Marehay Colliery

Bacon, John, 19 Apr 1852, Falling down the shaft from the rope-roll being wilfully put out of gear [More information ...]

Bowner, Samuel, 06 Feb 1893, aged 47, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was attempting to withdraw a back prop by cutting it out with a pick when a large piece of roof fell on him. He should have used a ringer and chain in accordance with the special rules of the mine

Briggs, John, 26 Aug 1862, aged 70, Furnaceman, Falling part way down the shaft

Clarke, John, 23 Oct 1898, (accident: 20 Oct 1898), aged 26, Loader, He was conveying a full tub to end to the stop blocks on a steep roadway and he went in front of the tub contrary to the rules of the mine. The tub overpowered him and crushed him against another full tub standing at the stop blocks. He died 23rd. October

Green, William, 03 Sep 1866, aged 19, Collier, Fall of bind

Haynes, Thomas, 06 May 1882, aged 35, Stallman, Fall of coals whilst getting them down

Hemingway, Thomas, 02 Jan 1886, aged 25, Engineman, Fell from a scaffold in the shaft whilst changing a pump bucket

Hunt, Joseph, 10 Oct 1863, aged 31, Miner, Fall of roof

Mellorship, Thomas, 07 Oct 1854, aged Boy, Crushed by the cage at the bottom of the shaft

Moss, Edward Gillard, 02 Dec 1904, aged 17, Dataller, Fall of roof. Withdrawing a prop from a stall waste by knocking it out with a hammer instead of using a ringer and chain, as required by the rules of the mine (Kilburn coal)

Smith, Hamlet, 19 Apr 1852, aged Boy, Falling down the shaft from the rope-roll being wilfully put out of gear [More information ...]

Sneap, Thomas, 20 Jun 1873, aged 63, Banksman, Run over on an inclined plane

Stocks, William, 05 Jan 1871, aged 52, Collier, Fall of roof in stall

Thrall, Joshua, 03 May 1873, aged 14, Onsetter, Coal falling down shaft

Vallance, Joseph, 25 Mar 1872, aged 24, Hanger on, Killed by a piece of coal falling down the shaft