and was fastened there by the moving tubs. He was dead when found (Silkstone coal seam)

Bly, Martin, 18 May 1903, aged 48, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased waa withdrawing a prop from a waste, when the roof fell upon him. The prop was being drawn too soon, and should have been left standing until the pack had been built up (Silkstone coal seam)

Bower, Walter, 16 Sep 1913, aged 31, Stallman, Deceased was engaged in getting off some bad side on a horse road, when he was caught and killed by a fall from it

Bradley, J., 13 Dec 1856, aged 60, Fall of earth in sinking shaft [More information ...]

Briddon, Arthur, 27 Apr 1892, aged 16, Dataler, Fall of roof. Deceased were engaged building a pack wall at the gate-end when a heavy fall of roof occurred and broke down the bars and other timber [More information ...]

Briggs, Arthur, 18 Dec 1908, aged 43, Stallman, Fall of coal. Deceased was slotting the coal after it had been undercut by a holing machine, when the coal fell and killed him (Deep Soft Coal seam)

Brocklehurst, Walter, 19 Nov 1933, Explosion, firedamp, cause of ignition uncertain, possibly electric cap-lamp headpiece [More information ...]

Buddle, Edward, 13 Jul 1907, (accident: 17 Nov 1906), aged 72, Dataller, While repairing a brattice cloth, a horse drawing two empty tubs came through and knocked him down. He received injuries, but died of heart disease. The coroner's jury returned a verdict that "deceased's death was caused by the accident, and that the accident was the primary cause of death." He died on 13th July, 1907 (Silkstone coal)

Burnham, William, 06 Mar 1882, aged 61, Dataler, Fall of roof whilst setting timber

Burns, Michael, 23 Sep 1924, 8.30 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 59, Stallman, Deceased had dropped some ripping dirt and was in the act of making up the right side pack at the gate end, when a flat stone, weighing about 15 cwts., fell out from between two weight breaks 3 ft. apart. The stone ran out two props and uncapped two others, and appears to have given no warning before it fell. He was trapped whilst in a bending position and forced on to the edge of another stone lying on the floor, causing him to sustain a severe wound in the groin, and he died as the result of internal haemorrhage shortly after being liberated

Burton, Solomon, 11 Feb 1908, aged 38, Stallman, Fall of coal. Deceased was taking out some holing sprags for the purpose of falling the coals when they suddenly came over and deceased failed to get clear. His head was crushed between the coal and a prop (Deep Hard Coal seam)

Carlisle, John, 17 Dec 1908, aged 45, Stallman, He was using a ringer to get down coals when the ringer slipped and he received a bruise. Blood poisoning supervened and from this he died (Deep Hard Coal seam)

Coke, Henry Hill, 23 Aug 1892, aged 20, Loader, Deceased was loading a waggon partly filled with coke and whilst attempting to put down the break to stop the waggon he was crushed between the waggon side and the wall of the coke hearth

Cook, Samuel, 24 Jun 1889, aged 52, Banksman, Crushed between an empty waggon and the retaining wall of the coal-sorting bank

Cooke, Charles, 11 Apr 1883, aged 14, Driver, Fall of roof ; killed both the boy and his pony (Ell Coal seam)

Cryan, Michael, 31 Mar 1890, aged 57, Stallman, Struck by a loaded runaway tub whilst travelling up an engine plane going to his work

Cuncannon, Thomas, 29 Mar 1886, aged 48, Collier, Run over on a self acting inclined plane

Dove, William, 09 May 1878, aged 18, Driver, Fall of bind

Dymond, John, 14 Feb 1884, aged 14, Driver, Run over by a loaded tub

Elliott, William, 18 Jul 1883, aged 32, Stallman, Fall of roof (Silkstone seam)

England, Thomas, 05 Jul 1909, aged 59, Stallman, Deceased was under the gate-end lip cutting the roof, towards another stallman working at the front of the ripping. A "pot-hole" fell out and killed deceased (Silkstone Coal seam)

Ensor, Henry, 30 Jan 1893, (accident: 26 Jan 1893), aged 32, Dataler, Was kicked on head by a horse. Died 30th

Farnsworth, Herbert, 01 Oct 1879, aged 15, Screen boy, Fell out of waggon. Was getting out when the waggons ran into it and threw him over

Fletcher, W., 13 Dec 1856, aged 25, Fall of earth in sinking shaft [More information ...]

Flint, James William, 31 Aug 1900, aged 27, Onsetter, Crushed by a descending cage while in the pit bottom. Deceased had rung away the empty cage, which, after going a little way up the shaft, was sent back by a signal from the banksman and unknown to deceased, who was probably clearing some coal away from where the cage had gone

Ford, Arthur, 19 Aug 1890, aged 20, He was supposed to have been injured by straining himself in the mine but the doctor certified that he died from a chronic pelvic abscess. No accident happened to the man and he appears to have been in bad health for some time

Ford, O. E., 07 Sep 1911, aged 19, Driver, He was taking a set of three empty tubs in-bye and the first two tubs left the rails. He was found lying dead by the second one his head having been crushed by the buffer. He had probably slipped and fallen while hastening towards the horse

Foyster, Samuel, 19 Nov 1933, Explosion, firedamp, cause of ignition uncertain, possibly electric cap-lamp headpiece [More information ...]

Green, Frederick, 10 Nov 1909, aged 14, Horse-driver, He was taking four full tubs up a gradient of 1 in 27 when the proper load was two tubs. The horse stopped when he had gone 20 yards, and deceased uncoupled the last tub to take it back to the starting point. He tried to control it by going in front, when it overpowered and killed him. Breach of Special Rule No. 79 (Silkstone Coal seam)

Green, Tom, 29 Jul 1909, aged 16, Horse-driver, He was bringing two full tubs out to the pass-bye, when, by some means, he got under the first tub and was killed. He was allowed to ride (Silkstone Coal seam)

Green, William, 05 Jul 1884, aged 37, Labourer, Crushed by a railway waggon whilst lowering it in the coke loading siding

Hallam, William, 14 Jun 1869, aged 22, Collier, Fall of bind (Ell coal)

Hardy, G. R., 30 Sep 1915, aged 53, Stallman, Getting bottom coal to allow machine to pass when piece of top coal fell from between sprags and inflicted injuries that proved fatal

Harrison, James, 31 Jul 1903, aged 44, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was clearing up preparing for a shot to be fired in the stall, when a fall of roof occurred which fatally injured him. He died a few minutes after the accident (Deep soft coal seam)

Hartshorn, William, 18 Dec 1890, aged 46, Dataler, Fall of roof. He was withdrawing old timber from an abandoned roadway

Hawkins, Thomas, 17 Oct 1907, (accident: 30 Sep 1907), aged 49, Holer, Fall of roof at a gate-end. Deceased was knocking a newly-set prop to clear the way for his tub to pass, when a piece of roof fell and fatally injured him. He died 17th October (Deep soft coal)

Hayes, Henry, 01 Jan 1901, (accident: 17 Oct 1900), aged 74, Dataller, It was supposed that deceased's death was caused by a slight injury in the mine on 17th October, 1900, but the verdict of the jury was that he died from "asthenia and senile decay" [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Holland, Thomas, 30 May 1905, aged 48, Stallman, Fall of roof. The deceased was supposed to have been either building a pack or withdrawing a prop from a waste in the stall, when a large fall of roof occurred and killed him (Silkstone coal seam)

Hollis, Elijah, 03 Dec 1919, aged 45, Stallman, Laying rails at face when he was crushed and killed by large stone falling on him

Holmes, Henry, 11 Jul 1899, aged 35, Dataller, Fall of roof. The deceased men were taking out timber to repair the main roadway, when either a side or top weight threw two bars out, and caused a large fall of roof to occur, which killed both men (Tupton coal) [More information ...]

Holmes, Owen, 11 Jul 1899, aged 29, Dataller, Fall of roof. The deceased men were taking out timber to repair the main roadway, when either a side or top weight threw two bars out, and caused a large fall of roof to occur, which killed both men (Tupton coal) [More information ...]

Hooper, Clifford, 04 Apr 1914, (accident: 03 Apr 1914), aged 15, Driver, He was found under his set of four full tubs by another driver. It would seem as though he had been lockering up or passing between the tubs when his horse started unexpectedly and so caught him. He died from his injuries the following day

Hopkins, Reginald, 19 Nov 1933, Explosion, firedamp, cause of ignition uncertain, possibly electric cap-lamp headpiece [More information ...]

Jaques, George, 13 Feb 1888, aged 31, Stallman, Fall of roof

Johnson, Alfred Cyril, 19 Nov 1933, Explosion, firedamp, cause of ignition uncertain, possibly electric cap-lamp headpiece [More information ...]

Keightley, Ernest, 19 Nov 1933, Explosion, firedamp, cause of ignition uncertain, possibly electric cap-lamp headpiece [More information ...]

Key, Charles, 11 Jun 1903, aged 25, Shunter, Deceased was riding on a brake stick placed in the first truck of a train of 12 empty waggons, when the stick struck an upright prop placed in stacked coal lying by the side of the line. Deceased was thrown off and fell under the moving wagons. He died the same day

Key, Harry, 10 Dec 1919, (accident: 03 Dec 1919), aged 48, Stallman, Scratched finger and thumb which was not considered serious. Died 10th Dec — blood poisoning

Kitchener, Joseph, 02 Feb 1924, 1.30 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 44, Deputy, Deceased was crossing a junction on the North main endless rope road when a clip broke and allowed an empty tub to run away. The gradient is 1 in 13. The rope was running at the time and the noise of this may have masked the noise of the runaway. A corporal at a lower junction noticed the rope vibrate and stopped the rope. He went to investigate and found deceased lying between the two lines of rails and two tubs off the rails just below. He had evidently been struck by the runaway tub. The Manager promised to install a runaway switch above each of these junctions

Knifeton, James Stanley, 19 Nov 1933, Explosion, firedamp, cause of ignition uncertain, possibly electric cap-lamp headpiece [More information ...]

Lawton, Ernest, 18 Aug 1903, aged 18, Horse-driver, Deceased was driving a horse with a train of four full tubs down an inclined roadway. The horse fell, and deceased sitting on the crank was between the roof and the first full tub which was up-ended. The horse was killed (Silkstone coal seam)

Lenthall, George, 19 Nov 1933, Explosion, firedamp, cause of ignition uncertain, possibly electric cap-lamp headpiece [More information ...]

Litchfield, John, 24 Dec 1915, (accident: 03 Dec 1915), aged 57, Onsetter, Three full tubs were standing at pit bottom a few yards from stage. He put first two into cage and and omitted to put a 'dick' in front of third and tub followed him crushing him between others. Died 24th Dec

Lomas, John, 17 May 1902, (accident: 16 May 1902), aged 20, Assistant Onsetter, Attempting to uncouple an empty tub while in motion, and was crushed between the tub and an upright post of the fence to the shaft bottom. He died the next day (Deep hard coal)

Lowe, Joseph, 26 Feb 1866, aged 16, Collier, Running a tub against him and pit frame

Lynam, William, 27 Nov 1883, aged 51, Dataler, Run over by loaded tubs on a self-acting incline (Ell coal seam)

Marriott, Joseph, 19 Jul 1886, aged 21, Dataler, Fall of roof at work repairing the roadway

Marsh, Benjamin, 18 Mar 1890, (accident: 06 Dec 1889), aged 48, Stallman, Fall of coal. Whilst he was getting down coal it fell upon him. Injured 6th December 1889. Died 18th Mar 1890

Martin, Joseph, 12 Mar 1909, aged 45, Dataller, Deceased had nearly completed the work of repairing the roof of a roadway, when, by the deputy's orders, he struck a prop, with the object of taking it out. Only one blow was struck, and a large quantity of roof fell from over the prop (Silkstone Coal seam)

May, Anthony, 04 Mar 1879, aged 50, Header, Fall of coal in heading in a wide head. He had neglected to set his holing spags

Mee, Reuben, 10 Apr 1888, aged 42, Platelayer

Mellor, George, 05 Aug 1884, aged 33, Holer, Fall of coals whilst holing

Mosley, Arthur, 01 Sep 1906, (accident: 23 Nov 1903), aged 40, Stallman, Deceased was injured in a shaft accident on 23rd November, 1903, and had only done a few day's work since that time. He had done no work since November, 1905 [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Muschamp, George, 19 Nov 1933, Explosion, firedamp, cause of ignition uncertain, possibly electric cap-lamp headpiece [More information ...]

Mycock, Stephen Edward, 02 Aug 1903, (accident: 24 Jul 1903), aged 23, Joiner, Deceased was taking down boards from a building, and in stepping off a scaffold he trod upon a nail which penetrated his foot. The wound gave rise to "tetanus" from which he died on 2nd August

Nadin, Henry, 14 Jun 1907, aged 57, Labourer, Deceased was proceeding to fasten up the doors at the bottom of a slack wagon when he was caught between the buffers and fatally crushed. He died the same day

Nadin, John Thomas, 12 Mar 1891, 11.45 a.m., aged 17, Screen boy, Accidentally fell from a railway waggon whilst being lowered under the screens

Newbold, Charles, 17 May 1889, aged 15, Pony driver, Run over by the workmen's train through alighting whilst the train was in motion entering the colliery yard on the branch railway

Parke, Arthur, 22 May 1913, (accident: 09 May 1913), aged 39, Stallman, A prop was set at the point of a junction pack. Deceased was probably swinging himself into the crossgate by this prop, when it came out and his spine was fractured by falling batts. He died on the 22nd May

Parson, William, 13 Jun 1870, Collier, Explosion of gas (top hard coal) [More information ...]

Pearce, Benjamin, 15 Jul 1879, aged 26, Stallman, Pulling coals from side of airway when roof fell on him

Peasgood, George, 19 Nov 1933, Explosion, firedamp, cause of ignition uncertain, possibly electric cap-lamp headpiece [More information ...]

Peers, John, 04 Jun 1914, aged 19, Driver, They were killed at a junction by a heavy fall of unsupported roof. The roof is of rock several yards thick and, at the place of accident, had been exposed for 10 years. Another driver was injured by the fall and a stallman had a narrow escape. The accident shows the advisability of setting bars at such places even where the roof is strong rock [More information ...]

Pell, Emblem, 27 Feb 1893, aged 30, Stallman, Fall of coal. Deceased was cutting the top coal through when a sudden weight came on and knocked out the timber

Perkins, Charles, 20 Dec 1886, aged 17, Screenboy, Fell from a railway wagon and was run over

Pickering, Joseph, 20 Aug 1919, aged 19, Loader, He was landing tub at gate. Stallman saw stone and called 'look out' but he hesitated abd stone fell from converging slip and struck his head and neck killing him instantly

Pike, Mark, 25 Nov 1896, aged 43, Holer, Died from exhaustion consequent upon an "abscess" upon his thigh. Deceased suffered from "rheumatism," and had received an injury to his thigh by falling in the highway two years before. An inquest was held, when the jury said that the abscess was in no way due to an accident in the mine [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Preece, James, 03 Sep 1908, (accident: 01 Sep 1908), aged 45, Stallman, Fall of coal. Deceased and others were engaged in ripping the roadway and building packs when a fall of roof occurred and injured three men. One, the deceased, died from his injuries on 3rd September (Ell Coal seam)

Reeves, Ephraim, 10 Jun 1887, aged 24, Stallman, Fall of roof

Revel, Samuel, 05 Nov 1909, aged 67, Dataller, Deceased was approaching a door when a horse attached to three full tubs pushed the door open and knocked deceased down, who was on the other side. A joint in the compressed air main was leaking and deceased was somewhat deaf (Deep Soft Coal seam)

Rhodes, John, 25 Apr 1914, (accident: 22 Apr 1914), aged 58, Stallman, A full tub came off the road when being guided from the turn sheet into the gate. Rails were placed underneath and the tub was pushed. It shot forward more quickly than was expected and deceased was crushed against the other full tubs standing in the gate. His spine was fractured and he died three days later

Saxton, Vincent, 15 Feb 1873, aged 14, Driver, Run over by tubs. Was riding on a tub

Smith, Charles, 12 Apr 1906, aged 62, Dataller, Fall of roof. Deceased was setting a bar to support the roof when a large fall occurred, coming away from a fault-slip which ran parallel to the roadway, and was well-known to deceased (Deep hard coal)

Smith, James, 01 Sep 1913, aged 59, Coalcutter Machine Attendant, He was packing up the rails about 3 yards in front of the machine, when a large slab of coal rolled off the face and killed him instantly. The machine was not running at the time. The fall of coal disclosed a slip at one end of it and a weight break behind. The men had previously sounded the coal face and were satisfied with its soundness

Stancill, George, 28 Aug 1897, (accident: 26 Aug 1897), aged 29, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was getting coal from the face when a piece of roof fell and crushed him. He died on the 28th

Stanley, Charles, 10 Oct 1898, (accident: 08 Aug 1898), aged 58, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was wedging the top coal down in the gate road and in doing so he slipped on to the floor. While he was recovering himself a small portion of the roof fell upon his hand and he died on the 10th October from "blood-poisoning"

Stevenson, Owen, 19 Nov 1933, Explosion, firedamp, cause of ignition uncertain, possibly electric cap-lamp headpiece [More information ...]

Taylor, Eli, 04 Jun 1914, aged 20, Corporal, They were killed at a junction by a heavy fall of unsupported roof. The roof is of rock several yards thick and, at the place of accident, had been exposed for 10 years. Another driver was injured by the fall and a stallman had a narrow escape. The accident shows the advisability of setting bars at such places even where the roof is strong rock [More information ...]

Thornhill, John, 04 Jun 1899, aged 15, He was drowned while bathing in the colliery reservoir [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Tunnicliffe, Sydney, 19 Nov 1933, Explosion, firedamp, cause of ignition uncertain, possibly electric cap-lamp headpiece [More information ...]

Turner, Joe, 09 Oct 1905, aged 38, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was cutting the top portion of the seam, and liberated a "pot hole," which fell and killed him (Silkstone seam)

Turner, William, 17 Dec 1910, aged 43, Loader, The roof had been somewhat bad owing to water being in it, and bars had been used every 4 feet, with a "catch " prop in advance. A fall of roof knocked out the last set "catch " prop and fatally injured deceased who was preparing the face side for the next bar

Twyby, David, 14 Mar 1894, aged 37, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased stood watching men get down top coal when a portion of roof fell upon him coming away from a fault slip which was clearly visible for many yards along the stall and which ought to have been secured by timbering

Ward, J. H., 11 Jul 1935, Miner, crushed by tubs

Ward, Samuel, 04 Jun 1890, aged 14, Driver, Crushed between a loaded tub and the side of a road

Warner, Job, 29 Jun 1903, aged 49, Stallman, He died at home from natural causes, namely, "diseased lungs." It was said that a slight accident had been sustained in the mine a few days earlier. An inquest was held

Wass, James, 14 Jun 1907, aged 38, Onsetter, Deceased was cleaning the sump-boards at the bottom of the shaft when one of the cages descended and fatally crushed him

Weatcroft, Albert, 19 Nov 1933, Deputy, Explosion, firedamp, cause of ignition uncertain, possibly electric cap-lamp headpiece [More information ...]

Wheatley, Richard, 12 Oct 1852, Powder blast in the mine

Whitworth, John, 28 May 1875, aged 19, Loader, Fall of roof while loading coals

Wilbourne, Frank, 19 Nov 1933, Explosion, firedamp, cause of ignition uncertain, possibly electric cap-lamp headpiece [More information ...]

Wilson, Herbert, 30 Aug 1911, aged 42, Stallman, He was proceeding under three low bars which supported some loose bind between two ripping lips on a level, for the purpose of setting a mid prop under one of the bars, when this broke through and caused a fall which displaced the other bars. He was killed instantly

Wright, George, 29 Jul 1903, aged 18, Horse-driver, Deceased was riding on the crank connecting a train of eight full tubs to the horse, when the cottar pin came out and let him fall under the moving tubs (Deep hard coal seam)

Wright, George, 19 Nov 1933, Explosion, firedamp, cause of ignition uncertain, possibly electric cap-lamp headpiece [More information ...]