Long Lane Colliery

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Adamson, Thomas, 06 Jan 1896, (accident: 11 Dec 1895), aged 20, Drawer, Inspection made and inquest attended. A portion of the tubs got off the rails on a jig and came unhooked and running down the brow crushed the deceased among some empty tubs. He succumbed to the injuries January 6th

Appleton, Joseph, 30 Jan 1912, (accident: 15 Nov 1911), aged 62, Miner, About the date mentioned he was slightly injured by a piece of coal falling against his leg. A month later he was sent to the hospital where he died from blood-poisoning on January 30th, 1912

Armstrong, Sydney, 09 Oct 1924, 7.45 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 18, Haulage hand, The deceased, who was employed in unlashing tubs at a slight curve on an endless rope haulage plane, was fatally crushed while detaching the rear chain on a full tub. It is assumed that he missed his foothold and was run over. The gradient was practically level

Baxendale, Thomas, 01 Jun 1912, aged 47, Shiftman, Deceased was engaged extending a tub road 4 yards from the coal face, when a fall of roof occurred, displacing several props, and killed him. He was visited by fireman half an hour previously and instructed to set two bars, but appears to have neglected to do so

Catterall, William, 10 Oct 1917, aged 28, Collier, Injury to chest by fall of coal

Chantler, John, 06 Sep 1903, (accident: 25 Aug 1903), aged 23, Weighman, Inquiry made. He was assisting to cut a winding rope, and was holding a chisel hammer on the rope, when another person was striking it with another hammer ; the handle of the hammer deceased was holding broke, causing the end of the hammer to fly up, and it struck deceased on the forehead so violently that he succumbed to the effects of the injuries received September 6th, 1903

Charnock, William, 02 Aug 1929, aged 27, Haulage hand, Slipped out of manrider in front of tubs

Creaby, Thomas, 11 Dec 1907, aged 29, Metalman, When engaged packing side of roadway, after a shot had been fired, a stone fell from a slip, capping three props, and fatally injuring deceased

Eccles, John, 16 Nov 1914, aged 15, Haulage hand, Deceased and another boy were dragging props from a shunt along a main gate-road in the Ince Four Feet Seam, when a sudden fall of roof occurred owing to two bars breaking. The bars had only been set about ten days previously, and were 7½ inches square, and from 2½ to 3 feet apart. Four feet from one end an additional prop had been put under each bar. The timber broke off short, due to a sudden weighting of the roof, and owing to the nature of the strata, larch timber would probably have been more suitable. Another boy, who was only 3 or 4 yards behind, had a narrow escape

Edwards, William, 01 Sep 1885, aged 51, Collier, Deceased fell down in the road on his way home and died from heart disease. As the deceased had been injured the November previously it was considered advisable to hold an inquest

Evans, Aaron, 23 Jul 1917, aged 30, Haulage man, Killed by a fall of roof. Son of Edmund and Margaret Evans, Bryn Road, Ashton in Makerfield

Garner, John, 02 Nov 1892, aged 21, Waggonman, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was in an empty waggon when the scotch gave was he got caught between top of waggon and slack box of screen, there being only a few inches clearance

Hawkinson, Henry, 23 Sep 1878, aged 41, Bricklayer, Fell from 4-ft. mine to pit bottom. Deceased was bricking the pit, when the scaffold on which he stood slipped, and threw him off

Hodson, Thomas W., 09 Sep 1915, aged 15, Haulage hand, Crushed between tubs — head injured. Died this day

Jackson, Joseph, 08 Nov 1907, aged 15, Haulage-hand, Some full tubs in a jig got off the rails, which appeared to have disturbed a bar under the roof ; which came out, causing a fall of roof upon the deceased, when they were in the act of putting the tubs right

Jones, Thomas, 24 Feb 1917, aged 34, Metalman, Killed by a fall of roof

Knowles, Nathaniel, 18 May 1914, (accident: 29 Oct 1913), aged 52, Collier, Deceased was holing at the coal face when a small stone fell from the roof and struck him on the side. He continued at work, but a few days after was unable to continue working. He died on 18th May, 1914, from the effects of a large tumour set up by the injury received

Lavin, James, 23 Nov 1915, aged 21, Haulage lad, Crushed head by runaway tub. Died 23rd. Nov

Littler, John, 07 May 1912, (accident: 22 Apr 1912), aged 64, Collier, Littler was on his way out along a drawing road dipping 4 in. to the yard, when he was overtaken by a runaway full tub, and was knocked by it against a prop 28 inches from the rails, receiving injuries from which he died on 7th May

McLean, Patrick H., 12 Oct 1889, aged 17, Dataler, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was assisting another man who was engaged in drawing props, and whilst waiting to take a prop away a stone fell, capping the last row of props, and catching the deceased before he could get away. He ought to have been farther away

McLouchlin, Patrick, 01 Jul 1916, aged 26, Metalman, Fall of roof — fatally injured [More information ...]

Mercer, Thomas, 11 Mar 1899, (accident: 06 Mar 1899), aged 16, Engine cleaner, Inquiry made. The deceased went to sleep during his dinner hour before the stove in the locomotive shed and got his clothing on fire, burning his back so severely that he died at the infirmary on the 11th inst

Miland, John, 23 Apr 1893, (accident: 12 Apr 1893), aged 24, Sinker, Inspection and inquiry made. A stone fell upon the deceased from a slip on side of shaft about 5 yards above where they were working, just below the bottom ring. The shaft is said to have been examined about an hour before the accident occurred. Died on the 23rd April 1893

Mullarky, John, 24 Feb 1910, aged 32, Dataller, When "mangling" an empty tub upbrow, he somehow lost control of the handle, which in revolving fatally injured the deceased, by striking him on the head

Pilling, Peter, 16 Jan 1918, aged 51, Shiftman, Crushed by boxes

Quinn, Patrick, 02 Jul 1929, aged 40, Stallman, Killed by a fall of roof

Rimmer, Robert, 23 Jun 1900, aged 35, Carpenter, Inquiry made and inquest attended. He, with others, was engaged in the Fan drift, near the edge of shaft, changing one of the conducting rods, Deceased went out into daylight for a hammer, and this appears to have upset his eyesight, as when he came back, and not seeing well, he by misadventure stepped into the pit shaft, although there a number of lamps there

Starkie, Ralph, 17 Dec 1879, (accident: 06 Dec 1879), aged 53, Labourer, He stumbled and fell on pit bank but continued to work for four days when he grew worse and died 17th

Talbot, Job, 03 Mar 1916, (accident: 02 Mar 1916), aged 17, Haulage hand, Crushed beteen tub and doorway. Died 3rd Mar

Turton, Abraham, 17 Mar 1900, (accident: 10 Mar 1900), aged 59, Shiftman, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was coming out along the endless-rope-motion road, and in attempting to pass between a set of empty and full tubs he received such injuries that he died at the infirmary on the 17th inst. It was recommended that the travelling should be extended, and used for the men to go to and from their work

Wardale, James, 08 Feb 1894, (accident: 22 Jul 1893), aged 52, Sinker, Inquiry made. After sinking through the seam of coal they were starting to get the mouthing in when a piece of coal fell over on deceased the injuries were not considered serious at the time but blood poisoning set in until he expired on February 8th

Whittingham, Thomas, 14 Sep 1899, aged 52, Collier, Inspection made. They had holed under the bottom coal, and after loosening a sprag set against the coal, they stepped back waiting for it to fall, when some top coal fell over with it crushing the deceased

Wilcock, William, 02 Nov 1914, aged 48, Collier, While working on the Longwall face in the Ince Four Feet Seam, a stone, 8 feet long, 2½ feet wide, and 9 inches thick, suddenly fell away from between two slips running parallel to the face. The fireman had visited the place about an hour previously and told deceased to set another prop. It is supposed be was in the act of doing so when he was killed

Williams, Griffith, 14 Jan 1919, aged 63, Shiftman, Injury to back by fall of stone

Wright, Harold, 16 Jul 1928, aged 15, Haulage hand, Head crushed