Hatfield Main Colliery

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Archer, Henry, 17 Oct 1933, aged 26, Collier, A coalcutter had just crossed gate and a fall quantity of coal fell from upper part of seam followed by a piece of rock and steel prop he was setting knocked him against standing props — compound fracture of arm between two props and was taken to hospital

Bradbury, Thomas Bishop, 25 May 1929, (accident: 24 May 1929), aged 31, Killed by a fall of roof

Bradshaw, George, 01 Dec 1928, aged 28, Killed by a fall of roof

Cadd, John H., 23 Feb 1945, aged 60, Run over by tubs

Carling, George J. H., 29 Aug 1940, aged 17, Run over by tubs

Cartwright, James Poulson, 08 Nov 1924, 11.30 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 23, Loader, An inexperienced loader, working under supervision of doubtful skill, was filling out loose coal at the foot of a longwall face 7 ft. high, when a portion of the face, 20 ft. in length and 1 ft. 9 ins. thick, burst over on to him and killed him instantly. The place was an abnormal one requiring careful attention. The face was crushed and broken and should have been made secure before work was commenced. The jury added the following Rider to their verdict: "They consider greater discretion should be used in putting persons in charge of abnormal places"

Cauldwell, William, 21 Aug 1936, aged 17, Junction collapsed

Chandler, D., 25 Dec 1949, aged 27, Crushed by tubs

Clark, John, 29 Jan 1934, (accident: 25 Oct 1933), aged 47, Collier, Received a minor cut on knee, started work 6 weeks later and worked 2 days — five weeks later slipped in street. Died in hospital 29th Jan 1934 — septic knee

Cragg, John William, 16 Mar 1931, aged 43, Crushed by wagons on the surface

Creswell, Frederick, 06 Apr 1915, aged 32, One of eight men sinking pit and was filling dirt when engineman lowered hoppit by mistake beyond stopping place and he fell 27 yards to pit bottom and was killed

Davidson, Matthew, 23 May 1928, aged 31, Crushed by tubs

Denton, Leslie, Jan 1969, aged 33

Douglas, William, 11 Jan 1929, aged 19, Run over by tubs

Evans, Hubert, 24 Nov 1920, aged 26, Strained from lifting - internal injuries

Firth, Arthur J., 02 Nov 1928, aged 41, Crushed by tubs

Fleming, Michael, 04 Sep 1964, aged 55

Foster, Alan Kirkby, 23 Mar 1920, aged 28, Run over by wagons on the surface

Frazer, John W., 20 Aug 1938, aged 68, Run over by tubs

Frost, Henry, 02 Jul 1946, aged 23, Struck by a haulage rope

Gladstone, Peter, 15 Dec 1938, aged 50, Killed by a fall of roof

Glass, William, 25 Jun 1937, aged 40, Killed by a fall of coal

Gray, James, 27 Jan 1932, aged 17, Killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Harrigan, D., 14 Dec 1939, aged 51, Cage overwind at the pit bottom

Hawson, Harold, 13 Oct 1935, aged 21, Crushed by tubs, Buried: Stainforth Cemetery

Heeds, William, 19 Oct 1952, (accident: 18 Oct 1952), aged 32, Steel door fell on manrider

Heeler, William, 22 Oct 1924, (accident: 20 Oct 1924, 8.30 p.m., 7th hour of shift), aged 26, Drifter, A stone drift was being driven rising approximately 1 in 4½ across measures dipping 1 in 3. The roof was supported by girders carrying covering wood. Whilst one of the drifters was engaged in filling a tub of dirt near the face a stone weighing about 2 cwts. fell from the roof on to him causing injuries from which he died 36 hours later. A piece of covering wood was displaced. Shot-firing had doubtless shaken the roof and loosened the stone. Very careful examination might have, and completely timbering the roof would have, prevented the accident

Hibble, Harold, 23 Mar 1943, aged 21, Fell from a platform on the surface

Horsley, Samuel, 15 Feb 1933, aged 62, Killed by an explosion of gas [More information ...]

Hutchinson, William, 13 May 1919, aged 20, Run over by tubs

Johnson, Thomas, 21 Dec 1933, aged 37, Deputy, A waste in a longwall face which had just been drawn off broke down and a fall of roof occurred killing him and injuring another

Joynt, N., 28 Oct 1929, aged 23, Killed by a fall of roof

Longstaff, Daniel, 16 Sep 1942, aged 27, Fall of roof in a roadway

Longstaff, Simpson, 13 Oct 1939, aged 28, Killed by a fall of roof

McCarthy, Adam, 13 Dec 1938, aged 44, Killed by a fall of roof, Buried: Stainforth Cemetery, Doncaster

McGuire, Peter, 15 Feb 1933, aged 32, Killed by an explosion of gas [More information ...]

McQueenie, Calen, 17 Oct 1936, aged 48, Killed by a fall of roof

Meredith, Harland Howcroft, 06 May 1931, aged 28, Caught in a coal cutter

Milburn, Frank, 18 Oct 1952, aged 60, Steel door fell on manrider

Moore, Harold, 28 Jul 1943, aged 62, Run over by tubs

Mulligan, James, 28 Jun 1929, aged 30, Fall in a roadway

Murphy, John, 28 Jun 1929, aged 47, Fall in a roadway

Muschamp, William, 27 Jan 1932, aged 30, Killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Owen, William Thomas, 19 Mar 1925, aged 36, Killed by a fall of coal

Parker, John, 02 Sep 1920, aged 58, Run over by tubs

Pollitt, Benjamin, 24 Aug 1939, aged 26, Fall of coal

Poole, Thomas Swann, 25 Mar 1930, aged 22, Killed by a fall of roof

Powell, William, 28 Sep 1920, (accident: 07 Sep 1920), aged 59, Killed by a fall of roof

Rhodes, Alfred, 26 Jan 1948, aged 56, Killed by a fall of stone

Rhodes, Malcolm, 03 Sep 1924, 2.20 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 17, Haulage Hand, The accident happened at the junction with a level haulage road of a rising stall road, down which sets of six to eight full tubs were lowered by means of a tail rope controlled by a compressed air driven hauler. Blocks were provided at the foot of the stall road and were supposed to be used always prior to the set going on to the level road. There is no doubt that when the level road was clear it was the practice to run the sets straight through. Deceased was in charge of the operations and failed to get clear when a set of six full tubs was being run through. There was ample room but he must have miscalculated the speed of the set, which travelled faster than usual owing to the clutch slipping out or being let out by the engine-driver too soon

Sale, John Thomas, 17 Apr 1929, (accident: 13 Apr 1929), aged 32, Killed by a fall of roof

Shaw, Thomas, 21 Jun 1931, aged 27, Fell over on surface internal injuries

Shipstone, John William, 29 Sep 1936, aged 57, Killed by a fall of roof

Smith, Ernest, 01 Apr 1920, aged 38, Fell down the shaft

Snape, Edwin, 22 Mar 1946, aged 56, Fell into a bunker on the surface

Street, Lea, 07 Mar 1934, (accident: 13 Jul 1933), aged 43, Collier, He was in a poor state of health when he grazed his wrist against a steel prop — received First Aid and saw doctor next day — Two days later he went to hospital and had several operations over 13 weeks. Died of septicemia 7th March 1934

Sunderland, John, 13 Mar 1936, aged 29, Caught in a coal cutter

Sutcliffe, Harvey, 29 Dec 1930, aged 36, Fell down the shaft

Vickers, James Leslie, 29 May 1930, aged 24, Killed by a fall of roof

Waite, William John, 26 May 1941, aged 30, Killed by a fall of roof

Waring, William, 21 Jul 1924, 2.10 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 22, Gobber, He was assisting to set a girder close to a prop which had been set for some time when a stone 3 ft. 3 ins. by 5 ft. 10 ins. by 2 ins. flashed from the roof, discharging the prop and burying him. He was extricated in a few minutes but died later at the surface. The prop had probably been disturbed during the preparations for setting the girder

Whiteley, Hiram, 01 Oct 1930, aged 49, Killed by a fall of coal

Whittle, David, 02 Oct 1936, aged 19, Crushed by tubs