Grayfield Colliery

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Blanning, Elijah, 10 Oct 1900, aged 39, Brancher, For some unknown reason he failed to set away after lighting a shot of Amvis, and was killed

Brice, Herbert J., 10 Jun 1905, aged 19, Collier, When wedging down coal and stone he was caught by it as it fell, and killed instantly. This was a clear case of the man working where he had not room, and wedging the coal down more or less upon himself

Bush, Edward, 01 Oct 1904, aged 28, Hitcher, The chain on a short self-acting incline broke, and the full tram getting off the rails near the bottom crushed him against the side. The dead working load, or actual weight, on this chain was only about 2 cwt., and the safe working load for one of this size is 1 ton, so that apparently there must have been a defect in the link which, however, could not afterwards be found

Cleaves, Mark, 26 Sep 1866, aged 35, Collier, Fell out of cage descending 220 yards. An upcast pit full of hot smoke and steam. I think he was overpowered by it as it had a serious effect on my own health when I went down

Dando, Henry, 23 Aug 1885, (accident: 30 Jul 1885), aged 45, Collier, Injured by a tram which had become uncoupled running into him on the incline. He died on the 23rd

Dix, Samuel, 28 Jan 1889, aged 52, Collier, His head and back were seriously injured by a fall of roof and he died within the course of a few days

James, Enoch, 14 Oct 1853, aged 6, Not employed, Walked into and fell down the winding pit

Lipyat, George, 10 Jan 1862, aged 40, Collier, Went into a portion of the workings already abondoned (and where the air was impure) to look for an old cart and thus scarificed his life. n forcing his way up a very long slant at a severe angle I have no doubt that overaction of the heart had much to do with his death as the foulness of the air

Parfee, Ambrose, 10 Jul 1888, aged 30, Collier, A piece of stone from the roof crushed his thumbs from which tetanus or lockjaw supervened in a week or so afterwards and he died in course of a few days

Parfree, Ambrose, 10 Jul 1889, aged 30, Piece of stone crushed his thumbs

Turner, Albert, 13 Sep 1904, aged 40, Collier, Fall of roof. A large stone fell from slips near a fault and pushed out the gob wall which had evidently not been properly pinned up to the roof