	Hayes Colliery	Index	Hayes Colliery

Hayes Colliery

Location:	Rugeley 9 miles [14 km] W of Birmingham
Map Ref:	(Sheet 139 Birmingham and Wolverhampton) SO932842, 52° 27' 22" N, 2° 5' 56" W
Opened:
Closed:
Owners:	Earl of Shrewsbury
Output:	1894 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. Ironstone. Fireclay.
	1896 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. Ironstone.
	1900 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. Ironstone.
Employment:	1894 - 548 (398 below, 150 surface)
	1896 - 543 (394 below, 149 surface)
	1900 - 564 (429 below, 135 surface)
Notes:	Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete!

Description

Disasters (5 or more killed)

None Found

Names of those killed at this colliery

Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!

						Beardsmore, P., 10 Feb 1899, aged 14, Driver, Fall of holing in stall face as he was creeping under it
						Brown, Joseph, 17 Sep 1890, aged 21, Sinker, Night shift. Thrown from a scaffold slung in shaft, upon which they with three others were at work [More information ...]
						Brown, Thomas, 16 May 1859, aged 16, Fall of roof
						Connelly, Thomas, 11 Nov 1889, aged 52, Loader, Fall of coal in working face
						Hall, William, 16 Jan 1892, (accident: 15 Jan 1892, 2 p.m.), aged 28, Loader, Died January 16. Head crushed between full tub and a tree through horse being started too soon
						Harvey, Charles, 26 Jun 1884, (accident: 21 Jun 1884), aged 50, Stallman, Died 26th June. Fall of coal roof
						Harvey, T., 03 Feb 1876, aged 13, Tub runner, Crushed by cage, whilst improperly pulling empty tub off cage
						Henwood, J., 05 Nov 1874, (accident: 03 Nov 1874), aged 14, Door boy, Injured by fall of roof in gateroad 3rd. Died this day after amputation of leg
						Hough, E., 26 Sep 1877, (accident: 11 Sep 1877), aged 14, Driver, Whilst a workman was pulling down some rock roof, the driver, who had been cautioned to keep back, went under it, and was fatally injured on the 11th instant. Died this day
						Jones, Edward, 19 Oct 1895, aged 23, Horse driver, Fall of side. Horse also killed
						Montford, Elijah, 03 Feb 1883, aged 27, Airway man, Rate of coal from side of airway which he was repairing
						Swaney, Charles, 02 Apr 1879, (accident: 27 Mar 1879), aged 55, Screeman, Accidentally pushed off loading stage on surface and fell 6 feet. Injured 27th Mar. Died this day
						Watkiss, T., 21 Sep 1876, aged 19, Roadsman, Found dead upon engine plane, 70 yards from his place of work. Had been improperly riding on the rope and slipping off was crushed to death under the tubs
						Wilson, Robert, 17 Sep 1890, aged 34, Bricklayer, Night shift. Thrown from a scaffold slung in shaft, upon which they with three others were at work [More information ...]
						Wood, George, 27 Jun 1877, aged 14, Driver, Crushed whilst trying to escape a collision between a full and empty tub
						Wright, James, 17 Jan 1883, aged 31, Stallman, Was standing in front of coal which he was pulling down ; in its fall it killed him

						16 names found

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Credits

Sources:

1859 Mines Inspectors Report, South Staffordshire and East Worcestershire District by Henry Gordon Longridge, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1876 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1734), South Staffordshire District by James P. Baker, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1877 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 2003), South Staffordshire District by James P. Baker, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1883 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4078), South Staffordshire District by W. B. Scott, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1884 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4429), South Staffordshire District by W. B. Scott, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1889 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6015), South Staffordshire District (No. 11) by W. Beatie Scott, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1892 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6986), South Staffordshire District (No. 11) by W. Beatie Scott, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
1899 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 134), South Staffordshire District (No. 11) by W. Beattie Scott, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department