Kingswood Colliery

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Abbott, Joseph, 06 Jun 1876, (accident: 21 May 1876), aged 61, He received such injuries in the fitting shops belonging to the Kingswood Coal and Iron Co. that he died on June 5th. [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Amos, Thomas, 23 Aug 1893, aged 39, Collier, Having fired a shot he was clearing the coal to the place for loading into trams when a quantity of small and soft coal (20 and 30 cwt) fell from face extinguishing his light and covering him up. His brother who worked with him obtained assistance without delay and he was soon got from under the coal but his life was extinct. The ventilation was totally inadequate and it is quite probable that had it been otherwise the lights would not all have been extinguished and that with earlier help and fresh he might have revived

Birchell, William, 27 Dec 1875, (accident: 21 Dec 1875), aged 24, Collier, Fall of clod ; died on 27th

Brown, John, 05 Mar 1891, aged 19, Labourer, Crushed between the buffers of railway trucks at the screens

Bryant, George, 02 Jun 1852, aged 54, Bailiff, he was being raised up the shaft, when from some neglect, owing to the "bonnet" or shield not having been fixed, as is the rule when men are coming up or going down, after he had ascended only a few feet from the bottom of the shaft a large piece of stone fell from above, and in its descent struck him with great force, killing him on the spot

Bryant, George, 02 Dec 1908, aged 59, Labourer, While assisting a timberman in enlarging a horse road, and in a stooping position clearing the rails to allow an approaching journey of trams to pass, the arm for a pair of double timber set up temporarily fell over, and struck him near the temple and knocked him down. It was not thought serious at the moment, but he became unconscious in less than three hours, and died from cerebral hemorrhage 12 hours later. A post-mortem showed that there was a fracture of the skull four inches in length, although no scratch, abrasion or discolouration was noticeable externally

Bryant, Isaac, 28 Nov 1864, aged 31, Collier, They, with four others, went down to commence work in a close man hudge. Through derangement of the indicator, and abscence of proper signals, they went three or four feet too low, and finding themselves in the sump, Bryant and Poole were either pushed out of the hudge or struggled themselves out, and were drowned. The other four, by remaining in, escaped [More information ...]

Bryant, Joseph, 26 Sep 1889, aged 36, Hitcher, Crushed at the bottom of the pit. He omitted to put in the stop block and as the full tubs were running forward he tried to stop them and was pushed into the shaft by the descending cage

Cains, Stephen, 19 Sep 1893, aged 63, Collier, The heading took weight and squeezed out the higher side timbers and pack (in steep measures). They came in suddenly and fastened him so that he could not escape. They were unable to extricate him for 12 hours when he was found to be dead

Cordy, Moses, 04 Jan 1891, aged 49, Collier, A piece of coal fell from the face while he was engaged wedging it down. He had just before fired a shot

Dainty, J., 14 Mar 1881, aged 43, Repairer, Fall of stone. The deceased knew the stone was broken and was setting timber when it fell

Dursley, John, 27 May 1839, Inundation [More information ...]

Ellsbury, Thomas, 04 Apr 1911, (accident: 17 Nov 1910), aged 44, Miner, Deceased died on 4th April, 1911, from injuries received on 17th November, 1910 [More information ...]

Ellsbury, Thomas, 04 Apr 1911, (accident: 17 Nov 1910), aged 44, Miner, Deceased died on 4th April, 1911, from injuries received on 17th November, 1910, from an accident described in detail on page 21 of my report for that year

Framcom, William, 27 May 1839, Inundation [More information ...]

Francom, George, 27 May 1839, Inundation [More information ...]

Garland, Thomas, 29 Oct 1853, aged 32, Collier, Fall of coal

Gastin, William, 20 Jun 1888, aged 48, Collier, Fall of clod at his working place in the Five Coals Seam. He appears to have had some timber set in the place but not sufficient

Hancock, John William Green, 07 Apr 1913, aged 22, Runrider, He was employed to ride up and down a haulage road having an average dip of 10 inches per yard. When the set of six tubs was being hauled up the incline at a speed of from 2 to 2½ miles per hour he was run over. He rode on the chain connecting the hauling rope to the first tub of the set, and when so riding was in a most precarious position. The height of the incline was not sufficient to allow of him sitting, or even lying, on the top of the tubs. Across the incline some l30 yards from the top, were two brattice cloth curtains, and it is surmised that when coming through these curtains his light, which he carried in his cap, had been extinguished and that he then had stepped off the chain and had tried to walk on in advance of the set to signal for it to be stopped. In the dark, as he then was, he had stumbled or slipped — as he might very easily do — and had been caught and run over by the oncoming set before he could effect his purpose. The arrangement of having brattice cloth curtains across such an incline, without having an attendant stationed at the spot to open them as required, was bad, and showed a lack of foresight on the part of the responsible officials

Harris, Henry, 1907, (accident: 28 Dec 1906), aged 45, Incline Rider, Fall of roof. A stone which fell higher up in the incline, which is steep, rolled down and struck him when acting as a temporary rider. It is one of those cases where great doubt exists as to whether death was the result of the accident or not

Hayes, John, 10 Nov 1864, (accident: 23 Sep 1864), Died in consequence of injuries received on the 23rd of September on the railroad near Kingswood Colliery [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Henley, Albert, 17 Nov 1910, aged 28, Miner, Haulage rope breaking [More information ...]

Holbrook, John, 27 May 1839, Inundation [More information ...]

Hudd, George, 15 Jul 1880, aged 40, Repairer, Fall of stone whilst cutting out a prop

James, George, 16 Jul 1891, aged 39, Collier, Ascending the shaft after his day's work he fell out of the cage when about 50 yards up from the bottom. He was one of six riding in the top deck there being four more in the bottom deck. Those with him could give no explanation of the matter

Jeffries, William, 02 Jul 1904, aged 62, Overman, William Jeffries, 62, overman, died from heart failure when at work at Kingswood Colliery on the 2nd July. [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Johnson, William, 27 May 1839, Inundation [More information ...]

King, Aaron, 29 Mar 1872, (accident: 04 Mar 1872), aged 40, Collier, Fall of roof on the 4th ; died on the 29th

Knock, James, 02 Nov 1867, (accident: 03 Sep 1867), aged 27, Collier, Broke his back by fall of stone 3rd Sept lingered until 2nd. Nov

Luton, H., 31 Dec 1876, aged 32, Collier, Fall of roof

Moore, William, 19 Jun 1854, aged 28, Collier, Fall of roof

Moreton, B., 11 Nov 1874, (accident: 10 Oct 1874), Collier, Fall of stone. Died 11th Nov

Neale, John, 08 Apr 1906, (accident: 02 Nov 1904), aged 28, Collier, John Neale, 28, collier, died on the 8th April from the result of injuries received on the 2nd November, 1904, at Kingswood Colliery. Death having resulted more than a year and a day after the accident it is not comprised [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Newman, Stephen, 02 Sep 1851, Collier, Drawn over the pulley

Newman, Stephen, 03 Sep 1851, fell down shaft

Nicholls, George, 23 May 1873, (accident: 19 May 1873), aged 19, Haulier, By the breaking of the chain the tram ran wild, and so injured him that he died 23rd of the month

Palmer, George, 27 May 1839, Inundation [More information ...]

Palmer, William, 30 Jun 1908, aged 55, Labourer, He was riding up a steep incline in an empty tub behind a trolley loaded with rails. At the top of the incline, as the gradient altered, the empty tub became uncoupled and ran back 40 yards or so. He was thrown out and picked up dead. (Mechanical haulage)

Parker, Daniel Cole, 19 Jun 1903, aged 48, Repairer, When going to work down a steep incline he slipped and fell, rolling to the bottom

Poole, George, 28 Nov 1864, aged 28, Collier, They, with four others, went down to commence work in a close man hudge. Through derangement of the indicator, and abscence of proper signals, they went three or four feet too low, and finding themselves in the sump, Bryant and Poole were either pushed out of the hudge or struggled themselves out, and were drowned. The other four, by remaining in, escaped [More information ...]

Rogers, John, 18 Jun 1873, aged 50, Timberman, Fall of roof ("bell")

Sage, William, 06 Feb 1864, aged 21, Collier, Near the bottom of the main pit (410 yards deep) is a smaller one called a "Tip" (40 yards still deeper) at which deceased was waiting at the bottom seated on the cross bar ready to be drawn up, when a piece of fire-clay fell from near the top and killed him instantaneously

Smith, Sidney, 17 Nov 1910, aged 22, Miner, Haulage rope breaking [More information ...]

Stillman, Arthur, 23 Sep 1910, aged 45, Miner, He and his marrow had just left the face of their working place, when the roof came down bodily from between two slips running parallel to the face, and another running at right angles to them on the right, or fast, side of the place, His marrow was rushed down the "hatching" by the falling stones to safety, but deceased tried to take refuge between two chocks. The weight of fallen stone behind him pressed him against a prop, and caused the death by pressure on his heart after breaking his breastbone

Taylor, George, 17 Nov 1910, aged 18, Trammer, Haulage rope breaking [More information ...]

Webley, Alfred, 01 Mar 1853, aged Boy, Scalded in ash pit

Williams, George, 20 Mar 1866, aged 13, Putter, Fall of stone in the deep pit. Two other boys were with him and whilst the men were getting something to eat the three children went in by where they had no business to be and went to sleep and were only aroused by the fall that killed their companion

Williams, Isaac, 01 Jun 1854, aged 46, Collier, Getting into bucket, fell down the pit

Williams, Samuel, 02 Jun 1851, aged 10, Driver, Run over by a waggon

Wiltshire, Samuel, 27 May 1839, Inundation [More information ...]