Laffack Colliery

Anders, James, 25 Jul 1863, aged 56, Fireman, Breaking of a jig rope upon an inclined plane

Atherton, T., 23 Jun 1849 [More information ...]

Barlow, Robert, 18 Oct 1864, aged 25, Collier, An explosion

Baxendale, William, 22 Feb 1861, aged 36, Under fireman, Fall of stone

Bradbury, J., 23 Jun 1849 [More information ...]

Calderbank, Daniel, 02 Apr 1861, aged 27, Collier, Thrown out of the cage whilst ascending the pit

Cannon, J., 25 Oct 1854, aged Boy, Crushed bewteen the cage and brow plates in descending the shaft

Cook, John, 08 Sep 1864, Underlooker, Deceased fell from a mouthing in the pit

Critchley, William, 20 Dec 1880, aged 17, Drawer, A fall of coal from over the sprags, which had been set preparatory to their commencing holing

Derbyshire, J., 23 Jun 1849 [More information ...]

Fairclough, J., 28 Feb 1855, aged Boy, Falling down one of the pits

Forster, William, 15 Jun 1864, aged 28, Bank rider, Falling off a train in an engine plane

Foster, Richard, 07 Apr 1856, Fall of roof [More information ...]

Fyldes, J., 01 Nov 1855, Fall of roof

Heaton, John, 20 May 1857, Labourer, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Holland, John, 23 Oct 1856, In attempting to fire a shot with a German, which exploded before he could get away

Leyland, Thomas, 03 Nov 1866, aged 14, Horse driver, Run over on waggon road

Manchester, George, 29 Mar 1856, Fall of coal from the face [More information ...]

Manchester, George, 19 Dec 1861, aged 16, Drawer, Run over on an inclined plane

Marsh, James, 18 Jan 1854, Explosion of firedamp. 3 killed [More information ...]

Molyneaux, J., 23 Jun 1849 [More information ...]

Nightingale, William, 24 Mar 1858, aged 30, Collier, An explosion of firedamp

Norcross, R., 23 Jun 1849 [More information ...]

Painter, John, 11 Oct 1862, Collier, Fall of roof

Prescott, Wiliam, 05 Dec 1862, Labourer, Whilst riding on an engine plane

Ramsey, Luke, 17 Aug 1857, Labourer, By falling off a wagon in the down-brow

Salton, Joseph, 26 Jul 1856, When Sefton jumped out and fell down the pit [More information ...]

Sefton, John, 26 Jul 1856, Drawn over the pulley on the top of the headstocks [More information ...]

Taylor, Joseph, 18 Jan 1868, aged 22, Engine tenter, Falling into the pit from surface

Taylor, Joseph, 18 Feb 1868, Engineman, Falling into the machinery

Thomas, J., 31 Jul 1852, aged Boy, Crushed against the roof whilst riding on a tram

Travase, T., 27 Mar 1855, (accident: 28 Apr 1854), Injured by a fall of roof on 28th of April 1854

Twist, James, 20 Jul 1853, Fall of coal

Unknown, -, 27 Dec 1850, Engine tender, Falling down the shaft

Unknown, -, 04 Apr 1853, Collier, Fall of roof in drawing props (2 killed) [More information ...]

Unknown, -, 11 Mar 1855, Horse Keeper, Drowned in water tank at bottom of pit

Wadsworth, Thomas, 12 Feb 1863, aged 28, Collier, Fall of roof

Webster, Thomas, 08 Jul 1865, aged 27, Collier, Fall of roof in Little Delf mine

Wilding, Peter, 19 Apr 1856, Fall of roof

Winlow, Henry, 20 May 1857, aged 63, Fireman, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Woodhead, William, 13 Sep 1856, An explosion of firedamp