Hemsworth Colliery

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Backhouse, W., 28 Feb 1883, (accident: 27 Feb 1883), aged 48, Collier, Fall of roof ; died 28th

Broadheath, Wilfred, 27 Oct 1933, (accident: 16 Oct 1933), aged 47, Corporal, After attaching haulage rope to a set of empty tubs he took out lockers to lower them when rope became entangled which injured his ankle and thumb. Died 11 days later from septic gagrene

Callen, J., 28 Jul 1890, aged 37, Collier, Fall of roof

Chapman, J., 21 Jul 1884, aged 15, Driver, Struck against a bar when riding on a water tub

Coles, William, 03 Oct 1910, aged 55, Miner, Whilst he was barring some coal down at the face, a piece fell on to the middle of the bar, causing it to strike him in the stomach. The blow injured a cancerous growth in the stomach and he died on 10th October from peritonitis

Cook, George, 27 Mar 1911, aged 57, Byeworker, He was engaged removing a fall of clod when a heavy weight bump took place and a piece of clod burst off the side and crushed deceased against a tub which he was filling. The fall disclosed a slip

Creighton, C., 13 Mar 1890, aged 32, Ripper, Fall of roof

Crooks, H., 07 Mar 1887, aged 35, Collier, Fall of roof

Davies, John, 31 Jan 1924, (accident: 25 Jan 1924, 10.30 a.m., 5th hour of shift), aged 20, Filler, He was assisting to remove some dirt off the rails when some more dirt rolled off the side and a small piece caught the knuckle of his middle finger on the left hand and slightly cut it. He treated the injury as slight and worked to the end of the shift. Cellulitis supervened and he died six days later from septicaemia. Had he had the injury properly attended to at the time it is possible his life might have been saved

Elmore, James, 30 Sep 1907, (accident: 27 Sep 1907), aged 46, Bye-workman, A stretcher supporting the roof, which he had set, fell upon him and caused such injuries that he died on the 30th

Haigh, George, 27 May 1924, 4.5 a.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 60, Byeworkman, He was withdrawing a girder at the edge of a fall on an old road which was about to be abandoned. The girder at one end moved about a foot and then caught against a projecting piece of stone on the side of the road. Deceased went forward to look at this when a fall of roof suddenly took place and he was completely buried and killed instantly. About five tons of shale and dirt fell

Hamilton, Thomas, 18 Jun 1924, 11.15 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 39, Miner, He was at work at the face when a stone 6 ft. by 2 ft. by 1 ft. fell suddenly from between two slips in the roof on to him, killing him instantly. The stone was supported by three props, but these were reeled out by the fall

Hodgkiss, David, 12 Feb 1913, aged 39, Collier, He was caught by a fall of roof about 8 feet long, 4 feet broad and 1½ feet thick. He had driven a wedge into it, but it did not fall. He then went underneath it and knocked out two props, liberating the stone. The use of a safety apparatus would have prevented the accident

Jarvis, W., 23 Mar 1896, aged 28, Labourer, Crushed between waggons on sidings

Knight, F., 25 Aug 1896, aged 40, Collier, Fall of roof

Levenge, Ernest, 13 Jul 1915, aged 31, Byeworker, Taking three full tubs along haulage road when he slipped and fell in front. One of the lockers broke and he was trying to extricate the pony

Marsden, Joseph William, 13 Dec 1933, (accident: 24 Aug 1933), aged 36, Hewer, Just started to get coal off corner of jud when there was a fall of roof and flat sheet struck him. Died 12th Dec, Buried: Hemsworth Cemetery on 16 Dec 1933

Mott, G., 19 Apr 1883, aged 40, Collier, Fall of coal

Murray, Henry, 04 Mar 1911, aged 38, Collier, Whilst engaged in getting coal, a large piece of clod fell upon him from converging slips, forming a "pot-hole" in the roof

Overend, Albert, 07 Aug 1915, aged 31, Miner, Getting coal with his pick when a sudden weight bump burst off piece and fractured his skull. Died a few hours later

Pearce, W., 12 Dec 1899, (accident: 30 Nov 1899), aged 40, Collier, Fall of side. Died 12th December

Price, Alfred, 30 Jun 1883, aged 22, Engine-plane man, Crushed by corves

Rippard, Alfred, 26 Feb 1914, aged 24, Labourer, Whilst oiling some cog wheels on the outside of the coal washery his clothes became entangled and he was drawn into the wheels. It was obviously a dangerous place to be in when the machinery was in motion, and strictly against the rules

Shires, Arthur, 07 Nov 1910, aged 42, Byeworkman, Whilst filling a tub in a roadway he was killed by a large fall of roof. The fall displaced roof supports, and was caused by a heavy weight bump

Stott, Alfred, 22 May 1913, aged 34, Collier, Deceased was shovelling ripping dirt from the gate into the pack, when a fall of side occurred killing him instantly. The fall, which weighed about 4.5 tons displaced two bars and four legs and exposed an unforeseen slip

Summers, A., 09 Nov 1896, aged 28, Banksman, Fell into shaft while sending bars down from the surface landing

Swindell, J., 03 Mar 1900, aged 15, Driver, Was leading a pony attached to 19 full tubs, when he was knocked down and the tubs ran over him

Taylor, Thomas, 01 Nov 1880, aged 27, Collier, Fall of coal

Taylor, W., 16 Sep 1895, aged 14, Driver, Running after his pony which ran away with empty corves he fell underneath the corves

Wild, William, 25 Nov 1913, aged 41, Collier, Deceased had got down some clod to make height and was proceeding to set a bar across the tub road at the coal face when some clod fell upon him from a slip and fractured his spine. The place was well timbered and was in a singular condition when inspected by the deputy 2½ hours before the accident

Woodhead, Amos, 27 Feb 1851, Fall of roof in the mine