Hucknall Colliery

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Armstrong, William, 13 Apr 1911, aged 28, Stallman, Deceased was fatally injured by a fall of roof whilst getting coal in a seam 2 feet 10 inches thick. The deputy had examined the place 15 minutes earlier, and deceased agreed with him that the roof was better than usual. A prop supporting one end of a bar was pushed out by the fall

Askew, William, 07 Jan 1924, aged 52, Fell over, died from a brain haemorrhage

Bagnall, Ernest, 22 Dec 1930, aged 28, Fall of roof

Bailey, Herbert James, 01 May 1935, aged 37, Fall of roof

Bailey, Joseph, 31 Aug 1874, aged 15, Driver, Run over by loaded tubs

Bingham, Frederick Thomas, 12 Apr 1896, (accident: 11 Apr 1896), aged 20, Shunter, Whilst shunting a loaded railway waggon and crossing over the points his foot caught in the V of the rails causing him to fall and before he could get free the front wheel passed over his leg. He died next day

Burton, Edward, 24 Nov 1869, aged 13, Horse driver, Fall of sides of main road

Burton, George, 05 Dec 1944, aged 29, Crushed by a collapsed brick wall

Butler, John James, 25 Jul 1919, aged 70, Dataller, Levelling down a fall in a small airway when there was a fall which buried and piinned his hands against aprop. Not found for some time. Injuries slight but hastened his death from hindered arteries and old age

Butler, Reuben, 31 Oct 1908, (accident: 05 Aug 1908), aged 25, Loader, Fall of coal. Deceased was sitting in the stall waiting for the coal to be got down by the stallman, and when the coal fell, it rolled into the goaf where deceased was and fatally injured him. He died 31st October (Top Hard Coal seam)

Cale, Levi, 05 May 1874, aged 23, Loader, Fall of roof coal

Canham, Sidney, 18 Mar 1891, (accident: 27 Feb 1891, 4.30 p.m.), aged 17, Driver, Riding on a pony from his work to the pit bottom caught his head against the roof and fatally injured himself. Died 18th March. Riding is strictly forbidden by the Special Rules

Carrott, George, 20 Nov 1875, aged 14, Driver, Driving horse with loaded tubs too fast, and ridng on loaded tubs contrary to rule, when the tub ran off the rails

Chadburn, Joseph, 16 Nov 1878, aged 35, Stallman, Getting down over coal in the waste when the roof fell upon him

Chell, Daniel, 18 Aug 1898, aged 58, Loader, Deceased fell off the cage, whilst ascending the shaft, when it was near the top. He was riding with other men, and the cause of his falling was unexplained

Cherry, Samuel, 11 Feb 1899, aged 49, Stallman, Fall of roof. Owing to the working of coal near the junction of three roadways the timbering gave way, and a heavy fall occurred at the time deceased was passing across the junction which killed him (Top hard coal)

Cooper, George Buxton, 10 Jan 1906, aged 15, Rope-boy, Deceased was crushed between tubs on a haulage road worked by an endless chain. There was no clear evidence to show how the accident occurred (Top hard coal)

Cooper, William, 10 Oct 1890, aged 37, Died from blood poisoning due to a scratch on his thumb, but no evidence to show that such scratch or injury was due to an accident in the mine

Curtis, Frank, 08 Oct 1923, aged 15, Run over by tubs

Cutts, Frederick, 05 Mar 1955, aged 39, Fall of roof

Day, John, 26 Nov 1929, (accident: 20 Nov 1929), aged 53, Crushed by a pony, died from pneumonia

Drakeley, Edward, 16 Jan 1923, aged 20, Fall of roof

Field, Edward, 03 Feb 1876, aged 27, Driver, Fell down in front of loaded tubs and run over

Fisher, Frederick, 05 Mar 1955, aged 45, Fall of roof

Foster, Richard, 09 Jan 1873, aged 23, Stallman, Fall of roof

Franks, Charles William, 30 Oct 1927, (accident: 19 Oct 1927), aged 51, Injured his hand and died from septicaemia

Garner, John, 26 Feb 1891, (accident: 14 Feb 1891, 8.0 a.m.), aged 53, Onsetter, Assisting to fix timber to support the roof. A small piece of roof fell and fatally injured the deceased. Died 26th February

Gething, John, 18 Aug 1897, aged 42, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was setting timber for the support for the roof near some old workings when the roof fell and killed him. The timber appeared to have been delayed and it is probable that had it been set when the coal was removed the fall would not have occurred

Godfrey, James, 10 May 1876, aged 14, Driver, Run over by full tubs

Green, Edward, 05 Aug 1883, aged 28, Dayman, Fall of coal

Griffiths, David, 09 Nov 1896, aged 28, Shunter, Deceased was lowering a waggon and appears to have forgotten sending another waggon on the same road. This followed slowly down and crushed deceased and he died same day

Handley, H., 03 Nov 1910, aged 20, Dayman, When the men were travelling outbye at the end of a shift, a heavy fall of roof occurred in a main haulage road. Four men were killed [More information ...]

Harpham, Thomas, 23 Dec 1887, aged 48, Stallman, Injured by bar of iron while breaking down coal

Hart, William, 18 May 1901, aged 35, Dayman, Fall of side. Some bars had been taken out at the gate-end and the roof had fallen. Deceased was making the place right, when the side of the roadway fell off and fatally injured him. He died the same day (Top hard coal)

Hewes, John, 25 Jun 1896, (accident: 21 May 1896), aged 71, Dataller, Deceased was slightly injured by a tram falling on his toe. Gangrene set in and deceased being of advanced age and predisposed to diabetes the gangrene increased and he died from diabetic gangrene on 25th June

Holden, George, 18 Nov 1908, (accident: 03 Nov 1908), aged 49, Stallman, Fall of roof. A small piece of roof fell on the man's head while he was at work in the stall. He worked for seven days afterwards, when "meningitis" developed and he died on 18th November (Top Hard Coal seam)

Holland, James Edward, 11 Dec 1909, (accident: 09 Dec 1909), aged 17, Haulage Roadman, Endless rope road with single tubs. Two empty tubs arrived at deceased's station together attached to the rope by two separate clips. He unclipped the first, pulling it forward, and when attempting to clip it on to the rope again the other bumped into it throwing deceased into the full road where he was run over. Died 11th December (Top Hard Coal seam)

Hopkinson, William, 07 May 1924, 3.55 p.m., 9th hour of shift, aged 33, Stallman, Deceased was barring down coal with a ringer, and the fall of coal released a heavy fall of roof which killed him. The coal had been standing since the Easter holiday and had settled a little, and there is no doubt that this fact contributed to the accident. The settlement had affected the roof, and though this fact was recognised, and additional roof supports set, the roof broke the newly set bars down

Hunt, C., 03 Nov 1910, aged 20, Dayman, When the men were travelling outbye at the end of a shift, a heavy fall of roof occurred in a main haulage road. Four men were killed [More information ...]

Jackson, William, 25 Apr 1868, aged 19, Collier, Fall of roof

Jones, William, 11 Dec 1893, (accident: 28 Nov 1893), aged 25, Corporal, The deceased man injured himself whilst lifting a full tub on the roadway. He was using a belt and short chain and appears to have injured his spine. He died 11th Dec

Kean, Edward, 17 Jan 1866, aged 28, Explosion of methane

Keene, Edward, 27 Jan 1866, aged 30, Collier, Explosion of gas

Kirk, Reuben, 15 Nov 1943, aged 58, Fall in a roadway

Kirkman, Joseph, 24 Dec 1895, (accident: 05 Jun 1895), aged 48, Stallman, Fall of roof. Withdrawing a prop from a waste or goaf. with a pick instead of using a ringer and chain. It is probable that had he used the ringer and chain which the rules required the accident would have been prevented. He died 24th December

Lee, William, 21 Oct 1910, aged 14, Ganger, He was taking out the last run of three full tubs when he was caught and crushed between the second tub and a projecting piece of the side of the road. There was ample room on the other side of the road and there was no evidence to show how deceased was caught

Leeming, Mark, 30 Oct 1899, aged 37, Overman, Fall of side and roof. Deceased was directing the operations of some workmen making a part of the main roadway safe, when a piece of the side and roof fell and killed him (Top hard coal)

Leverton, George, 22 Feb 1890, aged 16, Driver, Fall of roof caused by the horse he was driving knocking out a prop

Lewis, Lawrence, 24 Dec 1960, (accident: 23 Dec 1960), aged 36, Fall of roof

Marriott, Henry, 28 Feb 1901, (accident: 19 Feb 1901), aged 19, Loader, Fall of roof. A fall of roof occurred shortly after the taking down of a prop in the stall which required removal for the purpose of laying the rails, and fatally injured deceased. Another prop or bar should have been set. He died on the 28th (Waterloo coal)

Moore, Charles, 12 Dec 1884, aged 32, Dataler, Fall of roof whilst repairing the roadway

Morrison, Samuel, 24 Sep 1944, aged 62, Fall of roof

Oakden, Harold, 09 Nov 1931, aged 18, Run over by tubs

Oldham, William Henry, 09 Aug 1932, (accident: 08 Aug 1932), aged 22, trapped between the ascending cage and the shaft timbering

Pass, William, 23 Jul 1918, (accident: 18 Jul 1918), aged 41, Fall of roof

Richards, George, 04 Sep 1898, (accident: 17 Jun 1898), aged 44, Stallman, He died on 4th September from blood poisoning arising from injury to the hand received in the mine. The injury appeared to be very slight and he continued at work for some time

Richards, John, 14 May 1862, aged 29, Sinker, Fall of roof

Ridgeway, Thomas, 31 Mar 1886, aged 25, Stallman, Fall of coals whilst knocking out the holing sprags

Ridley, W., 03 Nov 1910, aged 28, Dayman, When the men were travelling outbye at the end of a shift, a heavy fall of roof occurred in a main haulage road. Four men were killed [More information ...]

Robinson, James, 29 Aug 1894, aged 49, Dayman, He died in the mine from natural causes having received no injury. No inquest held

Rushton, John George, 04 Aug 1899, aged 36, Stone header, Fall of side. The roof had been supported by old railway rails, one of which suddenly broke, and allowed a large piece of roof to fall (Top hard coal)

Salt, John George, 29 Sep 1912, (accident: 25 Sep 1912), aged 15, Door Keeper, He overstrained himself when lifting a tub of coal and died on the 29th instant from internal injuries, pneumonia and peritonitis

Shepherd, Frederick Harold, 27 Jun 1939, aged 21, Run over by tubs

Shipstone, George, 31 Jan 1870, aged 50, Carpenter, Fell out of cage whilst wedging tubbing

Station, Enock, 17 Jun 1891, (accident: 26 Jan 1891, 8.30 a.m.), aged 56, Airwayman, Fall of roof whilst preparing to set a prop in an airway in which he and another man were doing repairs. Died 17th June

Swain, Samuel, 07 Dec 1953, aged 53, Fall of roof

Tyler, Isaac, 07 Sep 1927, aged 40, Fall of roof

Veasey, Thomas, 14 Oct 1929, (accident: 24 Jun 1929), aged 60, Fall of roof

Watson, A., 03 Nov 1910, aged 29, Dayman, When the men were travelling outbye at the end of a shift, a heavy fall of roof occurred in a main haulage road. Four men were killed [More information ...]

Wheat, Leslie Cyril, 22 Nov 1940, (accident: 19 Oct 1940), aged 32, Fall of roof

White, Frederick Arthur, 18 Jun 1917, aged 17, Surface accident: crushed inside a wagon

Wilcoxon, Edward, 24 Nov 1873, aged 14, Pony driver, Jumped off waggons whilst in motion ; was crushed betwen them and the road side. Had no business to be riding

Wilkinson, Arthur, 25 Jun 1954, aged 42, Fall of roof

Wombwell, James, 02 Feb 1905, aged 42, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was cutting the top coal through in an airway near the coal-face, when the coal fell and killed him (Top hard coal seam)