Garforth Colliery

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Allison, J., 19 Aug 1896, aged 45, Shaftman, He and another were taking a trap door down the shaft on the top of the cage when he fell off to the bottom

Atkinson, Joseph, 31 Dec 1854, aged Boy, Crushed by corves in the mine

Ayton, Robert, 10 May 1867, aged 22, Collier, Fall of stone

Backhouse, John, 15 Sep 1856, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Backhouse, S., 05 Feb 1884, aged 37, Shaftsman, Fell off cradle whilst putting water pipe in shaft [More information ...]

Ballance, Frederick, 19 Feb 1913, aged 51, Byeworkman, Whilst deceased was clearing away some loose dirt at the side of a main haulage road a large fall of roof occurred and killed him instantly. The fall, which came away from a strong roof and parting, displaced a girder. There were no slips visible previous to the accident and the place had been examined by the Under-manager and a deputy

Bankhouse, George, 01 Jan 1864, Fall of coal in the mine

Barber, T., 26 Nov 1868, aged 50, Byeworkman, Fall of roof

Bateman, J. W., 06 Dec 1901, aged 16, Driver, Killed by fall of overhanging side. Cause — a slip

Bickerdyke, Ben, 06 Dec 1909, aged 33, Assistant Timber Drawer, Fall of roof. The deceased with others was drawing timber. Having failed to pull out a prop with a "goblock and chain" he proceeded to loosen the foot of the prop with his pick. He undermined it so far that the prop slipped out and the large stone which it was supporting fell upon him. Temporary timber should have been set whilst the prop was being loosened

Burton, J., 16 Oct 1900, aged 55, Bye-workman, Fall of roof

Cockram, Charles, 04 Jan 1902, aged 46, Collier, Killed by fall of roof when pushing a tub up a gate road. Cause — a weight break

Collinson, James, 31 Jan 1851, Fall of coal in the mine

Cullingworth, J., 02 Jun 1891, (accident: 01 Jun 1891), aged 50, Hanger on, Injured by cage. Died 2nd

Cust, George, 27 Nov 1869, aged 16, Incline boy, Whilst stooping over a "jenny" rope when it was moving, he fell and was drawn on to the drum

Dickinson, S., 26 Apr 1899, aged 16, Turn minder, Fall of roof

Dixon, R., 04 Sep 1881, (accident: 22 Aug 1881), aged 51, Collier, Fall of roof ; died 4th Sept

Farndale, A., 11 Jul 1901, aged 17, Driver, Run over by set of tubs when travelling out bye on engine plane. Tried to save his pony

Gascoigne, Thomas, 16 May 1902, aged 58, Collier, Was holing when the coal burst off the face and killed him. Cause — coal not spragged

Goddall, John, 03 May 1880, aged 36, Byeworker, Fall of roof

Goodall, John, 19 Mar 1855, aged Boy, Explosion of firedamp

Goodall, W., 15 Mar 1901, aged 49, Bye-workman, Killed by fall of roof when drawing timber in a gate road. Cause — an unsuspected weight break. A dog and chain should have been used for drawing the timber

Gray, J., 10 Sep 1887, (accident: 06 Sep 1887), aged 40, Collier, Fall of roof. Died 10th Sept

Groom, Walter, 10 Dec 1909, aged 26, Miner, Fall of roof. He was working in the coal face when a large stone fell from between converging slips and killed him. More timber should have been set

Hall, W., 15 Oct 1897, Death ensued in the case of W. Hall, employed at Garforth Colliery, on the 15th October [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Hawkins, W., 03 Oct 1881, (accident: 28 Sep 1881), aged 50, Byeworkman, Struck by prop knocked out by fall of coal ; died 3rd Oct

Hebden, Walter, 28 May 1912, aged 48, Deputy, He was working in a roadway near some overhanging side stone which was supported by two props and a stretcher. The side stone fell and killed him, breaking one prop and pushing out the other. He was probably using a hammer and struck one of the props

Hemsworth, Edward, 24 Oct 1871, aged 66, Bye-workman, Fall of coal

Howson, Thomas, 08 Apr 1861, Fall of roof in the mine

Kershaw, John, 14 Dec 1915, aged 17, Haulage hand, Fatally injured by being run over by set of full tubs pulled by rope when he attempted to cross in front of them

Kilburn, A., 10 Aug 1891, aged 38, Timber drawer, Fall of stone

Killmure, A., 24 Sep 1901, aged 16, Fitter, Killed by wagons when walking along the siding

Leigh, James, 27 Oct 1915, (accident: 26 Oct 1915), aged 45, Byeworkman, He and another were pulling down loose stone near a fault in an old road when roof fell — pelvis fractured. Died next day

Levitt, Sidney, 07 Nov 1913, aged 15, Pony Driver, He was walking along a cross-cut from which a bord bank 9 yards wide was being worked, when a piece of roof bind, 7 feet by 5 feet 9 inches by 5½ inches, weighing about 25 cwts., fell upon him and fatally injured him. The roof had been examined about half an hour before and was considered safe. The cause of the fall is not quite clear but was probably due to gas in a thin seam of coal a few feet above, and to a pack being incomplete. No timber was displaced by the fall

Limbert, Andrew, 11 Jul 1892, Miner, Whilst coming up the engine plane at Garforth Colliery, on the 11th July, Andrew Limbert fell down in a fit. and after being confined to bed for some months, died from apoplexy [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Maskell, John, 05 Feb 1884, aged 54, Shaftsman, Fell off cradle whilst putting water pipe in shaft [More information ...]

McMillan, C., 16 Feb 1898, aged 46, Collier, Fall of roof

Mosley, George, 31 Oct 1873, aged 54, Collier, Fall of roof

Parker, Roland, 30 Dec 1907, aged 45, Miner, A fall of roof which he had liberated when taking coal off the corner off his place to make room for the tub road, caught and killed him

Parker, W., 30 Sep 1898, aged 15, Driver, Run over by corves. He may have slipped

Plows, Albert, 05 Nov 1908, aged 20, Bye Workman, The deceased and another man were opening out an old road which had been standing for about two years. Above the coal seam there is a parting under a strong grey bind. The intervening stone varies in thickness from 6 to 8 ft. and consists of bind, one panel of which has ironstone balls intermixed with it. This stone, owing to the weight on it, during the time the road has been standing, was much broken and had many slips in it parallel to the sides of the road. The seam was originally 4 ft. 3 ins. in thickness but, owing to there being water in the workings, the floor had lifted and was above the top of the seam. Some coal had wasted off the seam and these two men were sent to fill it up and clear the road. On the day of the accident, they had filled one tub of coal and were taking an empty tub into the place to be filled when a large stone fell from the side at a slip, and two breaks, and a smooth parting and caught and killed the deceased instantly. Considering the nature of the stone and that the road had been standing so long, stretchers should have been systematically set

Pratt, Henry, 27 Jul 1909, aged 34, Timber drawer, Fall of roof. He was drawing timber and using a hammer instead of a dog and chain when he was killed by a fall of roof

Robinson, J., 22 Apr 1899, aged 56, Bye-workman, Run over by tubs on engine plane

Rodwell, J., 22 Mar 1876, Collier, Fall of stone from side

Rogers, Thomas, 10 Nov 1873, Bricklayer, Fell from scaffold at chimney, on surface

Simpson, Thomas, 03 Sep 1864, aged Boy, Fall of coal in the mine

Simpson, William, 06 Oct 1854, Fall of roof in the mine

Sparrow, Thomas, 21 Mar 1914, (accident: 01 Nov 1913), aged 50, Head Horsekeeper, An outbreak of glanders occurred and it was his duty to destroy the affected ponies. Whilst opening one of them for the veterinary surgeon to examine he pricked his finger. He suffered severe pain in the arm the same night and rapidly developed the symptoms of glanders, from which he died on 21st March, 1914. He had neglected to use rubber gloves

Taylor, N., 18 Dec 1901, aged 45, Bye-workman, Was pulling a slab of coal from the face when a large piece of bind fell, from the roof and killed him

Thompson, G., 06 Nov 1896, aged 24, Shunter, Crushed by locomotive on sidings

Thompson, H., 14 Jun 1897, aged 30, Collier, Fall of roof

Thompson, T., 15 Apr 1897, aged 35, Collier, Fall of roof

Walham, Benjamin, 17 Jun 1858, Fall of coal in the mine [More information ...]

Walker, Edward, 03 Jun 1908, aged 50, Collier, He and his mate were assisting a deputy to timber the roof in a main horse road where a fall had occurred. The deputy had examined the roof and considered it was safe, but when they were placing covering wood on the top of two bars they had set, a large fall took place and caught the deceased

Walker, G., 02 Sep 1876, aged 19, Driver, Crushed by corves

Walker, J., 06 Jan 1893, aged 54, Shunter, Injured by prop on branch railway

Wilson, J., 20 Jun 1903, (accident: 10 Jun 1903), aged 39, Collier, Died 20th June. Was examining an old road close to his working face when a stone fell over a prop and fatally injured him. Cause — a smooth parting

Young, Samuel, 21 Mar 1905, aged 22, Bye-workman, He was sent by his father, the undermanager, to clean some rope pulleys upon the engine plane near a passbye, and after doing this got down on the end of the main rope of a full train as it left the pass-bye to ride out. Shortly after he was found about 180 yards out-bye beneath the ninth tub of the set, the first eight apparently passed over him, and he died as soon as he was liberated. Riding was contrary to rule and exceedingly dangerous