Mapperley Colliery

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Aldred, William, 04 Aug 1914, aged 21, Dataller, Deceased was engaged in an old road filling dirt. He pulled a small piece of bind, which did not look good, from the side. This liberated the thin end of a stone weighing 15 cwts. which fell on him and fractured his spine. The fall disclosed a smooth parting

Bacon, Cecil, 21 Nov 1919, aged 15, Pony driver, Assiting to lift tubs onto road when roof and sides collapsed burying him and pony. Both were suffocated

Cotgrave, Henry, 05 Jan 1889, aged 19, Loco. driver, Run over by loaded waggons on the branch railway some distance from the mine

Daniels, Curtis, 25 Jun 1885, aged 15, Driver, Fall of roof

Durow, Henry, 10 Nov 1903, aged 19, Jigger, Run over by a train of tubs. Deceased was passing quickly to get in front of the moving train, probably for the purpose of putting sprags in the wheels, when he slipped and fell in front of the loaded train and was run over and killed (Kilburn coal seam)

Frost, William, 04 Apr 1887, aged 53, Loader, Explosion of gas

Green, James, 14 Apr 1875, aged 28, Stallman, Cutting top coal, having previously taken out the timber

Harris, Charles, 03 Sep 1890, aged 57, Banksman, Fell down the shaft with an empty tub, a distance of 400 yards. No satisfactory explanation of how this accident occurred could be obtained but the pit top was without cage props and it it probable the cage was moved whilst he was pushing on or pulling off a tub

Hart, William, 29 Oct 1898, aged 15, Horse-driver, Fall of roof. Deceased ran in front of his horse to turn the points at the junction of two roads, when a quantity of roof fell and killed him (Kilburn coal)

Hebb, John, 12 Jan 1875, aged 27, Stallman, After a shot had been fired, the coals not falling, deceased went to pull them down, and they fell upon him

Knight, Thomas, 24 Nov 1909, aged 16, Horse-driver, Deceased was found dead under the first tub of a set of three full tubs. The usual number of lockers was used, and he appeared to have been riding, contrary to rule, and fallen off (Kilburn Coal seam)

Laurence, Frederick, 25 Apr 1879, aged 26, Sinker, Fall of over-coal while working in goaf

Mee, William, 22 Nov 1904, aged 52, Banksman, Run over by railway wagons. He was walking along a public footpath which crossed the colliery sidings belonging to the Midland Railway Company [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Millward, William Henry, 02 Dec 1907, (accident: 19 Nov 1907), aged 36, Deputy, Deceased was riding up an engine-plane on the top of a loaded tub, the first of a train of ten tubs in charge of a run-rider. Deceased struck his head against the roof of the roadway and dislocated his neck. He died 2nd December (Deep hard coal)

Morley, John, 02 Aug 1919, aged 56, Dataller, Leg under bar required resetting. A catch prop had been set and original leg removed when there was a small fall of side which knocked out a catch prop and bar fell with 15 tons of small bind which smothered him

Parkin, John, 29 Sep 1873, aged 20, Miner, Fall of coal

Potter, John, 13 Feb 1872, aged 49, Banksman, Fell into the shaft whilst removing a plank

Slater, George, 11 May 1876, aged 40, Stallman, Fall of coals whilst taking out the holing sprags

Swain, William, 04 Nov 1903, aged 23, Holer, A cartridge cannister, containing 3 lbs. of gunpowder, exploded (Deep hard coal seam)

Walters, Joseph Edward, 02 Oct 1901, aged 23, Loader, He died in the mine upon the first day of his work underground, and the coroner's jury found that the cause of death was "heart failure." No accident occurred [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Woodforth, John, 21 Nov 1902, aged 59, Labourer, Deceased was attempting to couple a moving full railway wagon to a standing full wagon by hand instead of using a coupling pole. He failed to couple them, and fell on the rails and was run over

Woolley, Charles, 28 Jun 1876, aged 23, Labourer, Ripping the roof when a quantity of bind fell from a slip or faulty place