High Hazels Colliery

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Bradley, W., 07 Oct 1896, aged 20, Collier, Fall of side

Farnsworth, J., 09 Feb 1895, Deputy, Fall of roof

Hobson, -, 07 Sep 1839, aged Boy, Killed by a boiler explosion

Hollis, J., 28 Aug 1896, aged 36, Enginewright, Rope attached to train of corves on haulage road broke and two corves ran back on him

Jessey, Thomas, 30 Jan 1905, aged 33, Banksman, Deceased was in charge of the pit top and on night duty at the time of the accident. He took a full tub out of the cage, closed the gate and took the tub to the weighing machine, he then returned to the shaft to put an empty tub into the cage and in doing so opened the wrong gate and pushed the tub in at the side where there was no cage, and he and it fell to the bottom of the shaft, a distance of 140 yards. There was a good light and it is difficult to account for his having opened the wrong gate ; he must have done it in a moment of forgetfulness

Kennedy, J., 24 Nov 1900, aged 23, Labourer, A boiler was being unloaded by a crane, when a chain holding the platform in position gave way, and the crane handle, revolving, struck him on the head

Marriott, Frank, 03 Feb 1913, aged 14, Creeper Boy, Deceased was feeding a creeper on the screens with single full tubs. He seems to have put two, coupled together on by mistake, and in endeavouring to uncouple them he got caught between the second tub and a guard rail and was fatally injured

Paterson, Thomas, 13 Jul 1901, (accident: 12 Jul 1901), aged 34, Miner, Died 13th July. Fatally injured by fall of roof in a gate road when setting a girder

Ryall, John, 30 May 1902, aged 34, Pump-attendant, Fell from a mid-inset where he was attending to a steam pump

Scott, Bruce, 23 Nov 1906, (accident: 19 Oct 1906), aged 27, Corporal, A full run of 10 tubs of coal was being lowered down a haulage road, and as they were passing the points at a level, the deceased was pushing against the tubs, one of the tubs got off the road and crushed him against the side of the level. Died November 23rd

Steward, A., 21 Nov 1902, aged 18, Engine-tender, Foolishly went beyond the fence of an air-compressing engine to oil whilst the machinery was in motion. He slipped against the fly-wheel and was killed