Holmewood Colliery

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Allen, William, 13 Nov 1888, aged 54, Holer, Was travelling along the main road when a fall of roof occurred and struck him

Attenborough, James, 04 Jun 1913, aged 35, Stallman, Deceased was getting coal at the side of a small fault and liberated the edge of a large stone surrounded by slips. Twelve cwts. of bind fell upon him and killed him instantly

Bagley, George, 25 Mar 1885, aged 35, Stallman, Fall of roof whilst drawing out back timber

Bramley, William, 30 Nov 1906, (accident: 14 Nov 1906), aged 18, Horse-driver, Crushed by an empty tub while attempting to uncouple the horse. The horse turned round quickly and the deceased failing to uncouple the chain, the tub was pulled upon him. He died 30th November (Silkstone coal)

Brassington, Robert, 15 Oct 1892, aged 52, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was withdrawing a prop from the goaf and neglected to use a ringer and chain in accordance with Special Rule 71

Brocklehurst, Walter, 08 Dec 1896, aged 23, Banksman, Railway waggons being down and inclined roadway into the colliery siding the shunter lost control of the waggons which ran into another engine under the screens and passing over deceased killed him

Chambers, Ernest Frederick, 03 Apr 1902, aged 25, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was easing a lid above a prop set to support the roof in a waste, and preparatory to withdrawing it, when the roof fell and killed him (Silkstone coal)

Cooke, Roy Graham, 21 Dec 1934, aged 20, Loader, killed by a fall of roof [date of report]

Croydon, James Arthur, 02 Aug 1907, aged 28, Dataller, Fall of roof. Deceased was withdrawing timber and steel bars from an old roadway, when a bar gave way and allowed the roof to fall upon him (Tupton coal)

De Bankes, Edward William, 16 Jan 1905, (accident: 19 Nov 1904), aged 26, Corporal, Crushed by runaway train of full tubs in the siding at the bottom of a self-acting incline. The pin of the coupling hook broke and let the whole of the train of six tubs run away. No overchain was used. He died 16 January, 1905 (Silkstone coal seam)

Fox, Herbert, 19 Mar 1897, (accident: 23 Nov 1896), aged 51, Stallman, Fall of side. Whilst trimming up the side of the roadway a piece of stone fell and fatally injured him. He died 19th March 1897

Gent, James, 05 Dec 1908, (accident: 30 Nov 1908), aged 21, Loader, Fall of roof. Deceased was getting coal when a large fall of roof occurred and fatally injured him. He died 5th December (Silkstone Coal seam)

Hardwick, William James, 10 Dec 1900, aged 22, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was cutting the top coal at a gate-end, when the roof fell and fatally injured him. He died the same day. The roadway was 10 ft wide and no timber had been set (Tupton coal)

Hastelow, George, 28 Jan 1913, aged 53, Dayman, Deceased had taken a sprag from under some over-hanging coal, and had attempted to get the coal down. He then started to hole it a little more without replacing the sprag and pricked to an unsuspected "back." Two tons of coal fell upon him after bursting out another sprag

Hildreth, Thomas, 21 Jan 1913, aged 13, Screen Boy, He was crossing the colliery yard with a message and stepped in front of an engine. The whistle was blown, and the guard shouted, but he appeared to take no notice of where he was going. Both his legs were cut off

Horton, Frederick, 23 Dec 1891, (accident: 22 Dec 1891, 7.30 a.m.), aged 33, Loader, Fall of side. Deceased was loading a tub near a stallman who was withdrawing a prop. The stallman should have ordered the deceased to stand on one side until the result of the withdrawing had been seen. Died 23rd December

Hunt, William, 16 Oct 1876, aged 13, Driver, Run over by loaded tubs ; coupling irons became disconnected and let the boy fall under the tubs

Kelly, James, 04 Nov 1901, aged 20, Loader, Deceased was run over by a runaway empty tub which a pony driver was attempting to lower down an inclined roadway by hand, instead of attaching his pony to the same (Tupton coal)

Keyworth, George, 01 Jan 1914, (accident: 24 Dec 1913), aged 66, Dataller, He was engaged fixing a door frame in the pit when a stone fell from the roof upon his back fracturing his spine. The roof was exceptionally strong and good and had been previously examined by deceased and a deputy who pronounced it safe. A bump occurred and shook the stone out. Deceased died on 1st January, 1914

King, James Henry, 24 Jan 1902, aged 24, Dayman, Fall of roof. Deceased was killed while working under the over-hanging clod of a "roll" or false bedding in the roof. The false bedding ran at nearly right angles through the stall, and was well known to deceased as he had worked across it several times (Silkstone coal)

Limb, Tom Nelson, 19 Dec 1907, (accident: 13 Dec 1907), aged 42, Colliery Manager, An overwind occurred at the shaft. Deceased was walking along the gangway from the pit bank to the surface level when he was struck by a piece of broken D-link which fell from the head-gear. He died on 19th December

Mitchell, William, 11 Jun 1914, aged 41, Dayman, He was bending to nail the rails in a tub road when a 20-feet pane of bind dropped from between two weight breaks and fatally injured him. The roof had been well tested and was thought to be very good. The systematic use of bars would have prevented the accident

Rothwell, Elijah, 29 Oct 1881, aged 33, Stallman, Fall of roof whilst holing coals

Smith, Samuel, 10 Mar 1919, aged 22, Stallman, Cleaning up gate with another man. Gate had been standing for three months. He was standing at edge when there was a bump and a stone fell on him

Stone, John, 17 Jul 1901, (accident: 11 Jul 1901), aged 39, Stallman, Fall of coal. Deceased was holing between two holing sprags set five feet apart, when the coal broke over the sprags and fell upon him, causing fatal injuries. He died 17th July (Tupton coal)

Sutton, Robert, 22 May 1912, (accident: 06 May 1912), aged 24, Stallman, Deceased, in building a pack, put a large stone down heavily against a prop, dislodging it, and causing a fall which broke his back. He died on 22nd May

Taylor, Frederick, 16 Jun 1905, aged 17, Horse driver, Fall of roof. Deceased was taking his horse to the stable after work had ceased, and when passing along the main roadway a large piece of roof fell and killed both the deceased and the horse (Silkstone Coal seam)

Vardy, John, 15 Mar 1900, aged 35, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was passing under a piece of roof at the gate-end when it fell upon him, probably due to a slight weight coming on, liberating the roof at a faulty place (Silkstone coal)`

Vernon, Walter, 09 Sep 1901, aged 39, Stallman, Deceased expired suddenly in the mine. No inquest was held as the doctor certified that death was due to "heart disease" [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Wade, Thomas, 25 Sep 1898, (accident: 23 Sep 1898), aged 30, Labourer, Deceased was working near the a boiler chimney in the course of erection when a portion of the brickwork fell from the top of the and struck deceased. He died 25th

Walker, Isaac, 04 Dec 1899, Dayman, Deceased was taken ill while at work in the mine, and died shortly afterwards. The Coroner's jury found that his death was due to "heart disease" [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Wall, Joseph, 16 Jun 1905, (accident: 12 Aug 1904), aged 33, Stallman, Fall of coal. Deceased was holing when a sudden weight came on and caused the coal to fall upon him. He died 16th June, 1905 (Tupton coal seam)

Ward, Tom, 18 Mar 1907, aged 32, Stallman, Fall of roof at the coal-face (Silkstone coal)

Warren, Colin, 07 Apr 1924, 3.15 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 39, Collier-stallman, Deceased was in the act of cleaning up at the coal face when a fall of roof took place and the larger of two stones weighing about 2 tons and 1 ton respectively, pinned him to the floor. He was dead when liberated, and death must have been instantaneous. The fall came away from a drop fault slip meeting a hidden slip in the goaf, and with a false smooth parting 2 ft. up in the roof, and it reeled out three props

Watkinson, John William, 21 Sep 1892, aged 15, Driver, Crushed between a loaded tub and a prop on the side of the roadway supposed to have been riding on the pony limbers contrary to the rules of the mine

Watts, Robert, 13 Jul 1897, (accident: 10 Feb 1897), aged 21, Chop grinder, Deceased passed through the rails fencing some revolving pulleys for the purpose of lacing a belt which had been repaired. His clothes were caught by the revolving shaft and he was taken round several times. He could have laced the belt without going through the fence and he should have done it at a meal time when the machinery was standing. He died 13th July