Nine Mile Point Colliery

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Boothman, Thomas Rees, 23 Nov 1914, (accident: Oct 1914), aged 39, Colliery Smith, He died on this date from heart trouble and is said to have injured himself in October previously by lifting a tram bed framing

Burton, John, 16 Nov 1912, aged 28, Collier, Fall of roof as he was holing coal from a slip and from between two props

Edwards, George, 27 Jan 1909, aged 42, Ripper, Fall of roof stone from between two slips while ripping a thickness of 12 inches of clod at the mouth of a stall road off Symons Heading. About 30 cwt. fell from the bed above that which he was ripping

Evans, George, 10 Dec 1907, 7.15 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 55, Roadman, Fall of roof in the Black Vein, on a road where he was sent to repair the rails. It fell, as he was in a stooping position, from between two slants which were it seems previously unseen. This, with former accidents, rather points to the necessity of these roads being double timbered instead of being secured by props at the side

Evans, Samuel, 23 May 1906, aged 37, Collier, While holing some coal, against which three sprags were set, it burst out, and, falling upon him, caused instantaneous death

Evans, William S., 11 May 1907, 8 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 15, Labourer, Fall of roof in a Black Vein Heading. He had gone to a point in No. 1 South Heading, where a rise and dip stall had been turned off opposite to each other, in order to fetch some sprags or lockers for putting into tram wheels in a steep road where he was employed. The man to whom he went for them, hearing a movement in the ground, called a timberman to come and examine the place and moved out of the way. As the timberman was examining it a scale of the roof 19 to 20 feet by 11 or 12 feet wide and 7 inches at thickest part fell and killed Evans. It is not desirable to turn the places off the headings opposite each other but was done on special grounds in this case. In view of the accidents which have occurred from falls of roof in this colliery on roadways, double timbering would appear to be generally desirable, in the present zone of the workings at least

Everson, William, 13 Aug 1904, 5.30 p.m., aged 21, Sinker, Fall of side. The side of the shaft, which was 170 yards deep and in course of being sunk, collapsed, in consequence of a fault in the strata. Sixteen of the 17 men in the bottom at the time were covered by the debris. Ten were rescued, of whom three were more or less severely injured [More information ...]

Feney, James, 01 May 1906, aged 30, Labourer, He worked on the picking-belt at night, but had been helping on the pit bank and ran a tram into the tippler. While doing this work another tram was let run, the rails falling towards the tippler, and it crushed him so that he died immediately

Gabb, John, 13 Aug 1904, 5.30 p.m., aged 21, Sinker, Fall of side. The side of the shaft, which was 170 yards deep and in course of being sunk, collapsed, in consequence of a fault in the strata. Sixteen of the 17 men in the bottom at the time were covered by the debris. Ten were rescued, of whom three were more or less severely injured [More information ...]

Hannay, Arthur, 27 Aug 1915, aged 28, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Hegan, John, 13 Sep 1906, aged 35, Mason's labourer, John Hegan, 35, mason's labourer, not employed at the Colliery, was run over on the 13th September on the railway which runs from Burnyeat Brown's New Sinking Colliery to Nine Mile Point Station [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

James, Joseph, 04 Apr 1925, (accident: 28 Mar 1925), aged 75, Fanhouse cleaner, On his way home and crossed LMS railway line when he was found with leg severed. Died 4th Apr

James, William, 13 Aug 1904, 5.30 p.m., aged 28, Sinker, Fall of side. The side of the shaft, which was 170 yards deep and in course of being sunk, collapsed, in consequence of a fault in the strata. Sixteen of the 17 men in the bottom at the time were covered by the debris. Ten were rescued, of whom three were more or less severely injured [More information ...]

Jones, David, 27 Aug 1915, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Jones, John, 15 Oct 1928, (accident: 08 Oct 1928), aged 61, Labourer, While coming out on way home he struck his head against a collar. Died 15th

Lewis, John, 14 Oct 1910, aged 56, Timberman, Fall of roof on a road. Deceased and another man were repairing and enlarging a main level by taking out old timber, ripping the roof and setting new timber ; while deceased was standing a post under one of the old collars, a fall of about 200 tons took place for a length of about 40 feet knocking out about 14 settings of timber

Minton, David, 03 Sep 1909, aged 57, Collier, A pair of timber suddenly discharged, and the collar falling on his head, dislocated his neek. It occurred as he was at breakfast sitting on the side of his road about 7 yards from the face. As no fall of roof occurred this is classed under the above heading

Norman, Joseph, 13 Aug 1904, 5.30 p.m., aged 36, Sinker, Fall of side. The side of the shaft, which was 170 yards deep and in course of being sunk, collapsed, in consequence of a fault in the strata. Sixteen of the 17 men in the bottom at the time were covered by the debris. Ten were rescued, of whom three were more or less severely injured [More information ...]

Plenty, Alfred G., 11 Nov 1907, 3 p.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 29, Collier, He was working loose coal off the face having removed the sprags, while doing so, a lump fell from a face slip and crushed him against the gob wall. The slips just here are irregular owing to a fault recently met with. There appears to have been an error of judgment on his part

Powell, George, 17 May 1914, (accident: 16 May 1914), aged 18, Assistant Collier, Fall of coal side in the face of a "barry" road from a sooty joint which, liberating a portion of the clod above, knocked him against a tram, causing fatal injuries from which he died the following day

Price, Percy, 06 Dec 1910, aged 15, Pump boy, Fall of side on road while he was assisting to repair a pipe joint

Prosser, Henry, 03 Sep 1927, (accident: 01 Sep 1927), aged 42, Collier, Fall of coal knocked out post which struck him. Died 3rd Sept

Prosser, Thomas J., 10 Aug 1912, aged 17, Engine Cleaner, While walking in front of the winding drum, and, crossing the rope, he slipped and was caught up by the rope and crushed, being carried round half a revolution. The space in front of the drum should have been fenced off

Rees, Charles, 04 Jan 1908, aged 38, Repairer, Fall of roof in a road near the face, where he was ripping to make height. The ground in the neighbourhood was disturbed, and there was a "fault" close to the place. He evidently misjudged the stone which fell

Reynolds, Thomas, 05 Sep 1907, 3 p.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 57, Navvy, Fatally crushed against a kibble or bowk by the water tank, at the back end of a steam navvy crane, as the navvy was being rotated to the discharging point over a railway truck. How he came to be at that side of the truck is unknown, and equally so how he failed to notice the approach of the water tank

Richards, Thomas, 13 Aug 1904, 5.30 p.m., aged 47, Sinker, Fall of side. The side of the shaft, which was 170 yards deep and in course of being sunk, collapsed, in consequence of a fault in the strata. Sixteen of the 17 men in the bottom at the time were covered by the debris. Ten were rescued, of whom three were more or less severely injured [More information ...]

Ridout, William, 13 Aug 1904, 5.30 p.m., aged 30, Sinker, Fall of side. The side of the shaft, which was 170 yards deep and in course of being sunk, collapsed, in consequence of a fault in the strata. Sixteen of the 17 men in the bottom at the time were covered by the debris. Ten were rescued, of whom three were more or less severely injured [More information ...]

Rosser, Rosser, 24 Oct 1911, aged 21, Collier, Fall of roof at working face from a well-defined slip crossing stall road diagonally. Double timber should have been set

Simpkins, Idris, 15 Mar 1914, (accident: 25 Feb 1914), aged 15, Collier Boy, He was acting doorboy on the day he was injured and was crushed between a tram and a door frame. He died as a result of the accident on March 15, 1914

Wall, Samuel, 13 Aug 1904, 5.30 p.m., aged 24, Sinker, Fall of side. The side of the shaft, which was 170 yards deep and in course of being sunk, collapsed, in consequence of a fault in the strata. Sixteen of the 17 men in the bottom at the time were covered by the debris. Ten were rescued, of whom three were more or less severely injured [More information ...]