Monckton Colliery

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Ainscough, E., 13 Dec 1903, (accident: 12 Dec 1903), aged 14, Wagon Weighman's Assistant, Died 13th December. Was allowed to ride on the locomotive and was attempting to jump off when he slipped and was run over and fatally injured

Atkinson, Joseph, 11 Aug 1903, aged 26, Collier, He was following a set of full tubs outbye when a coupling broke and the tubs ran back. In the confusion he did not notice a refuge hole, and he fell when trying to escape down the engine plane and was run over by the tubs

Bailey, Thomas Leonard, 25 Jan 1941, aged 48, Killed by a fall of roof

Baines, Walter, 20 Oct 1924, 3 p.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 43, Collier, He was getting up bottom coal at a longwall face when a bump occurred, causing a piece of clod, 8 ft. long, 3 ft. wide and 9 ins. thick, to fall from the roof between the front row of props and the face. He was struck on the head and died almost immediately, his skull having been fractured. The supports were set within the maximum interval specified. One prop was discharged by the fall. The clod should have been taken down or supported by means of bars

Bannister, James, 18 Jan 1939, aged 36, Killed by a fall of roof

Barker, J., 26 Feb 1887, aged 19, Driver, Fall of roof

Barnett, W., 09 Mar 1945, aged 49, Killed by a fall of roof

Bartholomew, Thomas, 16 Apr 1915, aged 42, Collier, Coaling at loose end of his work and was caught on head by fall of coal

Basford, Harry Thomas, 19 Feb 1922, (accident: 19 Jan 1922), aged 24, Injured finger on surface, died from toxaemia

Bath, Robert, 28 Apr 1907, (accident: 23 Jun 1906), aged 27, Collier, When drawing a prop from the goaf on June 23rd, 1906, a fall of roof suddenly took place and seriously injured him. He was not using his "dog and chain." The probability is that if he had done so he would not have been caught

Beaumont, Harry, 03 Apr 1939, aged 53, Killed by a fall of roof

Beech, Thomas, 20 Oct 1915, aged 39, Coal getter, Getting coal and dirt down so as to set a bar and was caught by fall of roof from a pot hole and killed

Betley, E., 25 Jun 1903, (accident: 24 Jun 1903), aged 42, Collier, Died 25th June. Fall of roof in a working face. Cause — a slip

Bielby, Thomas, 09 Oct 1919, aged 15, Coupler, Uncoupling full tubs at pit bottom when 4 tubs ran away into them and his head was crushed between tubs

Bloor, Ernest, 07 Sep 1920, aged 30, Crushed by wagons on the surface

Bluck, W., 01 Jul 1898, (accident: 23 Feb 1898), Coke burner, Hurt his finger with a piece of wire and died from blood poisoning 1st July

Boase, William, 30 Mar 1914, aged 35, Collier, Deceased was getting coal in a bord bank when a "bump" occurred, breaking down a portion of the roof between the timber and the face some 10 feet long and 3 feet wide. The long side of the stone came from a slip parallel to and coincident with the face. There was also an end slip. No timber or supports were displaced and the specified distance for setting timber was not exceeded. The place had been examined by a deputy 1½ hours before, and reported safe

Bray, R., 26 Sep 1887, aged 20, Driver, Fall of roof

Broadhust, Frank, 25 Apr 1915, (accident: 20 Feb 1915), aged 17, Crushed by tubs, died from injuries received

Brown, Thomas, 23 Mar 1925, aged 27, Killed by a fall in a roadway

Buxton, John Edward, 22 Sep 1919, aged 29, Killed by a fall of coal

Callear, William, 11 Sep 1928, aged 40, Killed by a fall in a roadway

Caswell, E., 02 Dec 1885, aged 28, Collier, Fall of roof

Cave, Albert, 16 Nov 1942, aged 26, Derailed manriding tub

Chapman, G., 29 Aug 1877, aged 46, Master sinker, Fell out of trunk in shaft

Cheetham, Ernest, 06 Jan 1913, aged 19, Pony Driver, He was crushed against the side of the roadway by the last tub of a set of five full ones, which he was taking to the passbye. He ought to have been on the opposite side of the road to pass the tubs safely

Childe, F., 13 Mar 1894, aged 13, By machinery

Church, G. E., 14 Jun 1903, (accident: 12 Jun 1903), aged 17, Driver, Died 14th June. Kicked by a horse

Clay, S., 28 Aug 1896, aged 19, Train boy, Run over by corves on engine plane

Coates, Thomas, 19 Nov 1938, (accident: 16 May 1938), aged 47, Killed by a fall of roof

Coe, William, 09 Feb 1940, (accident: 01 Feb 1940), aged 49, Run over by tubs

Cohen, Michael, 04 Feb 1919, (accident: 23 Dec 1918), aged 49, Coal hewer, Getting coal and was hit by falling piece of stone. Worked until end of shift. Died 4th Feb. 1919

Cooke, J., 04 Mar 1901, aged 42, Collier, A piece of rock which he was pulling from the roof of his working place fell upon him and killed him on the spot

Cooper, H., 26 Aug 1887, (accident: 25 Aug 1887), aged 25, Collier, Fall of roof. Died 26th

Cooper, Peter, 11 Dec 1928, (accident: 08 Dec 1928), aged 41, Crushed by the winding rope

Corns, William, 05 Feb 1913, aged 16, Pony Driver, Whilst holding a light for a byeworkman, who was setting a bar, he was caught by a fall of roof 6 feet by 2 feet 6 inches by 6 inches. The fall was the result of changing the timber

Darby, Hezekiah, 29 Oct 1940, aged 34, Killed by a fall of roof

Davies, J., 29 May 1891, aged 65, Labourer, Crushed by waggons

Davies, James, 03 May 1915, (accident: 19 Mar 1915), aged 46, Collier, Trying to escape fall of coal when he got small wound on his shoulder. Died 3rd May

Davis, John, 14 Apr 1931, (accident: 02 Apr 1931), aged 44, Killed by a fall of roof

Dennison, J., 04 Dec 1882, (accident: 25 Nov 1882), aged 34, Coke burner, Fell off waggons. Died 4th Dec

Dickenson, John, 05 Jul 1945, aged 57, Killed by a fall of roof

Dobbs, Herbert, 08 Aug 1912, (accident: 29 Jul 1912), aged 26, Collier, He was setting a prop when a lid dropped off the prop on to the top of his head. He worked again the next day but then stopped. He died on 8th August

Dodds, William, 24 Sep 1905, (accident: 22 Aug 1905), aged 25, Labourer, In getting off the hopper house on to the travelling ram hopper, at the bye product ovens, his sleeve caught on a set screw in a collar in a shaft, and he was pulled on to the shaft and whirled round twice, and in striking against some projecting timber his spine was fractured. Died, September 24th

Evans, George, 22 May 1880, (accident: 07 May 1880), aged 27, Collier, Fingers crushed by falling stone on them whilst building a pack. Died 22nd

Evans, Wilfred, 28 Feb 1911, (accident: 25 Feb 1911), aged 25, Collier, He was entering the cage to go down the pit when the cage suddenly started and the top of the cage caught his left leg, and threw him on his back on to the bottom deck. He died on the 28th February

Everard, William, 12 Sep 1911, aged 40, Banksman, He was crushed by a drop cage out of which he was attempting to draw an empty tub. By mistake the brakesman set the cage in motion too soon

Fearnside, Joseph, 21 Nov 1937, aged 31, Killed by a fall of roof

Fenson, G., 11 Mar 1898, (accident: 03 Dec 1897), aged 47, Screener, Was struck by a piece of coal on the screens 3rd Dec 1897. Accident was considered trivial. Died 11th Mar

Finnie, Harold, 10 Jan 1925, (accident: 07 Jan 1925), aged 31, Killed by a fall in a roadway

Fletcher, S., 04 May 1882, aged 23, Collier, Fall of roof

Gelder, Charles, 05 Apr 1876, aged 33, Banksman, Explosion of dynamite on surface [More information ...]

Gillam, Robert, 05 Apr 1933, aged 77, Assisting to move two wagons on a down gradient of 1 in 72 while empty wagons were being lowered from behind him. He wasseen to fall clear of the wagons and said he had hurt his chest and back — Died half hour later. Post mortem indicated crush injuries

Gothard, John, 04 Jan 1928, aged 48, Fell down the shaft

Grice, Lawrence, 01 Feb 1924, 1.30 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 15, Pony Driver, He was bringing a prop to another workman to set, when a fall of roof took place which displaced a bar and two props that supported it. It is thought that the end of one of the bars caught deceased on the back of the neck. He was rendered unconscious and died before reaching the surface. His neck was broken

Groves, Charles, 15 Oct 1907, aged 21, Driver, When taking empty tubs into the face a fall of roof and side occurred on the road and killed him. It had come from three slips which could not be seen before the stone fell. Everyone appears to have thought the roof was quite sound

Hanby, William, 21 Dec 1907, aged 60, Screener, Died from blood poisoning set up by his little finger being bruised between a piece of coal and the plates of a screen

Hancock, C. G., 21 Sep 1944, aged 54, Killed by a fall of coal

Hardwick, George, 07 Apr 1909, (accident: 16 Mar 1909), aged 51, Contractor, When travelling inbye he struck his head against a girder. The injury appeared to be trifling at the time, but a blood clot formed on the brain and he died on 7th April

Hardwick, Samuel, 13 Dec 1904, aged 38, Collier, He was preparing to set a prop and bar under a large "pothole" ; it fell out and caught and fatally injured him. It was surrounded with glassy slips. Temporary timber should have been set until a bar was set

Harris, Joseph, 01 Apr 1886, aged 19, Collier, Fall of roof

Harris, S., 22 Mar 1894, aged 20, Jinny boy, Fall of roof

Heppinstall, Arthur R., 26 Jun 1938, aged 60, Killed by a fall of roof

Hewitt, W., 25 Jun 1894, (accident: 22 Jun 1894), aged 50, Screenman, Injured by waggons. Died 25th

Hibberd, Peter, 15 Jun 1907, aged 34, Joiner and Shaftman, Preparations were being made for changing two wire rope guides in No. 2 Shaft, and in order to get to the weights in the sump the water in it was being pumped out. A small pump driven by compressed air was placed on to two 11-inoh by 3-inch planks, which in turn were resting on the buntons or bearers without being fixed in any way. It became necessary to lower this pump and the deceased man went to the bottom of the shaft and another was on the pump scaffold. The pipe was detached from the pump and was being raised, by means of an engine, when the elbow fouled the temporary pump scaffold and caused it and the pump to fall down the shaft and caught the deceased, killing him instantly

Hirst, A., 21 Jan 1903, aged 44, Banksman, The "fallers" or catches for landing the cage either failed to act or were clumsily manipulated, for they failed to hold the cage, and Hirst who was pushing an empty tub, was crushed between the cage and the flat sheets

Hollis, I., 25 Mar 1897, Collier, On the 25th March I. Hollis, a collier, was taken ill in the Monckton Main Colliery and died. An inquest was held, and a verdict of death from natural causes was returned [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Humphries, Henry, 27 Mar 1905, (accident: 25 Mar 1905), aged 30, Fitter, He was working for Messrs. Graham, Morton and Co., Ltd., engineers, of Leeds, who had erected two drop cages on the surface ; the frames of these cages had become buckled, and deceased and others were stripping them for the purpose of straightening and strengthening them. The rivets were cut and bolts were put into the holes to keep the structure together ; he was removing the bolts in order to lower one of the channel irons, and when he did so the channel iron sprung and hit him on the chest, and he fell from the scaffolding to the ground, a distance of 18 feet, and his spine was dislocated. He was removed to the Beckett's Hospital at Barnsley, where he died two days afterwards

Jackson, Alfred, 20 May 1927, aged 16, Crushed by tubs

Jackson, George, 27 Apr 1919, (accident: 04 Apr 1919), aged 48, Collier, On haulage on his way outbye. Due to failure of a coupling tubs ran back and injured his foot. Died 23 days later — scepticemia

Jackson, John W., Jul 1912, (accident: 13 Jan 1912), aged 34, Collier, Whilst cutting coal he was caught on the right leg by about half a cwt. of bind, which fell from the roof. A weight bump caused the fall. He died from blood poisoning in July, 1912

Jaggar, W., 22 Feb 1879, (accident: 21 Feb 1879), aged 26, Hanger-on, Crushed by cage. Died 22nd

Jennings, Harold, 01 Dec 1915, aged 19, Driver, Run over by tub of dirt which had been run downhill. Found under tub

Jepson, W., 05 Jul 1890, aged 17, Driver, Crushed by tubs

Jones, E., 03 Mar 1896, aged 47, Collier, Fall of roof

Jones, Enoch, 17 Jan 1936, (accident: 19 Jan 1936), aged 40, Thumb injury, died from myocarditis, shock

Jones, Walter, 26 Sep 1919, (accident: 26 Jul 1919), aged 42, Deputy, On his way out by travelling up incline dipping 1 in 6 while rope was in motion. He was found lying between full and empty roads by a haulage hand who followed him. Stated he slipped and fell in front of set of tubs. Died 8 weeks later

Keeling, Isaac, 05 Jan 1910, aged 51, Collier, He was working in a place where slips made the roof very treacherous. He had set one prop under a dangerous pot-hole, but had neglected to set another after pulling coal from the face. A large stone fell from the pot-hole and killed him

Larkin, J., 22 Dec 1898, (accident: 14 Dec 1898), aged 38, Labourer, When getting clay from an excavation was injured by a fall and died 22nd Dec

Lavender, Joseph, 05 Nov 1910, aged 18, Horse Driver, He was found dead under a set of full tubs which he was bringing outbye with a pony. The pony was detached from the tubs and this and other circumstantial evidence pointed to the conclusion that he was removing fallen dirt from the front of the tubs, when they moved forward and killed him

Laycock, George, 30 Jun 1925, aged 29, Fell down the shaft

Leadbeater, William, 01 Jul 1913, aged 16, Pony Driver, Whilst deceased was getting his snap at the side of the empty road in a passbye one of a train of full tubs, which was being drawn out, left the metals and collided with a run of empties, forcing one of them also off the metals and crushing deceased against a prop. He sustained a fracture at the base of the skull and a broken leg and died almost immediately

Lees, Frederick, 14 May 1914, aged 47, Collier, Whilst getting coal he was caught by a fall of roof 6 feet by 3½ feet which came from a pot-hole which could not be seen before the accident. Two props were thrown down by the fall which was caused by a sudden weight bump

Mallen, Joseph, 22 Mar 1880, aged 26, Collier, Fall of roof

Marshall, Llewellyn, 21 Feb 1947, aged 32, Killed by a fall of roof

Maundrill, Herbert, 19 Sep 1919, aged 31, Killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Maycock, Reginald G., 02 Oct 1942, aged 44, Killed by a fall of roof

McDonald, Patrick, 08 May 1914, aged 19, Pony driver, He was run over by a tub of debris which he was taking down a main road, the gradient of which was about 1 in 15 in favour of the full load. The locker was in properly and no one appeared to know how the accident happened

McDonough, T., 21 Sep 1876, aged 18, Labourer, Crushed by waggons on surface

Meacham, Job, 25 Jan 1928, aged 65, Killed by a fall of roof

Mellor, Leslie, 20 Jun 1934, aged 21, Pony was taking tub down 1 in 11 when drivers head was crushed between top of tub and roof where there was 5 ins clearence. Found dead by collier 30 mins after he had left face — pony still attached — thought to be illegally riding

Mellors, John, 21 Nov 1905, (accident: 12 Sep 1905), aged 47, Dataller, He and two other men had just fixed some canvas in a gateway and were in the act of putting their clothes on close by, when a small piece of coal from the side, and about 8 feet above them, fell and caught deceased on the back, pushed him out of the way and he fell on his right side. Little was thought of the injuries at the time and he almost recovered from them, but he took pneumonia, from which he died on 21st November. There was an element of doubt as to whether his death was caused by the pneumonia set up by natural causes, or the injury contributed to setting it up and thereby accelerating the man's death. Dr. Wallis, of Barnsley, who made a postmortem examination, gave evidence at the inquest and said that he inclined to the view that the setting up of pneumonia was favoured by the injuries, and the jury returned a verdict to that effect

Miles, George, 17 Jul 1922, (accident: 14 Jul 1922), aged 22, Killed by a fall of coal

Mills, Oswald, 30 Dec 1927, aged 52, Killed by a fall of side

Moore, T., 12 May 1901, (accident: 10 May 1901), aged 46, Collier, Died 12th May. Fatally injured by fall when pulling a rate of coal from the face of his working place

Morton, J., 16 Nov 1895, aged 15, Rope runner, Run over by corves on inclined plane

Moses, John, 20 Jul 1936, aged 71, Run over by tubs

North, George, 26 Apr 1906, aged 33, Collier, When on his way to the shaft bottom at the end of his shift he was overtaken by two full tubs and fatally injured. The two tubs were travelling at 10 or 12 miles an hour owing to a mistake made by a boy at a pass-bye, who, when making up a set of 36 full tubs, had forgotten to couple the second and third one, and the rope, therefore, went away with the two full tubs, but the deceased had been told, when the tubs were about 100 yards away, to get out of the way. There were plenty of refuse holes

North, J., 05 Jun 1890, (accident: 30 Jan 1890), aged 41, Screenman, Struck his elbow against tub. Died 5th June

Owen, David, 27 Jan 1944, aged 25, Killed by a fall of roof

Owen, Frederick, 26 Mar 1920, aged 28, Killed by a fall in a roadway

Parks, J., 17 Mar 1893, aged 47, Collier, Fall of roof

Parsons, H., 28 Mar 1895, (accident: 26 Feb 1895), aged 64, Dataller, Fell down and injured himself while pushing empty corf. Died 28th Mar

Pearce, J., 05 Jan 1886, aged 58, Collier, Fall of roof

Pickerill, A., 15 Nov 1905, (accident: 14 Nov 1905), aged 32, Collier, When getting coal at the face, hearing a movement of the roof, he stepped back quickly and was caught by the roof falling behind him, and so severely injured that he died next morning. Immediately after this fall the roof fell at the face to a concealed slip. The first fall displaced two props and came away to the edge of a "pothole," which had fallen during the previous shift

Pickets, Thomas H., 30 Mar 1904, (accident: 29 Mar 1904), aged 55, Coal Miner, He was fixing brattice in vertical place which had been driven up a seven yards fault, when he slipped and fell to the bottom, and was so seriously injured that he died on the 30th inst.

Pickles, Lawrence, 30 May 1924, (accident: 19 May 1924, 9.30 a.m., 4th hour of shift), aged 19, Collier, He was filling a tub at the gate end when a piece of coal burst suddenly from the coal face and knocked out a bar and props which supported the roof under which he was working. There was a slip running in the roof from which a piece of stone 6 ft. by 2 ft. by 1 ft. 3 ins. fell and caught deceased. Several of his ribs were fractured and he was also injured internally. He died 11 days later

Potts, Daniel, 10 Feb 1930, (accident: 03 Feb 1930), aged 45, Killed by a fall of roof

Price, T., 08 Jan 1885, (accident: 03 Jan 1885), aged 35, Collier, Fell down when taking out a prop. Died 8th

Price, William, 10 Oct 1911, aged 15, Engine Plane Boy, He was talking to a companion and miscalculated the approach of a full train. In stepping over the rope to reach the signal he tripped and was run over by the tubs. He should have been at the signal place on the other side of the road

Procter, G., 02 Apr 1887, aged 24, Labourer, Crushed by waggons

Raynor, Frank, 19 Sep 1919, aged 20, Killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Robinson, William Henry, 09 Feb 1935, aged 53, Killed by a fall of roof

Rogers, H., 31 Aug 1949, aged 44, Killed by a fall of roof

Rogerson, A., 12 Feb 1887, aged 15, Screener, Run over by waggons

Roper, Eli, 26 May 1906, (accident: 07 May 1906), aged 17, Pony driver, He was taking a set of two full tubs up in a gradient of about 1 in 20, and should have walked in front of his pony ; he was, however, caught between the first tub and a door frame. Died on May 26th

Ryan, John, 03 Jan 1920, aged 16, Run over by tubs

Schofield, Thomas, 13 Jan 1880, aged 42, Collier

Shepherd, Joseph, 24 May 1907, aged 54, Collier, He was walking towards the face with a pick and shovel in one hand and his safety lamp in the other when his feet slipped and he fell forward with his head against the coal face with such violence as to cause severe concussion of the brain. Died almost immediately

Smith, John J., 01 Mar 1938, (accident: 25 Feb 1938), aged 62, Hit by a dislodged girder

Smith, Sydney, 05 Sep 1912, aged 19, Pony Driver, He had been working on the top deck of a landing stage at the pit bottom, where he was last seen alive. Some 10 minutes later he was found lying by the side of the rope guide wheel. His head was crushed. The wheel was insecurely fenced

Smith, Thomas, 02 Mar 1922, aged 20, Run over by tubs

Spinks, Edgar J. T., 15 Mar 1949, aged 38, Overcome by methane

Stringer, R., 22 Oct 1885, aged 56, Collier, Fall of roof

Tyas, J., 25 Oct 1891, aged 51, Joiner, Crushed by cage

Underwood, Thomas, 18 Jan 1915, aged 34, Screen machinery minder, Attending to grease tap he was injured between two cogs. He went through rail and through 10ins space. Died from injuries

Unknown, -, 18 Jan 1877, Sinker, Fall from side of shaft

Wagstaffe, G., 21 Feb 1946, aged 28, Killed by a fall of roof

Wall, Wilfred, 08 Sep 1906, (accident: 05 Sep 1906), aged 19, Driver, He, along with another driver was on his way to the shaft bottom travelling on the engine plane when about a ton of stone fell from the roof and side and caught both of them. The deceased died on the 8th. The fall came from between two bars and was caused by weight passing over the place owing to the coal being worked on both sides of the roadway. Died on the 8th

Wallace, Charles, 25 Mar 1909, aged 37, Collier, Fall of roof whilst drawing timber from under very treacherous strata

Wharton, J., 10 Feb 1903, (accident: 25 Aug 1902), aged 51, Collier, Died 10th February, 1903. A stone flew into his eye whilst he was ripping a road. He never worked afterwards, for he suffered from chronic inflammation of the eye. Pneumonia subsequently supervened and he died, and at the inquest a verdict of accidental death was returned in accordance with the medical evidence. He was a very delicate tuberculous man

White, Amos, 06 Feb 1920, aged 35, Died after being caught in machinery

Whitehouse, William, 04 Feb 1914, (accident: 31 Oct 1913), aged 29, Dataller, He was walking along a gate when a fall of roof occurred and injured him so seriously that he died on 4th February, 1914. The stone came from a slip in the roof and one prop was displaced. Props were set at distances less than that stipulated by the timbering rules, but in the gate bars were used and, at the scene of accident, were some 20 feet apart. The timbering rule stipulates 9 feet. Had a bar been set the accident might have been prevented. The place had been inspected by a deputy three hours before and reported safe

Wilson, George, 24 Sep 1942, aged 35, Killed by a fall of roof

Wilson, Oliver, 27 Nov 1880, aged 16, Screener, Suffocated in smudge hopper

Wood, Frederick, 31 Mar 1925, aged 54, Killed by a fall of roof

Woodhead, John William, 18 Dec 1912, aged 22, Pony Driver, He was crushed against a prop by a full tub which he was taking to the passbye. He was in front instead of behind the tub

Wright, T., 12 Sep 1903, (accident: 15 Feb 1903), aged 60, Dataller, Died 12th September. Cut his head against the roof. Meningitis eventually developed with fatal results. He was a very delicate man, subject to fainting attacks