Kiveton Park Colliery

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Barlow, John, 19 Jul 1934, aged 43, Collier, Filling coal at buttock when wedge shaped piece of coal fell and pinned him against prop. Died 5 hours later

Bass, W., 19 Nov 1884, aged 28, Filler, Fall of roof

Bateman, Arthur, 15 May 1914, aged 27, Filler, Deceased was taking off a corner of coal with a ringer and in so doing released about 3,000 lbs. of bind from between two slips which fatally injured him. The timbering was in order but a bar would, probably, have prevented the accident

Bedford, Charles, 05 Jul 1941, (accident: 24 Jun 1941), aged 18 [More information ...]

Begg, Denis, 28 Jun 1911, aged 18, Onsetter, He was fatally injured by an empty tub falling on to him from the cage of the hoist after it had been raised from the lower to the upper deck of the pit hill — a distance of 9 feet. The top of the hoist should have been enclosed

Bennett, J., 16 Mar 1890, (accident: 15 Mar 1890), aged 15, Rope boy, Run over by tubs. Died 16th

Biggin, William, 01 Feb 1933, aged 19, Deputies assistant, Deputy was firing at face 8 yards from him and he was assisting to charge another hole — a loud concussion was heard and both were found fatally injured [More information ...]

Booth, B., 26 Jan 1883, (accident: 18 Dec 1882), aged 45, Collier, Fall of coal. Died 26th Jan 1883

Bradford, William, 19 May 1880, aged 34, Trammer, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Brown, Edward, 12 Sep 1902, aged 20, Haulage-man, A piece of timber fouled the empty tubs on an endless rope engine plane, and Brown was thrown under the fall tubs which were travelling to the pit shaft

Copestake, Albert, 10 May 1913, aged 13, Pony Driver, Deceased was found behind his four empty tubs at a turn, with his neck dislocated. The last tub was off the road, and it would seem that he was knocked against a projecting piece of side by the tub jumping against the points

Deakin, A., 01 Aug 1900, aged 33, Collier, Fall of roof

Diall, T., 14 Nov 1886, Sinker, Fell off scaffold in sinking shaft

Eames, Jonas, 29 Jun 1941, (accident: 24 Jun 1941), aged 41 [More information ...]

Eames, William, 29 Jun 1941, (accident: 24 Jun 1941), aged 38 [More information ...]

Edwards, J., 23 Apr 1894, aged 60, Stallman, Fall of roof

Fox, W., 16 Jan 1889, aged 34, Filler, Fall of side

Fretwell, S., 30 Nov 1881, aged 52, Ripper, Fall of roof

Gabbitas, George Henry, 03 Feb 1914, aged 44, Dataller, Deceased was walking along the main haulage road to his work with another dataller named Foulds, when a "bump" occurred and some rock came away from a joint in the roof above them and knocked them both down. Foulds received a cut on the head but Gabbitas was fatally injured. The road is in strong ground and no timber was used to support the roof [More information ...]

Geere, Samuel David, 09 Apr 1907, aged 54, Collier, He was cleaning up the dirt at the bottom of the seam over which the last web of coal had fallen, when a piece of coal fell off the face and hit him on the head. A sprag was set against the coal but a bump occurred and displaced it

Gollick, James, 04 Dec 1880, aged 14, Driver, Crushed by corves

Green, Robert, 11 Sep 1908, aged 57, Stallman, Found under a fall of roof in the goaf. It is probable he was drawing back timber when he was caught

Green, Thomas, 22 Sep 1874, aged 35, Labourer, Fall of earth at surface

Hall, J., 29 Oct 1896, aged 61, Incline man, Drawn into spur gearing. It was properly fenced

Harley, C., 06 Jul 1885, aged 52, Shunter, Crushed by waggons

Hart, Solomon, 15 Dec 1915, aged 58, Dayman, Cleaning up coal at face when there was a bump and a fall which caught him

Hayes, W., 28 Jul 1893, (accident: 19 Jan 1893), aged 27, Collier, Fall of roof. Died 28th July

Hoften, Frederick, 24 Jun 1941, aged 67, Deputy [More information ...]

Holroyd, G., 17 Oct 1888, aged 49, Collier, Fall of roof

Jones, E. H., 12 Dec 1905, aged 39, Collier, He was filling a tub at the coal face when some bind from the roof fell from between two slips and buried him ; a second fall quickly followed the first and killed him. He was, at the time, cleaning some loose coal from the face preparatory to setting a bar, and apparently did not consider the roof sufficiently dangerous to require temporary middle props. From his intimate knowledge of the roof, which was wet and bad, he ought to have set temporary timber at once and not waited to make room for bars

Keek, H., 11 Dec 1872, (accident: 21 Jun 1872), aged 19, Hurrier, Explosion of gas (Died 11th December)

Laking, C., 19 Oct 1899, aged 13, Driver, Crushed between full tub and roof

Larkin, John, 26 Apr 1868, aged 54, Labourer, When putting a rope on the engine drum the adjusting screw on the brake broke, and the brake straps fell upon him

Layhe, Samuel, 19 May 1880, aged 24, Trammer, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Lebrond, J., 07 Jan 1897, aged 49, Dataller, Fall of side [More information ...]

Lewis, D., 13 Jul 1889, aged 65, Byeworker, Fall of side

Luton, John Thomas, 01 Feb 1933, aged 42, Deputy, Deputy was firing at face 8 yards from him and he was assisting to charge another hole — a loud concussion was heard and both were found fatally injured [More information ...]

Mallinder, W., 23 Jun 1885, Collier, Fall of roof

Marriott, John, 24 Dec 1873, aged 53, Collier, Fall of coal

Newbury, W., 31 Oct 1876, aged 47, Collier, Fall of roof

Oliver, Joseph, 04 Mar 1915, aged 50, Collier, Assisting to rip gate road and went under part that had not been taken down when it fell and killed him

Page, E., 15 Mar 1895, aged 23, Filler, Fall of roof

Parker, George, 23 Oct 1872, aged 13, Driver, Run over by corves

Parkin, Henry, 31 Aug 1871, aged 19, Boy, Fall of roof

Pearce, T., 30 Dec 1889, aged 14, Screenboy, Run over by waggons

Perry, John, 02 Aug 1913, aged 44, Stallman, Deceased was engaged in drawing rails from the gob side of his stall when he was killed by a fall of roof, measuring 12 feet by 3 feet by 1 foot

Potter, John, 29 Sep 1875, aged 33, Collier, Fall of roof

Powis, George, 05 May 1913, aged 50, Dataller, Deceased was run over by a train of full tubs on the jinny. He disregarded the notices and travelled on the incline while the rope was in motion

Rawson, George, 05 Sep 1874, aged 25, Stoker, Scalded by steam from boiler

Reed, Aaron, 12 Apr 1875, aged 22, Collier, Fall of roof

Reeder, John, 15 Aug 1871, aged 21, Collier, Fall of coal

Reynolds, Isaac, 24 Feb 1874, aged 23, Sinker, Fell from scaffold into sump

Riley, Ephraim, 19 May 1880, aged 28, Collier, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Rivington, E., 11 Jan 1883, aged 58, Collier, Fall of coal

Rowbottom, F., 08 Oct 1886, aged 30, Collier, Fall of roof

Sayles, Harry, 18 Sep 1911, aged 29, Collier, Deceased and two other men were getting coal in a stall where slips in the roof were frequent and the roof supports were props only. Deceased pulled coal from the face and a fall of roof buried him. The fall exposed three slips, one of which was at the face. The work he did unkeyed the roof for a length of 20 feet, and a thickness of 2 feet. It was a place in which bars should have been used to support the roof

Scarston, H., 15 Nov 1876, aged 13, Driver, Crushed by corves

Sewell, Herbert, 03 Mar 1910, aged 16, Pony Driver, He was bringing a set of full tubs along a roadway with a pony and was riding on the shafts. The shafts knocked out a prop supporting a bar, and he was killed by the fall of roof which followed

Shaw, James, 24 Mar 1889, aged 46, Sinker, Fell down shaft [More information ...]

Siddall, M., 14 Sep 1876, aged 33, Collier, Fall of coal

Simpkins, M., 19 Jun 1885, (accident: 02 Jun 1885), aged 42, Collier, Fall of coal. Died 19th June

Smith, William Motley, 13 May 1905, aged 50, Dataller, He and another man were taking out two low bars in a stone drift. One bar was taken out and a quantity of stone fell. When all appeared to be settled they returned, one at each side of the fall, to see if the place was safe, when a very large fall occurred, caused by two slips which could not be seen, and killed him

Spencer, Thomas, 09 Oct 1869, aged 28, Collier, Fall of coal

Spooner, Allan, 09 Oct 1908, aged 51, Stallman, He was holing coal at the face when a fall of roof occurred at a slip and killed him

Stewart, George, 24 Oct 1872, aged 23, Collier, Fall of coal

Swift, Isaac, 16 Aug 1915, aged 26, Dayman, Preparing to set additional props in a stall in a bad position when there was a large fall and he was buried

Swift, J., 07 Jan 1897, aged 52, Ripper, Fall of side [More information ...]

Thompson, J., 25 Jun 1888, aged 54, Collier, Fall of coal

Thornelow, Samuel, 19 Sep 1934, aged 59, Ripper, Haulage road was being enlarged and he was filling ripping dirt into tub at end of shift when he was killed by a fall

Walker, Walter, 24 Jun 1941, aged 33 [More information ...]

Waplington, Arnold, 29 May 1906, (accident: 12 May 1906), aged 21, Filler, When removing tram rails out of a stall into a gate he slightly cut his right hand with the sharp edge of one of them. Blood poisoning set in and he died on the 29th

Waring, W., 01 Jun 1881, (accident: 20 May 1881), aged 50, Contractor, Fall of roof ; died 1st June

Warren, W., 04 Dec 1887, (accident: 21 Nov 1887), aged 50, Collier, Fall of coal. Died 4th

Widdison, John, 22 Mar 1907, aged 44, Collier, When drawing a prop to liberate some stone with which to build a pack, a large stone fell from some glassy slips and killed him

Wigmore, Arthur, 18 Apr 1905, aged 17, Filler, He had only been at work a few minutes when a fall of roof took place near a fault in a stall, and caught and killed him

Winfield, James, 19 May 1880, aged 25, Collier, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]