Hindley Hall Colliery

Ainscough, Thomas, 11 Jan 1912, aged 61, Labourer, When engaged at the work of emptying dirt wagons on a surface mound on fire he was overcome by the fumes and suffocated. He had been seen alive, apparently well, at his work at 5 p.m. on the 11th, and his body was found at 5.30 next morning. The doctor at the inquest said the deceased was probably unfit for the occupation, and, having fainted, was overcome by the fumes ; cause of death being asphyxia due to carbon monoxide poisoning

Aspinall, Thomas, 12 Aug 1881, aged 52, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was setting a prop when a sudden weight came on the roof, causing a piece of the rock roof to fall upon him. The place was well timbered

Brown, John, 28 Mar 1878, aged 12, Pony driver, A small stone fell from roof of horse road on to him

Carr, John, 08 Jul 1874, aged 65, Hooker-on, Falling from King Coal to Ravin mine, 27 yards

Cowburne, John, 01 Oct 1874, aged 24, Collier, Fall of roof

Culshaw, James Robert, 24 Mar 1911, (accident: 20 Mar 1911), aged 21, Drawer, Got fatally injured and died on the 24th instant, through a tub running down a brow dipping one in fourteen, when he was travelling to his work. A drawer had lost control of the tub

Davis, Samuel, 04 Apr 1870, aged 43, Labourer, Fall of roof

Derbyshire, Robert, 19 May 1898, (accident: 10 May 1898), aged 67, Dataller, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased had knocked a prop out from under the roof where he was packing when a fall of ley occurred capping two props and fracturing his leg. He succumbed to the injuries received on the 19th instant, blood poisoning having set in

Derbyshire, William, 09 Aug 1892, 2.30 a.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 51, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was clearing away his coal, with the intention of setting a bar, when a stone suddenly fell from a pothole

Dickinson, John, 05 Apr 1888, aged 48, Collier, Inquest attended. Deceased was finishing a pillar and went round to the goaf side where the timber had been drawn to get some loose coal, when the roof fell on him

Eatock, William, 26 Jun 1913, aged 50, Collier, Deceased was holing in the bottom coal, and had undercut about 10 feet long and 3 feet 6 inches deep. He had two short sprags set under the coal, and a "head sprag" set to the middle of the seam. While he was lying on his side holing, a large piece of coal, about 8 feet long and 1 foot 6 inches thick, fell over on top of his head and shoulders, causing instant death. The coal parted away from a facing, and displaced one of the short sprags and the head sprag

Fairbrother, John, 28 Mar 1884, aged 59, Dataler, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was set to build a pack alongside a road which had been newly ribbed. The fireman instructed him to build the pack before removing any of the props, but he appears to have knocked out one of the props which was rather in his way, when a stone fell upon him from an old break

Fish, William, 28 Jun 1872, Collier, Fall of stone

Gibson, William, 23 Jul 1867, Drawer, Fall of roof in Pemberton 4ft Mine

Greenwood, John, 22 Feb 1888, aged 18, Labourer, Inspection made and inquest attended. The waggon lowerer was lowering a waggon from under the screens down to two other loaded waggons when deceased apparently tried to pass between and was caught

Halliwell, Wright, 29 Nov 1872, aged 14, Drawer, Fall of roof

Hodson, Benjamin, 14 Jul 1884, aged 44, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was commencing to work in a place which had been standing for some days, and he was instructed by the fireman to set a row of props along the face, for which purpose he gave him five props, whilst he went to get some more. The deceased set one prop and then commenced to get some coal to keep his drawer going, when a stone fell from a "slip" close to the face. The deceased knew that this stone was bad, and had pointed it out to the fireman

Irwin, William H., 03 Apr 1905, aged 41, Browman, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was in the act of pulling the second tub out of the cage, when the winder lowered the cage improperly, crushing him between the top hoop of the cage and the landing plates, there being no catches provided to hold the cage. At the inquiry it was strongly recommended that catches should be provided, and used in all cases

Kenyon, Richard, 14 Jul 1860, aged 21, Collier, Fall of coal

Kilgallen, Patrick, 18 Jun 1913, (accident: 13 Jun 1913), aged 56, Dataller, Deceased and another man were engaged in timbering a main road, and had placed an 8-foot bar in position against the roof. The bar was supported by two props, one in the middle and the other at one end. The deceased man's mate was measuring the required length of a third prop by placing it in an upright position against the bar, when a fall of dirt occurred and caught the foot of the prop, causing it to fall over and strike him on the shoulder. He pushed the prop away in order to free himself and it caught deceased in the stomach, causing injuries which were at first thought to be slight, but which terminated fatally on 18th June

Makinson, John, 01 Nov 1871, aged 63, Day labourer, Fall of roof

Makinson, William, 22 Jan 1868, aged 50, Collier, Fall of roof [More information ...]

McKenna, Peter, 12 Apr 1883, aged 50, Labourer, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was knocked down by some waggons on the surface railway. The accident was due to want of proper precautions on the part of the low driver and his assistants. The driver did not open his whistle as he backed the waggons into the siding, and his assistants did not see that the road was clear. The approach of the wagons was unnoticed by the deceased

McLoughlen, Thomas, 03 May 1878, aged 50, Dataler, Decased was walking up the incline from his work, and, in passing under the endless chain pulley at the top, caught his head between the rope and the wheel, which was fenced all round, but not undeneath. This the manager promised should be done

Nicholson, Ralph, 19 Aug 1862, aged 22, Jigger, By riding on a loaded train underground

Prescot, John, 04 Nov 1872, Underlooker, Fall of coal

Skellan, Timothy, 02 Dec 1880, aged 50, Dataller, Fall of roof as he was building a pack. The stone was supported by a prop, which was knocked out

Tickle, Bryan, 08 Feb 1881, aged 53, Manager, Inquest attended. The deceased was walking along a colliery railway, during a storm, and was knocked down by a train of waggons

Wallwork, John, 22 Jan 1868, aged 46, Prop drawer, Fall of roof [More information ...]

Worthington, William, 26 Feb 1870, aged 18, Drawer, Fall of coal from side of road