Holbrook Colliery

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Allen, Walter William, 07 Jan 1907, aged 41, Dataller, Deceased was supposed to have been sent to test the ends of a firing cable near to which lay a charge of 16 ounces of Monobel powder. The shot-firer turned the current of a magneto battery into the cable when the charge exploded and killed the deceased (Deep hard coal)

Attenborough, Arthur, 13 Jul 1914, aged 17, Pony Driver, He was found dead under the first tub of a set of four full ones. He either stumbled and was run over, or was lifting the front tub on the rails when the horse started

Bargh, Tom, 04 Oct 1904, aged 24, Loader, Fall of roof. Deceased was found under a fall of roof in a waste of the stall, at a distance of 3 feet beyond the last row of timber, and shortly after a fall of roof had occurred (Deep hard coal)

Barnes, Leonard, 05 Jun 1891, 9.50 a.m., aged 34, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was engaged building a pack to support the roof when it full upon him

Bird, Ellis, 11 Aug 1911, aged 50, Stallman, A shot had been fired at the ripping lip, after which the deputy, who had fired it, and the deceased separately examined the new roof. Deceased began pulling the loose stones away when a further fall took place and killed him

Bird, George, 20 Oct 1896, aged 61, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was watching a fellow workman remove a prop from under the roof when a piece of the roof fell and instantly killed him

Bradbury, Joseph, 20 Jun 1892, (accident: 14 Dec 1891, 11 a.m., 5th hour of shift), aged 34, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased had taken some coal down, and was making preparation to set a prop, when the roof fell upon him. Died 20th June 1892

Bradley, Frederick, 08 Feb 1912, aged 29, Stallman, He was killed by a fall of coal which knocked out the supporting sprag. Deceased happened to be bending under the coal to get his pick. The coal was near the loose end and was rendered more tender by the breaks from the next stall

Buxton, Josiah, 21 Jul 1892, aged 14, Driver, The deceased boy was walking in front of his horse attached to three full tubs. He appears to have stumbled and before he could recover himself the horse and first tub passed over him. Died 21st July

Cadman, William, 05 Nov 1896, aged 44, Deputy, Fall of roof. Deceased had fired a shot in the roof of the roadway and was examining the place previous to firing another shot in the same roadway when the roof fell and killed him

Caroline, James, 13 Mar 1882, aged 26, Stallman, Fall of roof

Chewin, John, 21 Nov 1876, aged 21, Sinker, Fall of bind from the side of the shaft

Copely, Robert, 24 Nov 1914, aged 38, Labourer, The two men were engaged moving a 5-in. water pipe, which was broken, from the floor of an old road. The pipe was just below the surface and close to the pack side. After removing the pipe the side, for about 5 yards long, rolled off over the pack and buried the two men. The floor had been saturated with water from the broken pipe and this, together with the removal of the pipe, caused the pack to give way and allowed the stone to roll off from an old weight break [More information ...]

Crooks, Frederick, 14 May 1886, aged 37, Collier, Fall of coals

Crooks, Jacob, 11 Mar 1878, aged 34, Sinker, Removing air pipes in the shaft when they broke loose and fell upon the deceased, killing one on the spot, and the other died a few days after [More information ...]

Drury, Albert, 30 Apr 1915, aged 59, Dataller, Building a gate end pack when piece fell from roof from between two breaks

Dye, Thomas, 20 May 1905, aged 28, Stallman, A full tub was allowed to run down an incline owing to the blocks having been left open. The runaway tub ran into four other full tubs on a lower landing, causing them to run down the next incline, and deceased was killed in the main level at the bottom (Silkstone coal seam)

Fisher, Wallace, 16 Jun 1906, aged 20, Fitter, Deceased was oiling an eight-feet wheel carrying a hauling rope, when he appears to have taken hold of the rope with one hand and was drawn round the wheel. He was fatally injured by being crushed on the underside of the wheel at a girder

Frost, George, 01 Oct 1879, aged 24, Deputy, Passing through a heading and came in front of the shot directly it exploded

Gilbert, James, 11 Mar 1878, aged 32, Sinker, Removing air pipes in the shaft when they broke loose and fell upon the deceased, killing one on the spot, and the other died a few days after [More information ...]

Greaves, Samuel, 05 Mar 1919, (accident: 18 May 1918), aged 22, Filler, Tubs were being lowered and first two got off rails. He was helpng to replace them when rope got fast and when released tubs moved back and crushed him Died 5th Mar. 1919

Gyte, Peter, 23 Jul 1875, aged 48, Labourer, Removing windlass from the pit top, slipped and fell down the shaft

Hargate, Thomas, 12 Oct 1906, aged 49, Stallman, Fall of coal. Deceased was getting dirt from under the holed coal when it collapsed, and, pushing three sprags out, fell and killed deceased (Deep hard coal)

Havenhand, Alexander, 23 Aug 1886, aged 36, Collier, Fall of roof. Withdrawing back timber by hand instead of using a ringer and chain

Hutchinson, John J. H., 20 Oct 1913, aged 51, Stallman, Deceased was getting coal when he received a compound fracture of the leg from a fall of roof. There was so much delay in getting him to the hospital that he arrived almost pulseless and died 10 hours later

Hylton, Thomas, 05 Aug 1887, aged 15, Labourer, Leaning against the fence upon the top of a slack washer the fence gave way and he fell to the ground

Kisby, George, 14 Oct 1890, aged 22, Loader, Going in front of a loaded tub down an inclined roadway contrary to the rules of the mine. Crushed by the tub

Orwin, George Thomas, 27 Oct 1881, aged 26, Stallman, Fall of roof whilst getting coals down

Oxley, John, 24 Nov 1914, aged 60, Assistant Enginewright, The two men were engaged moving a 5-in. water pipe, which was broken, from the floor of an old road. The pipe was just below the surface and close to the pack side. After removing the pipe the side, for about 5 yards long, rolled off over the pack and buried the two men. The floor had been saturated with water from the broken pipe and this, together with the removal of the pipe, caused the pack to give way and allowed the stone to roll off from an old weight break [More information ...]

Plant, George, 08 Dec 1904, (accident: 18 Nov 1904), aged 47, Loader, Fall of roof. Deceased was proceeding to break up roof stone which had fallen on the coal, and while doing so a large piece of stone fell from the roof and fatally injured him. He died 8th December (Deep hard coal)

Poole, Frederick, 22 Jan 1908, aged 59, Stallman, Fall of coals. Deceased was holing when some dirt fell and knocked a sprag out. He was re-setting it when the coal fell and killed him (Deep Hard Coal seam)

Rotherham, George, 02 Feb 1897, aged 40, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased withdrew the timber supporting the coal face when the coal fell a large piece of the roof also fell and crushed him

Shaw, William, 27 Jan 1910, (accident: 11 Nov 1909), aged 37, Stallman, He was holing in a parting between two sections of the seam when the top coal broke over a sprag and injured him so seriously that he died on the 27th January, 1910. The sprags were 5 feet 8 inches apart, or nearer than the prescribed distance of 6 feet, but in view of the fact that a settlement of the strata had recently occurred the distance between the sprags might have been further decreased

Spencer, James, 09 Nov 1880, aged 42, Enginewright, Examining slack hoist whilst in motion, caught by the ascending cage

Spooner, Albert, 27 Apr 1913, 9 p.m., aged 42, Deputy, Both men were killed by an explosion of firedamp due to a defective safety lamp [More information ...]

Stevenson, Arthur, 21 Sep 1886, aged 37, Collier, Taking out holing sprags when the coals fell upon him

Stevenson, Charles, 01 Oct 1888, aged 33, Dayman, Fall of roof while building a gate end pack

Tickhill, George, 30 Mar 1884, aged 31, Stallman, Fall of roof whilst preparing a shot

Turner, John, 27 Apr 1913, 9 p.m., aged 20, Rope boy, Both men were killed by an explosion of firedamp due to a defective safety lamp [More information ...]

Turner, Reuben, 18 Jan 1897, (accident: 24 Feb 1896), aged 33, Stallman, Whilst repairing the roof of a roadway near the coal face after two shots had been fired, a large piece of stone fell from the roof and fatally injured the man. He died 18th January 1897

Watford, William, 22 Oct 1915, (accident: 23 Jun 1915), aged 16, Winch engine driver, Sitting at engine when small fall occurred and fell on his head. Rested and resumed work for three weeks. Admitted to Sheffield Infirmary 14th Aug. where it was found he had fractured skull. Died 22nd. Oct

Wilkinson, Charles, 21 Dec 1892, aged 44, Stallman, Fall of roof. The deceased was getting down coal for the loader to fill up when a large piece of roof fell upon him