Moston Colliery

Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete!

Ascroft, James, 29 Dec 1887, (accident: 23 Dec 1887), aged 38, Carter, Fatally struck by the cart shaft when away from the colliery the horse having suddenly started consequent on another carter cracking his whip; died 29th from heart disease accelerated by the shock. Not comprised by the Act

Barnett, Thomas, 15 Oct 1925, aged 50, Coal getter, Caught by jig handle while winding upbrow — fractured ribs

Bennett, Henry, 22 Oct 1910, aged 41, Boiler Attendant, Taking off manhole cover of boiler, steam and hot water rushed out scalding him on lower part of body. Steam pressure probably 5 lbs

Bennett, James, 11 Mar 1940, Miner, Man Haulage Accident, address: Derbyshire-road, Newton Heath, Manchester [More information ...]

Bradbury, Charles, 07 Oct 1867, aged 15, Waggoner, Coal falling on him as miner has not set sprags

Branody, Michael, 13 Oct 1881, aged 24, Miner, Roof, from slips. Died at the Manchester Infirmary

Bulhurst, S., 05 Dec 1854, Fall of roof

Butterworth, J., 02 Nov 1869, Miner, Coal falling

Chetwynd, William, 22 May 1900, (accident: 29 May 1899, 2.30 p.m., 8th hour of shift), aged 19, Drawer, Crushed by tub in engine-brow, whilst riding against orders. Died 22nd May, 1900 (Colonel Mine)

Clayton, Joseph, 03 Jan 1912, aged 49, Collier, Fall of coal from face of working place, from not being sufficiently spragged

Clough, R., 26 Apr 1861, Collier, Fall of stone from the roof

Coleman, Robert, 16 Mar 1899, 5 a.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 32, Fireman, Fall of roof in working place whilst making examination before entry of collier

Collinson, Solomon, 23 Mar 1857, (accident: 13 Mar 1857), Collier, Explosion of firedamp, died 23rd [More information ...]

Crottie, John, 17 Jun 1863, aged 40, Sinker, Breakage of the capstan rope at a splicing. The bucker rods had caught on being raised

Delhunty, Patrick, 29 Mar 1893, aged 59, Labourer, Whilst cleaning points knocked down by waggons being shunted, engine whistled, persons shouted, all failed to warn him

Egan, Timothy, 11 Sep 1905, (accident: 09 Nov 1904, 10 a.m., 4th hour of shift), aged 49, Collier, Fall of roof at face from between two slips. He knocked out a prop, ought to have set one before doing so (Occurred 9th November, 1904) (Good roof) (Big Mine seam)

Emery, Herbert, 27 Mar 1903, 1 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 38, Collier, Fall of roof in level whilst repairing, from a slip and break, former known. (Average roof.) (Colonel seam)

Espie, John, 11 Mar 1940, Miner, Man Haulage Accident, address: Poplar-street, Middleton Junction, near Manchester [More information ...]

Evans, Thomas, 21 Oct 1907, 10 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 57, Collier, In working place, from two pronounced slips, timbering rule exceeded. Fall 14 feet by 7½ feet by 13 inches thick, on one side, feathering to edge on the other side. Bars ought to have been set. (Average roof) (Colonel seam)

Fairhurst, John, 07 Jun 1886, aged 26, Carpenter, Fatal fall down No. 3 sinking shaft whilst repairing the scaffold or cradle near the top of the shaft. His crowbar slipped whilst levering a piece of wood on the scaffold

Farrand, John, 12 Nov 1864, Miner, A descending water tank knocked him down the shaft from a mouthing, where the mine had got on fire

Farrington, Ernest, 11 Mar 1940, Miner, Man Haulage Accident, address: Back Hadfield-street, Ancoats, Manchester [More information ...]

Farrington, James, 17 Sep 1892, 3 p.m., 9th hour of shift, aged 50, Dataller, Fall of roof in level ; taking down timber to drop the "following dirt," when a large quantity came away over bars and caught him. Want of care in taking out too many bars at one time

Fisher, Robert, 26 Mar 1910, (accident: 23 Mar 1910), aged 34, Haulage hand, Pushing an empty tub on the level in the shunt near downbrow when a stone 2 feet square, 6½ inches thick on one side, dropped without warning from the roof. Caught him on the back of the head and crushed it against the top edge of the near end of the tub. Although several times examined by official passing along the level, no sign of danger had been detected. I found evidence of settling of the roof ; it had been wise to have timbered the slant under the conditions. Died 26th (Big seam)

Glossop, J., 07 May 1883, Miner, Fall of roof

Gough, James, 07 Oct 1929, (accident: 27 Sep 1929), aged 46, Coal getter, Injury to back. Died 7th Oct

Green, Joseph, 31 Mar 1870, aged 20, Labourer, Explosion

Hague, John Robert, 02 Apr 1897, aged 40, Drawer, Crushed by tubs in engine brow, was crossing brow with a full tub immediately after six full tubs had been drawn from the landing the hook coupling the first to the second tub broke allowing five tubs to run back. Hidden flaw in hook. Inclination of brow, 36 deg

Heron, John, 13 Oct 1910, aged 21, Pony Driver, Crushed by tubs, probably walking in front between horse and tubs trying to hold them back to prevent their pressing on to horse, was overpowered and found dead under the 1st tub. Started from shunt with nine tubs, two scotches in last two tubs, after going a short distance the 4th tub left the rails. Deceased and another uncoupled 4th from 5th and following tubs, put it on rails without recoupling went forward, the four tubs having then no scotches to retard went faster, gradient 1 in 70 (Big seam)

Hughes, E., 09 Jul 1861, Collier, Fall of coal

Hulse, Thomas, 14 Nov 1900, (accident: 29 Oct 1900, 9.30 a.m., 4th hour of shift), aged 34, Loader, Fall of roof in gate-road 5 yards from face whilst ripping roof — from slips which ought to have been guarded against. Died Nov. 14th. (Average roof). (Colonel Mine)

Jenkinson, Edward, 28 Oct 1889, aged 43, Dayman, Killed by roof falling from slips where he was widening the deep engine brow. Inspection and inquiry and conference with the coroner

Kelsall, Edward, 29 May 1906, (accident: 12 Apr 1906, 2.45 p.m., 8th hour of shift), aged 31, Collier, When taking out full tub on roadway he bumped his head against a low bar, he fell back to the ground ; whilst there another tub, brought by a trammer, ran on to him, fracturing his spine. Died 29th May

Knowles, Frederick, 09 Nov 1903, 11 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 29, Engineman, Crushed by tub ; overwound by a hauling engine (Colonel seam)

Laycock, Charles, 01 Jun 1916, aged 42, Dayman, Fractured head caused by fall

Lee, H., 23 Oct 1854, Fall of coal

Lees, William, 12 Jun 1900, 6.30 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 41, Dataller, Fall of roof in roadway whilst passing along. (Good roof.) (Great Mine)

Lever, John, 25 Mar 1856, (accident: 19 Mar 1856), Explosion of firedamp, died on the 25th

Llewellyn, William, 02 Jun 1893, aged 51, Collier, Was removing a prop when small quantity of roof fell fastening him. Before he could be released a further fall occurred which killed him. The first fall came from a slip

Lomas, Joseph, 14 Jun 1910, aged 25, Loader, Fall of side in haulage road whilst passing along. Unsupported (Colonel seam)

Longshaw, George, 01 Jul 1910, aged 37, Collier, Fall of coal from face of working place ; foolishly went 3 feet beyond the buttock end to fill some loose coal, when further fall of coal killed him, face not supported there. Up to the buttock end roof and face well supported (Big seam)

Mason, C. C., 23 Apr 1927, aged 31, Coal getter, Struck by haulage rope — fractured leg

McClellin, D., 16 Oct 1883, Miner, Fall of roof taking props

McQuinty, Peter, 14 Dec 1881, aged 33, Miner, Roof. Died at the Manchester Infirmary

Mitchell, William, 01 Dec 1875, aged 51, Dayman, Suffocated by blackdamp, in old workings which were being unwatered

Newton, William, jnr., 27 Jul 1906, 1 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 31, Filler, Whilst filling coal into tub the roof suddenly began to weighten, a large stone came over a prop from a break. Only a bar would have prevented the fall. The fireman is the father of deceased, together with the under-manager, examined the place at 10 a.m. and thought the place well propped. (Average roof) (Mary seam)

Nixon, Fred Talbot, 05 Jul 1908, (accident: 04 Mar 1908), aged 26, Collier, Fall of coal from face from a slip, overhanging not supported. Owing to the steep inclination there is always the danger of roof settlement causing a sudden fall of such coal without warning. (Died 5th July) (Foxholes Seam)

Ramsbottom, T., 03 Jun 1856, Falling out of a tub in the pit

Renshaw, Charles, 19 Nov 1913, aged 38, Collier, Fall of coal from face, followed by clod overlying ; the latter killed him (Big seam)

Richards, Albert, 27 Oct 1928, (accident: 19 Oct 1928), aged 40, Coal getter, Caught by coal at face — bruised elbow — turned septic. Died 27th

Richardson, Rylance, 07 Apr 1893, aged 48, Dataller, While walking down a brow dipping 42 degrees a prop rolled down and caught him causing him to roll down the brow broke collar bone and ribs. Died four hours after. Prop was knocked out of place by a tub leaving the rails

Ridgeway, Ronald, 13 Jul 1916, aged 15, Driver, Caught between tubs and side

Scholes, Luke, 11 Mar 1940, Miner, Man Haulage Accident, address: Horncastle-road, Moston, Manchester [More information ...]

Shaw, Richard, 15 Mar 1894, aged 31, Collier, Fall of coal from face overhanging. Deceased had tried to get it down should either have persevered or spragged it

Sidlow, Frank, 01 Aug 1911, aged 42, Collier, Fall of coal from working face, said to have uncapped two sprags, probably the sprags were not foot fast. Inclination of seam, 46 degrees (Foxholes seam)

Simmons, John Bernard, 07 Feb 1947, aged 46, Collier, Multiple injuries sustained when he was pinned by a fall of stone from the roof at the coal face

Smethurst, Walter, 19 Apr 1874, aged 37, Dayman, Struck on head apparently by water tank which he was tending in the shaft

Smith, Charles, 30 Nov 1891, aged 30, Dayman, Killed by a water tank that he slipped in front of after riding up the engine brow. Inspection and inquest attended

Smith, R., 24 Sep 1861, aged 12, Pony driver, Caught by the waggons

Swift, John, 15 May 1911, aged 22, Haulier, A heavy coil of rope on a reel being conveyed on a bogie tram, tram got off the rails tilted sideways, the coil of rope crushed him against the side of road ; two men were pushing the bogie, deceased walking by the side

Sypot, William, 10 May 1865, aged 47, Miner, Hurt by a tub waggon running a

Taylor, William, 13 Nov 1929, aged 21, Waggoner, Killed by a fall of roof

Tetlow, Isaac, 27 Aug 1858, aged 45, Collier, Crushed in getting out of a cage in the shaft by the engineman starting the engine before the hooker-on gave the signal [More information ...]

Thomas, William, 05 Jul 1898, aged 30, Dataller, Struck by a stone rolling down brow when riding

Thompson, Joseph, 13 Jan 1868, aged 15, Assistant hooker-on, Crushed by the cage, which was started unexpectedly. The engineman stated that the signal was given to go on, but the head hooker-on denied it

Unknown, -, 23 Aug 1855, Fireman, Breakage of the shaft rope [More information ...]

Unknown, -, 23 Aug 1855, Assistant Underlooker, Breakage of the shaft rope [More information ...]

Warren, William, 27 Mar 1872, aged 31, Coal Miner, Stone falling from the side of a level at a fault

Whittaker, J., 15 Oct 1937, aged 34, Miner

Wild, Tom, 11 Mar 1940, Miner, Man Haulage Accident, address: Elder-grove, New Moston, Manchester [More information ...]

Williams, Thomas, 03 Nov 1887, (accident: 29 Oct 1887), aged 65, Coal washer, Fatal hurt by railway waggon on the siding as he was crossing the line at the hopper bucket. Died at Oldham Infirmary Nov. 3rd

Wright, William, 26 Mar 1895, aged 33, Collier, In working place from slip not known before. Fall 12 feet long, 6 feet wide. Too great width without props probably bars might have prevented

Wroe, John, 01 Dec 1856, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]