Great Wyrley Colliery

Addison, William, 06 Jan 1899, aged 64, Truck loader, Crushed between railway truck and brick pillar which carried the picking belt

Butler, Charles, 02 Feb 1885, aged 24, Stallman, He was about to wedge down some holed coal when it suddenly fell and killed him

Challinor, William Henry, 20 Oct 1912, (accident: 27 Jun 1912), aged 64, Loader, Deceased met with an accident on 27th June which caused slight injury to his side. He resumed work on 19th July and worked until 27th August, when he again met with a slight accident, on this occasion to his knee. He was attended by a medical man until 27th September, when his condition necessitated his removal to the hospital, where he died on 20th October. After a post-mortem examination, the medical opinion was that death was due to toxemia from bronchiactasis and gangrene of the lungs, and that his condition may or may not have been caused by an accident. The coroner's jury, however, returned a verdict of "Accidental death"

Dawkins, Josiah, 15 Dec 1911, (accident: 11 Dec 1911), aged 43, Dataller, Deceased, when turning over a piece of rock, pinched the little finger of his right hand between the rock and the side of a tub he was filling. He continued his shift, and worked two more shifts, but his finger became worse, and on the 15th December he was sent to the hospital where he died the same day from blood-poisoning

Dutton, John, 17 Jun 1904, (accident: 11 Jun 1904, 1.30 p.m.), aged 24, Driver, Crushed by tubs in a siding by an empty tub being thrown off the rails by catching full tubs moving in the opposite direction on the other line of rails. Died 17th June

Holden, George, 11 Oct 1884, aged 23, Loader, Was foolishly passing under some coal which he had been trying to wedge down, when it suddenly fell and killed him

Jellyman, F., 18 Oct 1892, 9.40 p.m., aged 19, Cogger, Fell under moving tubs

Kennedy, James, 18 Sep 1886, (accident: 27 Aug 1886), aged 16, Horse driver, Died 18th Sept. His horse suddenly started and crushed his knee between a full tub and a chest. The wound mortified

Lavender, Thomas, 18 May 1907, 1 p.m., aged 45, Stallman, Explosion of firedamp

Lawrance, John, 14 Dec 1858, Watchman, An old man, walked into pit in the dark [More information ...]

Lymor, Charles, 12 Jan 1894, aged 42, Stallman, Fall of coal from the face

Newell, John William, 02 Sep 1924, 8.30 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 55, Stallman, Deceased was engaged in cutting out a holing sprag, by means of his pick, from under some coal, which had been holed three or four days previously, when the coal fell away suddenly from an unseen slip and crushed his head against a prop, killing him instantly. Had he either placed some long sprags loosely against the coal in such position as to have prevented it falling against him, or better still, effected the removal of the sprag by means of a ringer bar and chain with which he was provided, the accident would have been avoided. Probably had it not been for the presence of the slip the coal would not have broken away

Pearson, W., 24 Oct 1894, aged 45, Stallman, Fall of roof rock in stall between timber

Rowlands, Rowland, 21 Mar 1893, aged 20, Loader, Crushed against a tree by fall of coal from working face

Steadman, C., 14 Dec 1871, Chartermaster, Fall of roof whilst deceased was improperly removing timber props

Thomas, James, 23 Jul 1884, aged 46, Timberer, Killed by fall of roof coal from between two slips

Titley, A., Apr 1932, aged 60

Turner, George, 26 Feb 1901, aged 13, Horse driver, Fall of side. Was driving in a main level when a piece of shale 9 ft. 6 ins. long. 4 ft. 3 ins. high, and 1 ft. 6 ins. thick, fell from the side upon him. Cause, a slip, and the working of a seam above

Wall, Samuel, 24 Aug 1911, (accident: 22 Aug 1911), aged 46, Stallman, The accident happened at the coal face in the Bass seam. Deceased was walking close to the face in his working place, when a piece of overhanging coal, 4 ft. 6 ins. long, 1 ft. wide, and 10 ins. thick, fell and injured him. He died two days later. The coal had been holed four days previously, and should have been secured by means of a sprag

Wilkes, Henry, 09 Jun 1891, aged 21, Driver, Fall of roof when driving along main road. A bar was broken