Ibstock Colliery

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Allen, Walter, 21 Apr 1910, aged 27, Screen Engineman, Deceased had got over a fence and was oiling the bearings of a small steam engine while it was in motion. His clothing was caught by the fly-wheel shaft, and he was pulled round it and killed. A notice was posted up prohibiting oiling while the machinery was in motion. If automatic lubricators had been in use the accident would have been prevented

Allsebrook, Thomas, 24 Sep 1853, aged Boy, Boiler bursting [More information ...]

Arnold, Joseph, 19 Apr 1883, aged 17, Incline man, Found run over by loaded tubs on the engine plane

Belcher, Ada, 01 Jul 1891, aged 12, Girl, The child was sent with its father's breakfast to the colliery and in crossing the railway sidings was run over by railway waggons and killed

Boobier, Charles, 10 Oct 1868, aged 13, Driver, Crushed by tubs

Brooks, Richard Thomas, 29 Sep 1898, (accident: 30 Aug 1898), aged 36, Stallman, Fall of roof coal. Deceased was holing the coal-face, when a quantity of roof coal fell and knocked a prop out. The prop fell towards the deceased and struck him on the head. He died 29th September (Upper main coal seam)

Cartwright, Samuel, 26 Feb 1875, aged 15, Driver, Relacing a tub on the rails, when the pony started, crushing him between the tub and side of the road

Clarke, John, 06 Feb 1883, aged 59, Incline man, Crushed by loaded tubs. Engine-man mistook the signal

Cooper, Charles Thomas, 10 Mar 1904, aged 18, Horse-driver, Fall of roof. Deceased was passing along a roadway behind a horse taking two full tubs from a stall when a fall of roof occurred and killed him (Upper main coal)

Curl, Joseph, 11 Nov 1899, (accident: 07 Nov 1899), aged 23, Onsetter, The onsetter allowed a full tub to run into the shaft sump, and as the cages were running, the onsetter signalled for the descending cage to stop in the shaft. The banksman took the opportunity of repairing the gate at the top of the shaft, and when he had completed this, the cages started running again, and fatally injured deceased, who was in the sump. He died on the 11th instant. Another man was injured

Deaning, S., 25 Feb 1856, aged 14, Fall of roof [More information ...]

Finley, Thomas, 06 Jun 1875, aged 25, Dataler, Deceased and another conveying an empty tub down an incline. Got inside. Tub ran away, upsetting and killed deceased

Framer, Thomas, 08 Mar 1878, aged 13, Driver, Run over by loaded tubs. Boy neglected to put locklers in the wheels

Glover, William, 19 May 1857, aged 38, Miner, Knocked off the cage in shaft by bringing timber up with him [More information ...]

Gray, Henry, 27 Jun 1880, aged 61, Loader, Fall of roof

Hands, Edward, 18 Jul 1909, (accident: 25 Jun 1909), aged 33, Dataller, When lowering a set of full tubs on a haulage road he slipped on a rail and the first tub caught and injured his back. He died 18th July from pneumonia, and the Coroner's Jury said this was caused by the accident (Lower Main Coal seam)

Hextall, John, 10 Mar 1899, aged 18, Coal cleaner, Deceased attempted to move two empty railway waggons, and while doing this he was fatally crushed, either between the waggons or between a waggon and the pillar supporting the screens

Houghton, George, 21 Jun 1874, aged 35, Dataller, Fall of roof repairing road

Jaques, J., 15 Jun 1862, aged 45, Miner, Fall of roof

Johnson, Frank, 21 Dec 1876, aged 16, Incline boy, Three tubs became detatched on the engine plane when going down empty, and before deceased could get into a "manhole" they overtook him

Keightley, Arthur, 08 Oct 1900, aged 28, Dataller, Fall of roof. Deceased was repairing the roadway of the mine, and proceeded to set a catch prop under a timber bar, when the roof pushed the timber out and fell upon him (Lower main coal)

Knott, William, 22 Jan 1905, (accident: 21 Jan 1905), aged 46, Banksman, The deceased was puller-off at the pit top. He was adjusting the fence bar at the end of the cage after some men had landed, when the cage commenced to descend, and crushed him between the top of the cage and the pit top. He died the next day

Lane, Royston Samuel, 14 Dec 1909, aged 18, Clipper, Deceased was in charge of nine full tubs passing along an endless rope roadway when a bar broke, and a fall of roof fell upon deceased and killed him. One bar on either side of the broken bar was run out by the fall (Lower Main Coal seam)

Liveley, James, 20 Aug 1900, aged 43, Dataller, Fall of side. Deceased and a deputy were looking on at a workman knocking a stretcher out for the purpose of repairing the roadway. When the stretcher fell, the roof came down, and some portion of the side of the roadway rolled off and killed deceased (Upper main coal)

Moore, William, 21 Jan 1887, aged 66, Holer, Fall of roof

Poole, Henry, 11 Dec 1866, Collier, Fall of roof

Sharpe, William, 28 Jan 1875, aged 15, Driver, Fell down in front of his pony, and full tub went over him

Spillar, John, 13 Aug 1910, aged 38, Dayman, Deceased was engaged in clearing a small fall on an engine plane when the side and roof suddenly collapsed, reeling out four bars and burying him. When extricated two hours later he was dead

Troth, John William, 28 Jul 1899, aged 32, Stallman, Fall of coal. Deceased was holing, and had gone too far under without setting short sprags to the bottom bed of the seam. Sprags were properly set to the upper portion, but the lower portion was unsupported, and fell away from a parting in the seam (Lower main coal)

Webster, Edward, 30 Jun 1896, aged 46, Dataller, Fall of roof. Deceased and other men were repairing a main roadway. They commenced to take out two bars when another bar gave way and allowed a portion of the roof to fall upon him. He died in a few hours after receiving the injury