Langton Colliery

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Artcliff, James, 27 Dec 1871, aged 63, Collier, Fall of coal

Beardmore, Thomas, 14 Jul 1853, Falling into the winding machinery [More information ...]

Brotherhood, Samuel, 23 Jul 1910, aged 33, Stallman, The deputy had just fired a charge of Rippite, and afterwards examined the place. Brotherhood went into the head, and when found about 15 minutes afterwards, was dead. He was suffocated by the gases generated by the explosion

Brownlow, Albert, 21 Jan 1889, aged 23, Loader, Fall of roof, deceased knocked out a prop contrary to the orders of the stallman and the deputy

Byron, John, 01 Jul 1851, aged Boy, Falling down shaft

Caulton, George, 10 Apr 1908, aged 33, Dataller, Bursting of an air receiver at a time when the deceased and others stood near to it waiting to descend the shaft. Another man was injured [More information ...]

Cockluef, William, 04 Oct 1866, Collier, Fall of bind

Elliott, Samuel, 10 Dec 1851, Fall of roof in the mine

Green, Benjamin, 27 Aug 1919, aged 63, Byeworkman, Cutter was being moved along face under its own power with bar projecting behind. He was following machine to keep trailing cable clear. Cable appears to have caught cutters which drew him in and he was cut to pieces

Green, William, 31 Dec 1869, aged 35, Onsetter, Fell down shaft whilst changing carriage

Hayes, J., 10 Mar 1860, aged 18, Loader, Fall of roof

Hudson, James, 03 Jun 1895, (accident: 30 May 1895), aged 30, Stallman, Deceased was on the cage with other men descending the shaft when his arm projected outside the cage and was broken by being caught between the shaft ironwork and the cage. He died 3rd June

Lee, F., 02 Apr 1851, Fall of coal

Lee, Francis, 04 Apr 1851, Fall of coal in the mine

Lee, Mathew, 24 Nov 1873, aged 41, Banksman, Crushed by a railway waggon

Lowe, Alfred, 15 Sep 1914, aged 14, Driver, He was driving six full tubs along a level road in which the gradient was slightly in favour of the load. He fell off the shaft iron on which he was riding and was crushed by the front tub

Oaten, Thomas, 17 Aug 1852, Fall of roof in the mine [More information ...]

Pembleton, Joseph Arthur, 07 Feb 1910, aged 15, Horse Driver, He was taking six full tubs along a roadway, and was riding on the crank with the permission of the officials. The first three tubs left the rails and deceased was fatally crushed against the side of the roadway

Robinson, S., 04 Dec 1855, Falling down the shaft

Robinson, William, 30 Nov 1855, aged 30, Collier, Falling down shaft, attempting to slide down the rope

Saddler, John, 02 Sep 1867, aged 16, Collier, Fall of coal

Sheppard, George, 26 Dec 1878, aged 47, Collier, Crossing the bottom of the shaft. Cage descended upon him [More information ...]

Swain, Valentine, 04 Jan 1919, aged 56, Banksman, Under wagon trying to fasten bottom door when it was bumped forward by another and he was killed

Trueman, William Percy, 14 Jan 1909, aged 18, Haulage Engine-driver, He passed through a fence while a pair of compressed air engines were driving and endless rope, and was found fastened in the machinery (Waterloo Coal seam)

Walvin, John, 01 Oct 1875, aged 19, Holer, Endeavouring to pass in front of coals which had been holed and sprags taken out, having been previously warned of the danger

Wardle, John Henry, 16 Jun 1909, (accident: 15 Jun 1909), aged 20, Horse-driver, He was driving a horse drawing five full tubs, very hard, and the shafts struck the side of the roadway knocking some timber out, and he was severely crushed between the first tub and the timber which had fallen. He died the next day (Deep Soft Coal seam)

Watson, William, 10 Apr 1908, aged 41, Dataller, Bursting of an air receiver at a time when the deceased and others stood near to it waiting to descend the shaft. Another man was injured [More information ...]