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Addshead, W., 23 Jul 1896, aged 44, Collier, Fall of roof

Adey, Cecil James, 29 Sep 1909, aged 19, Pony driver, A fall of roof coal occurred in a main road and Adey was helping to remove it when a sudden weight broke a bar and threw down more coal. Adey was killed on the spot. Temporary timber should have been set whilst the first fall was being removed

Agus, C., 20 Sep 1900, aged 24, Hurrier, Fall of roof

Agus, John, 01 Nov 1880, aged 42, Engineman, Scalded by water bursting from pipe attached to winding engine

Arrowsmith, D., 28 May 1914, (accident: 20 May 1914), aged 54, Onsetter, He was struck on the neck by a bar which he was carrying from the cage to a tram. Cellulitis set in from which he died on 28th May

Arrowsmith, J. W., 05 Jan 1880, aged 15, Lamp carrier, Crushed by corves

Arrowsmith, T., 09 Dec 1891, aged 60, Engineman, Crushed by tub

Ashley, W., 15 Aug 1898, aged 55, Joiner, Fell off a temporary platform

Bailey, C., 12 Jul 1889, (accident: 28 Sep 1888), aged 22, Byeworker, Fall of roof. Accident occurred 28th Sept 1888 [More information ...]

Baker, Charles, 20 Jun 1906, (accident: 13 Jun 1906), aged 44, Collier, When engaged setting a prop under the "clod," which was 18 inches thick, a heavy weight bump occurred and caused the clod to fall and a piece caught and seriously injured him. Died on the 20th

Baker, John, 23 Sep 1873, aged 25, Hurrier, Knocked down by a tub on inclined plane

Barlow, J. H., 21 Jul 1905, aged 35, Collier, He and other men were under the supervision of a deputy, clearing a fall of stone away on a road when another occurred and fatally injured him

Barnard, Robert, 10 Jan 1910, aged 40, Night Repairer, He was getting upon the cage to go up, the proper signals having been given, when the cage started without the starting signal. Barnard's leg was caught between the "slipper" on the cage and the wooden guide, and he was carried up the shaft 50 yards

Barnes, E., 19 Dec 1876, aged 55, Collier, Fall of coal

Barnes, Robert, 25 Jun 1912, aged 35, Repairer, He was killed by a fall of roof while engaged in opening out and timbering a disused level. The fall came from beyond the timbering and struck him while he was engaged in pulling out debris preparatory to setting another bar

Baron, George, 21 Nov 1879, aged 38, Incline man, Crushed by corves

Batty, C., 09 Sep 1884, aged 50, Dataler, Fall of coal

Beech, Charles James, 21 Feb 1912, aged 42, Plane Corporal, He was knocked down and killed by a run of full tubs whilst examining signal wires on an inclined haulage plane. The road was 13 feet wide and 6 feet high, and manholes were within the prescribed distance. The speed of the haulage was about 8 miles an hour

Beevers, Frederick, 23 Mar 1907, aged 43, Collier, He was withdrawing props and had taken out several during the shift. At the time of the accident he was taking out the back row but one, and was pulling at one of the props when some roof coal fell between two slips and injured him so severely that he died the same day. He knew of one of the slips and should have exercised better judgment in withdrawing the props

Bell, George, 06 Mar 1875, aged 25, Collier, Fall of coal

Berington, Isaac James, 01 Nov 1933, aged 43, Corporal, Set of 32 empty tubs were being lowered by main rope when two tubs at upper end got off liines — he was following behind and was caught by tub corner and end of a bar and killed

Blackwell, Thomas, 14 May 1912, aged 36, Collier, Whilst holing coal he was caught by a fall of coal, 10 feet long, 5 feet thick, and 24 foot broad. The fall came from between two slips, neither of which could be seen. The front coal did not fall. A "weight bump" is said to have caused the fall

Blair, James, 06 Oct 1880, (accident: 11 Sep 1880), aged 35, Collier, Fall of coal. Died 6th Oct

Blakemore, J., 03 Oct 1889, aged 55, Byeworker, Fall of side

Bowen, W., 02 Aug 1894, aged 26, Collier, Fall of coal

Burgess, W., 10 Oct 1889, aged 16, Hanger on, Crushed by cage [More information ...]

Buxton, John Edward, 22 Sep 1919, aged 29, Collier, He and his mates noticed a piece of coal with an open break behind face and they tried to pull it over but failed. They began to fill loose coal from in front of face when it later fell and fractured his spine

Camwood, Horace, 04 Sep 1915, (accident: 03 Sep 1915), aged 32, Packer, About to fill a tub of dirt when there was a weight bump which caused rock to fall — leg and skull fractured. Died next day

Canadine, W., 26 Sep 1892, 6.30 p.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 50, Collier, Fall of coal

Catton, Henry, 08 Oct 1913, aged 53, Dataller, Deceased was preparing to build a pack at a point where a gate was being turned off a cross-gate, and he knocked out a prop from under the roof of the pack-hole, causing a fall of stone which fatally injured him. No timber was displaced by the fall. In contravention of Section 49 of the Coal Mines Act, deceased was working in a place where the roof was not made secure, the specified distance for setting supports under Section 50 was exceeded, and a hammer was used to withdraw the prop instead of a sylvester, which was provided. A deputy inspected the place two hours before the accident and reported all in order

Cawthorne, Edmund, 08 Jul 1913, aged 20, Landing Lad, Deceased had just signalled an empty train away on a double road main rope haulage plane, and was standing between the roads when he was struck by a full train coming in the opposite direction. He was dragged 40 feet and instantly killed. The speed of the haulage was 10 miles per hour

Chandler, J., 21 Dec 1894, aged 37, Collier, Fall of coal

Claydon, A. T., 03 Dec 1901, aged 17, Trammer, Killed by huge fall of bind in a gate road. Cause — a sudden weight

Collins, J., 22 Nov 1887, aged 44, Collier, Fall of roof

Collins, R., 19 Dec 1884, aged 36, Collier, Fall of roof

Conroy, Bertram John, 04 Mar 1945 [More information ...]

Cook, J., 22 Oct 1877, aged 37, Collier, Fall of coal

Cook, J. H., 02 Jan 1914, aged 37, Collier, Deceased went into the goaf behind the timber at his working place before commencing work and was instantly killed by a heavy fall of roof. He had apparently gone there for a private purpose. The goaf was upstanding when inspected by a deputy within the previous two hours. No timber was brought down by the fall. Sanitary conveniences were provided in the mine and deceased passed them when going in to his working place

Cox, James, 31 Oct 1905, aged 32, Return airway man, He was taking down stone and drawing timber in a return airway, and had drawn three or four props and then attempted to bar down a piece of stone with a steel bar in one or two places without success, and then appears to have passed under the edge of the stone to get a pick when it fell upon and killed him

Crossland, Thomas, 06 May 1872, aged 45, Bye-workman, Fall of roof

Davis, Amos, 14 Oct 1873, aged 23, Collier, Fall of coal

Dennett, Thomas, 01 Feb 1884, aged 31, Hurrier, Fall of roof

Dickinson, William, 26 Apr 1871, aged 15, Hurrier, Fall of coal

Dodworth, A., 20 Apr 1895, (accident: 18 Apr 1895), aged 20, Hurrier, Fall of roof. Died 20th Apr

Duckenfield, W., 26 Aug 1889, aged 42, Labourer, Crushed by waggons

Dunhill, G. F., 22 Feb 1893, aged 15, Driver, Injured by tub

Dyson, Frank, 05 May 1908, aged 14, Pony Driver, He was passing with his pony and some empty tubs up a croos gate when a pony with some full tubs, through the breaking of a locker, dashed into his tubs and turned one over on to him, which crushed him against the side and killed him

Elliott, C., 07 Feb 1890, aged 69, Labourer, Fall of timber from a waggon

Elliott, Ronald, 11 Sep 1955, aged 34

Epton, John Henry, 22 Jan 1910, (accident: 19 Jan 1910), aged 47, Collier, He was pulling a piece of dirt from the top of the coal face when it collapsed with a piece of coal. The coal knocked a prop out which struck him in the left side. He died on the 22nd January

Evans, F., 02 Feb 1900, aged 41, Collier, Fall of side

Evans, William, 21 Aug 1909, aged 17, Pony driver, Fall of roof. He was lying down in a gate road waiting for tubs, when a small piece of stone fell upon the lower part of his body. It was not considered a serious injury at the time, but subsequently it was found that he was badly injured internally. He died on 22nd August

Fennell, W., 08 Apr 1895, aged 22, Hurrier, Fall of side

Fish, V., 20 Jun 1876, aged 41, Labourer, Crushed by hoist on surface

Fletcher, C., 14 Apr 1891, (accident: 01 Apr 1891), aged 16, Rope guider, Crushed by engine drum. Died 14th

Foulstone, George, 14 Aug 1915, aged 16, Door trapper, Found dead under 7 tons of rock which had fallen from roof on haulage road. Fall came from a slip

Fowler, G., 24 Oct 1887, aged 46, Collier, Fall of coal

Gallahar, John, 18 Apr 1909, aged 50, Joiner and Shaftman, Men were working to lift weights off the wire rope conductors, and Gallahar was finding the holes to put the eyebolts through to hang the pulley blocks on. Men were working at the pit top preparing to lift the conductors. The cages had been given up to the men at the top. They had the top cage moved up slowly which lowered the bottom cage down upon Gallahar who should not have been under the shaft at all

Gethin, William Henry, 11 Sep 1955, aged 53

Gibson, G. H., 17 Apr 1878, (accident: 22 Feb 1878), aged 17, Driver, Fall of roof coal ; died 17th April 1878

Gillett, C., 10 Nov 1910, aged 15, Pony Driver, Whilst riding on a pony's limbers, against the rules, he struck his head against the roof and fractured his skull

Glover, H., 26 Sep 1890, (accident: 01 Sep 1890), aged 17, Driver, Kicked by pony. Died 26th

Godfrey, H., 06 Mar 1896, aged 21, Hurrier, Fall of side

Gothard, John, 24 Jun 1904, aged 64, Collier, A fall of stone took place from between three slips, two of which could not be seen before the accident occurred, and killed him

Green, John, 14 Apr 1882, aged 18, Shunter, Crushed by waggons

Hague, Joseph, 12 May 1924, 6.30 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 66, Wagon Lowerer, He was passing across a line of rails and failed to notice the approach of two full wagons pushed by a locomotive and travelling at about five miles an hour. He was knocked down and run over, and died immediately

Haigh, Charles E., 03 Feb 1912, aged 22, Screenman, Whilst lowering empty wagons at the screens he miscalculated his position with regard to an iron column and was squeezed between it and a wagon where there was only 6 inches of space. He died before being removed

Haigh, G., 16 Feb 1876, aged 29, Collier, Fall of coal

Hall, G., 10 Mar 1899, aged 15, Driver, Fall of roof

Hall, O., 15 Nov 1902, (accident: 08 Nov 1902), aged 14, Pony-driver, Died 15th November. Was amusing himself by riding a tram down a road with a sharp gradient, when he was thrown off the tram and fatally injured

Hall, S., 15 Nov 1875, aged 31, Collier, Fall of roof

Hammond, Alfred, 03 Feb 1903, aged 29, Trammer, Fall of roof in a working place where he was loading a tub. Cause — a slip

Harris, William, 14 Oct 1913, aged 55, Packer, Deceased was engaged in building a pack on the side of a road where a width of 10 feet of coal was being taken out and replaced by an 8-feet pack, when a fall of roof occurred, killing him almost instantly. No timber or supports were displaced by the fall, but at the commencement of the shift a prop was burst out causing a small fall. In contravention of Section 49 deceased was working under a roof not made secure, and the specified distance for setting supports was exceeded. The place had been inspected by a deputy 4 hours before the accident and reported safe

Harrison, E., 26 Jul 1877, aged 33, Collier, Fall of roof

Hartshorne, W., 10 Jun 1883, (accident: 09 Jun 1883), aged 37, Collier, Fall of coal ; died 10th

Hathaway, H., 17 Jan 1893, (accident: 14 Sep 1892, 6.30 p.m., 5th hour of shift), aged 62, Collier, Fall of coal ; died 17th Jan 1893

Hawkins, Robert, 11 Jan 1905, (accident: 10 Jan 1905), aged 17, Pony-driver, When he and other boys were taking their ponies into the stables the one in front of him struok out and kicked him in the abdomen. Died the following day

Hawkins, Walter, 26 Dec 1908, (accident: 18 Dec 1908), aged 29, Collier, When cutting a prop out at the face a small piece of roof coal fell and cut his finger. Blood poisoning supervened and he died on December 26th

Haywood, Percy, 20 Aug 1910, aged 23, Joiner, He was helping to lower a girder when it swung round and struck him in the body, crushing him against another girder

Hessam, Thomas, 27 Jan 1933, aged 48, Collier, He was drawing a chock on the face at edge of waste when roof collapsed between two breaks killing him instantly

Hill, A., 03 Mar 1895, (accident: 05 Aug 1895), aged 23, Hurrier, Crushed by corf when lifting on to the rails. Died 3rd Mar 1896

Hill, Joseph, 19 Mar 1880, aged 48, Collier

Holroyd, G., 06 Oct 1890, (accident: 18 Sep 1890), aged 29, Collier, Injured by coal. Died 6th Oct

Howcroft, George, 26 Nov 1919, aged 46, Dataller, Proceding to work along heading when piece of rock fell from roof killing him instantly

Humphrey, B., 31 Oct 1891, aged 29, Collier, Fall of roof

Humphreys, John, 20 Apr 1910, aged 53, Deputy, He was helping to remove a fall of roof and secure a roadway when a second heavy fall occurred, breaking a bar under which he was setting a prop. He was buried under a large quantity of loose shale

Jackson, George, 10 Jan 1905, aged 54, Fireman, He was unloading a waggon of small coal at the boiler fireholes into a hopper when he fell in and was suffocated. A plank was usually placed over the hopper, and if it had been in position the man could not have fallen in. Since this accident occurred an iron grate cover has been placed over the hopper

Jackson, John, 03 Oct 1911, aged 30, Trammer, He had withdrawn a sprag, and was getting down some undercut coal when a sudden weight "bump" caused it to fall. About 15 cwt. fell upon him and crushed him so severely that he died shortly afterwards

Jarvis, Septimus, 22 Jul 1904, (accident: 13 Jul 1904), aged 39, Collier, A piece of stone fell from the roof and displaced a bar and two props. He was caught and so severely injured that he died on the 22nd inst.

Jenkinson, Percy H., 13 Aug 1915, (accident: 08 Aug 1915), aged 27, Gas man on coke ovens, Connecting by-product to ovens by a pipe when he fell over pipe and was severely burnt. Died 5 days later

Johnson, A., 09 May 1892, 5.40 a.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 40, Dataler, Fall of stone [More information ...]

Jones, W., 14 Sep 1884, (accident: 29 Aug 1884), aged 48, Collier, Fall of coal ; died 14th September

Kelsey, John, 04 Mar 1945 [More information ...]

Kelsey, Raymond, 04 Mar 1945 [More information ...]

Knapton, J., 03 Sep 1891, aged 47, Dataler, Fall of roof

Lacey, William, 18 Sep 1879, (accident: 11 Aug 1879), aged 45, Collier, Fall of coal. Died 18th Sept

Lawn, John William, 28 Jun 1919, aged 27, Trammer, A pillar of coal was being extracted and he was shovelling at loose end under unsupported overhang when a bump caused coal to burst off face — back injured and died shortly after

Leak, C., 06 Sep 1886, aged 16, Shunter, Crushed by waggons

Leeman, Charles Edward, 04 Mar 1945 [More information ...]

Lister, Frederick John, 19 Feb 1914, aged 51, Airway man, He was getting coal to make dirt room when a slab of coal, weighing 2 tons, fell from the face and killed him. There was no breach of the timbering rules

Long, J. A., 12 May 1902, aged 18, Plane-corporal, When riding on a train of tubs he by some means fell between the tubs and was killed

Lovatt, William, 11 Dec 1934, (accident: 08 Nov 1934), aged 56, died from his injuries

Lowther, Frank, 09 Jun 1906, aged 39, Dataller, Along with his mate he was removing the stone displaced by two shots and building a pack in a gateway when a stone measuring 5 feet long by 3 feet 3 inches wide by 12 inches thick, fell away at a weight break, caught and killed

Mapplebeck, Albert, 23 Oct 1902, aged 14, Pony-driver, Leading a pony across the engine plane, when he was killed by the train of empty tubs running in-bye

Marr, William, 09 Sep 1912, aged 15, Pony Driver, He was crushed against the side of the road by the first of a set of six full tubs which he was taking to the haulage passbye. The tub left the rails without any apparent cause

Marshall, J. W., 14 Aug 1901, aged 19, Engine plane attendant, Owing to the train of empty tubs not being stopped at the usual place, Marshall was run over and killed

Mawson, Frank, 03 Mar 1906, aged 29, Banksman, The action of brake on drop cages on the surface had become disarranged, and the assistant enginewright was re-adjusting it. He told all the persons employed near to stand clear, but deceased must have misunderstood him, for he went to push some full tubs off the drop cage, and the assistant enginewright released the brake ; the cage ascended, and he was caught between the bottom of the cage and the upper floor of the pit head

Middleton, C., 24 Oct 1877, aged 36, Platelayer, Crushed by waggons on surface

Moor, F., 30 Aug 1896, (accident: 27 Aug 1896), aged 23, Hurrier, Fall of side. Died 30th August

Moor, S., 21 Sep 1891, aged 51, Collier, Fall of roof

Moore, Thomas, 12 Dec 1901, aged 24, Trammer, Fall of roof in working place. Cause — four previously unseen slips

Needham, Tom, 17 Jan 1907, aged 33, Collier, A fall of stone occurred at a slip in the face and fatally injured him. The deputy had been in the place about an hour and a half before the accident occurred and gave him instructions to draw a sprag under the holed coal and to get the coal and stone down as it was not safe, owing to it being ragged and there being a slip. He, however, instead of doing this got the coal down and walked under the stone with the result that as soon as he got to the slip the stone fell and caught him

Oliver, R., 14 Aug 1889, aged 14, Driver, Crushed by corves

Ollett, John, 04 Mar 1945 [More information ...]

Outram, Walter, 24 Mar 1904, aged 35, Collier, He was passing up a gate road when a quantity of roof, coal and stone, fell and killed him. Cause — a sudden weight

Oxley, A., 09 Aug 1899, aged 13, Link carrier, Run over by tubs on engine plane

Oxley, H., 15 Oct 1898, aged 38, Collier, Fall of roof

Oxley, James, 15 Apr 1879, aged 48, Packer, Fall of roof

Parkin, Percy, 21 Aug 1933, aged 49, Collier, A buttock had just been worked through into a gate and he was arranging some timber so he could lay his tub across the gate when rock fell from a slip and pinned him to floor killing him instantly

Parks, Fred, 04 Jan 1924, (accident: 24 Dec 1923, 6.15 p.m., 5th hour of shift), aged 54, Collier, He was cutting the fast end in a bank that was undercut to a depth of 6 ft. There were three sprags supporting the top section of the coal but only one sprag supporting the middle section of the coal. The bank was 5 yards wide. The middle section of coal fell, reeled out the sprag, and caught deceased who sustained fractured ribs, and died 11 days later in hospital

Pashley, H., 14 Dec 1869, aged 30, Sinker, Drilling out a "missed shot" in a "sinking pit" [More information ...]

Phillips, William, 05 Jan 1910, aged 41, Collier, He had holed the face for a length of four yards, and was under the holing when the coal suddenly settled on the three sprags which he had set. The floor was soft and the sprags pushed into it, and Phillips' head was crushed

Popplewell, B., 13 Jun 1904, aged 19, Engine Tenter, When oiling the bearing of a counter shaft beneath one of the shaking screens, his coat sleeve was caught by a stud projecting three-quarters of an inch from the collar, close to the bearing, and he was taken round the shaft and killed

Radford, A., 30 May 1897, (accident: 29 May 1897), aged 16, Driver, Riding on his pony against rules and another pony in passing him entangled him in its gears and dragged him some distance. Died 30th May

Rawson, William, 05 Jul 1909, aged 54, Collier, The workmen ride out-bye in the tubs. The train had stopped just after leaving a landing when three tubs were heard running amain down the other set of rails. The deputy called out "keep your seats lads," but several of the men jumped out and the deceased was run over and killed

Reeves, John, 28 Feb 1884, aged 40, Byeworkman, Fall of roof

Rhodes, James, 30 Jun 1907, (accident: 19 Jun 1907), aged 51, Boiler Cleaner, At the time of the accident these two men were cleaning one of the drums of a Stirling boiler when one of the tubes in an adjoining boiler, which was under steam, drew out and allowed an escape of steam and water to rush out on to the fire, and the access door, nearly opposite to the drum in which these men were, was blown open owing to the spindle on which the sneck fastening the door was fixed, breaking. This caused steam to come out into the passage way between the two boilers and the men hearing it rushed out and were scalded about the head, face, and arms. Rhodes died on the 30th June and White on July 5th [More information ...]

Roebuck, Joseph, 15 Jun 1909, (accident: 27 May 1909), aged 50, Collier, Fall of roof. He was pulling coal from the face, when a piece of top coal fell and knocked him against a prop. He died on 15th June

Rothery, Alfred, 11 Nov 1911, aged 32, Collier, He was cutting coal in the fast corner of his bank when a large stone, dislodged by a "weight bump," fell from a concealed "pot hole" and killed him instantly. The place was properly timbered

Selwy, H., 31 May 1879, aged 40, Ripper, Fall of roof

Shakelton, J., 07 Oct 1884, aged 49, Screener, Crushed by waggons

Shaw, A., 14 Sep 1876, Bye-workman, Fall of roof

Shaw, Joseph, 22 Dec 1913, aged 43, Collier, Deceased and another man had withdrawn three props in the gate at a point some 10 yards from the face. They examined the roof and, considering it safe, began to straighten the tub road. About half air hour later a quantity of roof stone fell and killed deceased. The gate was 9 feet wide and the roof was an irregular bind. A deputy had examined the place three hours before the accident happened and found all safe. No timber was knocked out by the fall

Sheriden, Joseph, 02 Nov 1906, aged 43, Fitter's Labourer, He dropped a chain into the small coal hopper, and was lowered by some other men on a rope to recover it ; when he was in the coal fell from the sides of the hopper and suffocated him

Sherwin, T., 18 Dec 1893, aged 66, Banksman, Fell down shaft

Skelton, H., 07 Jun 1889, (accident: 03 Jun 1889), aged 14, Driver, Crushed by corfe. Died 7th June

Skelton, T., 12 Jan 1898, aged 33, Packer, Fall of roof

Smith, James, 06 Jan 1889, (accident: 05 Jan 1889), aged 24, Waggon repairer, Run over by waggons. Died 6th

Smith, Thomas, 14 Dec 1869, aged 26, Sinker, Drilling out a "missed shot" in a "sinking pit" [More information ...]

Smith, Thomas, 30 Sep 1881, aged 40, Road cleaner, Crushed by corves

Smith, Thomas, 24 Aug 1915, aged 25, Trammer, He and two others were filling tubs of coal when roof fell without warning. Hit on head and died a few minutes later

Speight, Charles, 14 Apr 1903, (accident: 27 Mar 1903), aged 26, Trammer, Died 14th April. Speight and four other men crowded into an empty tub to ride out-bye and Speight was fatally injured by being crushed against the roof

Speight, Thomas M., 23 Oct 1908, aged 14, Deputy's Boy, When travelling with a deputy on an engine plane a piece of stone fell from the side of the road and killed him

Stacey, A., 01 Jul 1898, Collier, Fall of roof

Stancey, Alfred, 23 Apr 1912, aged 47, Dataller, A shot had been fired in a level for the purpose of bringing down some overhanging side and deceased was engaged with the shot firer in getting down some loose stone from the side, when a large stone measuring 3 feet by 2 feet by 1 foot, fell from the roof and killed him instantly. After the shot was fired the roof was sounded by the shot firer, by deceased, and by another workman, and they all thought it secure

Stirland, Tom, 16 Jan 1912, aged 42, Collier, Whilst cutting a prop head loose with his pick he was caught by a fall of roof coal, 2½ feet long, 1 foot broad, and 1 foot thick. Timber-drawing appliances should have been used

Storey, John Arthur, 21 Aug 1906, (accident: 16 Aug 1906), aged 30, Hanger-on, A cage loaded with six full tubs was signalled and taken away from the Parkgate Seam, it had not gone far when a loud noise was heard in the shaft, and shortly afterwards the ascending cage fell into the sump in which there was some water, and, the flooring boards on which the deceased was standing were thus violently displaced. He was thrown down and received such injuries that he died on the 21st. It was found on an examination of the shaft being made that one of the rail guides had broken and allowed the ascending cage to get free and collide at meetings with the one which was descending, and the impact was so great that the winding rope of the ascending cage was broken

Storor, W., 14 Feb 1901, aged 14, Driver, Killed by a runaway set of tubs

Sykes, Ernest, 28 Apr 1908, aged 15, Pony Driver, He was pulling a set of 12 empty tubs and a tram loaded with rails, to which the haulage rope was attached, into a pass-bye with his pony, when he stumbled and fell. Two of the tubs passed over him and caused such injuries that he died at Mexborough Hospital the same day

Taylor, Albert, 20 Apr 1906, aged 35, Collier, He had just got a fall of coal down about 1 ft. 6 ins. in thickness, and was preparing to set a prop when fall of roof occurred and killed him on the spot. There was a smooth parting above the stone and a slip which did not come right through it, and the slip, therefore, was not visible before the fall ocourred. The coal he had just got down had been supporting part of the stone

Taylor, Ernest, 01 May 1902, aged 21, Hurrier, Fall of roof in a working place. Cause — a slip

Thompson, Walter, 06 Mar 1908, aged 18, Surface Labourer, He had been sent to get some coal in a bucket for the office fire and should have gone to the boiler fireholes, but for some reason of his own he went to the screens. He was looking up with absorbed interest at the belts discharging coal into the wagons when he was run over and killed by some wagons being pushed by an engine. The locomotive driver was blowing his whistle, as was the custom when passing the screens, and a brakesman and shunter shouted to the deceased but he took no notice of these warnings

Tillson, Thomas, 06 Jan 1933, aged 43, Collier, Standing near face while his mate was getting coal 3 yards away when 2 tons of coal fell from face. Dead when recovered 3 hours later

Vernon, James, 29 Jul 1909, aged 28, Ripper, Fall of roof. A shot had been fired in a gateroad and Vernon was pulling down the shot shaken rock when a large piece fell and killed him. He should have stood under the sound roof

Vichouse, H., 25 Oct 1899, (accident: 23 Oct 1899), aged 13, Lamp boy, His clothes saturated with oil, caught fire at a gas jet. Died 25th October

Vickers, Tom, 30 Oct 1908, (accident: 06 Oct 1908), aged 61, Collier, He and his mate had been barring a piece of coal down, but failed to get it down. They, therefore, drew the sprags of some holed coal close to it, but it did not fall even then. The deceased, thinking, after the attempts that had been made to get the coal down, that it would be safer to re-set the sprags until they filled the coal, was setting a sprag when the coal fell and knocked him with his back against a tub, which was standing about 5 ft. away, and severely bruised his back. Passive congestion of the lungs set in, and he died on October 30th from heart failure

Walker, M., 22 Dec 1883, aged 49, Collier, Fall of coal

White, George, 28 Jan 1913, aged 49, Collier, Deceased, with others, was standing by a train of tubs in which they had been riding and which was moving away. The safety rope passing underneath the tubs caught hold of a point rail and broke it. The broken rail struck deceased just below the heart and he died from shock. The train was partly round a curve

White, Thomas, 05 Jul 1907, (accident: 19 Jun 1907), aged 57, Boiler Cleaner, At the time of the accident these two men were cleaning one of the drums of a Stirling boiler when one of the tubes in an adjoining boiler, which was under steam, drew out and allowed an escape of steam and water to rush out on to the fire, and the access door, nearly opposite to the drum in which these men were, was blown open owing to the spindle on which the sneck fastening the door was fixed, breaking. This caused steam to come out into the passage way between the two boilers and the men hearing it rushed out and were scalded about the head, face, and arms. Rhodes died on the 30th June and White on July 5th [More information ...]

Wild, Sam, 17 Jun 1913, (accident: 06 Jun 1913), aged 34, Collier, Deceased was pulling up rails, preparatory to getting down "bags" in a heading, when a "weight bump" caused a fall of roof and he sustained a compound fracture of the ankle. Blood poisoning supervened and he died 11 days later

Winfield, Harold, 08 Sep 1933, aged 34, Collier, Pillars were being extracted and he was walking near edge of goaf to get his clothes when there was a large fall from face killing him instantly

Wingfield, H., 11 Dec 1894, (accident: 10 Dec 1894), aged 39, Collier, Crushed by tubs. Died 11th

Wingfield, W., 06 Jan 1898, aged 14, Driver, Crushed between corf and side of road

Wood, J., 09 May 1892, 5.40 a.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 16, Driver, Fall of stone [More information ...]

Wray, P., 09 Jul 1903, aged 16, Road-boy, Ran over by three empty tubs which became detached from the train