Hanham Colliery

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Bryant, Oliver, 18 Jun 1907, 1 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 20, Hitcher-up, Crushed between an empty tub and a collar under the roof in the top East Siding down the South incline. This road was nearly finished, and was in none too good repair. The siding is rather cramped, and they had got too many tubs there for convenience. The full journey was longer than usual, and the empties blocked the journey going out. Deceased and others were trying to move some of the empties off the rails to clear the journey, he was between the tubs, and remained there after being told that the journey was going to be slacked back, but unfortunately, owing to a misunderstanding in signalling, the journey was drawn up, and as he was leaning over the end of the tub he was crushed against the collar

Comley, Willlam, 30 May 1925, aged 44, Jigger, Residence: Shorts Road

Cowles, Thomas, 15 Nov 1910, aged 52, Coal Hewer, He, presumably thinking he could get more coal down if he deepened the kirving, was wedging out a piece of bottom coal. Behind the coal he was wedging was a sooty back, and in consequence the coal came out mere easily than he had expected, and knocked out a sprag set to support the top coal, with the result that this top coal fell on to him, causing injuries which proved fatal

Durbin, Frank, 15 Mar 1909, aged 50, Miner, Fall of a piece of coal which he had holed 3½ feet deep for a length of four yards. Apparently, from the evidence given at the inquest, he had drawn out one or two sprags, with the result that a portion (not very large) fell from a sooty parting which was subsequently noticed. The place had been well spragged. He was struck between the shoulders and on his neck which caused hemorrhage on the spinal cord

Fricker, William, 27 Apr 1911, 11.30 a.m., aged 26, Miner, Explosion of firedamp or coal dust [More information ...]

Hicks, Edwin, 23 Oct 1889, aged 29, Engineman, Died suddenly from syncope when in charge of the surface engine. Verdict: "Visitation of God"

Hooper, George, 27 Apr 1911, 11.30 a.m., aged 42, Miner, Explosion of firedamp or coal dust [More information ...]

Kinsey, Arthur, 1904, aged 26, Collier, Arthur Kinsey, 26, collier, died from peritonitis while at work at Hanham Colliery. He jumped out of a tram in consequence of the rope breaking, and shortly after fell forward and died. [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Powell, Esther, 21 Apr 1903, aged 14, School-girl, Esther Powell, 14, school-girl, died on the 21st April from suffocation, when trespassing in search of coal, on the rubbish tip which is on fire, at Hanham Colliery belonging to the Bedminster, Easton, Kingswood, and Parkfield Collieries, Limited [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Rogers, George, 08 Oct 1903, aged 55, Journey Rider, He fell off the seat provided for him in front of a journey of tubs which were being drawn up an engine dip in the Jubilee Vein and was run over. The cause of his falling off is unknown

Shellard, William, 07 May 1910, (accident: 25 Apr 1910), aged 18, Trammer, He and another lad were tramming on the same road. He was in front, and for some reason apparently stopped his tram. The other lad following on failed to hear him call out, and pushed his tram into him. His spine was dislocated and he died on 7th May

Tanner, Eli, 21 Sep 1904, aged 22, Trammer, When cleaning up rubbish on the side of a new haulage road he found an old powder tin containing loose powder. Probably when examining it he ignited the powder with his candle. The management allege that no loose powder has been taken underground since the exemptions were withdrawn at the end of last year, and that, consequently, this tin must have been there ever since. In support of this is the fact that the men are supplied with powder without charge, and compressed powder only has been issued from the magazine. It is not likely that any of the men would buy powder at their own expense and bring it there

Tanner, Isaac, 15 Apr 1909, (accident: 29 May 1908), aged 45, Shot Firer, Contrary to the usual practice he fired four shots of Saxonite with Bickford's Igniter and Fuse, which should allow of 65 seconds before the shots would respectively go off. He appears to have taken too much time to squeeze the igniters with the pliers provided for the purpose, the result being that one of the shots exploded before he got clear. The stones from the first shot knocked him down and injured him so that he died from the results on the 15th April, 1909, ten and a half months after the accident occurred

Tippett, Albert, 21 Jan 1898, (accident: 09 Jul 1897), aged 23, Labourer, Fall of roof. He was sent to fetch some timber for a place where he and another were repairing and is supposed to have gone back into a roadway and knocked out some timber and he was found with the fall above him. He died from the effects of the accident on the 21st January 1898

Tippett, Alfred Jabez, 08 Jul 1897, aged 24, Of Longwell Green. Tippett was making a wind hole on Jubilee Deep Side, with Thomas Stone and Thomas Hillman, both of St.George. Hillman went to get timber and heard a cry. He found Tippett lying in the road with a stone across his legs and another across his back. Tippett was admitted to the Infirmary with a broken back. lt seems that he tragically lingered, for the inquest was not reported until the 29/01/1898

Winkworth, W., 08 Nov 1904, aged 21, Trammer, The wire rope on a short incline, at the bottom of which he unhitched the tubs, was defective, and the knot which was made in it gave way and caused the tub to run wild. It caught him at the bottom and crushed him against the side. The discipline proved to be very imperfect, neither the men nor the overmen knowing their duties