Linby Colliery

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Bailey, Joseph, 16 Apr 1875, aged 24, Sinker, Shot missed fire ; deceased at work in the bottom of the shaft when it exploded [More information ...]

Barratt, Samuel, 21 Mar 1882, aged 16, Driver, Crushed by loaded tubs

Bettison, Alfred, 17 Jul 1893, aged 18, Was going under some loaded railway waggons which were being moved and was run over. He was not employed at the colliery and the accident happened on the Great Northern branch line

Brownlow, Samuel, 02 Dec 1919, aged 52, Stallman, Killed by a fall of bind while loading a tub. Fall came after a weight break

Buxton, Abel, 26 Nov 1909, aged 16, Horse-driver, Deceased was riding, contrary to rule, on the top of a partially filled tub of dirt when a fall of roof killed him. Probably the tub struck one of the legs supporting a bar (Top Hard Coal seam)

Clamp, John, 28 Feb 1881, aged 55, Stallman, Holing coals when a piece fell from the face, breaking over the sprags

Frost, Arthur, 05 Dec 1924, (accident: 28 Nov 1924, 9.0 a.m., 2nd hour of shift), aged 27, Loader, Deceased whilst at work scratched his finger on a piece of coal. On reaching home that afternoon his finger was painful and a little swollen and a poultice was applied. He was medically attended the following morning, but rapidly became very ill and was removed to hospital, where he died of septicaemia on 5th December

Gooddall, Frederick, 30 Jul 1889, aged 22, Shunter, Crushed by loaded railway waggons whilst lowering them from the weigh machine into the railway sidings shunting at night

Greesnmith, William, 27 May 1898, aged 53, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was pulling roof coal down when a fall of roof occurred and killed him

Harpham, Alfred, 11 Nov 1904, aged 57, Loader, Deceased was riding in an underground train after completing the day's work, when he expired from "heart disease." An inquest was held [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Hodges, William, 02 Apr 1924, 12.45 p.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 50, Fitter, Deceased was lowering some pipes with chain blocks which were hung from sheer legs. In lowering, the blocks jammed and he went up to determine what was wrong. It is not known what deceased did, but there was a sudden pluck on the chains and the sheer legs with the pipes and blocks fell down. Deceased fell with them and was so severely injured that he died about an hour later

Howe, Edward, 01 Jul 1904, aged 50, Dataller, Fall of roof while deceased was removing a bar supporting a brattice sheet. He died in the mine (Top hard coal)

Jacklin, George, 24 Jan 1875, aged 35, Sinker, Bricking scaffold in descending the shaft caught on the side, then fell ; the sudden jerk drew the bolts, and the scaffold fell to the bottom

Newbury, Arthur Charles, 12 Jul 1905, (accident: 21 Jun 1905), aged 17, Horse-driver, Deceased received a broken leg by accident on 21st June, and died of "suppurative appendicitis, peritonitis and syncope" [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Revill, Harry, 07 May 1919, aged 19, Loader, He was watching stallman pull down slab of coal and was struck on head and killed

Seagrave, William, 12 May 1905, (accident: 10 May 1905), aged 56, Roadman, A piece of coal fell down the shaft, and striking something at the bottom it rebounded and struck the deceased, who was uncoupling the loaded tubs three yards from the shaft inset. He died 12th May

Starr, John, 21 Jan 1901, (accident: 18 Jan 1901), aged 49, Lamp cleaner, Deceased was crossing the colliery railway, and was run over by the locomotive. The colliery boilers were blowing off steam at the time, and the locomotive could not be seen, although the whistle was open. He died on 21st January

Stevenson, Fred Charles, 30 Jan 1909, aged 38, Horse-keeper, Deceased was in charge of a horse drawing corn and water to the stables, and when the horse approached some other tubs standing on the same road he mounted them and rolled over backwards on to deceased (Top Hard Coal seam)

Street, Thomas, 01 Mar 1881, aged 19, Engineman, Fell from a ladder into a well of hot water

Swift, Henry, 18 Oct 1887, aged 28, Loader, Fall of roof

Thornton, Luke, 08 Jan 1883, aged 50, Loader, Fall of coals whilst attempting to save his shovel from being broken

Williams, Joseph, 20 Jan 1911, (accident: 07 Feb 1910), aged 42, Loader, He was getting a tub out of the stall when a small piece of bind fell upon him. He died on 20th January, 1911