Low Hall Colliery

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Anders, Thomas, 25 Mar 1867, aged 20, Hooker-on, Something falling down the pit on him

Andrews, Joseph, 24 May 1870, aged 29, Hooker-on, He was riding outside the cage and was caught by a beam

Ashurst, William, 26 Mar 1925, aged 22, Drawer, Injury to head by fall of roof. Died same day

Baggs, John, 04 Oct 1885, aged 45, Boilerman, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased went through the fence gates to shout down the shaft to a pump man below about his steam and appears to have leaned over the pit to do so when the descending cage struck him

Barton, Lewis, 19 Jan 1859, aged 28, Mechanic, An explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Battersby, Daniel, 26 Jan 1882, aged 16, Engineman, Inquest attended. The gangrider allowed deceased to take a journey of tubs inbye, and it is supposed that he fell under the tubs when getting out to turn the points

Battersby, H., 16 Sep 1854, Foot caught by machinery

Beesley, Daniel, 16 Feb 1914, aged 16, Haulage hand, Killed by tub falling down shaft on to the cage in which they were ascending [More information ...]

Bennett, John, 15 Nov 1869, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, An explosion by which 27 lost their lives [More information ...]

Beresford, Joseph, 19 May 1915, aged 60, Dataller, Killed by a fall of roof. Drew prop with a hammer

Blackwell, George, 05 Oct 1920, aged 30, Collier, Internal injuries by prop striking him

Bolton, Peter, 15 Nov 1869, Collier, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, An explosion by which 27 lost their lives [More information ...]

Bond, William, 13 Sep 1878, aged 24, Dataler, Decased had lighted two shots, and retired to a place of safety. He returned to the place, thinking that both shots had exploded, but just as he arrived the second shot went off

Bradshaw, William, 27 Jan 1856, Fall of roof [More information ...]

Bromilow, Daniel, 04 Mar 1889, aged 40, Collier, Inspection made. He was caught by some loaded tubs which ran down the engine brow owing to the breakage of a draw bar. They are now using a chain which connects the rope with the last tub

Bromilow, M., 31 Aug 1867, aged 45, Carpenter, Falling into pit from surface

Burrows, Howard, 08 Apr 1903, aged 44, Certificated Manager, Inspection made and inquest attended. The two deceased persons were descending the shaft in the cage, which collided with the ascending cage, owing to the fact that three bars of pitwood had been sent down in that cage to the bottom of shaft, and had not been taken out at the mouthing of the Five Feet Seam, which was a landing about sixty yards from pit bottom, and was the only mouthing where coal was being raised from. The timber in the ascending cage caught the descending cage, and the deceased persons fell to the pit bottom and were killed. At the inquiry it was stated that the under-manager was aware that timber was in the other cage, when they descended contrary to rules [More information ...]

Carrol, Stephen, 17 Oct 1882, aged 42, Gangrider, Inspection made and, inquest attended. Deceased was crushed between the tub and the roof at a low part of the engine brow. He was well acquainted with the road. More room should be allowed above the tubs when men ride on the gangs

Carter, John, 07 Dec 1893, aged 29, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased men were riding out in a gang of empty tubs up a brow rising 1 in 7 when within 70 yards of the top the first drawbar broke and the tubs ran back about five yards the trailer causing one of the rails to be displaced which penetrated through two of the tubs and injuring the two men afterwards succumbed to the injuries received. The men will not be allowed to ride on this engine plane in future [More information ...]

Catterall, Thomas, 28 Jun 1909, aged 62, Dataller, After setting a new bar in a level, they were placing some covering timber over the bars, when a fall of roof came upon him, capping the bar

Charnock, George, 12 Dec 1866, aged 28, Collier, Explosion of Wigan 9-feet

Charnock, James, 25 Aug 1880, aged 35, Underlooker, Deceased was examining the roof, which fell upon him, owing to the bars giving way

Clark, George, 27 Nov 1891, aged 35, Dataler, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was throwing holing dirt to a man who again removed it to another man who was building a pack alongside of the main brow but while doing this the roof fell capping all the props and bats

Cronchley, Henry, 15 Apr 1875, aged 45, Dataler, Fall of roof

Cumberbirch, Joseph, 03 Jan 1891, (accident: 16 Jul 1890, 8.0 a.m.), aged 52, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. The roof fell out from between slips running between the props and the face and injured him that he died. The accident happened on 16th July 1890

Darby, Joseph, 26 Mar 1927, (accident: 17 Mar 1927), aged 23, Coal cutter, Crushed finger. Died from sceptecemia 26th

Dickson, Peter, 15 Nov 1869, Collier, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, An explosion by which 27 lost their lives [More information ...]

Duxbury, Albert, 15 Nov 1869, Collier, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, An explosion by which 27 lost their lives [More information ...]

Eddleston, Richard, 05 Feb 1885, aged 15, Engineman, Inspection made and inquest attended. The boy was in charge of an air engine drawing tubs up brow and he appears to have gone round to the front of the drum whilst the engine was running for some purpose not evident and got caught by the rope and dragged

Ellison, Peter, 25 May 1861, aged 61, Basket maker, Run over by a waggon on the surface

Fairhurst, John, 15 Nov 1869, Collier, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, An explosion by which 27 lost their lives [More information ...]

Fairhurst, Peter, 15 Nov 1869, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, An explosion by which 27 lost their lives [More information ...]

Fields, Mary, 03 Jun 1891, aged 25, Waggon trimmer, Inspection and inquiry made. This woman had to trim waggons and with the intention of getting up on one on the brake side she went between the buffers of a standing waggon and one being lowered by hand and was crushed. She could have gone behind the waggon

Foster, Henry, 15 Nov 1869, Drawer, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, An explosion by which 27 lost their lives [More information ...]

Foster, Henry, 27 Oct 1892, 11.30 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 44, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was holing the coal, when a large stone fell from the roof, knocking out the props. The pack wall should have been nearer the face

France, James, 27 May 1874, aged 64, Dataller, Crushed by fall of roof while carelessly drawing a prop

Gerrar, M., 18 Nov 1868, aged 12, Waggoner, Fell off buffer and was run over above ground

Goulding, M., 25 Nov 1890, aged 67, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. A fall of a pot hole which capped a prop the man had just set under it

Goulding, William, 15 Nov 1869, aged 14, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, An explosion by which 27 lost their lives [More information ...]

Green, George, 04 Feb 1879, aged 25, Collier, A thin band of the roof fell on him owing to insufficient propping

Gregory, William, 07 Dec 1889, (accident: 19 Nov 1889), aged 31, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. A fall of roof from "slips." He had gone on holing after a shot had been fired before setting any more props because his coal was in the way. Died 7th December

Grime, Jonathan, 06 Apr 1886, aged 48, Shunter, Inspection made. He was putting two waggons into position under the screens with a horse he had driven for seven years and appears to have tried to pass between the buffers to uncouple them without stopping his horse and his head was crushed between the buffers

Hague, Frank, 16 Feb 1914, aged 20, Drawer, Killed by tub falling down shaft on to the cage in which they were ascending [More information ...]

Hampson, James, 15 Nov 1869, Drawer, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, An explosion by which 27 lost their lives [More information ...]

Hampson, William, 15 Nov 1869, Drawer, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, An explosion by which 27 lost their lives [More information ...]

Harrison, George, 15 Nov 1869, Collier, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, An explosion by which 27 lost their lives [More information ...]

Harrison, Joseph, 07 Sep 1912, aged 19, Dataller, Deceased, with others, was clearing out a sump and filling the material into tubs which were taken up the shaft in the cage. As the cage was approaching a landing in the shaft, a fireman there heard something fall and shouted down, "Look out !" Deceased, who had been in safety beneath protecting boards, looked out and was struck upon the head by a piece of brick and killed. The brick had fallen from one of the tubs in the cage

Hart, Alexander, 30 Oct 1880, aged 30, Collier, A fall of stone, about 2 inches thick, from between the props

Hart, Cain, 15 Nov 1869, Collier, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, An explosion by which 27 lost their lives [More information ...]

Hart, John, 26 Jul 1867, aged 16, Collier, Falling out of cage whilst ascending shaft

Heffrens, John, 15 Feb 1886, aged 14, Drawer, Inspection made. A piece of coal fell over from the side on to him suddenly. The place had not been visited from 6a.m. up to the time he met with his death at 2 p.m. by any of the officials

Hewitt, Thomas, 23 Apr 1918, aged 50, Metalman, Killed by a fall of stone

Hilton, Richard, 15 Nov 1869, aged 32, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, An explosion by which 27 lost their lives [More information ...]

Holden, Henry, 10 Apr 1869, aged 23, Collier, Fall of roof in the Wigan 9-feet mine [More information ...]

Horton, William, 06 May 1867, Dataler, Fall of roof while drawing props

Houghton, James, 07 Dec 1893, aged 28, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased men were riding out in a gang of empty tubs up a brow rising 1 in 7 when within 70 yards of the top the first drawbar broke and the tubs ran back about five yards the trailer causing one of the rails to be displaced which penetrated through two of the tubs and injuring the two men afterwards succumbed to the injuries received. The men will not be allowed to ride on this engine plane in future [More information ...]

Houghton, Joseph, 09 Aug 1880, aged 35, Dataler, The deceased was riding in a truck to his work as usual, and by some means the truck caught the points and was overturned and fell on the deceased

Hurst, William, 15 Nov 1869, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, An explosion by which 27 lost their lives [More information ...]

Jolly, William, 10 Sep 1891, aged 30, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. A shot was fired on the top of a small rise step and the gas fired immediately the fuse was lighted. The fireman told the collier to light the fuse whilst he examined some 2 or 3 yards away [More information ...]

Jones, Edward, 09 Jan 1886, aged 50, Dataler, Inspection made. Deceased and another man had removed two bars and had evidently neglected to carefully examine the roof as a heavy stone fell on deceased whilst engaged in removing the rubbish

Jones, Robert, 16 Feb 1914, aged 22, Drawer, Killed by tub falling down shaft on to the cage in which they were ascending [More information ...]

Jones, Thomas, 01 May 1928, aged 61, Dataller, Killed by a fall of roof while repairing timber

Lane, Alphonso, 14 Aug 1885, aged 28, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. A piece of coal burst off the face and fell over the sprags on to deceased

Liptrot, Thomas William, 05 Nov 1913, (accident: 04 Nov 1913), aged 16, Haulage hand, Deceased was working at the bottom of a brow, and it was his duty to bring forward and lash on the empty tubs immediately they had passed the terminal pulley. For some unknown reason he must have been standing between a full tub and the pulley frame. When the tub was moved forward by other full tubs coming behind it deceased was crushed between the top of the tub and the pulley frame. He received injuries from which he died on the following day

Livesley, Peter, 19 Jan 1859, aged 50, Labourer, An explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Low, John, 01 May 1886, aged 45, Dataler, Inspection made. Deceased with others was engaged in building a pack and foolishly removed two props which he said were in his way, without setting others. He had been distinctly told by the chargeman not to touch the props

Lynch, Patrick, 08 Mar 1893, aged 30, Packer, Inspection made and inquest attended. They were roofing down and had a bridge of about 6 yards to get down which was 2 feet thick and whilst drilling a hole at one end of this nearly the whole length of it suddenly fell catching the deceased who was sitting under it. The witnesses in their evidence said 10 props were under and knocked out by the fall

Martland, James, 04 Jul 1889, aged 35, Packer, Inspection made and inquest attended. They were roofing down and packing in a place adjoining the goaf, when the roof fell in bodily in front of their packs, carrying 10 or 12 props with it and burying the men [More information ...]

Mather, James, 15 Nov 1875, aged 22, Collier, Fall of coal

Mawdesley, John, 20 Apr 1867, aged 47, Fitter, Falling off an engine pillar

McCormick, James, 13 Jun 1873, aged 47, Horseman, Killed by cage at bottom while crossing pit

Medlin, John, 13 Mar 1893, aged 20, Drawer, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was bringing down a tub from the face with one scotch in same to a point where the dip increased to 4 inches per yard and before he secured the other scotch he was overpowered and crushed against a bar which was only 5 inches higher than the tub. He was in front of tub contrary to special rules

Melling, Joseph, 29 Jul 1911, aged 38, Metalman, Fall of side. Melling was assisting fireman in blasting operations for a new motor-house underground. They had fired two shots, and on returning to prepare for a third, a piece of coal about 30 lbs. in weight, fell upon him from a height of fourteen feet. The shot had displaced supports and deceased had followed the fireman who was inspecting the place

Monks, Richard, 15 Nov 1869, Drawer, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, An explosion by which 27 lost their lives [More information ...]

Moss, Richard, 20 May 1873, aged 39, Fitter, Thrown out of basket while putting on guide rope

Neville, Abraham, 02 Nov 1881, aged 50, Pitman, Inquest attended. Deceased had been assisting to clen out the sump, and for that purpose the side of the cage had been taken off. On stepping out of the cage at surface he missed his fotting and fell down the pit

Nolan, Peter, 31 Mar 1908, aged 28, Contractor, He was repairing an airway, and when preparing to line two bars, a portion of the side gave way, capping the two bars, and some roof fell, fatally injuring deceased

O'Brien, Martin, 19 Feb 1904, aged 26, Labourer, Inspection made and inquest attended. Some pieces of iron rails used to support steam pipes in the shaft got loose, and fell down the shaft, fatally injuring deceased. Cause, want of care to keep the shaft in order

Oliver, William, 15 Nov 1869, Collier, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, An explosion by which 27 lost their lives [More information ...]

Ormishaw, John, 15 Nov 1869, aged 23, Fireman, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, An explosion by which 27 lost their lives [More information ...]

Orrell, William, 04 Jul 1889, aged 20, Packer, Inspection made and inquest attended. They were roofing down and packing in a place adjoining the goaf, when the roof fell in bodily in front of their packs, carrying 10 or 12 props with it and burying the men [More information ...]

Packing, William, 23 Jun 1895, (accident: 11 Jun 1895), aged 58, Collier, Inquiry made and inquest attended. While working at the coal face a small piece of coal fell on his knee, causing a slight injury, inflammation afterwards set in at the knee joint and he died on the 23rd instant

Parker, William, 08 May 1917, aged 53, Collier, Fell down shaft

Parkinson, Robert, 10 Sep 1891, aged 22, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. A shot was fired on the top of a small rise step and the gas fired immediately the fuse was lighted. The fireman told the collier to light the fuse whilst he examined some 2 or 3 yards away [More information ...]

Pimblett, Thomas, 15 Nov 1869, Collier, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, An explosion by which 27 lost their lives [More information ...]

Powell, Margaret, 04 Jun 1912, aged 23, Pit-brow girl, Whilst on her way to work and whilst crossing Moss Hall Co.'s railway, Powell was knocked down by a wagon in course of shunting and killed. She is reported to have been employed at Wigan Junction Colliery

Pownall, Peter, 18 May 1886, aged 21, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. A fall of roof from a slip at the face of his working place owing to deflective timbering. The evidence at the inquest pointed to a good deal of carelessness on the part of the officials in not keeping a sufficient supply of timber at hand

Richardson, Frank, 28 Oct 1891, 7.50 a.m., aged 20, Drawer, Inspection made. The roof fell out bodily from between two slips about 8 yards apart carrying a bar and some props before it and fell on the deceased who was passing under it with a tub at the time

Ridyard, William, 15 Nov 1869, Jigger, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, An explosion by which 27 lost their lives [More information ...]

Rigby, William, 20 Jul 1918, aged 26, Stoker, Fall of boiler house roof — fractured leg. Died

Robinson, James, 10 Apr 1869, aged 45, Collier, Fall of roof in the Wigan 9-feet mine [More information ...]

Rosbottom, James, 31 Jan 1905, aged 34, Waggon-lowerer, Inspection made. The waggon rails were not in good order, and they had to use the locomotive and a chain, to pull the waggons from under the screens. Deceased was trying to stop some started by the locomotive, and getting on the brake, he was crushed to death against a standing waggon

Rutter, Walter, 12 Aug 1911, aged 50, Labourer, Rutter was assisting engineers in the erection of winding engines in a new house fifty-six feet by thirty-eight feet. He had ascended to the roof by means of a ladder, and walked along planks to lower a hand pulley block. When returning, he appears to have tripped over a beam, while stepping on to a stage consisting of three planks, and through falling from a height of thirty feet, got killed. Deceased was reported to be experienced in roof work

Saunders, Thomas, 23 Nov 1889, aged 44, Labourer, Inspection made. As he was entering the cage to ascend the pit, the engineman, owing to some mistake in the signals raised the cage and deceased was crushed against the top of the mouthing. An alteration in the signals was suggested, which would prevent any similar mistake in the future

Scaife, John, 18 Aug 1885, aged 40, Dataler, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was engaged in drawing timber and packing he had dropped the greater part of the stuff and was knocking out the last prop when a stone suddenly fell on him

Seddon, Mathew, 25 Nov 1870, aged 27, Hooker-on, Engine started while taking a tub out of cage

Seddon, William, 15 Nov 1869, aged 20, Dataller, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, An explosion by which 27 lost their lives [More information ...]

Shepherd, Rueben, 12 Jun 1910, (accident: 07 Jun 1910), aged 40, Stoker, Deceased appeared to have strained himself internally, when winding a tub of ashes up a surface incline. He died after undergoing an operation June 12th, 1910

Simm, John, 08 Apr 1903, aged 35, Under-Manager, Inspection made and inquest attended. The two deceased persons were descending the shaft in the cage, which collided with the ascending cage, owing to the fact that three bars of pitwood had been sent down in that cage to the bottom of shaft, and had not been taken out at the mouthing of the Five Feet Seam, which was a landing about sixty yards from pit bottom, and was the only mouthing where coal was being raised from. The timber in the ascending cage caught the descending cage, and the deceased persons fell to the pit bottom and were killed. At the inquiry it was stated that the under-manager was aware that timber was in the other cage, when they descended contrary to rules [More information ...]

Simm, Peter, 15 Nov 1869, aged 16, Drawer, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, An explosion by which 27 lost their lives [More information ...]

Simm, Samuel, 15 Nov 1869, Drawer, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, An explosion by which 27 lost their lives [More information ...]

Slater, James, 15 Nov 1869, Drawer, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, An explosion by which 27 lost their lives [More information ...]

Slater, John, 15 Jun 1873, aged 76, Furnaceman, By falling from mouthing part way down shaft

Smith, William, 26 Dec 1861, aged 54, Collier, Fall of coal

Taylor, William, 27 Jun 1914, (accident: 26 Jun 1914), aged 18, Contractor's man, Deceased was assisting with the work of retimbering the roof at the junction of a tunnel with a main haulage road. The new timber was all in position, and they were in the act of raising an iron girder to form a carrying bar across the entrance of the tunnel, when most of the timber over the junction collapsed. Deceased was struck by the falling timber and pinned against the girder. He received injuries from which he died on the following day. One of the workmen was also struck and received a scalp wound [More information ...]

Thornley, Robert, 12 Oct 1885, aged 19, Drawer, Inspection made and inquest attended. A stone fell on deceased as he was taking his tub along the level. The roof was bad and not timbered but the witnesses stated that previous to the accident the roof was safe and that several officials had passed under

Toothill, Robert, 24 May 1889, aged 16, Drawer, Inspection made. A stone fell out from between two bars which were 2 feet apart at one end and 5 feet at the other

Tyrer, Peter, 19 Nov 1864, aged 23, Collier, Run over on the branch railway above ground

Unknown, -, 11 Nov 1868, Collier, Run over by railway truck on surface

Walls, Robert, 15 Nov 1869, aged 15, Runner-in, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, An explosion by which 27 lost their lives [More information ...]

Williams, Owen, 02 Mar 1885, aged 20, Drawer, Inspection made. A piece of coal was forced off a straight face by a sudden weight. The place was well timbered but it had not been examined by an official for a considerable time

Winstanley, James, 15 Nov 1869, aged 14, Jigger, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, An explosion by which 27 lost their lives [More information ...]

Wood, Henry, 15 Nov 1869, aged 17, Dataller, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, An explosion by which 27 lost their lives [More information ...]

Wood, James, 21 Feb 1924, 5.0 a.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 38, Haulage hand, The deceased, whose duty it was to guide the haulage rope at a bank head, was run over by tubs. Owing to the heavy gradient (1 in 3), the usual procedure was for him to remain at the bank head until the two full tubs had got fully on to the steep portion and then to go past the tubs to guide the rope under a low pulley. Apparently instead of waiting until the tubs had got on the brow, he walked alongside them down the first slope and was knocked down by the first tub when it became uncoupled from the other. If he had been in his usual position he would have been clear of the runaway tub

Wright, I. W., 11 Sep 1891, aged 19, Dataler, Inquest attended and inquiry made. Deceased was assisting to build a stone pack road along a wide work face. A wooden chock had been removed to allow them to build the wall straight, when about an hour after a large stone fell from where the chock had been removed