Great Laxey (Metalliferous)

Bannon, John, 29 Mar 1883, aged 34, Miner, fall of some ground which he knew to be unsafe, and which he himself should have taken down instead of working beneath it

Clague, Sydney, 04 Jul 1899, aged 2, Wandered into a field, fell into a water-course belonging to the Great Laxey mine and was drowned

Gawne, John Thomas, 10 Dec 1904, aged 40, Miner, scaffolding gave way and they fell into water [More information ...]

Gawne, Thomas, 30 Jan 1892, 10:30 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 26, Labourer, he was working at the foot of a heap of "stuff," resting on a "bunning" or "stull" (platform) and was causing it to run down into the level; while he was in the act of loosening a large stone it rolled down and caught him in the stomach causing internal injuries which resulted in his death three days afterwards

Gelling, Henry Louis, 10 Dec 1904, aged 18, Miner's Labourer, scaffolding gave way and they fell into water [More information ...]

Howland, William, 09 Dec 1874, aged 50, Timberman, fall of ground which took place while he was at work

Kelly, John, 28 Aug 1875, aged 36, Miner, the men were charging or stemming a hole into which they had put a considerable quantity of powder; they put in more than usual to fill a loch or natural cavity which the borer had entered and by some means unexplained the powder exploded killing them both; they appeared to have been using an iron stemmer [More information ...]

Kelly, Robert, 28 Aug 1875, aged 58, Miner, the men were charging or stemming a hole into which they had put a considerable quantity of powder; they put in more than usual to fill a loch or natural cavity which the borer had entered and by some means unexplained the powder exploded killing them both; they appeared to have been using an iron stemmer [More information ...]

Kermode, John, 23 Sep 1881, aged 63, Miner, explosion of a charge of powder while tamping the hole with an iron bar; it is not known exactly how much tamping had been put in, but the evidence went to show that it was not much

Looney, Thomas, 02 Jan 1882, aged 44, Miner, small unexpected fall of side, which broke the stage upon which he was standing and precipitated him down a winze

Mylroi, John, 16 Feb 1876, aged 51, Miner, falling from the 165 fathom level to the 180 fathom level; the cause could not be ascertained with certaintity, but it was supposed that the deceased while retiring from his work place for protection from his own blasting and his partners holes sat upon a piece of timber which had, perhaps, been loosened by stones from former blastings, which gave way; he had no occasion to trust his weight to the timber; it was not intended for any such purpose

Partington, Thomas, 21 Aug 1888, aged 49, Machine Man, he sat upon a weak hand-rail, it gave way and he fell 21 feet and broke his spine

Quale, John Thomas, 10 Dec 1904, aged 40, Miner, scaffolding gave way and they fell into water [More information ...]

Quine, John, 08 Mar 1875, aged 57, Miner, a piece of timber which was being handed down to him by his son and another man was careslessly allowed to fall down upon him fracturing the skull and causing immediated death

Treloar, John, 18 Jul 1882, aged 39, Shaftsman, fell 5 fathoms to the bottom of the shaft while being lowered by two other men by a windlass

Wade, Robert, 10 Dec 1904, aged 26, Miner, scaffolding gave way and they fell into water [More information ...]