Gin Colliery

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Aldred, Robert, 12 Jul 1898, aged 57, Collier, Fall of roof in working place between slips two known, delay in propping

Banks, John, 19 Nov 1900, 7.45 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 18, Drawer, Struck by haulage rope, dashed against side of level, from engineman carelessly overwinding, causing such tension on rope at a bend as to displace holding pulley (Six feet Mine)

Bridge, Andrew, 22 Aug 1889, aged 62, Miner, Killed by roof falling. The roof began weighting and another collier and the drawer left deceased said it will give more notice but it did not. Inquest attended [Crumbouke Seam]

Davies, David, 30 Dec 1903, (accident: 21 Dec 1903, 1 p.m., 7th hour of shift), aged 46, Collier, Slight cut on left ankle, probably from empty tub running on to it ; tub left unsecured ; wound neglected, sticking plaster put on dirty wound ; blood poisoning ensued. Doctor called in on 26th ; died 30th (Six Feet seam)

Duckworth, R., 01 Dec 1883, aged 35, Miner, Roof

Evans, Edward, 16 Nov 1916, aged 34, Joiner, Cut his leg with a chisel — septicemia set in

Garner, Henry, 17 Nov 1902, 2.30 p.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 16, Gang Tenter, Fall of roof in haulage road whilst passing along. Impossible to say whether the roof displaced the props, or the props were displaced by the gang. There was plenty of room for the tubs to pass (Average roof) (Six Feet)

Helliwell, James, 10 Sep 1906, 10.30 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 37, Drawer, In a jig brow, had brought his full tub to his level end, stepped into the brow and called to drawer at the level above "Is it my turn to take an empty," got the reply "No, you follow me" ; when there was a loud crash, running down to the place witness found deceased under a big fall of roof which had brought down two bars. Examination proved the presence of a pronounced slip along the side of the brow, on the other side of the brow there had been a space above the bars 6 feet high, 3 feet wide, either this should have been secured by timber stretchers, or it should have been packed. The side on which was the slip was free, a "bump" came and the timber collapsed. (Bad roof) (Brassey seam)

Jackson, William, 27 Nov 1918, aged 54, Collier, Killed by a fall of stone

Jacques, Paul, 26 Nov 1914, aged 39, Collier, Deceased was emptying a tub of dirt into a pack when a fall of roof killed him. The fireman had visited him about half-an-hour previously and instructed him to set another prop before removing one to make room for the pack ; but whether he was setting a prop or withdrawing one, it is impossible to say. A prop and three lids were found under the debris

Johnson, John, 11 Jan 1915, (accident: 04 Jan 1915), aged 53, Collier, Injured by fall of roof. Died 11th

Millington, Albert, 23 Apr 1906, 11.30 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 29, Collier, At the working face, from between two pronounced slips, known, large quantity of roof brought down four props ; deceased was chipping the top coal to prepare for a square chock to be built ; the fireman had suggested a chock be placed three hours before ; the fireman ought to have ordered it and seen that deceased commenced to build the chock. Deceased filled five tubs of coal after the fireman left. (Average roof) (Six feet seam)

Mort, David, 06 Jan 1892, 7.30 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 39, Labourer, He had been moving waggons at the coal screens, was found lying unconscious alongside the waggons, having received injuries to his chest. Apparently he had been pushing a waggon with his shoulder against the buffer, when others, which he had neglected to brake, followed and he was squeezed between the buffers. Died on way home

Moulsdale, James, 06 Aug 1906, 11 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 30, Collier, Whilst lowering a full tub down a brow by means of a crab-winch, the rope slipped off the drum on to the shaft and broke, causing the crab handle to jerk from his hands, the handle struck him on the head, fracturing his skull. No projection or flange to keep rope on drum, no pawl to prevent handles reversing. The break consisted of a rope

Mullen, Luke, 20 Dec 1905, 1 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 24, Drawer, Fall of coal from face, came over two sprags from a back, ought to have been taken down

Nuttall, James, 12 Dec 1901, (accident: 20 Feb 1901), aged 54, Collier, Fall of roof in brow 7 yards back from face. A prop had been withdrawn 20 minutes before fall took place. Died 12th December (Average roof) (Six Feet)

Parkinson, Charles, 05 Nov 1913, aged 18, Tippler Attendant, Clothing caught in shaft driving screens ; oiling whilst in motion

Pugh, Edward, 26 Feb 1894, aged 50, Banksman, February 26th, Edward Pugh, 50, employed as banksman at the Gin Pit of the Astley and Tyldesley Coal Company, whilst sat on the pit bank waiting before commencing work, fell forward dead from natural causes [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Valentine, Thomas Owen, 24 Apr 1916, aged 15, Lasher on, Crushed between tub and side of roadway

Watson, Edward, 05 Mar 1890, aged 36, Miner, Killed by coal falling from the higher side of a level where he was commencing a bay. It fell from the level break or crack which the special rules require to be minded

Yates, Joseph, 04 Feb 1913, (accident: 02 Feb 1913), aged 31, Collier, Fall of roof in working place, from a slip not seen. He was bending over iron tub putting tally on, when stone, 7 feet long, 2 feet 3 inches wide, 6 inches thick, crashed down on to his back. Between two rows of props, 4 feet between rows. Died 4th February (6 Feet seam)