Jamage Colliery

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Archer, Arthur Reginald, 17 Nov 1932, aged 29, Boiler fitter, Taking fire bars from boller flue — fell and fractured skull. Died same day

Breeze, E. C., 13 Aug 1877, aged 22, Collier, Fall of coal

Brough, Alfred, 30 Jul 1910, aged 23, Loader, The collier and deceased had left their own working place, which was "weighting," and were engaged in getting coal from a small adjoining pillar without permission. One prop was set to support the roof alongside a visible slip, and while preparation was being made to set another prop, the fall occurred, causing injuries to deceased, who died within two hours

Cartlidge, Isaac, 09 Sep 1907, 1.30 p.m., aged 28, Collier, Deceased was at work in a heading 8 feet wide, which was crossing two converging downthrow faults. He was shearing or nicking at the face, when presumably he heard the roof working and made to run back. A mass of "bass," 8 feet by 6 feet by 3 feet, fell from between the two faults, reeled out a prop, and caught him as he passed underneath. He was severely crushed internally and died about two hours afterwards. The place had been examined by the fireman, and the roof tapped about an hour before the accident, and it appeared to him to be safe

Chadwick, Thomas, 25 Nov 1911, 9.50 a.m., aged 45, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by gob-fire [More information ...]

Cork, George, 25 Nov 1911, 9.50 a.m., aged 22, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by gob-fire [More information ...]

Dale, Albert, 17 Aug 1912, (accident: 16 Aug 1912), aged 30, Dataller, Deceased was filling a tub with debris in the extension of the main dip in the Bullhurst seam, when a piece of overhanging coal fell from the side and crushed him against the side of the tub. He died on the following day. The overhanging coal had been tested by sounding, and was considered to be safe. It should either have been pulled down or supported by sprags

Daniels, John, 05 Jan 1876, aged 26, Explosion of firedamp, caused by gunpowder [More information ...]

Darlington, Daniel, 05 Jan 1876, aged 22, Explosion of firedamp, caused by gunpowder [More information ...]

Dolan, James, 30 Nov 1878, aged 36, Collier, Fall of roof

Edwards, Enoch, 25 Nov 1911, 9.50 a.m., aged 51, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by gob-fire [More information ...]

Jones, William, 23 Jun 1909, (accident: 12 Jun 1909), aged 50, Chargeman, This accident was caused by boring into an unexploded charge of Albionite (9 ozs.) in a shot hole in a sinking pit. The shot was one of five which were connected up in series and fired electrically by a low tension battery near the end of the day shift. On examination it was found that the middle shot had missed. A second charge was then placed in the same hole on the top of the original stemming and was exploded separately. The work done by this second charge caused the chargeman on the shift to consider that both charges had gone. The work of cleaning up was proceeded with for the remainder of the shift and was continued by the next shift, when after about 1½ hours, the sump was ready for boring again. Phoenix, on instructions from Jones, commenced to bore in the socket of the original missed shot when almost immediately an explosion occurred, killing the former on the spot and causing injuries to Jones, from which he died on the 23rd instant. The practice of boring in sockets left by previous shots is to be condemned, for there is no guarantee that the whole of a charge has been exploded. The practice was afterwards discontinued in this sinking [More information ...]

Leese, Frederick, 25 Nov 1911, 9.50 a.m., aged 58, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by gob-fire [More information ...]

MacPherson, Alexander, 05 Jan 1876, Explosion of firedamp, caused by gunpowder [More information ...]

Oadam, Patrick, 05 Jan 1876, aged 37, Explosion of firedamp, caused by gunpowder [More information ...]

Paskin, John Henry, 26 Apr 1913, aged 33, Dataller, Deceased struck one blow with an axe at a brattice strip nailed to the leg of a bond of timber. The blow caused the bond and another one set touching it to collapse, and about two tons of roof shale fell from two slips. Deceased was struck in the back by a piece of falling timber and received such severe internal injuries that he died in a few moments

Pembleton, Benjamin, 01 Apr 1880, aged 18, Loader, Fall of coal

Phoenix, Oswald, 12 Jun 1909, aged 26, Loader, This accident was caused by boring into an unexploded charge of Albionite (9 ozs.) in a shot hole in a sinking pit. The shot was one of five which were connected up in series and fired electrically by a low tension battery near the end of the day shift. On examination it was found that the middle shot had missed. A second charge was then placed in the same hole on the top of the original stemming and was exploded separately. The work done by this second charge caused the chargeman on the shift to consider that both charges had gone. The work of cleaning up was proceeded with for the remainder of the shift and was continued by the next shift, when after about 1½ hours, the sump was ready for boring again. Phoenix, on instructions from Jones, commenced to bore in the socket of the original missed shot when almost immediately an explosion occurred, killing the former on the spot and causing injuries to Jones, from which he died on the 23rd instant. The practice of boring in sockets left by previous shots is to be condemned, for there is no guarantee that the whole of a charge has been exploded. The practice was afterwards discontinued in this sinking [More information ...]

Proctor, N., 10 Feb 1882, Boy, Fall of coal

Rigby, Samuel, 06 Mar 1901, aged 52, Slack-emptier, Rigby was fastening the bottom door of a slack wagon standing over a hole where it delivered to the elevator of washing machine, when a locomotive with seven trucks came towards him, on a slight incline. The trucks should have been stopped before reaching the slack wagon, but the brakes and scotches applied were insufficient to stop them, and there was a collision by which Rigby was killed. A stop-block to protect the slack wagon was advised

Rowley, Michael, 05 Jan 1876, aged 27, Explosion of firedamp, caused by gunpowder [More information ...]

Shaw, Harry, 25 Nov 1911, 9.50 a.m., aged 21, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by gob-fire [More information ...]

Sherratt, Herbert, 27 Mar 1900, 5.30 p.m., aged 32, Fireman, Fall of roof in Crut engine dip during repairs. Another man injured

Smith, Reuben, 19 Jan 1910, 9.15 p.m., aged 40, Sinker, Explosion of firedamp or coal dust

Swingewood, Joseph, 25 Nov 1911, 9.50 a.m., aged 20, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by gob-fire [More information ...]

Timmis, Daniel, 25 Jul 1914, aged 52, Collier, He was engaged in working out a pillar of coal in the Eight Feet Banbury seam. He was helping the loader to fill a tub when a large quantity of roof fell from a network of slips, without warning, and completely covered him. With the exception of one large stone, the fall consisted of small material, and from his appearance after being extricated deceased probably died from suffocation. The place appeared to be securely timbered

Turncock, Jesse, 10 Oct 1898, 10 a.m., aged 33, Collier, Fall of top coal forming roof at working face in pillar workings in Bullhurst seam. There were slips at one side and one at the end of the fall. Another post should have been set under the coal which fell otherwise the place was well timbered. There was no loose timber at the place but there was a supply 60 yards from it

Walton, Leonard, 25 Mar 1914, aged 14, Taker-off, An empty tub had become derailed in jigging operations, about 9 yards from the bottom of the jig at which deceased was taker-off. On receiving a signal, he went up the jig and lifted the tub on to the rails and then gave the signal to the jigger to continue jigging. The jigger had only just commenced again when the jig chain broke and both tubs ran back down the jig to the bottom. Deceased was found lying on the plates at the bottom of the jig, some distance from the tubs, but how he received his injuries could not be ascertained. It could only be assumed that he signalled to the jigger while still in the jig and that in trying to get clear he was struck either by a tub or flying piece of coal from the full tub. The chain appeared to be perfectly sound, but as the broken link could not be found, it was not possible to ascertain the cause of the breakage. Rivet links were in use on the chain at intervals of 4 yards in order to lengthen the chain as the jig was extended. It is not known whether the broken link was a "rivet" or ordinary link. A test was made afterwards of portion of the broken chain and a "rivet" link — the "rivet" link broke under a weight of two tons. The actual dead weight on the chain when working in the jig (inclination 1 in 6) would be about 3 to 4 cwts

Warburton, Edward, 22 Apr 1904, 10 a.m., aged 31, Collier, Fall of roof (bass) at face of a flitching in the 8 ft. Banbury seam. The fall came from a slip close to the face and knocked a post out