Nostell Colliery

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Ashworth, J., 02 Nov 1899, Collier, Fall of roof

Atkinson, -, 19 May 1892, (accident: 13 Apr 1892), Collier, The death of a collier named Atkinson took place on the 19th of May, and it was alleged that a small piece of bind had struck him when at work in Nostell Colliery on the 13th April. No notice of accident was given, and the manager knew nothing about it until informed more than a fortnight afterwards that the man had received a slight cut on the head [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Barow, G., 23 Feb 1886, aged 27, Byeworker, Fall of roof

Bentley, J., 29 Aug 1894, (accident: 28 Aug 1894), aged 36, Collier, Fall of coal. Died 29th

Bickley, H., 23 Aug 1894, (accident: 31 Jul 1894), aged 23, Collier, Fall of stone. Died 23rd Aug

Brindle, R., 16 Apr 1886, aged 36, Collier, Jumped on cage as it was leaving bottom of shaft

Cookson, Joseph William, 20 Oct 1915, aged 60, Ripper, Ripping crossgate and was caught by fall

Dobson, W., 01 Jun 1905, aged 48, Labourer, When filling a tub about 15 feet from the quarry face between four and five tons of clay and shale fell from the face and caught him. He was knocked down and so injured by the blow that he died about two hours afterwards. The fall extended along the face for a distance of 15 feet to a depth of 8 feet from the surface of the quarry, which was 33 feet in depth and was 6 inches thick. It appears to have come away to a crack, developed by dry weather and subsequent rain during the night previous to the accident

Elliott, James, 05 Nov 1867, aged 15, Driver, Crushed by tubs

Gough, Aquilla, 11 Jan 1915, aged 22, Pumpman, Caught by descening machinery and was killed. There was no reason for him to be in such a confined space

Gourley, J., 08 Oct 1890, aged 36, Collier, Fall of stone

Handley, Joseph, 01 Oct 1908, (accident: 30 Sep 1908), Haulage Boy, The haulage was worked with endless rope and had an inclination in-bye at the point of accident of 1 in 12. The tubs were put on to the rope at junctions leading to the face. The deceased, with another boy, was putting lockers in empty tubs at a junction under the immediate supervision of an overman. The overman heard tubs coming amain down the haulage road and shouted to the boys to get into a place of refuge and then ran into the level. The runaway tubs rushed past and he then returned to the place and found that one boy had taken refuge behind the empty tubs but the deceased was lying between the full and empty roads seriously injured, having been struck by the tubs. He died the following day. The runaway tubs had come from a level 100 yards above the place of accident. The man in charge of that level had taken three tubs from a set at five standing in the level and was in the act of coupling them to another tub standing in the haulage road, when a trammer pushed a tub against the tubs in the level and caused them to run on to the haulage road, and they struck the four which were being coupled, causing the six to run amain down the road

Hargreaves, H., 17 Feb 1868, aged 40, Deputy, Fall of roof

Hargreaves, W., 25 Feb 1884, aged 56, Collier, Fall of coal

Hirst, John, 04 Oct 1864, Fall of roof in the mine

Jackson, Charles, 07 Jul 1904, aged 45, Mechanic, He and the enginewright were starting a travelling 5-ton steam crane. They attached a box full of coal and were lifting, when the crane fell over and the deceased was caught and fatally injured. The back end of the crane was not weighted as it should have been

Johnston, S., 14 Mar 1891, aged 23, Collier, Fall of coal

Leonard, J., 22 Jan 1890, aged 16, Labourer, Run over by waggons

Martin, James, 06 Mar 1914, (accident: 17 Dec 1913), aged 52, Collier, He developed "housemaid's" or "beat knee" due to kneeling at his work. Some dirt got in through a graze or scratch and set up blood poisoning, from which he died on 6th March, 1914

Massey, Henry, 23 Feb 1867, aged 13, Driver, Run over by tubs

McWright, Thomas William, 03 Mar 1919, aged 48, Corporal, Travelling inbye along self acting incline when caught by empty corves. He knew he was acting against orders

Moran, J., 09 Jan 1893, (accident: 14 Dec 1892, 9.30 a.m., 4th hour of shift), aged 25, Collier, Fall of roof ; died 9th Jan 1893

Oldroyd, W., 28 Feb 1890, aged 23, Collier, Fall of stone

Richards, S., 21 Mar 1899, aged 32, Collier, Fall of roof

Rimmer, W., 05 Feb 1897, (accident: 03 Feb 1897), aged 34, Screener, Crushed by waggons. Died 5th February

Roberts, E., 20 Jun 1902, aged 24, Fitter, Crushed by the wagons when foolishly passing between them

Shaw, John, 13 Jun 1906, (accident: 21 May 1906), aged 54, Dataller, He was sent by an official to remove some small falls of stone on a road, and while doing so a fall occurred from the roof and side at a slip, which caught and fractured his leg. He was got out and taken home, where he progressed satisfactorily until the 13th of June, when he, with the permission of his doctor, got out of bed and, with assistance, put on his clothes. He then attempted to get to the top of the stairs when he fainted and died. A post-mortem examination showed his heart to be in a very bad condition, and that death was due to syncope. The doctor was of opinion that death was accelerated by lying in bed for three weeks and suddenly getting into an upright position, and that the condition his heart was in would predispose him to an attack of syncope

Stephenson, William, 09 Nov 1871, aged 19, Collier, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Storer, John, 08 Mar 1904, aged 44, Collier, Neglected to build pack and a large area of roof was thereby left unsupported. He was coming out of the face when a large stone fell from the roof and killed him

Tetley, J., 29 Oct 1898, aged 15, Driver, Fell off when driving owing to corf leaving the rails and was run over

Turnercliffe, P., 31 Jul 1890, (accident: 24 Jul 1890), aged 30, Deputy, Fell down staple. Died 31st

Warburton, S., 10 Feb 1894, (accident: 09 Feb 1894), aged 34, Collier, Fall of stone. Died 10th

Whitmore, William, 29 Nov 1907, (accident: 14 Feb 1907), aged 60, Collier, He had holed a length of coal and when wedging it down some roof stone fell at a concealed slip and injured his spine. Died November 29th

Wroe, Henry, 20 May 1905, aged 42, Collier, The deceased had commenced to hole a short face when the roof fell suddenly and killed him on the spot. The fall disclosed two slips, running at right angles to each other