Kingsbury Colliery

Blabey, Arthur, 06 Jul 1910, (accident: 05 Jul 1910), aged 15, Driver, A "corporal" had left a set of ten empty tubs standing on a haulage road, with four lockers in the wheels of the last two tubs, and had gone back to see why a haulage motor had stopped. Deceased, who was further inbye, was thought to have started the set by jerking the couplings of the lower tubs, and to have been unable to control the set when in motion. He was knocked down and received injuried which proved fatal on the following day

Conway, Thomas, 06 Jun 1903, aged 32, Fan-engineman, He hanged himself between the doors at the entrance to the fan-drift

Earp, Frederick, 10 Dec 1914, aged 15, Jut-blockboy, It was the deceased's duty to regulate the speed of full sets of eight tubs, that passed through a jut-block, by means of a screw which pressed the block on to the tub sides. When the second set of the shift was at the jut-block, deceased was found lying face downwards between the first tub wheels and the brick wall at the road-side, dead from a broken neck. He was nine feet away from his seat at the wheel screw. The tub had not passed over him. The set stopped at the usual place. It is probable he stretched his head forward to look along the road as the set was approaching the block when a projecting lump, of coal pushed his head against the curved roof. He had been employed underground only about eight days

Evans, William, 21 Jul 1911, aged 14, Spare-boy, Deceased, who had only been employed underground for about three months as a trapper, was assisting a corporal in order to get some insight into the duties of a driver. He went outbye to get a drink, and, when returning, appears to have lost his light when passing through some canvas sheets. He was knocked down by a set of four loaded tubs which a horse was bringing outbye. The leading tub ran upon him and killed him

Holding, Thomas Henry, 29 Sep 1905, aged 23, Onsetter, Crushed between the ascending cage and a steel girder fixed across the bottom of the shaft. The cage started ascending the shaft owing to some mistake in the signalling

Holland, Frederick William, 19 Jan 1914, aged 32, Holer, Deceased was a regular holer, but owing to the absence of a loader he was asked to take his place for that shift. After filling three tubs the stallman set a bar close up to the buttock, and left the deceased to take out the catch prop. The stallman went into the other benk and fixed a bar. He heard a fall of roof, and on going to deceased, saw he was covered by a fall 11 feet long, 6 feet 4 inches wide, and an average thickness of one foot. A bar that was under it was pushed out. There were two parallel fault slips 6 feet 4 inches apart. No extra precaution was taken in setting supports to guard against falls from between the slips. The deceased was probably engaged pulling some loose coal from face on which the fallen stone rested. The roof had been properly examined and tested the accident would most probably have been prevented

Jackson, George Henry, 02 Dec 1903, aged 46, Banksman, Deceased was pushing a railway waggon and used his chest to a buffer, when two trucks followed on and fatally crushed him. It was dark at the time and no lamps were used

Mahon, James, 14 Feb 1907, aged 34, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased and a loader entered the stall to work for the night shift, and when they had been at work half-an-hour a large fall of roof occurred, killing deceased and injuring the loader (Ryder coal)

Neale, Joseph Holiday, 11 Sep 1895, aged 40, Sinker, Suffocated by being lowered into a sinking shaft containing noxious gases. No examination of the shaft was made before the deceased descended and it was unventilated [More information ...]

Nurser, John, 12 Jan 1913, aged 47, Labourer, Deceased was lowering an empty wagon on the rail track next to the walling of the winding engine-house. He was not familiar with the road and the light was bad. He walked beside the wagon with his hand on the brake lever, and as the space between the wagon and the walling gradually narrowed. He was fatally crushed

Parsons, Joseph Griffin, 05 Mar 1909, aged 16, Horse-driver, Deceased was walking in front of his horse which was drawing two full tubs along the gate-road, when part of the roadway side fell on to the tubs and held them. Deceased turned back to go towards the horse to see what was the matter, when the other side of the road fell off and killed deceased and horse (Ryder Coal seam)

Platts, George, 22 Oct 1909, aged 49, Bricklayer, Deceased was on a scaffold 20 feet from the ground doing some whitewashing when he fell to the ground

Powis, Arthur, 15 Aug 1910, aged 41, Stallman, While deceased was bringing down the top part of the seam, a piece of roof 7 ft. 3 ins. long by 3 ft wide by 1 ft. 2 ins. high fell upon him from two converging slips, one of which was unseen, reeling out two props and causing injuries from which he died before he could be extricated

Salt, John, 11 Aug 1898, aged 28, Loader, Fall of roof. The two deceased were assisting to fill a tub with dirt at the end of a coal heading, when a considerable quantity of rock roof fell, and instantly killed both the deceased (Ryder coal seam) [More information ...]

Smith, Henry, 04 May 1909, aged 48, Header, Deceased and a loader were clearing up the results of a shot fired at the face of a stone-heading, when a fall of roof came from beyond the completed side of the heading and killed deceased (Ryder Coal seam)

Whitaker, Harold, 11 Sep 1895, aged 36, Sinker, Suffocated by being lowered into a sinking shaft containing noxious gases. No examination of the shaft was made before the deceased descended and it was unventilated [More information ...]

Winfield, Arthur, 14 Sep 1910, aged 41, Loader, In taking a full tub, with one wheel lockered, from his stall face down a short length of road dipping about 1 in 12, deceased was in front holding it with his back, and another man was assisting him behind. Deceased slipped and was caught between the corner of the tub and a prop ; he died immediatety, death being due to a fractured rib piercing the heart. The accident resulted from a breach of Spec. Rule 88

Wright, Ernest Harold, 11 Aug 1898, aged 15, Horse driver, Fall of roof. The two deceased were assisting to fill a tub with dirt at the end of a coal heading, when a considerable quantity of rock roof fell, and instantly killed both the deceased (Ryder coal seam) [More information ...]

Wright, Jesse, 30 Nov 1909, aged 35, Stallman, Coal had fallen up to a slip, and eight tubs had been loaded. Deceased was preparing to set a prop when the coal fell and killed him. Room should have been made and prop set up much sooner (Ryder Coal seam)

Wright, Thomas, 21 Feb 1903, aged 35, Deputy, Fall of roof. Deceased was attending to a pump fixed in a heading, when a piece of the roof fell and killed him (Ryder coal seam)