Moorgreen Colliery

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Amedro, George, 13 Jan 1875, aged 19, Driver, Trying to hole coals, when they fell upon him

Archibald, Ernest William, 05 Feb 1910, aged 33, Fitter, He fell from a standing locomotive and struck one of the front buffers and ruptured his heart. His heart was "fatty" and was not therefore in a condition to withstand a shock

Barnes, Joseph, 21 Jun 1886, aged 50, Stallman, Piece of coal falling from the ascending cage struck him

Bilbury, Thomas, 06 Nov 1930, killed in man riding accident [More information ...]

Bonnington, William Henry, 17 Jul 1907, (accident: 21 May 1907), aged 16, Trammer, He received a slight injury in the mine, and died on 17th July. The coroner's jury returned a verdict that "he died of blood poisoning, the result of an accident on 21st May" (Deep hard coal)

Bower, Nathaniel, 27 Jan 1874, aged 46, Stallman, Firing shot which exploded before he could clear away

Bradley, E., 27 Mar 1868, aged 48, Sinker, Fall of stone sinking shaft

Calladie, Lewis, 21 Feb 1890, aged 69, Dataler, Crushed between the side of the road and a train of loaded tubs drawn by a horse

Clarke, Edward Gladstone, 15 Aug 1913, aged 32, Cleaner Out, The deceased were electrocuted while trying to make a defective coal cutter work. There was a coincidence of two defects which resulted in the accident: (1) Part of a broken stator barrel contact dropped down and connected one of the contacts to the machine frame ; (2) A broken earth core in the pommel connecting the cables to the machine. Voltage 550. Three phase [More information ...]

Clifton, Joseph, 01 Mar 1895, aged 14, Incline boy, He moved a loaded tram of dirt standing upon an inclined roadway which over powered him and crushed him. It was no part of his duty to move the tram

Cooper, Walter James, 22 Dec 1897, aged 15, Horse driver, Deceased died from strangulation of the bowels. An inquest was held it was reported that he was injured by lifting a tram in the mine. The jury returned the following verdict "strangulation of the bowels, there is not sufficient evidence to show that he had received and injury in the mine or any satisfactory evidence that he received any injury at all" [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Dobbs, James William, 08 Sep 1924, (accident: 01 Jul 1924, 7.40 p.m., 5th hour of shift), aged 37, Stallman, Deceased was in the act of holing under the face of a coal heading when a piece of stone, weighing about 2 cwts., fell out from between a slip and a weight break and pinned him to the floor. He sustained a fractured pelvis and abdominal injuries from which he died about 8 weeks later. The heading was close to several small faults and the roof was badly cut up with slips

Enerby, Albert, 06 Jul 1891, 4.15 p.m., aged 21, Labourer, Returning from work and walking along the branch railway was run over by a train of empty trucks

Fawcett, William, 25 Aug 1900, (accident: 21 Aug 1900), aged 20, Loader, Fall of roof. Deceased was wedging coal down, when a long length of roof fell and fatally injured him. He died on the 25th instant (Deep soft coal)

Fretwell, Enos, 23 Jun 1896, aged 41, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was working under a bad roof when a large piece of rock fell upon him

Gallagher, Michael, 15 Feb 1901, aged 67, Labourer, Deceased was lowering a full waggon from under the screens, and got crushed between the waggon and an upright column supporting the screens. He died the same day

Gubbins, Walter, 27 Jul 1876, aged 22, Holer, Coals fell whilst at work holing

Hemsley, Charles William, 11 Dec 1924, (accident: 10 Dec 1924, 6.50 a.m., Before hour of shift), aged 38, Contractor, Deceased was riding to work in the second tram of a set which was being drawn at a speed of about 6 m.p.h. by a main and tail haulage. The haulage rope had got under the end of a sleeper, through some unknown cause, and pulled up the rails as the train was beginning to pass over a joint. The rails pierced the second tram and struck the deceased, causing such injuries that he died on the following day

Henson, Henry, 02 Mar 1904, aged 32, Engine Fitter, While standing with his back to a revolving drum and assisting others to pull over a new winding rope, the hemp rope was caught by the arms of the drum, and deceased was dragged into the drum race

Hill, Arthur, 29 Jul 1924, 11.50 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 22, Puller-off, Deceased was in the act of pulling an empty tub, which had become fast in the deck during decking operations, out of the cage at the pit bottom when something appears to have fallen down the shaft, between the edge of the protection boards and the end of the cage, and struck him a sharp blow on top of his head. He sustained a fracture of the base of the skull and died shortly after admission to hospital

Hoole, George, 08 Oct 1900, aged 35, Holer, Deceased went to work after being away a month owing to illness. He had not been at work long before he died in his working place. A post mortem examination was made, and the doctor's evidence was that the man died from "syncope," due to a diseased condition of the head, and the jury returned a verdict accordingly [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Linsey, William, 26 Jun 1876, aged 19, Loader, Fall of roof. A very large quantity of the roof fell over the timber on to the deceased whilst they were at work [More information ...]

Lowe, Thomas, 07 May 1891, aged 55, Stallman, Piece of roof struck the deceased upon the elbow causing a small wound. He finished his day's work but a few days

Marriott, William, 01 Feb 1892, aged 21, Collier, He died from spitting blood stated to have commenced in the mine after eating his food. No accident or injury to the deceased and no inquest held. The doctor certified death was due to haemoptysis

Martin, Abel, 26 Jun 1876, aged 15, Driver, Fall of roof. A very large quantity of the roof fell over the timber on to the deceased whilst they were at work [More information ...]

Mellors, Joseph, 09 Oct 1884, aged 37, Stakllman, Fall of roof

Millership, Job, 19 Dec 1879, aged 21, Holer, Fall of coals while holing

Morley, Edward, 26 Jun 1876, aged 33, Stallman, Fall of roof. A very large quantity of the roof fell over the timber on to the deceased whilst they were at work [More information ...]

Pilkington, William, 01 Oct 1879, aged 51, Stallman, Fall of roof

Richmond, William, 11 Feb 1893, Farm labourer, Was unloading manure in the Colliery Farm siding when a passing train frightened the horse and dragged deceased under the moving trucks

Scott, Albert, 06 May 1895, aged 19, Jigger, A train of full trams passing down an inclined roadway became detached from the rope and ran away. They caught deceased near the bottom of the incline and fatally injured him

Smith, Edward, 20 May 1915, aged 39, Dayman, Men were going to work down main haulage which had just been stopped when 12 tubs which had been standing waiting to be clipped. Haulage hand disobeyed instructions and moved tubs and stop block had been removed and tubs collided with him

Spaulton, Edwin, 15 Aug 1913, aged 31, Machineman, The deceased were electrocuted while trying to make a defective coal cutter work. There was a coincidence of two defects which resulted in the accident: (1) Part of a broken stator barrel contact dropped down and connected one of the contacts to the machine frame ; (2) A broken earth core in the pommel connecting the cables to the machine. Voltage 550. Three phase [More information ...]

Straw, John William, 31 Dec 1897, aged 27, Banksman, It was said that deceased had received injuries at the mine. There were no traces of injury externally either before of after death and a post mortem examination revealed the fact that he died from natural causes. Verdict of jury, "died from heart disease" [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Thompson, Charles William, 24 Dec 1908, aged 25, Electrical Engineer, Deceased had entered a cubicle at the back of a switch-board carrying 3,000 volts current. He appears to have forgotten to shut off the current, and in adjusting some wires received a shock from the full current

Thompson, William Henry, 28 Dec 1907, aged 22, Labourer, Deceased was lowering a wagon loaded with mortar. The brake-guard was defective and would not allow the brake lever to be lowered. Deceased placed a pit-prop in between one wheel and the guard iron, and was attempting to put another in when he was either thrown, or he fell under the wheels. He died the same day

Wilson, Anthony, 24 Mar 1871, aged 27, Collier, Fall of roof in stall